Section 5.08

Other

• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure size for administrative approval250 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Construction of accessory structures that are 250 square feet or less;

• Certificate of Appropriateness required

  No structure, including walls, fences and gates, and signs pursuant to Chapter 8, and no paved area, including pedestrian walkways, parking lots, and parking areas, is permitted to be erected, installed, reconstructed, altered, moved, removed, replaced, or restored within an HOD unless and until the HDRC has approved a Certificate of Appropriateness, except as otherwise provided below.

• Demolition by neglect prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  Prevent any deterioration or decay to structures, including fences, walls, and signs, that may result in a loss of its structural integrity, cause any unsafe or hazardous condition, or produce a detrimental effect upon the character of the HOD or the life and character of the structure.

• Required maintenance

  The owner of any structure, including fences, walls, and signs, located within an HOD must maintain structures in accordance with Chapter 1410 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County;