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

- Uses permitted by right. The following uses are permitted by right: (1) Single-family dwelling units with limitations as required by area and dimensional regulations (section 10-3-48.5 below). (2) Duplex dwelling units with limitations as required

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are permitted by right: 1. Single-family detached dwellings. 2. Duplex dwellings. 3. Owner-occupied single-family dwellings , which may include rental of space for occupancy by not more than two (2) persons, providing such rental space does not

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lot in the same ownership. **Accessory living unit:** A portion of a detached single-family dwelling unit to include such incidental and subordinate facilities necessary to accommodate either relatives, nontenant employees, or no more than two (2)

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before the improvement is to be made. ### (3) Change in use from single-family dwellings to multifamily housing In addition to the number of parking spaces required for new uses under this section, a change in

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Uses permitted by right. [The following uses are permitted by right:] (1) Owner-occupied single-family dwellings , which may include rental of space for occupancy by not more than two (2) persons, providing such rental space does not

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