Land use · Williamsburg, Virginia

Duplex dwellings

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 Williamsburg’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

**Single-family detached dwelling** means a separate, detached building containing one dwelling unit. (2) ** Duplex dwelling ** means a separate, detached building containing two dwelling units, which dwelling units may be on separate lots. (2.1) **Duplex dwelling, attached**

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dwellings. There shall be only one single-family dwelling on an individual lot. (2) Duplex dwellings . (3) (Reserved). (4) Townhouses in accordance with section 21-195. (4.1) Playgrounds, parks and unlighted athletic fields owned and/or operated by the

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in the aforesaid clerk's office. Lots in new subdivisions for single-family detached and duplex dwellings shall front on public streets. (Ord. No. 862, 10-10-91; Ord. No. 3-96, 3-14-96) Sec. 21-609. - Satellite dishes and antennae. (a)

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(1) Single-family detached dwelling | 2 for each dwelling unit | | (2) Duplex dwellings | 2 for each dwelling unit | | (3) Townhouses and planned unit developments | 2 for each dwelling unit, plus

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required: (1) Single-family detached dwellings. (2) Duplexes. (3) Additions to single-family detached or duplex dwellings exceeding 250 square feet in footprint area. (4) Residential accessory buildings exceeding 250 square feet in footprint area. (5) Enlargement of

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