Albemarle County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 4.11.2
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Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
Accessory structures shall not be located in a required front yard.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Accessory structures may be located in a required rear yard, provided that the accessory structure is located not less than 5 feet from the rear lot line and not less than 5 feet from the side lot lines.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Accessory structures may be located in a required side yard, provided that the accessory structure is located not less than 5 feet from the side lot line and not less than 5 feet from the rear lot line.
From the ordinance
Accessory structures may be located in a required rear yard, provided that the accessory structure is located not less than 5 feet from the rear lot line and not less than 5 feet from the side lot lines.