Land use · Alexandria, Virginia

nursing or convalescent home or hospice

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 Alexandria’s own text settles what this covers.

must satisfy the 55 years of age or older requirement. This term excludes nursing or convalescent homes or hospice , and medical facilities. ### 2-130 - Convalescent home. See nursing home. ### 2-131 - Co-ordinate station. A station established under the

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and outdoor recreational facilities and community centers, designed to serve the neighborhood; (E) Nursing or convalescent home or hospice ; (F) Outdoor market; (G) Private school; (H) Reserved; (I) Seminary, convent and monastery; (J) Any church or school parking added after

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parking or storage for more than 20 vehicles; (I) Medical care facility; (J) Nursing or convalescent home or hospice ; (J.1) Outdoor dining on private property, other than pursuant to sections 4-102 and 4-102.1; (J.2) Outdoor market, other than pursuant to

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section 5-102.1; (K.3) Outdoor garden center, other than pursuant to section 5-102.1; (L) Nursing or convalescent home or hospice ; (M) Private school, academic, with more than 20 students on the premises at one time; (N) Recreation and entertainment use, outdoor;

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right3

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.