Land use · Gate City, Virginia

accessory uses and structures

Named in 2 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 Gate City’s own text settles what this covers.

exception and use permit. 9. Off-street parking as required by this chapter. 10. Accessory uses and structures permitted as defined; however, garages or other accessory structures such as carports, porches, and stoops attached to the main building shall

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Home occupations as defined. 13. Off-street parking as required by this chapter. 14. Accessory uses and structures permitted as defined; however, garages or other accessory structures such as carports, porches, and stoops attached to the main building shall

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Agriculture. (14) Yard sale or garage sale for disposal of personal property. (15) Accessory uses and structures permitted as defined; however, garages or other accessory structures such as carports, porches and stoops attached to the main building shall

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Special Exception and Use permit. 1. Antique and gift shops. 2. Apartments and accessory uses and structures and single-family dwellings used for residential purposes on the upper floors and at the rear of a building used for commercial

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Accessory1

Allowed as a secondary activity to the main use.