Land use · Henrico County Unincorporated, Virginia

single-family detached dwelling

Named in 2 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 Henrico County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

16 feet wide or a common area at least 20 feet wide. - Single-family detached dwelling - Single-family dwelling, zero lot line - Single-family attached dwelling - Duplex dwelling ### E. Reference to Other Standards. - Article

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specific principal uses that fall within each use category. For example, live/work dwellings, single-family detached dwellings , and townhouse dwellings are use types in the Household Living use category. ### Sec. 24-4202. - Abbreviations in Principal Use Table

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a private garage does not count toward the off-street parking requirement. 6. For single-family detached dwellings , the width of the driveway must not exceed 50 percent of the lot width or 30 feet, whichever is less. ##

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duplex dwelling; live/work dwelling; manufactured home dwelling; multifamily dwelling; single family attached dwelling; single family detached dwelling ; townhouse dwelling; and upper story dwelling. Group homes meeting the definition in Article 8, Division 5, General Definitions are considered residential

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.