Land use · Radford, Virginia

townhouse

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 Radford’s own text settles what this covers.

A building meeting the terms of this definition and commonly known as a " townhouse " shall be considered a single-family attached dwelling. **Dwelling, duplex** means a building that contains two dwelling units. **Dwelling unit** means a

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not including wastewater treatment plants, water treatment plants or electric generating plant; (6) Townhouses , in accordance with the townhouse guidance in this chapter; (7) Multifamily dwellings, provided that a site plan has been approved by

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(Ord. No. 1553, 5-14-07) ### Sec. 120.1-209. - General standards. (1) Applicants for townhouse developments shall submit a site plan in accordance with section 120.1-260 of this chapter. The submitted site plan shall be approved

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than 25 percent of the front yard, whichever is greater. For lots containing townhouse dwellings, parking for individual dwellings may be located under the unit(s) served by such parking. (3) *In other districts.* In other

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.