Section 36.416
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Comply with principal dimensional standards
Such structures shall comply with all dimensional standards that apply to the principal building
- Maximum ADUs per parcel1 unit
Only one accessory dwelling is permitted per parcel
- Max floor area if attached
An accessory dwelling unit that is contained within a single-family dwelling may equal the existing finished square footage of the primary dwelling
- Max floor area if detached800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The floor area of an accessory dwelling unit contained within a separate structure shall be no more than 800 square feet in finished floor area
- No manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. or vehicle
A manufactured home, alternative dwelling, or recreational vehicle, travel trailer, camper, or similar vehicle shall not be used as an accessory dwelling unit
- No subdivision
An accessory dwelling unit shall not be subdivided or otherwise segregated in ownership from the principal single-family dwelling unit
- Permits required
An accessory dwelling shall obtain all proper permits and comply with all applicable requirements of the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code
Use
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. to single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. detached
An accessory dwelling unit is allowed only as accessory to a single-family detached dwelling
From the ordinance
An accessory dwelling unit is allowed only as accessory to a single-family detached dwelling.