Land use · Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia

Dwelling, two-family

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

basement floor to roof between units, which is commonly known as a firewall. ** Dwelling, two-family ** also referred to as a duplex; means a structure arranged or designed to be occupied by two families, the structure having

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.