Covington, Virginia · General provision

Article III, Section 1

Extracted standards

1 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Height

  • Basement counts as story if used for business or dwelling

    A basement shall be counted as a story, for the purpose of height regulations, if it is subdivided and used for business purposes or for dwelling purposes.

From the ordinance

Basement means a story having part, but not more than one-half of its height below grade. A basement shall be counted as a story, for the purpose of height regulations, if it is subdivided and used for business purposes or for dwelling purposes.
Article III, Section 1