Land use · Williamsburg, Virginia

Fitness centers

Named in 3 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Williamsburg’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

schools (operational and capital), roads, public safety, utilities, recreation and other municipal services. ** Fitness center ** means an establishment for physical exercise or training that includes equipment such as weight resistance machines, whirlpools, saunas, showers and lockers.

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cleaning establishments. (6) Convenience stores. (7) Day care centers. (7.1) Fitness studios. (7.2) Fitness centers . (8) Freestanding automatic teller machines. (9) Funeral homes. (10) Hotels/motels and timeshare units, and associated meeting facilities. Hotels/motels are further regulated

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(4) Bowling | 4 for each alley | | (5) Fitness studios and fitness centers | 1 for each 200 square feet of floor area | | (6) Golf course or miniature golf course | 2

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a freestanding sign not exceeding six feet in height. (42) Signs for a fitness center , not to exceed 12 square feet in area, which may be a wall sign or a freestanding sign not exceeding four

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right3

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.