Land use · Richmond, Virginia

single-family dwelling

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 Richmond’s own text settles what this covers.

must certify in writing to the Zoning Administrator that an owner of a single-family dwelling has a disability that requires approval of a building permit for that dwelling to accommodate the disability; (2) A licensed medical

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cooking facilities. .53 **Lodging unit, accessory,** means a lodging unit located within a single-family dwelling , consisting of a room separate from the primary living quarters of the dwelling, but with internal access through the dwelling, not

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Raising or keeping of domestic animals for noncommercial purposes on lots occupied by single-family dwellings , provided that all pens, runs, out-buildings and other facilities for the housing or enclosure of such animals shall be located not

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Minimum lot area and maximum density requirements set forth in this chapter for single-family dwellings shall not apply to lots legally recorded prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which such requirements are derived.

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for the parking of vehicles and access aisles thereto, except spaces accessory to single-family dwellings , shall not be located within a required front yard or required street side yard on any lot in R, RO, B-1,

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.