Land use · Poquoson, Virginia

Single-family 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 Poquoson’s own text settles what this covers.

not for agricultural or commercial purposes. **Mobile home:** A mobile home is a single-family dwelling designed for transportation, after fabrication, on streets and highways on its own wheels or on flatbed or other trailers, and arriving

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to the requirements and limitations of this ordinance: (a) *By right.* (1) Detached single-family dwellings ; (2) Semi-detached and attached single-family dwellings such as duplexes, triplexes, quadraplexes, townhouses, atrium houses and patio houses when density is maintained,

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to the requirements and limitations of this ordinance: (a) **By right.** (1) Detached single-family dwellings ; (2) Semi-detached and attached single-family dwellings such as duplexes, triplexes, quadraplexes, townhouses, atrium houses and patio houses; (3) Multi-family dwellings; (4)

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the ground floor. (10) **Residential separate from commercial, office and/or mixed use structures.** Single family dwellings , two-family dwellings, townhouse dwellings and multi-family dwellings are permitted separate from commercial, office and/or mixed use structures provided they do not

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one or more of the following uses: 1. General farming and agriculture. 2. Single-family dwellings , with a conditional use permit. 3. Dairying and forestry. 4. Parks and recreational facilities. 5. Preserves and conservation areas. 6. Hunting

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.