dwelling unit occupied by the owner composed of transient lodging provided within a single-family dwelling and/or one or more structures that are clearly subordinate and incidental to the single-family dwelling, having not more than five bedrooms
Read it in the chapter →Land use · Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia
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 Essex County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.
following exceptions: | Exception No. | Description | |----------------|-------------| | (1) | Individual Single-Family Dwellings . | | (2) | Individual Two-Family Dwellings. | | (3) | Accessory Uses where the area of land disturbance is less
Read it in the chapter →Building Heights (maximum) | Structure Type | Maximum Height | |---|---| | 1. Single-family dwellings | Lesser of 2.5 stories or 35 feet | | 2. Other permitted structures | Lesser of 2.5 stories or 35
Read it in the chapter →Bed and breakfast. (a) The bed and breakfast shall be located in a single-family dwelling unit. (b) The bed and breakfast shall be operated by the owner of the dwelling unit. (c) The bed and breakfast
Read it in the chapter →| Development Type | Amount of Open Space (Minimum) | |---|---| | All single-family dwellings , attached or detached | Ten percent (10%) of the total tract area of land being subdivided, exclusive of floodplain; but not
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