Land use · Amherst County Unincorporated, Virginia

accessory structures

Named in 1 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 Amherst County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

forty (40) or fewer feet in height in all other districts in which accessory structures are permitted, and in the A-1 zoning district only, living quarters of persons employed on the premises. The term "accessory building,

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the statewide building code. 4. Manufactured homes as provided in Section 908. 5. Accessory structures . 6. Emergency services. 7. Home occupations. 8. Reserved. 9. Camping for less than four (4) consecutive weeks in portable facilities; i.e.,

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See Section 913 for setback requirements. (d) Building setbacks referenced in Section 901, Accessory structures and temporary buildings, of Appendix A, Zoning and Subdivisions, shall not apply to accessory structures in the RMU-1 Residential Mixed Use

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emergency vehicles, maintain the effectiveness of rear and side yard requirements and insure accessory structures remain secondary in function to the main building. **901.02. Accessory buildings.** The location of accessory buildings and uses in residential districts

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Where it is allowed here

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Allowed as a secondary activity to the main use.