Land use · West Point, Virginia

Single-family detached dwellings

Named in 3 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.

uses and structures shall be permitted in the R-4 Downtown Residential District: 1. Single-family detached dwellings . 2. Funeral homes, provided that a special use permit shall be required as set forth in article XXII of this chapter.

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uses and structures shall be permitted in the SD-1 Special Development District: 1. Single-family detached dwellings provided that a plan of development shall be required as set forth in article IV of this chapter and that a

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the district in which such lot is situated may nonetheless be devoted to single-family detached dwelling use, provided that, in any case, all other applicable provisions of this chapter and applicable health regulations shall be met. (Ord.

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"street frontage". **Group home:** A residential facility, otherwise meeting the definition of a single-family detached dwelling , in which not more than eight physically handicapped, mentally ill, mentally retarded or other developmentally disabled persons, not related by blood

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the zoning administrator. | Use | Number of Spaces | |-----|------------------| | (1) Single-family detached dwelling ; two-family dwelling; dwelling incidental to and located within a commercial building | 1 per dwelling unit | | (2) Single-family attached

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.