Northampton County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
§ 154.2.064
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4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Conversion of principal dwelling to accessory dwelling unitAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage.
An existing principal single-family dwelling may be converted into an accessory dwelling through the zoning clearance process and meeting the criteria in Section 154.2.117 ACCESSORY DWELLINGS.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from corner lot line
On a corner lot, no accessory structure shall be located nearer a corner lot line than the minimum side building setback required in the district.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in required front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
No accessory structures, signs, or temporary structures, shall be located in any required front yard, unless the lot is situated such that a shoreline constitutes the rear lot line.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures within 15 feet of a lot line15 ft
No accessory structures within 15 feet of a lot line shall be more than 15 feet in height.
From the ordinance
No accessory structures, signs, or temporary structures, shall be located in any required front yard, unless the lot is situated such that a shoreline constitutes the rear lot line.