setbacks and lot coverage for single-family and duplex dwellings and additions to existing semi-detached dwellings . The site and building design of such dwellings should adhere to the provisions of the Old Beach Design Guidelines as applicable
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semi-detached 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 Virginia Beach’s own text settles what this covers.