Land use · Altavista, Virginia

accessory dwelling

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.

on the same site or lot: (1) Parking for the principal use. (2) Accessory dwellings commonly associated with or necessitated by the location and operation of the principal use. (3) Food services operated incidental to the

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