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.
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 →VI, Use Performance Standards --- ### Table 36.6. R-3 District Requirements — Residential Townhouse Use - Subdivision, Lot, and Building Standards / Residential Multi-Family Use - Project and Building Standards | Standard | Townhouse |
Read it in the chapter →| B | B | | | | | | | | Dwelling, townhouse | | | | | B | B | | | | | | | | | Dwelling, two-family | |
Read it in the chapter →setbacks and other restrictions can be met) except that accessory structures for residential townhouse use shall cover no more than 45% of the required rear yard. (2) No accessory building or structure shall have a
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 →