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Where can I put a golf course in Prince William County, VA?

Prince William County, VA, excluding the incorporated towns, which run their own zoning.

“golf course” is Zonescore's word, not the ordinance's. This ordinance never uses it. The term it uses is Recreation facility, commercial (outdoor), and that is the term cited and quoted below. We matched them because the ordinance defines Recreation facility, commercial (outdoor) as:

Recreation facility, commercial shall mean a sports or activity facility either open to the general public for a fee or for members and their guests. These include, but are not limited to, the following: Indoor shall mean roller or ice skating rink, bowling alley, billiard hall, dart pavilion, amusement arcade (video, pinball or other), bingo parlors, swimming pools, slot cars, hard and soft courts, miniature golf, squash, racquetball or tennis courts, health spa or club, weightlifting, exercise. Outdoor shall mean driving range, golf course, miniature golf, batting and pitching cages; hard and soft courts; facilities for radio controlled vehicle or airplanes, go-carts, pony rides; kiddie parks; swimming pools, water slides; ice skating rink; equestrian facilities; and paintball, but not including amusement or theme parks.

Sec. 32-100 -- Recreation facility, commercial

“golf course” is Zonescore's word, not the ordinance's. This ordinance never uses it. The term it uses is Recreation facility, commercial (outdoor); paintball facilities prohibited, and that is the term cited and quoted below. We matched them because the ordinance defines Recreation facility, commercial (outdoor); paintball facilities prohibited as:

Recreation facility, commercial shall mean a sports or activity facility either open to the general public for a fee or for members and their guests. These include, but are not limited to, the following: Indoor shall mean roller or ice skating rink, bowling alley, billiard hall, dart pavilion, amusement arcade (video, pinball or other), bingo parlors, swimming pools, slot cars, hard and soft courts, miniature golf, squash, racquetball or tennis courts, health spa or club, weightlifting, exercise. Outdoor shall mean driving range, golf course, miniature golf, batting and pitching cages; hard and soft courts; facilities for radio controlled vehicle or airplanes, go-carts, pony rides; kiddie parks; swimming pools, water slides; ice skating rink; equestrian facilities; and paintball, but not including amusement or theme parks.

Sec. 32-100 -- Recreation facility, commercial

“golf course” is Zonescore's word, not the ordinance's. This ordinance never uses it. The term it uses is Recreation facility, commercial, (outdoor, but excluding golf driving ranges unless secondary to a golf course. Miniature golf, baseball hitting ranges, laser tag facilities and paintball facilities are not permitted), and that is the term cited and quoted below. We matched them because the ordinance defines Recreation facility, commercial, (outdoor, but excluding golf driving ranges unless secondary to a golf course. Miniature golf, baseball hitting ranges, laser tag facilities and paintball facilities are not permitted) as:

Recreation facility, commercial shall mean a sports or activity facility either open to the general public for a fee or for members and their guests. These include, but are not limited to, the following: Indoor shall mean roller or ice skating rink, bowling alley, billiard hall, dart pavilion, amusement arcade (video, pinball or other), bingo parlors, swimming pools, slot cars, hard and soft courts, miniature golf, squash, racquetball or tennis courts, health spa or club, weightlifting, exercise. Outdoor shall mean driving range, golf course, miniature golf, batting and pitching cages; hard and soft courts; facilities for radio controlled vehicle or airplanes, go-carts, pony rides; kiddie parks; swimming pools, water slides; ice skating rink; equestrian facilities; and paintball, but not including amusement or theme parks.

Sec. 32-100 -- Recreation facility, commercial

“golf course” is Zonescore's word, not the ordinance's. This ordinance never uses it. The term it uses is Recreation facility, commercial, (outdoor, excluding golf driving ranges unless secondary to a golf course. Miniature golf, baseball hitting ranges, laser tag facilities and paintball facilities are prohibited), and that is the term cited and quoted below. We matched them because the ordinance defines Recreation facility, commercial, (outdoor, excluding golf driving ranges unless secondary to a golf course. Miniature golf, baseball hitting ranges, laser tag facilities and paintball facilities are prohibited) as:

