Sec. 24.1-273
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6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Attached accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. rule
An accessory building or structure attached to a principal building by any wall or roof construction, or located within ten feet (10') of any principal building, shall be considered a part of the principal building and shall observe all yard regulations applicable thereto.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. footprint limit
the building footprint (i.e., lot coverage) of a structure accessory to a residential use shall not exceed the area of the building footprint of the principal residential structure.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
accessory buildings or structures shall not be located closer to the front lot line than the principal building façade provided, however, that where the setback of the principal building exceeds fifty feet (50'), accessory buildings and structures shall be subject only to a fifty-foot (50') minimum setback requirement.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit
no accessory building or structure shall exceed the maximum height limitation established for the district or the height of the structure to which it is accessory, whichever is less, provided, however, that buildings which are accessory to a single-story building may be constructed to a maximum height not exceeding 1.25 times the height of the principal building.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. same lot requirement
Accessory structures shall be located on the same lot as the principal structure.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. side/rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Accessory buildings and structures shall observe minimum side and rear yard setbacks of five feet (5') except where the provisions of this chapter specifically require otherwise
From the ordinance
Except where other provisions of this chapter are more restrictive, the following requirements shall apply to the location, height, and size of all accessory uses or structures in all districts, including the planned development district unless the approving ordinance for such district (project) has established alternative or supplementary requirements: (a) With the exception of statues, arbors, trellises, flagpoles, fences, walls or roadside stands, accessory buildings or structures shall not be located closer to the front lot line than the principal building façade provided, however, that where the setback of the principal building exceeds fifty feet (50'), accessory buildings and structures shall be subject only to a fifty-foot (50') minimum setback requirement. (b) Accessory buildings or structures located closer to the front lot line than the rear of the principal building shall observe the side yard requirements applicable to the principal building. (c) An accessory building or structure attached to a principal building by any wall or roof construction, or located within ten feet (10') of any principal building, shall be considered a part of the principal building and shall observe all yard regulations applicable thereto. (d) Accessory buildings and structures shall observe minimum side and rear yard setbacks of five feet (5') except where the provisions of this chapter specifically require otherwise and provided, however: (1) There shall be no side and rear yard requirements for fences or walls; and (2) There shall be no rear yard requirement for docks, piers or boathouses; however, a setback of ten feet (10') from side lot lines extended to mean low water shall be observed. (e) Roadside stands shall be set back at least twenty feet (20') from any road right-of-way. (f) The above listed requirements shall not apply to the parking or storage of small cargo or utility trailers, recreational vehicles and similar equipment; however, no such trailer, vehicle, or equipment shall be stored within twenty feet (20') of any public road right-of-way, unless in a driveway. (g) Except as authorized by section Nos. 24.1-231, 24.1-272, or section 24.1-274 of this chapter, no accessory building or structure shall exceed the maximum height limitation established for the district or the height of the structure to which it is accessory, whichever is less, provided, however, that buildings which are accessory to a single-story building may be constructed to a maximum height not exceeding 1.25 times the height of the principal building. In cases where this is permitted, the accessory building shall be separated from the principal building by a distance of at least twenty feet (20') and shall observe a minimum side and rear yard setback of ten (10) feet rather than the normally applicable five (5) feet. (h) With the exception of barns and similar structures associated with a bona fide agricultural/farming operation, the building footprint (i.e., lot coverage) of a structure accessory to a residential use shall not exceed the area of the building footprint of the principal residential structure. (i) Accessory structures shall be located on the same lot as the principal structure.