Land use · Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia

Dwelling, townhouse

Named in 2 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 Essex County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 10Reads like a definition

one family, which is surrounded by open space or yards on all sides. ** Dwelling, townhouse ** means a row of three or more dwelling units, each separated from one another by a continuous vertical wall without opening

Read it in the chapter →

| **Residential Uses** | | | Manufactured dwelling, single-family or two-family dwellings, accessory dwellings, townhouses , and group home | 2 for each dwelling unit; 1 for each accessory dwelling | | Manufactured home park | 2

Read it in the chapter →

Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.