incidental to and located upon the same lot occupied by the main structure. ** ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT (ADU)** — An ancillary or secondary residential dwelling unit that is subordinate to a principal single-family dwelling on the same lot.
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accessory dwelling unit
Named in 3 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.
How this ordinance defines it
The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Amelia County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.
special exception permit application that such notice was given. --- ## § 325-4.9 Accessory dwelling unit (ADU). [Amended 5-16-2001; 11-19-2025] Accessory dwelling units, in the zoning districts where allowed either by right or by special exception permit,
Read it in the chapter →[Amended 3-19-1997; 12-17-2003; 2-21-2008; 10-20-2010; 4-15-2015; 11-19-2025] A. Accessory structures and uses. A1. Accessory dwelling units (ADUs). B. Agriculture, general. C. Agriculture, intensive. D. Agriculture, intensive, expansion of. E. Agriculture, limited (on less than 10 acres), excluding
Read it in the chapter →[Amended 3-19-1997; 12-17-2003; 10-20-2010; 4-15-2015; 2-21-2018; 11-19-2025] A. Accessory structures and uses. A1. Accessory dwelling units (ADUs). B. Agriculture, general. C. Agriculture, intensive, expansion of existing. D. Agriculture, limited (on less than 10 acres), excluding horses. E.
Read it in the chapter →[Amended 3-19-1997; 12-17-2003; 10-20-2010; 4-15-2015; 2-21-2018; 11-19-2025] A. Accessory structures and uses. A1. Accessory dwelling units (ADUs). B. Agriculture, general. C. Agriculture, limited (on less than 10 acres), excluding horses. D. Bed-and-breakfast. E. Cemeteries. F. Day-care center
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