Land use · Martinsville, Virginia

Accessory residential dwelling unit

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 Martinsville’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 2Reads like a definition

such interpretation will be the responsibility of the zoning administrator. ### B. Definitions. ** Accessory residential dwelling unit ** means a secondary dwelling unit established in conjunction with and clearly subordinate to a principal dwelling unit, whether part of the

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Single family detached dwellings. ### D. Uses permitted by special use permit. 1. Accessory residential dwelling unit . A maximum of one unit per lot, with location restricted to: a. A portion of the primary dwelling; b. A free

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Single family detached dwellings. ### D. Uses permitted by special use permit. 1. Accessory residential dwelling unit . A maximum of one unit per lot, with location restricted to: a. A portion of the primary dwelling; b. A free

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alterations or shoe repair. ### D. Uses Permitted by Special Use Permit 1. ** Accessory residential dwelling unit .** A maximum of one unit per lot, with location restricted to: a. A portion of the primary dwelling; b. A free

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and building approvals under the provisions and requirements of the TND-O District. 13. Accessory residential dwelling unit . The ground floor area of a freestanding accessory residential unit shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet of lot coverage

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