Northampton County Unincorporated

DWELLING UNIT. A single complete independent living facility for one or more families or persons physically separated from any other dwelling unit which may be in the same structure. An independent living facility includes permanent provision for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation and must comply with Uniform Statewide Building Code requirements and Health Department regulations. The presence of a bathroom containing a sink and toilet shall constitute permanent provisions for sanitation. DWELLING UNITS are a unit of measurement used as one of the components to calculate density.

DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY. A residential dwelling unit other than a single unit manufactured home designed for and occupied by one family only.

DWELLING, SEMI-DETACHED. One of two buildings, arranged or designed as dwellings located on abutting walls without openings, and with each building having a separate lot with minimum dimensions required by district regulations.

DWELLING, ATTACHED. One of two or more residential buildings having a common or party wall separating dwelling units.

DUPLEX. An arrangement of two attached dwelling units within the same structure, each occupied by a separate family and having the following specific characteristics: each unit has its own access to the outside, units have the same exterior architectural facade and treatment of materials, and units are not setback from each other and share the same roofline.

DWELLING, CONDOMINIUM. A building or group of buildings in which dwelling units are individually owned, and the structure, common areas and facilities are owned by an association established under Virginia Law.

DWELLING, MODULAR UNIT. A factory-fabricated transportable building designed to be used by itself or to be incorporated with similar units at a building site into a modular structure.

DWELLING, TEMPORARY. A manufactured home but not necessarily attached to a permanent foundation, intended for temporary use and occupancy.

DWELLING, SINGLE-WIDE, DOUBLE-WIDE OR TRIPLE-WIDE PORTABLE. A portable dwelling consisting respectively of one, two or three sections combined horizontally at the site to form a single dwelling, while still retaining their individual chassis for possible future movement.

FLEXIBLE TERM RENTAL UNIT. An efficiency or suite apartment, available for rental for terms less than a full year and which includes cooking facilities and is considered a dwelling unit.

CAMPER. A trailer-type vehicle, not self-contained and not motorized; intended for temporary, recreational shelter.

CAMPGROUND. An outdoor facility which accommodates paying guests for a stay of short duration in rustic cabins and shelters, tents, RVs, campers, or travel trailers owned by guests or facility. Parking, playgrounds, office, recreational ponds and retail uses such as snack bars or general stores for use by campground patrons shall be allowed as accessory uses.

CAMP, DAY. A parcel of land devoted to outdoor/indoor recreation or cultural activities, not including overnight accommodations for users.

CAMP, OVERNIGHT. A parcel of land used or designed to be used for overnight accommodations of individuals or groups and for use by such individuals or groups for sports, handcrafts and other outdoor-oriented activities and recreation.

ATHLETIC FIELD. A maintained field which may include restroom facilities and locker room facilities intended for scheduled sports events and other field activities.

BATTING CAGE. A screened facility for baseball/softball batting practice.

FIRING RANGE, OUTDOOR. A maintained, supervised facility for firearm use. Includes the shooting of skeet and sporting clays and target practice.

DANCE HALL. A facility providing live or recorded music and a dance floor for the use and entertainment of patrons.

FAIRGROUND. A parcel or tract of land used either temporarily or permanently (as permitted herein), as the site of any fair, exposition or public display.

FLEA MARKET. A retail establishment or area of land on which are sold secondhand or antique goods.