shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this section: **A** **Accessory apartment , attached.** A separate, complete housekeeping unit that is substantially contained within the structure of, and clearly secondary to, a single-family dwelling.
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Apartments
Named in 3 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 James City County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.
DIVISION 1. - IN GENERAL --- **Sec. 24-32. - Special requirements for accessory apartments .** (a) Attached accessory apartments shall comply with the following requirements: (1) Only one accessory apartment shall be created within a single-family
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Read it in the chapter →Permitted Uses | Specially Permitted Uses | |---|---|---|---| | **Residential Uses** | Accessory apartments , attached, in accordance with section 24-32. | P | | | | Accessory apartment, detached, in accordance with section 24-32. |
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