Land use · Bristol, Virginia

accessory use

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.

are maintained to ensure a reasonable amount of open space, recreational facilities, and accessory uses as may be deemed necessary and compatible with residential surroundings. **(b) Setbacks.** 1. The minimum front and rear setbacks for townhouses

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Agricultural uses on residential property. (a) Backyard chickens may be permitted as an accessory use on single-family residential lots in R-1A, R-1, and R-2, provided the following conditions are met: (1) No more than six hens

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with resources primarily derived from the land upon which it is produced. Agricultural accessory uses as specified and allowed in § 50-136 and elsewhere in this article are excluded. **Alley** means any public or private way

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14. Unless otherwise allowed by this article, any uses not listed are prohibited. Accessory uses not listed and as defined in division 18 are permitted in every district subject to the standards in section 50-134. Standards

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those above, as determined by the planning commission as per section 50-33(b). **(d) Accessory uses .** Any accessory building or use customarily incidental to the above permitted and special uses is permitted. **(e) Minimum lot area.** There

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