Land use · James City County Unincorporated, Virginia

Accessory apartments, attached

Named in 1 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 James City County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

phrases shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this section: **A** ** Accessory apartment, attached .** A separate, complete housekeeping unit that is substantially contained within the structure of, and clearly secondary to, a single-family dwelling. The

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| Permitted Uses | Specially Permitted Uses | |---|---|---|---| | **Residential Uses** | Accessory apartments, attached , in accordance with section 24-32. | P | | | | Accessory apartment, detached, in accordance with section 24-32. | |

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.