Land use · Bristol, Virginia

single-family dwelling

Named in 8 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 Bristol’s own text settles what this covers.

section is to provide for the special nature of townhouse development in which single-family dwelling units are attached and share common walls, and smaller lots are appropriate as long as certain standards are maintained to ensure

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(f) One accessory dwelling unit is allowed on a lot with a principal single-family dwelling in R-2 and R-3 zoning districts, provided it meets the definition in division 18, and the following requirements: (1) The accessory

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by any means. **Dwelling, townhouse** means a grouping of three or more attached single-family dwellings in a row in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located

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and residential development connected with a golf course, including both detached and attached single-family dwellings . 7. **Manufactured home park residential (R-MH).** The purpose of this district is to provide for needed and properly planned mobile home

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Permitted with Special Use Permit | |---|---| | **RESIDENTIAL** | **RESIDENTIAL** | | Single-Family Dwelling | Group Home | | Accessory Uses, as regulated in § 50-134 | Home Occupation as regulated in § 50-133 |

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right5

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use2

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.

Prohibited1

Expressly not allowed.