Land use · Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia

multi-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 Essex County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

in Each Row | 8 | N/A | | E. Maximum Number of Multi-Family Dwelling Units Per Floor | N/A | 10 | | F. Minimum Access Points into Project from Public Road | | |

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park | 2 for each dwelling unit, plus 1 for owner/employee | | Multi-family dwellings | 2 for each dwelling unit, or 1 for each bedroom, whichever is greater | | Shelter, life care facility |

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floodplain; but not less than one-half (1/2) acre in size. | | All multi-family dwellings | Fifteen percent (15%) of the total tract area of land being subdivided but not less than one (1) acre |

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.