Land use · Chesterfield County Unincorporated, Virginia

accessory structures

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

Code. 2. This Section does not prevent the reconstruction of pre-existing structures, including accessory structures within Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas from occurring as a result of casualty loss, unless otherwise restricted by applicable ordinance. 3. Additions

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process. 2. Unless otherwise provided in the Accessory Use Matrix, accessory uses and accessory structures are permitted in any zoning district, only if they are: a. Established with written permission from the property owner or in

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or 10 feet to a front or corner side lot line. ## F. Accessory Structures ### 1. Eaves Eaves may encroach three feet into required setbacks. ### 2. Setback from Required Buffers A minimum five-foot rear

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or structure located on the same lot as the accessory structure. Examples of accessory structures /uses include sheds, carports, garages, parking areas, mailboxes, and signs. For floodplain management purposes, an accessory structure is a non-residential structure which

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