Henrico County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 24-4419

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Conducted in principal dwelling

    The home occupation must be conducted in the principal dwelling, not in an accessory structure and not outdoors.

  • Customary equipment only

    A home occupation must not involve the use of machinery or equipment other than that which is customary for residential use.

  • Customers by appointment for services

    Customers may come to the site by appointment only.

  • Employees reside on site

    All persons who work at a dwelling must reside in the dwelling. Employees who live outside the dwelling must not park at the dwelling or report to the dwelling for work.

  • Hours of operation

    Hours of operation must be limited to Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

  • Incidental to dwelling

    Home occupations must be customarily incidental to a dwelling.

  • Limited to handicrafts and home cooking

    The home occupation must be limited to handicrafts made on site, clothes made or altered on site, and home cooking and preparation of packaged food items.

  • No adverse impacts

    A home occupation must not result in adverse noise, vibration, odor, glare, or fumes that can be detected by normal human senses off the premises.

  • No customers for office activities

    No customers may come to the site of the home occupation.

Parking

  • Additional parking required

    One off-street parking space must be provided for the home occupation (in addition to those required for the dwelling).

Signage

  • Sign restriction

    There must be no evidence visible from off the premises that the dwelling is used for a business except for a sign as provided in Sec. 24-5703.D.

From the ordinance

Home occupations must comply with the standards in this section, as applicable.
Sec. 24-4419