Land use · James City County Unincorporated, Virginia

Accessory apartments, detached

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.

not occupy more than 35 percent of the floor area of the dwelling. ** Accessory apartment, detached .** A separate, complete housekeeping unit that is incidental to and located on the same lot occupied by a single-family dwelling. The

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apartments, attached, in accordance with section 24-32. | P | | | | Accessory apartment, detached , in accordance with section 24-32. | | SUP | | | Accessory buildings and structures. | P | | | |

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.