Recreation facility, commercial shall mean a sports or activity facility either open to the general public for a fee or for members and their guests. These include, but are not limited to, the following: Indoor shall mean roller or ice skating rink, bowling alley, billiard hall, dart pavilion, amusement arcade (video, pinball or other), bingo parlors, swimming pools, slot cars, hard and soft courts, miniature golf, squash, racquetball or tennis courts, health spa or club, weightlifting, exercise. Outdoor shall mean driving range, golf course, miniature golf, batting and pitching cages; hard and soft courts; facilities for radio controlled vehicle or airplanes, go-carts, pony rides; kiddie parks; swimming pools, water slides; ice skating rink; equestrian facilities; and paintball, but not including amusement or theme parks.

Sec. 32-100 -- Recreation facility, commercial

“golf course” is Zonescore's word, not the ordinance's. This ordinance never uses it. The term it uses is Recreation facility, commercial, (outdoor, excluding golf driving ranges unless secondary to a golf course. Miniature golf, baseball hitting ranges, laser tag facilities, and paintball facilities are prohibited), and that is the term cited and quoted below. We matched them because the ordinance defines Recreation facility, commercial, (outdoor, excluding golf driving ranges unless secondary to a golf course. Miniature golf, baseball hitting ranges, laser tag facilities, and paintball facilities are prohibited) as:

Recreation facility, commercial shall mean a sports or activity facility either open to the general public for a fee or for members and their guests. These include, but are not limited to, the following: Indoor shall mean roller or ice skating rink, bowling alley, billiard hall, dart pavilion, amusement arcade (video, pinball or other), bingo parlors, swimming pools, slot cars, hard and soft courts, miniature golf, squash, racquetball or tennis courts, health spa or club, weightlifting, exercise. Outdoor shall mean driving range, golf course, miniature golf, batting and pitching cages; hard and soft courts; facilities for radio controlled vehicle or airplanes, go-carts, pony rides; kiddie parks; swimming pools, water slides; ice skating rink; equestrian facilities; and paintball, but not including amusement or theme parks.

Sec. 32-100 -- Recreation facility, commercial

“golf course” is Zonescore's word, not the ordinance's. This ordinance never uses it. The term it uses is Recreation facility, commercial (indoor or outdoor), and that is the term cited and quoted below. We matched them because the ordinance defines Recreation facility, commercial (indoor or outdoor) as:

Recreation facility, commercial shall mean a sports or activity facility either open to the general public for a fee or for members and their guests. These include, but are not limited to, the following: Indoor shall mean roller or ice skating rink, bowling alley, billiard hall, dart pavilion, amusement arcade (video, pinball or other), bingo parlors, swimming pools, slot cars, hard and soft courts, miniature golf, squash, racquetball or tennis courts, health spa or club, weightlifting, exercise. Outdoor shall mean driving range, golf course, miniature golf, batting and pitching cages; hard and soft courts; facilities for radio controlled vehicle or airplanes, go-carts, pony rides; kiddie parks; swimming pools, water slides; ice skating rink; equestrian facilities; and paintball, but not including amusement or theme parks.

Sec. 32-100 -- Recreation facility, commercial

“golf course” is Zonescore's word, not the ordinance's. This ordinance never uses it. The term it uses is Recreation facility, commercial (indoor or outdoor). Paintball prohibited, and that is the term cited and quoted below. We matched them because the ordinance defines Recreation facility, commercial (indoor or outdoor). Paintball prohibited as:

Recreation facility, commercial shall mean a sports or activity facility either open to the general public for a fee or for members and their guests. These include, but are not limited to, the following: Indoor shall mean roller or ice skating rink, bowling alley, billiard hall, dart pavilion, amusement arcade (video, pinball or other), bingo parlors, swimming pools, slot cars, hard and soft courts, miniature golf, squash, racquetball or tennis courts, health spa or club, weightlifting, exercise. Outdoor shall mean driving range, golf course, miniature golf, batting and pitching cages; hard and soft courts; facilities for radio controlled vehicle or airplanes, go-carts, pony rides; kiddie parks; swimming pools, water slides; ice skating rink; equestrian facilities; and paintball, but not including amusement or theme parks.

