Sec. 32-91(e)

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• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. relative to main structure

  Where the main structure possesses no more than one story above grade, no accessory structure shall be higher than the main structure. Where the main structure possesses more than one story above grade, no accessory structure shall be higher than two-thirds the height of the main structure or 24 feet, whichever is lesser.

• Location in front or side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.

  The accessory building shall not be located in a front or side yard.

• Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. footprint for lots with frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. >=80 ft660 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Where total lot frontage of one or more lots owned by the same party is greater than or equal to 80 feet, the sum of the footprint of all accessory buildings shall be less than the footprint of the primary residence or 660 square feet, whichever is lesser.

• Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. footprint for lots with frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. <80 ft550 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Where total lot frontage on one or more lots owned by the same party is less than 80 feet, the sum of the footprint of all accessory buildings shall be less than the footprint of the primary residence or 550 square feet whichever is lesser.

• Maximum total footprint percentage50 pct

  The sum of the footprint square footage (SF) of all buildings on the lot shall be less than 50 percent of the total lot SF.

• Non-conforming lot accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. coverage in R-110 pct

  Non-conforming lots smaller than 5,600 square feet in the R-1 District the total footprint area of all accessory building lot coverage shall not exceed ten percent.

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from alley5 ft

  The accessory building shall not be closer than five feet to any alley line.

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from main building15 ft

  The accessory building shall not be closer than 15 feet from the main building.

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side or rear lot line2 ft

  The accessory building shall not be closer than two feet to any side or rear lot line.

• Temporary family health care structures

  Temporary family health care structures are only allowed per § 15.2-2292.1 of the Code of Virginia.

• Two-story building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft

  A two-story building shall not be located any closer than five feet to any lot line.