Land use · West Point, Virginia

Dwelling units

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 West Point’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 11Reads like a definition

shall be not less than 540 square feet. b. Primary access of both dwelling units shall be provided by means of a separate exterior entrance way. c. Lot area shall be not less than 7,500 square

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a living area of not less than 1,200 square feet provided within each dwelling unit in the R-4 District. (b) No dwelling unit with less than 1,200 square feet in living area shall be reconstructed within

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XXII of this chapter. 4. Churches. 5. Dry cleaning and laundering establishments. 6. Dwelling units contained within the same building as other uses permitted in this district, provided that such dwelling unit shall be located above

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lots of not less than 5,750 square feet in area for the first dwelling unit plus 3,000 square feet in area for each additional dwelling unit. (c) In the SD-1 District, there shall be no minimum

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of a tree's leaf canopy. **Dwelling, multiple-family:** A building containing three or more dwelling units . **Dwelling, single-family attached:** A building which contains one dwelling unit located on an individual lot of record and which is attached

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.