Sec. 32-100 -- Recreation facility, commercial

“golf course” is Zonescore's word, not the ordinance's. This ordinance never uses it. The term it uses is Commercial recreation facility, outdoor, excluding laser tag facilities, and that is the term cited and quoted below. We matched them because the ordinance defines Commercial recreation facility, outdoor, excluding laser tag facilities as:

Recreation facility, commercial shall mean a sports or activity facility either open to the general public for a fee or for members and their guests. These include, but are not limited to, the following: Indoor shall mean roller or ice skating rink, bowling alley, billiard hall, dart pavilion, amusement arcade (video, pinball or other), bingo parlors, swimming pools, slot cars, hard and soft courts, miniature golf, squash, racquetball or tennis courts, health spa or club, weightlifting, exercise. Outdoor shall mean driving range, golf course, miniature golf, batting and pitching cages; hard and soft courts; facilities for radio controlled vehicle or airplanes, go-carts, pony rides; kiddie parks; swimming pools, water slides; ice skating rink; equestrian facilities; and paintball, but not including amusement or theme parks.

Sec. 32-100 -- Recreation facility, commercial

“golf course” is Zonescore's word, not the ordinance's. This ordinance never uses it. The term it uses is Golf course, and that is the term cited and quoted below. We matched them because the ordinance defines Golf course as:

Recreation facility, commercial shall mean a sports or activity facility either open to the general public for a fee or for members and their guests. These include, but are not limited to, the following: Indoor shall mean roller or ice skating rink, bowling alley, billiard hall, dart pavilion, amusement arcade (video, pinball or other), bingo parlors, swimming pools, slot cars, hard and soft courts, miniature golf, squash, racquetball or tennis courts, health spa or club, weightlifting, exercise. Outdoor shall mean driving range, golf course, miniature golf, batting and pitching cages; hard and soft courts; facilities for radio controlled vehicle or airplanes, go-carts, pony rides; kiddie parks; swimming pools, water slides; ice skating rink; equestrian facilities; and paintball, but not including amusement or theme parks.

Sec. 32-100 -- Recreation facility, commercial

“golf course” matches 9 uses this ordinance names separately. We do not choose between them — they can have different answers, so every one is shown.

Commercial recreation facility, outdoor, excluding laser tag facilities

Allowed only with a discretionary approval in 1 district

These require a hearing or an approval from the county. They are not a “no”, and they are not a “yes” either.

DistrictProperties loadedCodeWhat says so
A-1
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
19,528
no ZIP in the county's record (67), 20109 (270), 20110 (72), 20111 (1,509), 20112 (6,161), 20119 (53), 20136 (396), 20137 (271), 20143 (483), 20155 (1,397), 20169 (2,861), 20181 (3,433), 20187 (6), 20198 (1), 22025 (121), 22026 (128), 22134 (4), 22172 (67), 22191 (87), 22192 (986), 22193 (1,155)
ConditionalSec. 32-301.04 item 9
Commercial recreation facility, outdoor, excluding laser tag facilities.

Golf course

Allowed only with a discretionary approval in 3 districts

These require a hearing or an approval from the county. They are not a “no”, and they are not a “yes” either.

DistrictProperties loadedCodeWhat says so
SR-1
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
2,993
no ZIP in the county's record (6), 20111 (521), 20112 (1,820), 20155 (167), 20169 (44), 20181 (47), 22192 (294), 22193 (94)
ConditionalSec. 32-302.04 item 7
Golf course.
SR-3
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
no parcels loadedConditionalSec. 32-302.14 item 7
Golf course.
SR-5
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
235
20111 (51), 20112 (15), 20143 (2), 20155 (8), 20169 (84), 20181 (48), 22192 (27)
ConditionalSec. 32-302.24 item 7
Golf course.

Recreation facility, commercial (indoor or outdoor)

Allowed only with a discretionary approval in 1 district

These require a hearing or an approval from the county. They are not a “no”, and they are not a “yes” either.

DistrictProperties loadedCodeWhat says so
B-2
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
28
20112 (9), 20136 (10), 22191 (1), 22192 (3), 22193 (5)
ConditionalSec. 32-401.23 item 16
Recreation facility, commercial (indoor or outdoor).

