19.2-32-18
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies in A, RC, SR, SC, SU, TR, UR, and AR districts
Uses
Permitted by right1
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- One per lot
No more than one unit is located on a lot.
Height
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
The unit complies with height limitations for accessory structures in the district.
Other
- Caregiver resides in principal dwelling
Caregiver resides in the single-family dwelling located on the lot and is related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the mentally or physically impaired person residing in the unit or serves as that person's legally appointed guardian.
- Limited to impaired person
Occupancy is limited to one mentally or physically impaired person and, in the case of a married couple, the impaired person's spouse who requires assistance with one or more activities of daily living as defined by Code of Virginia and certified in writing by a licensed physician.
- Maximum size300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The unit does not exceed 300 gross square feet in area.
- No permanent foundation
The unit is not placed on a permanent foundation.
- Principal structure setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
The unit complies with setback requirements for principal structures in the district.
From the ordinance
No more than one unit is located on a lot. Occupancy limited to one impaired person and spouse. Caregiver resides in single-family dwelling. Unit does not exceed 300 gross square feet. Complies with setback requirements for principal structures. Complies with height limitations for accessory structures. Not placed on permanent foundation.