portion thereof which is designed for use for residential purposes; except hotels, boardinghouses, tourist houses , and trailers or mobile homes. (1) **Multiple-family** means a building arranged or designed to be occupied by more than one family
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tourist house
Named in 1 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 Chatham’s own text settles what this covers.
or semi-detached residence for two families or two housekeeping units. (3) Boarding houses, tourist houses . (4) Hotels not catering to transient guests and not carrying any merchandise. (5) Fraternal, social, recreational, and community center organizations; provided
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