Land use · Big Stone Gap, Virginia

single-family dwelling

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 Big Stone Gap’s own text settles what this covers.

is built on a permanent chassis; is designed to be used as a single-family dwelling with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities; and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems

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building or land shall be used only for the following purposes: 1. Detached single-family dwellings , including cottages, cabins and second hand homes, and detached relocatable industrialized building units but not mobile homes or manufactured homes. 2.

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and restrictions shall not prevent the owner of such lot from erecting a single-family dwelling or making other improvements on the lot; provided such improvements conform in all other respects to applicable zoning and health regulations

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Cluster Subdivisions. 1. **Averaging and Clustering Permitted.** Averaging of lot areas for detached single-family dwellings or clustering of lots and provision of public or private common open space in a subdivision are permitted in any residential

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