Land use · Onancock, Virginia

Townhouse dwellings

Named in 1 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 Onancock’s own text settles what this covers.

separated by continuous vertical firewalls without openings from basement floor to roof. A townhouse dwelling may have diversified architectural facades, rooflines, and/or treatment of materials and may have varied front and rear setbacks. **Dwelling, two-family** means

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following uses and structures are permitted within the Multifamily Residential District (R-2): 1. Townhouse dwellings . 2. Garden style dwellings. 3. Multifamily apartment dwellings. 4. Accessory buildings. 5. Home occupations, provided that: - a. No person other

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.