permitted by right are as follows: (1) Detached single-family dwellings; (2) Two-family or duplex dwellings ; (3) Places of assembly with less than 25 seats, as an accessory to the principal use; (4) Home business occupations conducted
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duplex dwelling
Named in 2 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 Occoquan’s own text settles what this covers.
of dwellings designed to accommodate more than two families, such as two-family or duplex dwellings , or townhouse projects. When possible, these higher density dwellings shall be built as unified projects rather than on a lot-by-lot basis.
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