Land use · Covington, Virginia

home occupation

Named in 1 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 Covington’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 3Reads like a definition

and flowers, generally for use and/or consumption by the occupants of the premises. ** Home occupation ** means an occupation conducted in a dwelling unit, provided that: (a) No person other than members of the family residing on

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(2-2) Public and semipublic uses such as schools, churches, playgrounds and parks. (2-3) Home occupations , as defined in article III. (2-4) Home gardening. (2-5) Accessory buildings, except that they must be at least five feet from

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.