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Prior to the conversion of an existing dwelling to a multifamily dwelling, the following standards shall be met: The minimum lot size shall meet the minimum lot size for the district for the first unit plus one half the lot size for each additional unit proposed.

A two-family dwelling shall meet the following requirements: The minimum site area for two-family dwellings is 150 percent of the required lot area for a single-family dwelling.

A family day care home shall meet the following requirements: The facilities and operation of a family day care home shall comply with any and all requirements of the Virginia Department of Social Services and any other state requirements that may exist. The operation shall care for either children under 13 years of age or adults, but shall not care for both at the same time.

A guest house shall meet the following requirements: The minimum lot size for a primary dwelling with a guest house shall be 150 percent of the minimum lot size required for the zoning district in which the use is located. A guest house shall be an accessory structure and shall meet the same setbacks established for a primary structure. No such quarters shall be occupied by the same guest or guests for more than three consecutive months in any 12-month period. No such quarters shall be rented, leased, or otherwise made available for compensation of any kind. There shall be no more than one guest house permitted per residential lot or parcel.

No equipment or process shall be used in a home occupation which creates noise in excess of 60dB(A) measured at the property line, or vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses off the premises or through common walls.

The maximum floor area permitted for a home occupation shall be 25 percent of the finished floor area of the dwelling unit. Storage of goods or products shall not exceed ten percent of the finished floor area. Home occupations shall be confined to the primary dwelling. To conduct a home occupation in an accessory building, a special use permit shall be obtained from the board of zoning appeals pursuant to section 1-304. One person who is not a permanent resident of the dwelling may be engaged or employed in the home occupation. There shall be no display or storage of goods or products visible from the public right-of-way or adjacent property. The sale of goods or products produced on the premises, or providing services which involve the consumer coming to the premises shall be limited to no more than 20 customers or clients in any one-week period. Baby-sitting for five or less children shall be permitted. Lessons in the applied arts shall be permitted, provided the class size for any lesson does not exceed five students at any one time and shall not exceed ten students in any one week period. Hair cutting and styling shall be limited to one chair only, and the retail sale of beauty and barber supplies shall be prohibited. One non-illuminated sign, a maximum of two square feet in area, shall be permitted per dwelling, regardless of the number of home occupations within the dwelling. No advertising through local media, including telephone books, and flyers shall call attention to the residential address of the home occupation.

The maximum floor area permitted for a home occupation shall be 30 percent of the finished floor area of the dwelling unit. Storage of goods or products shall not exceed ten percent of the finished floor area. Two people who are not a permanent resident of the dwelling may be engaged or employed in the home occupation. Hair cutting and styling shall be limited to two chairs only, and the retail sale of beauty and barber supplies shall be prohibited. An accessory building or structure may be used with the home occupation, provided that the total floor area devoted to the home occupation in the accessory structure and dwelling unit does not exceed 30 percent of the finished floor area of the dwelling unit. One non-illuminated sign, a maximum of four square feet in area, shall be permitted per dwelling, regardless of the number of home occupations within the dwelling.

A private kennel shall meet the following requirements: Minimum lot size: One acre. A private kennel shall be permitted only when accessory to a single-family dwelling or hunt club. Exterior runs, pens and other confined areas designed to house five or more animals shall be set back at least 50 feet from any property line.

A manufactured home, Class A may be permanently located on a lot or parcel as permitted by the underlying district, except in planned development manufactured home parks. For the purposes of this section, the following shall apply: The manufactured home is the only residential structure located on the lot or parcel; The manufactured home has a width of 19 or more feet; The pitch of the home's roof has a minimum vertical rise of one foot for each five feet of horizontal run, and the roof is finished with a type of shingle that is commonly used in standard residential construction; The exterior siding consists of materials comparable in composition, appearance, and usability to the exterior siding commonly used in standard residential construction; The manufactured home is constructed on a permanent footing that meets the requirements of the building code. The foundation wall shall be a continuous, masonry foundation, unpierced except for required ventilation and access and shall be installed prior to occupancy; and The tongue, axles, transporting lights, and towing apparatus are removed after placement on the lot and before occupancy.

