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Below, excerpt from Caroline County Zoning Ordinance, DEFINITIONS:

 

FAMILY

Any of the following groups living together as a single nonprofit and non-commercial housekeeping unit and sharing common living, sleeping, cooking and eating facilities:

(i) one (1) person;

(ii) one (1) person, together with any number of his/her children (including biological children, stepchildren, foster children, or adopted children);

(iii) two (2) or more persons related by blood, marriage, adoption, or guardianship (to the second degree of consanguinity) together with any number of their children (including biological children, stepchildren, foster children, or adopted children): to the second degree of consanguinity

(iv) two (2) persons unrelated by blood, marriage, adoption, or guardianship (to the second degree of consanguinity) together with any number of the children of either of them (including biological children, stepchildren, foster children, or adopted children) to the second degree of consanguinity;

(v) up to four (4) persons unrelated by blood, marriage, adoption, or guardianship to the second degree of consanguinity;

(vi) not more than eight persons who are:

a. residents of a residential facility as defined in § 15.2-2291, Code of Virginia, (1950) as amended, or;

b. "handicapped" as defined in the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3602(h). This definition does not include persons currently illegally using or addicted to a "controlled substance" as defined in the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 802 (6).

The following shall not be included in the number of persons who might comprise a family: up to two persons (together with any children of either of them) who may be live-in companions to the elderly or disabled, "au pairs" or domestic employees.

FAMILY APARTMENT

A separate, complete house keeping unit that is substantially contained within the structure or within an accessory structure and clearly secondary to the existing single-family dwelling. A family apartment shall not exceed 1,000 square feet of living space.

FAMILY SUBDIVISION

A division of land as provided for in the County of Caroline Subdivision Ordinance between and/or among the members of an immediate family.

 

FROM CAROLINE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE

 

Article 4

Rural Preservation District (RP)

  1. Family Divisions, subject to the following conditions:

          (Amended 11/25/97)

(a) The minimum lot size shall be two (2) acres;

(b) The lot area and other dimensional requirements shall be the same as that for a two (2) acre lot in the RR-2 Zoning District;

(c) The parent tract shall maintain the minimum lot size required in the RP zoning district or ½ the size of the original lot size, whichever is less;

(d) Overall sketch plan showing future proposed family divisions shall be provided;

(e) Common driveway entrances shall be utilized in accordance with Section 5.20 of the Subdivision Ordinance.