Land use · Williamsburg, Virginia

multifamily dwelling

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 Williamsburg’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

buildings, each of which is located on a separate lot of record. (3) ** Multifamily dwelling ** means a building containing three or more dwelling units; or one or more dwelling units when the primary use of the

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Dwelling District | | RS-3 | Single-Family Dwelling District | | RM-1 | Multifamily Dwelling District | | RM-2 | Multifamily Dwelling District | | RDT | Downtown Residential District | | LBR | Limited Business/Residential

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unit, plus 0.25 for each dwelling unit for visitor parking | | (4) Multifamily dwellings | 1.25 for each efficiency and one bedroom dwelling unit, and 1.5 for each two or more bedroom dwelling unit, plus

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plan approval is required for the construction or expansion of the following: (1) Multifamily dwellings . (2) Townhouses. (3) Playgrounds, parks and athletic fields owned and/or operated by the City of Williamsburg. (4) Public buildings owned and/or

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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.