Botetourt County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 25-431(e)(1), Sec. 25-437(c)(1), Sec. 25-435(3)
Uses
Permitted by right2
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum shed floor area300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Not in excess of three hundred (300) square feet in floor area
- Maximum shed heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Not in excess of twelve (12) feet in height
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for rural home business5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
A rural home business shall not be permitted on lots of less than five (5) acres
- Minimum shed setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from any street right-of-way40 ft
At least forty (40) feet from any street right-of-way
- Minimum shed setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way at front50 ft
At least fifty (50) feet from any street right-of-way or private access easement at the front of the lot
- Minimum shed setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from rear/side property line15 ft
Not within fifteen (15) feet of a rear or side property line
From the ordinance
In the A-1 agricultural district and the FC forest conservation district, accessory dwellings are permitted... Individual mobile homes as permanent dwellings are permitted by right in the A-1 and FC districts...