Amherst, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 24-483

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Maximum temporary family health care structure occupants2 occupants

    is limited to one occupant who shall be the mentally or physically impaired person or, in the case of a married couple, two occupants, one of whom is a mentally or physically impaired person, and the other requires assistance with one or more activities of daily living

  • has no more than 300 gross square feet

  • Temporary family health care structure permitted

    Temporary family health care structures for use by a caregiver in providing care for a mentally or physically impaired person and on property owned or occupied by the caregiver as his residence shall be considered a permitted accessory use in any single-family residential zoning district on lots zoned for single-family detached dwellings.

From the ordinance

Temporary family health care structures for use by a caregiver in providing care for a mentally or physically impaired person and on property owned or occupied by the caregiver as his residence shall be considered a permitted accessory use in any single-family residential zoning district on lots zoned for single-family detached dwellings. Such structures shall not require a special use permit or be subjected to any other local requirements beyond those imposed upon other authorized accessory structures, except as otherwise provided in this section. Such structures shall comply with all setback requirements that apply to the primary structure and with any maximum floor area ratio limitations that may apply to the primary structure. Only one family health care structure shall be allowed on a lot or parcel of land.
Sec. 24-483