Frederick County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
§ 165-201.05B
Extracted standards
2 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. dwelling floor area25 pct
The floor area of the accessory dwelling shall be no more than 25% of the gross floor area of the primary residential structure on the lot or a minimum of 500 square feet, whichever is greater.
- Minimum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwelling floor area500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The floor area of the accessory dwelling shall be no more than 25% of the gross floor area of the primary residential structure on the lot or a minimum of 500 square feet, whichever is greater.
From the ordinance
One accessory dwelling shall be allowed with any single-family dwelling as long as the following conditions are met: (1) The floor area of the accessory dwelling shall be no more than 25% of the gross floor area of the primary residential structure on the lot or a minimum of 500 square feet, whichever is greater.