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Except as accessory to a farm, no manufactured home shall be used for storage or other non-dwelling purpose in a R-1, R-2 or RVC district. C. No shipping container shall be used for storage or other non-dwelling purposes in a R-1, R-2, or RVC district. In the R-1, R-2, and RVC districts it shall be permissible to store out-of-doors recreational vehicles and watercraft as an accessory use only in accordance with the following: 1. Such vehicles or watercraft shall be placed in the rear or side yards only, and shall be located at least five feet from all property lines.

Portable on demand storage (POD) units shall be considered a temporary structure. They are permitted for use for a total of six months, after which a zoning permit must be obtained through the planning and zoning department.

Distributed solar energy facility shall be considered an accessory use to be used to meet energy demands on-site and include rooftop and groundmounted photovoltaic arrays on residential, commercial, and industrial properties.

Battery energy storage systems shall be considered an accessory use in residential, civic, commercial, and industrial uses and properties in any zoning district when designed with appropriate storage capacity to serve the principal use only and not the electric power grid.

The following activities, so long as they satisfy the general criteria set forth above, are specifically regarded as accessory uses to residential principal uses: Private garages and parking for the principal use. Hobbies or recreational activities of a noncommercial nature...

The following activities, so long as they satisfy the general criteria set forth above, are specifically regarded as accessory uses to civic, commercial and industrial uses: Parking for the principal use. Accessory storage buildings or areas. Food services operated incidental to the principal use...

Except as otherwise permitted under this ordinance, only one single-family residence shall be permitted on a single lot of record. Each such residence shall be constructed or established on a separate lot that complies with this ordinance.

No accessory use or structure shall be permitted on a lot unless the principal use or structure is previously in existence. At the discretion of the administrator, permits for an accessory structure may be issued concurrently with permits for the principal structure.

Nothing in this ordinance shall be interpreted to prohibit condominiums as such by reason of the form of ownership inherent therein. Neither shall any condominium be treated differently under any provision in this ordinance which would permit a physically identical project or development under a different form of ownership.

The standards contained in the district regulations in article III shall apply to all of the use types found in the remaining section of article IV (sections 4-400 through 4-900 et seq.), unless specifically modified or superceded by the use and design standards in the remaining sections of article IV.

In addition to those activities generally described in the description in section 2-202, included with this use are a wide range of accessory activities including, the operation of heavy cultivating machinery, spray planes, irrigating machinery, wheelwright or blacksmith, storage of fertilizer, the storage of petroleum, the repair of personal farming equipment, and including structures for processing and sale of products raised on the premises.

Prior to establishing or enlarging a confined animal feeding operation including feedlots, confinement areas, waste storage areas and land for waste disposal, the following setback requirements shall be met: At least 2,500 feet from residences not located on the same property in the A-R Agricultural Rural Residence District or from any lot in a R-1 or R-2 Residence District; At least 1,000 feet from any primary street, road of highway, as defined by the Virginia Department of Transportation; At least 500 feet from any secondary street, road or highway as defined by the Virginia Department of Transportation; and, At least 500 feet from any property line.

A Class B manufactured home shall be permitted as an accessory use to an agricultural use exclusively for a farm employee, and his/her family in accordance with the requirements contained in section 4-508. No more than one farm employee dwelling for each 50 acres in the total acreage of the farm, whether that acreage is contiguous or separated by other parcels, shall be permitted.

Front yard setback: 25 feet from any public right-of-way. Entrances and exits to roads shall be clearly delineated and shall be so located as to provide safe ingress and egress from roads.

A temporary sawmill shall be located at least 400 feet from any residence located on an adjoining property or from any lot in an R-1 or R-2 Residence District, at least 200 feet from any boundary of the tract, and at least 100 feet from any street, road or highway.

Minimum lot size: 20 acres. Minimum setback for stables and riding arenas: 200 feet from all property lines. Accessory tack shops not exceeding 1,000 square feet are permitted in conjunction with commercial stables.

Private stables in A-R, RVC, and R-1 districts shall comply with the following requirements: Minimum lot size: Two acres. On lots of less than ten acres, no more than one stable animal per acre shall be permitted. Minimum setback for stables and riding arenas: 100 feet from all property lines.

An accessory apartment shall only be considered as an accessory use to a detached single family residence and no accessory apartment shall be located in any structure other than the principal structure on the lot, except as otherwise permitted in subsection C. below. Maximum floor area: Upon completion of the construction, the accessory apartment shall not contain more than 50 percent of the finished floor area of the principal dwelling located on the same lot, but in no case shall the accessory apartment exceed 1,000 square feet. Only one accessory apartment shall be allowed on any one lot or parcel, and the owner of the property shall reside on the premises. Exterior entrances to the apartment shall be located so as to appear as a single-family dwelling. Minimum floor area of the apartment: 300 square feet. One parking space shall be required in addition to required parking for the principal dwelling.

An accessory apartment may be permitted in a building other than the principal building provided: The parcel contains a minimum of 150 percent of the minimum lot size required. The building in which it is located complies with all setback requirements for a principal building.

The accessory apartment shall be allowed only in the same structure as, and in conjunction with, an associated civic, office or commercial use type. The civic, office or commercial use type must occupy at least 50 percent of the gross floor area of the structure.