Land use · Covington, Virginia

single-family 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 Covington’s own text settles what this covers.

Code. **(3-3)** *Townhouses.* For the purposes of this section, townhouses are defined as single-family dwelling units constructed in a series or group including three or more units with some common walls. As such, they are a

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| C-2 | C-3 | M-1 | M-2 | CN | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Single-family dwellings | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | Two-family dwellings | | X |

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case of manufacturing or the refinishing of manufactured articles. **Mobile home** means a single-family dwelling designed for transportation, after fabrication, on streets and highways on its own wheels or on flatbed, and arriving at the site

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be used for other than one or more of the following uses: (2-1) Single-family dwellings . (2-2) Public and semipublic uses such as schools, churches, playgrounds and parks. (2-3) Home occupations, as defined in article III. (2-4)

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residential districts R-1 and R-2. The primary purpose is to allow land for single-family dwellings on small lots, two-family, and multifamily. (Ord. No. O-20-14, 6-14-2022) **Section 2. - Permitted uses.** In Residential District R-3, no building

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right3

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.