Land use · Richmond, Virginia

Single-family detached dwellings

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 Richmond’s own text settles what this covers.

a single-family dwelling.** Not more than two accessory lodging units within an owner-occupied single-family detached dwelling located in any district, provided that: a. The applicant can show to the satisfaction of the Board that the dwelling unit

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an accessory building. **.32 Dwelling use** means any of the following principal uses: single-family detached dwelling , single-family attached dwelling, two-family dwelling, multifamily dwelling, nursing home, adult care residence, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, lodginghouse, fraternity or sorority

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uses of buildings and premises shall be permitted in the R-1 district: (1) Single-family detached dwellings ; (2) Libraries, museums, schools, parks and recreational facilities owned or operated by any governmental agency, and other uses required for the

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such porch was existing on April 25, 2005, and is attached to a single-family detached dwelling , except that when such porch is located on the architectural front of the dwelling, such enclosure shall not project more than

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