Land use · Norton, Virginia

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 Norton’s own text settles what this covers.

of the lot on which it is situated. In any residential district any dwelling shall be deemed to be the main building on the lot on which the same is situated. (See definition of principal

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Purpose and intent. The A residence zone is established to provide for one-family dwellings at a density not to exceed approximately six (6) dwelling units per acre; to allow other selected uses which are compatible

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to house guests shall meet all applicable building code requirements that pertain to dwellings . **(m)** Motor vehicle fuel storage tanks installed underground in business and industrial zones and in residential zones when accessory to a

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conforming use. (2) If the use is as a single-family detached or attached dwelling , restoration shall be permitted, provided such restoration is begun within twelve (12) months of the date of the casualty and completed

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