Land use · Stafford County Unincorporated, Virginia

Substation

Named in 2 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 Stafford County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

but is not limited to air handlers, water cooling and storage facilities, utility substations and infrastructure, back-up power generation, fire suppression systems, and/or enhanced security systems, any of which may require additional approvals or conditional

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minimum of five (5) acres. - Public facilities/utilities but not including generating facilities, substations , switching stations, and wastewater treatment facilities which are permitted as a conditional use permit, and not including propane and heating fuel

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.

Accessory1

Allowed as a secondary activity to the main use.