Land use · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Dwellings, semidetached

Named in 12 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.

by a yard, where each dwelling unit is not on a separate lot. ** Dwelling, semidetached .** A building containing two (2) dwelling units attached at the sides, separated by a boundary wall and each having a separate

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District Form-Based Code, there shall be no more than one (1) single-family detached dwelling, semidetached dwelling or duplex erected on a lot; provided, however, that one (1) single-family detached dwelling and one (1) ancillary single-family detached

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| Dwellings, multiple-family | P | P | P | P | | Dwellings, semidetached | P | P | P | P | | Dwellings, single-family additions | P | P | P | P

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right6

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Prohibited6

Expressly not allowed.