18-9-1 and 18-9-2

Other

• Chimney, fireplace, pilaster encroachment

  Chimneys, fireplaces, or pilasters may not project over two feet into a required yard.

• Handicap accessibility ramp encroachment

  Handicap accessibility ramps and steps and staircases without roofs may extend into required yard provided that any access ramp built into the setbacks does not extend further than is necessary per the requirements of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.

• Paved terrace encroachment

  An open, unenclosed paved terrace may project into the required front yard for a distance not exceeding ten feet.

• Trash and recycling enclosure encroachment

  Trash and recycling enclosures may extend into any required rear and side yard but not nearer to any rear or side lot line than a distance of three feet, except for enclosures serving nonresidential uses when adjacent to a residentially zoned lot, in which case a minimum of 15 feet of separation shall be provided.

• Utility box encroachment

  Utility boxes, transformers and similar structures which do not create noise, odor, glare, vibration, light, dust or excessive heat and which are less than six feet in height, may be installed in any required rear or side yard.

• Porch, deck, terrace encroachment

  Unenclosed porches, decks, or terraces not over three feet above the ground except for railings and roof structures, may extend five feet into a required front yard or corner side yard, ten feet into a required rear yard, and three feet into a required non-corner side yard, provided that any such structure having a roof shall not extend into any required yard area to a greater distance than one-half the required yard depth or width.

• YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. cannot serve multiple buildings

  No yard or other space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be considered as providing a yard or other open space for any other building, and no yard or other open space on one lot shall be considered as providing a yard or open space on any other lot.