Cumberland County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 74-2 (Definitions - Guest house)
Uses
Accessory1
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum guest house size as percentage of principal residence75 pct
Shall not be larger in gross floor area than seventy-five percent (75%) of the principal residence
- Minimum distance from existing dwelling50 ft
Shall be at least fifty (50) feet from any existing dwelling
- Must meet all applicable building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. requirements for a non-accessory structure
must meet all applicable building setback requirements for a non-accessory structure
From the ordinance
Guest house means a second detached dwelling unit on a parcel with an existing dwelling unit (principal residence) that: (1) Shall not be used as a principal residence or permanent dwelling unit; (2) Shall not be a manufactured home; (3) Shall not be used in exchange for any form of compensation; (4) Shall not be larger in gross floor area than seventy-five percent (75%) of the principal residence; (5) Shall be at least fifty (50) feet from any existing dwelling and must meet all applicable building setback requirements for a non-accessory structure.