Accomack County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 106-1
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum floor area of home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.25 pct
Not more than 25 percent of the floor area of the main building shall be devoted to such activity
- Maximum non-resident employees1 persons
Not more than one person who does not reside on the premises shall be employed on the premises in the conduct of the activity
- Maximum sign area for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
one sign not to exceed eight square feet in size
- Parking must be off street
any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be met off the street
- Traffic no greater than normal
Traffic generated by the proposed use shall be no greater in volume than would normally be expected in the neighborhood
From the ordinance
In order to qualify as a home occupation, an activity must be clearly incidental and subordinate to the use of the dwelling unit as a residence, and must meet all of the following criteria: (1) Not more than 25 percent of the floor area of the main building shall be devoted to such activity; (2) Not more than one person who does not reside on the premises shall be employed on the premises in the conduct of the activity; (3) There shall be no exterior evidence of the secondary use, other than one sign not to exceed eight square feet in size. (4) Traffic generated by the proposed use shall be no greater in volume than would normally be expected in the neighborhood, and any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be met off the street.