Land use · Martinsville, Virginia

Multifamily dwellings

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 Martinsville’s own text settles what this covers.

infrastructure, terrain, and locational conditions are conducive to this form of land use. Multifamily dwellings shall require a special use permit. Cluster subdivisions shall promulgate the efficient use of land, environmental protection, sound grading practices, adequate

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otherwise achieved by conventional R-C District lot and yard regulations. Attached dwellings and multifamily dwellings on reduced size lots may be integrated into cluster projects. Multifamily dwellings shall require a special use permit. Cluster subdivisions shall

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hundred (500) square feet outdoor seating area. 22. Museum or historic site. 23. Multifamily dwellings . 24. Personal services establishment. 25. Professional office space. 26. Public parks, playgrounds, and open space. 27. Restaurant, limited to five thousand

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and service. 3. Automobile sales, including display lot. 4. Cemetery or mausoleum. 5. Multifamily dwelling . 6. Golf course. 7. Hospital. 8. Hotel or motel. 9. Live-work residence. 10. Outside storage. 11. Pawn shop. 12. Public buildings,

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dental office or laboratory. 31. Micro-brewery or tap room. 32. Movie theater. 33. Multifamily dwelling . 34. Museum or historic site. 35. Nursing home. 36. Personal services establishment. 37. Pet grooming and boarding. 38. Private club, lodge,

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