Land use · Galax, Virginia

single-family dwelling

Named in 5 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 Galax’s own text settles what this covers.

excavation, mining, dredging or drilling operations. **DWELLING, MOBILE HOME (SINGLE-WIDE)** — A detached, single-family dwelling or commercial unit with a permanent steel chassis possessing all of the following characteristics: A. Designed for long-term occupancy and containing

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size. A. *Lot of record in separate ownership.* In any district in which single-family dwellings are permitted, a single-family dwelling and customary accessory structures may be erected on any single lot of record at the effective

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Code. Uses permitted shall be one or more of the following uses: A. Single-family dwellings . B. Two-family dwellings. C. Amusement enterprises when carried on wholly within a completely enclosed building. D. Automobile parking lots and structures.

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Code. Uses permitted shall be one or more of the following uses: A. Single-family dwellings . B. Two-family dwellings. C. Home occupations. D. Accessory uses, as defined. E. Nursery schools, provided that at least 200 square feet

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Code. Uses permitted shall be one or more of the following uses: A. Single-family dwellings . B. Accessory uses, as defined. #### § 160-22 Conditional uses. Conditional uses in the Residential Low-Density R-1 District shall be permitted

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right5

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.