Land use · Occoquan, Virginia

rooming house

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.

or mounted on the wall or roof of a primary or accessory structure. ** ROOMING HOUSE .** See BOARDINGHOUSE. **SEMIPUBLIC.** Any nonprofit use of a building, facility, structure, or land area by the general public for civic or

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professional offices within detached single-family dwellings, operated by a resident and occupant; and rooming houses and boardinghouses operated by a resident and occupant. (1998 Code, § 66-62) (Ord. passed 9-5-2017; Ord. O-2024-03, passed 9-17-2024) Penalty, see

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as follows: (1) Detached single-family dwellings; (2) Duplex dwellings; (3) Townhouse development; (4) Rooming houses and boardinghouses, operated by a resident and occupant; (5) Home business occupations conducted by a resident and occupant, as an accessory

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use2

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.