Amherst, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 24-17

Dimensional standards

Density

Maximum units
3

Extracted standards

3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Accessory dwelling units

  • Accessory dwelling units within the home shall retain the appearance of a single household residence, or be located in an accessory structure located in the rear yard and outside the required setback lines for principal structures.

  • Maximum structures for three dwellings

    where there are a total of three dwelling units on a lot, two of them must be contained within the same structure.

  • Water and wastewater provision required

    Before a zoning certificate will be issued for development of an accessory dwelling unit, acceptable provision for water and wastewater must be obtained.

From the ordinance

Dwelling units... may be established accessory to a single-household residence... No lot shall contain more than two accessory dwellings, for a total of three dwellings on a lot... acceptable provision for water and wastewater must be obtained.
Sec. 24-17