Land use · Chatham, Virginia

private garage

Named in 1 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 Chatham’s own text settles what this covers.

is accessory; provided that on a lot occupied by a multiple dwelling, the private garage may be designed and used for storage of 1½ times as many automobiles as there are dwelling units in the multiple

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greenhouse heating plant be operated within 20 feet of any lot line. (8) Private garage on the same lot with the building, not maintained for the service of the public, or operated or conducted for commercial

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Where it is allowed here

Accessory1

Allowed as a secondary activity to the main use.