Botetourt County Unincorporated

Accessory dwellings permitted in PUD with conditions: min lot 5,000 sq ft, max 1,000 sq ft, one per parcel, one additional parking.

Accessory dwellings permitted in TND with conditions: min lot 5,000 sq ft, max 1,000 sq ft, one per parcel, one additional parking.

Accessory dwellings permitted; sheds max 300 sq ft; mobile homes by right.

In any use district that allows for a single-family dwelling, temporary family health care structures shall be allowed to be placed on a lot, provided that...

In any use district that allows for a single-family dwelling, temporary family health care structures shall be allowed to be placed on a lot, provided that: ... (conditions) ...

The minimum lot size for poultry and rabbits is fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.

Home agriculture may only be located on parcels with a single-family, detached residence. The minimum lot size for poultry and rabbits is fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet. ... (animal and honeybee regulations)

The following structures shall be permitted to encroach into any yard, including front yards, provided applicable sight distance and fire safety requirements are met...

The following structures shall be permitted to encroach into any yard, including front yards, provided applicable sight distance and fire safety requirements are met... (list of structures and limits) ... For any yard, except front yards, the following structures shall be permitted... (list) ... The following structures shall not be permitted to encroach or project into any required yard...

Fences, provided that no fence in a front yard of a residential district shall exceed four (4) feet in height. ... Fences shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height in residential areas.

In conjunction with single family dwellings in residential or planned districts, small sheds, pet houses and pens, provided that such structures: (i) Are not in excess of one hundred fifty (150) square feet in floor area; (ii) Not in excess of twelve (12) feet in height; (iii) Not within five (5) feet of a rear or side property line in the R-1, R-2 and R-3, and RR use districts and not within fifteen (15) feet of a rear or side property line in the A-1, FC use districts. (iv) At least fifty (50) feet from any street right-of-way or private access easement at the front of the lot. (v) At least fifteen (15) feet from any street right-of-way.

Sheds max 150 sq ft; mobile homes by special exception.

Individual mobile homes as permanent dwellings are permitted by right in the A-1 and FC districts, and by special exception in the RR district.

In conjunction with single family dwellings in the A-1 or FC districts, small sheds, pet houses and pens, provided that such structures: (i) Are not in excess of three hundred (300) square feet in floor area; (ii) Not in excess of twelve (12) feet in height; (iii) Not within fifteen (15) feet of a rear or side property line; (iv) At least fifty (50) feet from any street right-of-way or private access easement at the front of the lot; (v) At least forty (40) feet from any street right-of-way.

In every district, major subdivisions and site plans shall be laid out so as to provide for vehicular interparcel connections with surrounding properties...

no sign, fence, wall, hedge, planting or other obstruction to vision extending to a height in excess of two (2) feet above the established street grade shall be erected...

General provisions for accessory structures, home occupations, temporary health care structures, adult uses, etc.

No adult use may be established within two thousand (2,000) feet of any other such adult use...

No adult use may be established within two thousand (2,000) feet of any other such adult use in any zoning district.

No adult use may be established within two thousand (2,000) feet of any other such adult use in any zoning district. No adult use may be established within one thousand (1,000) feet of a residentially zoned district or a school, educational institution, church, public park, playground, playfield or day care center.