18-10

Other

• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building construction timing

  Except as provided for in Section 18-10-8, no accessory building shall be constructed upon a lot until the construction of a main building has actually commenced; and no accessory building shall be used unless the main building on a lot is completed and used, except that in the LR, MR, and HR districts one accessory building may be located on a parcel on which no main building exists if such parcel is immediately adjacent to a parcel on which a single family dwelling is located and both parcels are under common ownership.

• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in residential districts12 ft

  Accessory structures shall not exceed 12 feet in height on any property located in a residential district outside of the delineated boundaries of the Winchester Historic Overlay District. Notwithstanding any other provisions within this Ordinance, accessory structures which meet the side and rear yard requirements for the district shall not exceed the height of the existing main building or the height limit for the residential district in which the structures are located, whichever is less.

• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building location

  In all districts, accessory buildings or structures shall not be located in a front, side, or corner side yard, unless specifically provided for elsewhere by the provisions of this Ordinance.

• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building area in rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.30 pct

  Accessory buildings permitted in rear yards of residential districts shall not occupy a combined total area of more than 30 percent of said yard.

• Community garden building area

  Buildings, limited to tool sheds, greenhouses, shade pavilions, barns, rest-room facilities with composting toilets, and planting preparation houses; provided that the combined area of all buildings shall not exceed 15 percent of the garden site lot area.

• Donation drop-off box regulations

  Donation drop-off boxes shall be permitted in all zoning districts provided they are located on a property that contains a place of worship or building containing a charitable use as a permitted primary use. No more than two donation drop-off boxes shall be located on any property, and each donation drop-off box shall have a capacity of no larger than six cubic yards and a maximum height of seven feet. Landscape screening in conformance with Section 19-5-4 shall be installed if the donation drop-off box is located within 15 feet of a residentially used property.

• Temporary family health care structure

  Temporary family health care structures shall be permitted as an accessory use in LR, MR, HR, HR-1, RB-1, RO-1, B-1, and PUD districts as a permitted accessory use to an existing single family residential use. Such structures shall be (i) for use by a caregiver in providing care for a mentally or physically impaired person and (ii) on property owned or occupied by the caregiver as his residence. Only one family health care structure shall be allowed on a lot or parcel of land. Any temporary family health care structure installed pursuant to this Section may be required to connect to any water, sewer, and electric utilities that are serving the primary residence on the property and shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Virginia Department of Health. No signage advertising or otherwise promoting the existence of the structure shall be permitted either on the exterior of the temporary family health care structure or elsewhere on the property. Any temporary family health care structure installed pursuant to this Section shall be removed within 60 days of the date on which the temporary family health care structure was last occupied by a mentally or physically impaired person receiving services or in need of the assistance provided for in this section.