Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 83-438(b)

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Construction type requirement

    Except within the A-10 zoning district, a detached accessory dwelling unit must be of conventional site-built construction, be assembled and inspected on-site, and meet the requirements of the adopted building code for residential dwellings. Within the A-10 zoning district, a detached accessory dwelling unit may be a manufactured home, provided that it complies with use standards set forth in section 83-432(c)(1)c. for manufactured home dwellings.

  • Maximum floor area as percentage of principal dwelling35 pct

    The gross floor area devoted to a detached accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed 35 percent of the total gross floor area of the principal dwelling to which it is accessory, except that within the A-10 zoning district a detached accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed 50 percent of the total gross floor area of the principal dwelling to which it is accessory.

  • Maximum detached ADUs per dwelling1 unit

    Not more than one detached accessory dwelling unit shall be allowed per single-family dwelling.

  • Owner occupancy required

    The principal dwelling or the detached accessory dwelling unit shall be occupied by the owner of the property.

  • A detached accessory dwelling unit may not be located within required yards.

From the ordinance

Detached accessory dwelling units are allowed as accessory uses only to single-family detached dwellings... Not more than one detached accessory dwelling unit shall be allowed per single-family dwelling... A detached accessory dwelling unit may not be located within required yards... The gross floor area devoted to a detached accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed 35 percent of the total gross floor area of the principal dwelling... At least one, but no more than two, off-street parking spaces shall be provided.
Sec. 83-438(b)