James City County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 24-32
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Health department approval required for well/sewer
Approval from the health department shall be required where the property is served by an individual well and/or sewer disposal system.
- Maximum floor area of attached accessory apartmentAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage.35 pct
the apartment may not occupy more than 35 percent of the floor area of the dwelling
- Maximum floor area of detached accessory apartmentAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage.400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The accessory apartment shall not exceed 400 square feet in size
- Owner occupancy required
The property owner or an immediate family member ... shall reside in either the single-family dwelling or the accessory apartment.
From the ordinance
Only one accessory apartment shall be created within a single-family dwelling. The accessory apartment shall be designed so that the appearance of the building remains that of a single-family residence. New entrances shall be located on the side or rear of the building and the apartment may not occupy more than 35 percent of the floor area of the dwelling. ... The accessory apartment shall not exceed 400 square feet in size ...