Land use · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Dwellings, multiple-family

Named in 4 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 Virginia Beach’s own text settles what this covers.

as a component in a structure two (2) or more stories in height. ** Dwelling, multiple-family .** A building containing three (3) or more dwelling units, entirely surrounded by a yard, where each dwelling unit is not on

Read it in the chapter →

care education centers | P | | Dwellings, attached/townhouses | X | | Dwellings, multiple-family | P | | Fiber-optics transmission facilities, subject to the provisions of section 233.15 | C | | Financial institutions, provided

Read it in the chapter →

Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right4

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.