Amherst County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
905.02-905.03
Uses
Permitted by right1
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building area ratio0.5 ratio
The home occupation located in an accessory building to the main dwelling shall be no larger than one-half (½) the area size of the main dwelling...
- Maximum floor area in main building40 pct
The home occupation within the main building shall not occupy more than forty (40) percent, or one thousand (1,000) square feet, whichever is smaller, of the floor area within the main building.
- Maximum floor area in main building (sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.)1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The home occupation within the main building shall not occupy more than forty (40) percent, or one thousand (1,000) square feet, whichever is smaller, of the floor area within the main building.
Signage
- On-site signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
On-site signs advertising the home occupation shall not be permitted.
From the ordinance
The home occupation within the main building shall not occupy more than forty (40) percent, or one thousand (1,000) square feet, whichever is smaller, of the floor area within the main building. The home occupation located in an accessory building to the main dwelling shall be no larger than one-half (½) the area size of the main dwelling... On-site signs advertising the home occupation shall not be permitted.