Amherst, Virginia
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Planning and Zoning for Amherst, VA
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The Zoning Map for the City of Amherst in VA divides the city's real estate into zones differentiated according to land use and building regulations.
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What is the Land Use Allocation in Amherst, Virginia?
The following table illustrates how land is allocated for various uses within Amherst, Virginia as defined by city ordinances.
Permitted Use Type | Permitted Use Sub Type | Percentage | Area(sq. m) |
|---|---|---|---|
Parking | 100.00% | 4772.54 | |
| Parking garage or lot | 100.00% | 4772.54 | |
Industrial | 44.51% | 2124.27 | |
| Equipment rental and repair services (excluding automobiles) | 22.29% | 1063.99 | |
| Mining, excavation and resource extraction | 22.96% | 1095.99 | |
| Mills, plants, and other processing facilities | 22.29% | 1063.99 | |
| Storage and warehouses | 22.29% | 1063.99 | |
| Manufacturing | 22.29% | 1063.99 | |
| Contractors office | 22.29% | 1063.99 | |
| Hazardous materials handling or processing | 14.20% | 677.75 | |
| General industrial | 44.51% | 2124.27 | |
Residential | 28.46% | 1358.23 | |
| Two family dwelling | 74.65% | 3562.48 | |
| Mobile and floating homes | 34.16% | 1630.43 | |
| Multi family dwelling | 97.57% | 4656.51 | |
| Dwellings (unspecified) | 11.77% | 561.72 | |
| Single family dwelling | 97.57% | 4656.51 | |
| Communal housing | 28.46% | 1358.23 | |
Mechanical | 22.29% | 1063.99 | |
| Utility structures | 100.00% | 4772.54 | |
| Communication towers | 22.29% | 1063.99 | |
Agriculture | 100.00% | 4772.54 | |
| Agricultural and hunting | 100.00% | 4772.54 | |
Other | 100.00% | 4772.54 | |
| Signage | 100.00% | 4772.54 | |
| Accessory | 100.00% | 4772.54 | |
| Temporary uses | 88.23% | 4210.82 | |
| Multiple | 100.00% | 4772.54 | |
Retail | 8.09% | 386.24 | |
| Professional services | 22.96% | 1095.99 | |
| General retail | 25.19% | 1202.06 | |
| Personal services | 33.32% | 1590.00 | |
| Eating and drinking establishments | 19.86% | 947.96 | |
| Restricted retail | 8.09% | 386.24 | |
Community | 100.00% | 4772.54 | |
| Schools and universities | 97.57% | 4656.51 | |
| Medical | 28.46% | 1358.23 | |
| Transportation facilities and infrastructure | 14.20% | 677.75 | |
| Public, quasi-public, and government | 100.00% | 4772.54 | |
Lodging | 55.48% | 2647.81 | |
| Bed & breakfast | 85.80% | 4094.79 | |
| Hotel/motel | 22.76% | 1086.03 | |
| Short term rental | 55.48% | 2647.81 | |
Commercial | 14.20% | 677.75 | |
| Professional office | 22.76% | 1086.03 | |
| Entertainment | 46.73% | 2230.34 | |
| Non-retail sales | 22.29% | 1063.99 | |
| Automobile related uses | 22.29% | 1063.99 | |
| General commercial | 19.86% | 947.96 | |
| Research and laboratory facilities | 14.20% | 677.75 |