Land use · Chatham, Virginia

accessory structures

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 Chatham’s own text settles what this covers.

Ground-mounted small solar energy facilities shall meet the minimum setbacks for principal or accessory structures in the zoning districts which they are located. The maximum height of these facilities shall be ten feet as measured from

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