Recreation facility, commercial (indoor or outdoor). Paintball prohibited

Allowed by right in 1 district

DistrictProperties loadedCodeWhat says so
O(L)
when the use is conducted in conjunction with, and secondary to, a permitted principal use
297
20109 (2), 20110 (46), 20111 (1), 20112 (2), 20136 (1), 20155 (1), 22191 (137), 22192 (90), 22193 (17)
AllowedSec. 32-402.12 item 13
Recreation facility, commercial (indoor or outdoor). Paintball prohibited.

Recreation facility, commercial (outdoor)

Allowed only with a discretionary approval in 1 district

These require a hearing or an approval from the county. They are not a “no”, and they are not a “yes” either.

DistrictProperties loadedCodeWhat says so
M-2
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
411
no ZIP in the county's record (17), 20109 (233), 20110 (20), 20111 (1), 20112 (11), 20136 (23), 20155 (3), 20169 (5), 20181 (2), 22025 (2), 22026 (6), 22191 (34), 22192 (54)
ConditionalSec. 32-403.23 item 16
Recreation facility, commercial (outdoor).

Recreation facility, commercial (outdoor); paintball facilities prohibited

Allowed only with a discretionary approval in 1 district

These require a hearing or an approval from the county. They are not a “no”, and they are not a “yes” either.

DistrictProperties loadedCodeWhat says so
B-1
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
2,146
no ZIP in the county's record (65), 20109 (498), 20110 (29), 20111 (203), 20112 (68), 20136 (9), 20155 (180), 20169 (10), 20181 (55), 22025 (37), 22026 (35), 22172 (160), 22191 (415), 22192 (368), 22193 (14)
ConditionalSec. 32-401.13 item 35
Recreation facility, commercial (outdoor); paintball facilities prohibited.

Recreation facility, commercial, (outdoor, but excluding golf driving ranges unless secondary to a golf course. Miniature golf, baseball hitting ranges, laser tag facilities and paintball facilities are not permitted)

Allowed only with a discretionary approval in 1 district

These require a hearing or an approval from the county. They are not a “no”, and they are not a “yes” either.

DistrictProperties loadedCodeWhat says so
SR-1
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
2,993
no ZIP in the county's record (6), 20111 (521), 20112 (1,820), 20155 (167), 20169 (44), 20181 (47), 22192 (294), 22193 (94)
ConditionalSec. 32-302.04 item 13
Recreation facility, commercial, (outdoor, but excluding golf driving ranges unless secondary to a golf course. Miniature golf, baseball hitting ranges, laser tag facilities and paintball facilities are not permitted).

Recreation facility, commercial, (outdoor, excluding golf driving ranges unless secondary to a golf course. Miniature golf, baseball hitting ranges, laser tag facilities and paintball facilities are prohibited)

Allowed only with a discretionary approval in 1 district

These require a hearing or an approval from the county. They are not a “no”, and they are not a “yes” either.

DistrictProperties loadedCodeWhat says so
SR-3
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
no parcels loadedConditionalSec. 32-302.14 item 13
Recreation facility, commercial, (outdoor, excluding golf driving ranges unless secondary to a golf course. Miniature golf, baseball hitting ranges, laser tag facilities and paintball facilities are prohibited).

Recreation facility, commercial, (outdoor, excluding golf driving ranges unless secondary to a golf course. Miniature golf, baseball hitting ranges, laser tag facilities, and paintball facilities are prohibited)

Allowed only with a discretionary approval in 1 district

These require a hearing or an approval from the county. They are not a “no”, and they are not a “yes” either.

DistrictProperties loadedCodeWhat says so
SR-5
the ordinance paragraph quoted here
235
20111 (51), 20112 (15), 20143 (2), 20155 (8), 20169 (84), 20181 (48), 22192 (27)
ConditionalSec. 32-302.24 item 13
Recreation facility, commercial, (outdoor, excluding golf driving ranges unless secondary to a golf course. Miniature golf, baseball hitting ranges, laser tag facilities, and paintball facilities are prohibited).

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