Portsmouth, Virginia · General provision

Definitions (Article I)

Extracted standards

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

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  • Minimum flag lot appendage width16 ft

    LOT, FLAG—A lot which has a narrow appendage, not less than 16 feet in width, providing the required street frontage and through which access is provided to an enlarged portion of the lot typically located behind another lot that abuts the street.

  • Maximum unrelated persons per dwelling8 persons

    FAMILY—An individual, or two or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption living together as a single dwelling unit; or a group of not more than eight persons not related by blood, marriage, or adoption living together as a single housekeeping unit (Code of Virginia § 15.2-2291).

From the ordinance

LOT, FLAG—A lot which has a narrow appendage, not less than 16 feet in width, providing the required street frontage... FAMILY—...a group of not more than eight persons not related by blood, marriage, or adoption living together as a single housekeeping unit.
Definitions (Article I)