Land use · Botetourt County Unincorporated, Virginia

accessory dwelling

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 Botetourt County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

of structures does not exceed twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, and except hospitals. Accessory dwelling units on SFD lots. Structured parking facilities. Dwelling, mixed use. Dwelling, cottage up to a maximum of ten (10) percent of

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section 25-435. (7) Except in the case of home occupations conducted within an accessory dwelling , accessory uses and structures shall be operated and maintained under the same ownership as the principal use. (8) Accessory structures shall

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.

Accessory1

Allowed as a secondary activity to the main use.