Albemarle County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 5.1.34
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Location restriction
An accessory apartment shall be permitted only within the structure of the main dwelling to which it is accessory. Usage of freestanding garage or other accessory structure for an accessory apartment is expressly prohibited.
- Maximum accessory apartmentAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. floor area as percentage of main dwelling35 pct
The gross floor area devoted to an accessory apartment shall not exceed 35 percent of the total gross floor area of the structure in which it is located.
- Maximum number of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. apartmentsMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. per dwelling1 count
Not more than one accessory apartment shall be permitted within any single-family detached dwelling.
- Owner occupancy required
The owner must reside in any dwelling to which the apartment unit is accessory or the apartment unit itself.
From the ordinance
Each accessory apartment shall be subject to the following: ... The gross floor area devoted to an accessory apartment shall not exceed 35 percent of the total gross floor area of the structure ... Any single family dwelling containing an accessory apartment shall be provided with a minimum of three off-street parking spaces ...
Parking requirements
{
"accessory_apartment": "3 spaces"
}