of any building, structure or premises or portion thereof, other than an existing single-family dwelling , unless a zoning permit for such building, structure or premises or portion thereof shall have been approved by the zoning administrator
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single-family dwelling
Named in 1 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 Altavista’s own text settles what this covers.
- Use types. **Accessory apartment** means a second dwelling unit within a detached single-family dwelling or within an accessory structure on the same lot as the detached single-family dwelling, which is clearly incidental and subordinate to
Read it in the chapter →86-455 | | Manufactured home, emergency | Subject to section 86-455 | | Single-family dwelling , detached | Subject to section 86-596 | | Temporary family health care structure | Subject to section 86-460 | (3) **Civic
Read it in the chapter →accessory apartment shall only be considered as an accessory use to a detached single-family dwelling and no accessory apartment shall be located in any structure other than the principal structure on the lot, unless a special
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