Bedford, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 801

Dimensional standards

Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot area: 10,000 sq ft

Uses

Conditional / special use1

accessory dwelling unit

Extracted standards

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

Other

Front setback
The front yard setback of any accessory dwelling shall be greater than or equal to the front setback of the primary dwelling.
Maximum bedrooms2 count
An accessory dwelling unit shall include one or two bedrooms.
Maximum floor area1,000 sqft
The maximum floor area of an accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed 1,000 square feet.
Maximum occupants2 count
maximum of two occupants.
Off-street parking
Adequate off-street parking shall be available.

From the ordinance

Accessory dwelling units may be allowed subject to the following conditions: ... minimum lot size 10,000 square feet.
Sec. 801