Land use · Richmond, Virginia

two-family attached dwelling

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 Richmond’s own text settles what this covers.

within any series of more than four units; (3) Two-family detached dwellings; (4) Two-family attached dwellings lawfully existing prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived. (Code 1993, § 32-412.1; Code

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width.* In any district except R-7, R-8 and R-63 districts, a single-family or two-family attached dwelling at the end of a series of attached units and located on a lot less than 50 feet in width recorded

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.