Land use · Dumfries, Virginia

multiple family dwelling

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 Dumfries’s own text settles what this covers.

past. **Apartment.** A dwelling unit in a multifamily dwelling or apartment house; a multiple family dwelling unit. **Apartment building.** A multifamily structure intended, arranged or designed to be occupied by three or more families, each in an

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### Sec. 70-255. - Performance standards for buildings located in District B-1 with multiple family dwellings . *(No text provided in this excerpt.)* ### Sec. 70-256. - Provision for screened trash receptacles. *(No text provided in this excerpt.)*

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.