Zoning Ordinance Amendment — Regulation of Abortion Clinics (Ordinance #O-26-015)
Lynchburg
Description
A citywide zoning text amendment requiring abortion clinics to go through a special approval process instead of being permitted by right in business and institutional districts. The Planning Commission had failed to recommend it (2-4) before Council adopted it anyway.
Impact summary
No abortion clinics currently operate in Lynchburg, but the rules would apply to any that seek to open, with particular restrictions near schools, churches, and parks.
Applicant
- Name
- City of Lynchburg (patron: Councilmember Misjuns)
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Feb 12, 2026.
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