Sec. 40.2-217(3)(b)

Other

• Attached or detached

  May be located within principal structure, attached, or detached behind principal structure.

• Attached must have interconnecting door

  If attached, must have an operative interconnecting door with the principal structure.

• Detached separation per building code

  If detached, separated from principal structure as required by Building Code and determined by Building Official.

• Maximum floor area percentage25 pct

  Shall not exceed 25 percent of the floor area of the principal structure.

• Maximum one per lot

  Not more than one accessory dwelling unit per lot is permitted.

• Cannot be sold separately

  Accessory dwelling units shall not be sold apart from the principal structure.

• Only on single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. detached lots

  Accessory dwelling units are only permitted on lots with single-family detached dwellings.

• Parking spaces

  At least one, but no more than two, off-street parking spaces shall be provided for an accessory dwelling unit (in addition to required off-street parking for principal use).

• Not permitted on multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive., townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot., two-family, or three- to four-family

  Accessory dwelling units are not permitted on lots with multi-family, townhouses, two-family, or three- to four-family dwellings.

• ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. use of manufactured homesManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site., travel trailers, etc.

  Use of manufactured homes, travel trailers, campers, tractor trailers, or similar vehicles as ADU prohibited unless permitted by Code of Virginia §15.2-2290.