Land use · Abingdon, Virginia

Dwelling, two-family

Named in 14 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 Abingdon’s own text settles what this covers.

continuous vertical walls without openings from basement floor to roof between units. # DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY (TFD) A building, or portion thereof, containing two dwelling units. Such units share at least one common wall or ceiling that

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right5

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Prohibited9

Expressly not allowed.