Land use · Emporia, Virginia

Dwelling, single family

Named in 4 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 Emporia’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

would be garden apartments, low-and high-rise apartments, apartments for elderly housing, and condominiums. ** Dwelling, single family ** means a site built or modular building designed for and used exclusively as one dwelling unit for permanent occupancy by one

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Prohibited2

Expressly not allowed.