Land use · Altavista, Virginia

accessory apartment

Named in 2 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 Altavista’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 2Reads like a definition

and 86-735. (Ord. of 10-11-2011(3), § 2) # Sec. 86-32. - Use types. ** Accessory apartment ** means a second dwelling unit within a detached single-family dwelling or within an accessory structure on the same lot as the

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(None) (2) **Residential use types.** | Use | Additional Requirements | |-----|------------------------| | Accessory apartment | Subject to section 86-453 | | Aviation facility, private | Subject to section 86-546, special use permit required | |

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which its lot fronts. (Ord. of 10-11-2011(3), § 2) ### Sec. 86-453. - Accessory apartments . (a) *Intent.* Accessory apartments afford an opportunity for the development of small dwelling units designed to meet the housing needs of

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Accessory1

Allowed as a secondary activity to the main use.