Land use · Bristol, Virginia

accessory building

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 Bristol’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 18Reads like a definition

plural the singular; the word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is permissive: ** Accessory building , structure, or use** means a use or structure which is clearly subordinate and customarily incidental to the main use or structure;

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In single- and two-family residence districts, only one principal building and its customary accessory building or buildings may hereafter be erected on any lot. (Ord. No. 20-4, 11-24-20) ### Sec. 50-13. - Reduction of lot area

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highway. Walkways not less than four feet wide shall be provided to all accessory buildings or service facilities of the park. All interior drives and walkways within the park shall be paved in accordance with standards

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processing or other activity associated with such business, shall be conducted in any accessory building . There shall be no outside storage of goods, products, equipment, or other materials associated with the home occupation. (5) There shall

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minimum side yard requirements of the district in which the lot is located. Accessory buildings shall also comply with this setback from the intersecting street. In the R-2 and R-3 districts where the side yard could

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