Land use · Northampton County Unincorporated, Virginia

Accessory buildings

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 Northampton County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

A solar energy system that is an integral part of a principal or accessory building , rather than a separate mechanical device, replacing or substituting for an architectural or structural component of the building including, but not

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the side street shall be 30 feet or more for both main and accessory buildings . (2) *Accessory structures.* The aggregate floor area of an accessory building or structure shall not exceed 25% of the area of

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one acre per horse. (E) **Setbacks.** (1) **Setbacks for domestic livestock husbandry.** (a) Accessory buildings must conform to standards already established in particular zoning districts. (b) Livestock handling or containment areas shall be set back a

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create a visual obstruction or hindrance to traffic on any abutting street; (2) Accessory buildings are permitted in a rear or side yard, but not within five feet of a property line unless otherwise specified in

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