Land use · Amherst, Virginia

Home occupation

Named in 8 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’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

**Health department** means the county health department or its designated agent or representative. ** Home occupation ** means an accessory use of a dwelling unit, located either in the main building or an accessory building, for financial gain

Read it in the chapter →

S | S | S | P | P | P | | Home occupation in an accessory building to the main dwelling unit as provided in | # Section 24-474 - Table of Permitted Uses

Read it in the chapter →

blacktop or concrete. (Zoning Ord. 2003, § 18.1-902) --- # Sec. 24-474. - Home occupations . ## (a) Intent. It is recognized that home occupations provide valuable services while providing income for town residents. The regulations in

Read it in the chapter →

Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right3

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use5

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.