Sec. 5.1.34
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. to single-family dwellingSingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
The accessory apartment shall be accessory to a principal single-family dwelling on the same lot.
- Building code
The accessory apartment shall comply with the requirements of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
- Maximum floor area1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The accessory apartment shall have a gross floor area of not more than 1,000 square feet.
- Occupancy restriction
The accessory apartment shall be occupied by a person related to the occupant of the principal dwelling, or by a person providing care to the occupant of the principal dwelling.
- Location
The accessory apartment shall be located within the principal dwelling or in an accessory building on the same lot.
Parking
- Parking requirements
The accessory apartment shall comply with the parking requirements of section 4.12.
From the ordinance
The accessory apartment shall have a gross floor area of not more than 1,000 square feet.