Land use · Vienna, Virginia

cottage court

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 Vienna’s own text settles what this covers.

Certificate of Occupancy. **C. Residential.** No occupancy of a new single-unit detached, duplex, cottage court unit, or townhouse residential property shall commence until the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. The Certificate of Occupancy issued for

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on the public street, such as with townhouses, some forms of duplexes, and cottage courts . The term "lot" shall include "plot" and "parcel." **Lot, corner.** See Article 2, § 18-208. **Lot, interior.** See Article 2, §

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for multi-unit residential uses, which include the following: A. Two-unit Attached Dwellings/Duplexes. B. Cottage Courts . C. Townhomes. D. Multi-unit Buildings and Complexes. 2. **RMU Dimensional Standards.** The dimensional standards for each of the multi-unit residential uses

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exclusively related to and located on the same lot as duplexes, townhouses, and cottages courts in a RMU zone: 1. Private decks and patios are permitted in private yards. 2. Decks must be located in the

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