Powhatan County Unincorporated

A lawful nonconforming lot may be used and developed for a use or development allowed in the zoning district in which the lot is located, provided the use and development complies with all standards applicable in the district...

A lawful nonconforming sign shall not be enlarged or structurally altered in any way that increases the extent of nonconformity.

Any existing commercial, mixed-use, or industrial development that contains any of the lawful nonconforming site features... shall be required to bring all nonconforming site features from at least one of the categories... into full compliance if the development proposes to increase the total gross floor area by more than 500 square feet...

The following rules shall apply for construing or interpreting the terms and provisions of this chapter: ...

Accessory apartment means a secondary dwelling unit established in conjunction with, and clearly subordinate to, the principal dwelling unit on a lot, contained within or attached as part of the same structure as the principal dwelling unit on the same lot.

The following rules shall apply for construing or interpreting the terms and provisions of this chapter: ...

Lot area shall be determined by measuring the total horizontal land area (in acres or square feet) within the lot lines of the lot—excluding any area within existing or proposed public street rights-of-way or private road easements and excluding any area within a Floodplain Overlay District.