Land use · Claremont, 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 Claremont’s own text settles what this covers.

interior side yard, front yard, and rear yard requirements of this ordinance for single-family dwellings and nonprofit uses, and their accessory structures; provided that no such variance is greater than 50 percent of the requirement contained

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that is substantially contained within the structure of, and clearly secondary to, a single-family dwelling . **Apartment.** See Multifamily dwelling. **Boarding house.** A single-family dwelling unit, or part thereof, with three or more rooms that are rented

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not more than eight feet. F. Handicap ramps used for residence(s) of a single-family dwelling shall be allowed to encroach into the required front yard setback. The ramp must be built in accordance with the American

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