Henrico County Unincorporated

Bicycle parking rack. A stationary fixture to which a bicycle can be supported upright, provide two points of contact, and be securely attached (typically using a bicycle lock) to prevent theft.

Electric vehicle (EV) level 1, 2, or 3 charging station. A vehicle parking space served by an electrical component assembly or cluster of components assemblies (battery charging station) designed and intended to transfer electric energy by conductive or inductive means from the electric grid or other electrical source to a battery or other energy storage device within a vehicle that operates, partially or exclusively, on electric energy.

A Level 1 charging station is a slow-charging station that typically operates on a 15- or 20-amp breaker on a 120-volt Alternating Current (AC) circuit. A Level 2 charging station is a medium-speed-charging station that typically operates on a 40- to 100-amp breaker on a 208- or 240-volt Alternating Current circuit. A level 3 charging station is a high-speed industrial grade charging station that operates on a high-voltage circuit.

Guesthouse. An accessory building without cooking facilities, intended for intermittent occupancy by one or more guests, and for which a certificate of occupancy has been issued.

Home occupation. An occupation, profession or trade customarily and commonly carried out by an occupant in a dwelling unit as a secondary use which is clearly incidental and subordinate to the residential character of the dwelling unit.

Home occupation, office activities. A business activity conducted in a dwelling unit in which no customers come to the dwelling and no products are sold at the dwelling. It may include the sale of goods or provision of services where all transactions take place at other locations (e.g., web-based sales where goods are shipped directly from a distributor to the customer without ever passing through the dwelling, mobile car detailing where the service is only provided at the customer's location). This definition also includes an artist's studio.

Home occupation, provision of services. A business activity conducted in a dwelling unit in which customers come to the dwelling to receive services, but no stock-in-trade is kept at the dwelling and no products are sold at the dwelling.

Home occupation, sale of goods. A business activity conducted in a dwelling unit in which handicrafts made on site, clothes made on site, and home-cooked food items are kept at the dwelling and sold at the dwelling.

Caretaker dwelling. A dwelling unit, located within a building containing a Commercial use or an Industrial use, for occupancy by the proprietor or an employee of an establishment within the building, or by an employee of a business that is under contract to provide ongoing security, maintenance, or similar services for the building, and the proprietor's or employee's family.

Drive-through facility. A facility used to provide products or services to customers who remain in their vehicles, whether through a window or door in a building, a machine in a building or detached structure (e.g., ATM), or via a mechanical device (e.g., a pneumatic tube system). In addition to the pick-up window or door, drive-through service facilities also may include remote menu boards and ordering stations. Use types that commonly have drive-through service as an accessory use include banks and drugstores. A drive-through restaurant is a principal use.

Driveway. An accessway that functions solely to provide direct and immediate vehicular access between an alley or street and the principal origin and destination points within an abutting development, or part of a large development.

Dwelling. Any building or portion of a building occupied or designed to be occupied exclusively for residential purposes, but not including a tent, recreational vehicle, cabin, hotel or motel, boardinghouse, hospital, or other accommodation used for transient occupancy.

Dwelling unit. Within a dwelling, one or more rooms connected together and constituting a single household, with independent cooking, bathroom, and sleeping facilities, designed or used for occupancy by a single household, for owner occupancy or rental for periods of 30 consecutive days or more, and separate from any other dwelling units or rooms in the same building.

Fence. A barrier of man-made construction preventing movement across a boundary, including walls that do not support a roof, but not retaining walls.

Greenhouse. A structure, primarily of glass, in which temperature and humidity can be controlled for the cultivation or protection of plants.

Green roof. A vegetative layer grown on a rooftop.

Hard-surfaced. Having a surface made of asphalt, concrete, brick, stone pavers, or an equivalent hard, dustless, and bonded material.

Home garden. An on-site garden planted by an owner or occupant of a dwelling unit.

Hospice. A coordinated program of home and inpatient care provided directly or through an agreement under the direction of an identifiable hospice administration providing palliative and supportive medical and other health services to terminally ill patients and their families.

Livestock. Animals commonly regarded as farm animals, including cattle, horses, goats, llamas, ostriches, pigs, hogs, and sheep, but excluding smaller animals such as rabbits and poultry.