Land use · King William County Unincorporated, Virginia

Accessory structure

Named in 7 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 King William County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 19Reads like a definition

this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:] *Appurtenant or accessory structure * means a non-residential structure which is on the same parcel of property as the principal structure and the use of which

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Chapter 2Reads like a definition

residential dwelling unit located on the same parcel as a separate single-family dwelling. ** Accessory structure ** means a subordinate building or a portion of the main building, the use of which is clearly incidental to or customarily

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fences or walls except: a. Those required for support of a principal or accessory structure ; b. Engineered retaining walls necessary to the development of a site; c. Temporary fences for construction activities, trees protection, and erosion

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the county prior to attaching the equipment to the structure or erecting any accessory structures within or adjacent to the existing structure. Pursuant to Code of Virginia § 15.2-2316.4:1, the fees for the permits shall not

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right7

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.