A manufactured home, Class B may be permanently located on a lot or parcel as permitted by the underlying zoning district, except in planned development manufactured home parks. For the purposes of this section, the following shall apply: The manufactured home is the only residential structure located on the lot or parcel. The manufactured home is constructed on a permanent footing that meets the requirements of the building code. Skirting may be permitted around the perimeter of the foundation. The tongue, axles, transporting lights, and towing apparatus are removed after placement on the lot and before occupancy.

A manufactured home, Class C (built prior to July 1, 1976) shall be prohibited in the county. Existing Class C manufactured homes may remain in the county as a non-conforming structure, but shall be removed from the county once they are unoccupied for two or more years.

A manufactured home, Class B located on the same lot or parcel as a primary dwelling may be allowed as an accessory use in accordance with the provisions of the underlying zoning district. For the purposes of this section, the following shall apply: The manufactured home shall be occupied solely by a specified family member or members, related to the occupants of the primary residence on the property. The owner of the lot or parcel must occupy the primary dwelling. A family member manufactured home shall not be permitted prior to the construction and occupancy of the primary dwelling. The manufactured home shall be removed not later than 90 days after no longer being occupied by the specified occupants. The minimum lot size for a primary residence with a family member manufactured home shall be 150 percent of the minimum square footage required by the underlying zoning district. For purposes of setback requirements the family member residence shall be considered an accessory structure and shall only be located in the side or rear yard. Where public sewer is not available, the health department shall approve sewage disposal for all family member manufactured homes. Only one family member manufactured home is allowed per parcel. No family member manufactured home shall be allowed on a lot with another Class B manufactured home.

A new or expanding manufactured home park shall not be located in the floodplain. The park shall contain not less than two contiguous acres and shall be under single ownership or control, except that minimum area may be one acre where the proposed park is to be located adjacent to an existing mobile home park containing an area of one acre or more. The minimum width/depth for a mobile home park shall be 200 feet. A portion of a mobile home park consisting of not more than 25 percent of the area of the park may be designed for temporary parking of travel trailers, campers, or other recreational vehicles. The overall density of the mobile home park shall not exceed six units per gross acre and the net density of any particular acre within such park, whether used for mobile homes or travel trailers, shall not exceed 12 units per acres. Minimum site area for individual mobile homes shall be 3,600 square feet and no mobile home shall occupy more than 25 percent of the area of the lot on which it is situated. The minimum width for each lot shall be 2.5 times the width of the mobile home, or 25 feet, whichever is greater. Minimum lot widths shall be measured at right angles to the long axis of the lot at the setback line or rear of the parking stand whichever is less. No more than one mobile home shall be parked on anyone site and no mobile home sites shall be offered for sale or sold. Minimum site area for travel trailer or camper sites shall be 2,500 square feet. The mobile home park shall comply with all sanitary and other requirements prescribed by law or regulations. Each mobile home site shall be provided with individual water and sewer connections to central water and sewer connections to central water and sewer systems designed to serve the entire mobile home park. On-site sewage systems for individual sites or groups of sites may be permitted if approved by the health department. Each mobile home site shall be provided with electrical outlets installed in accordance with applicable codes and ordinances. No mobile home shall be parked closer than 100 feet from a public street or road, ten feet from an interior access drive, or 25 feet from any other mobile home or service building and no part of a mobile home, porches, decks, awnings, canopy or storage structure shall be located closer than five feet from the boundaries of the individual mobile home site. Access to the mobile home park shall not be from a minor residential street. Number and location of access drives shall be controlled for traffic safety and protection of surrounding properties, and no mobile home pace shall be designed for direct access to a street outside the boundaries of the park. Interior access drives shall be properly lighted and at least 50 feet in width, hard surfaced and maintained at least 20 feet in width in accord with applicable county specifications and ordinances. Turning radius at the end of a cul-de-sac shall be 35 feet. At least one off-street parking space shall be provided on each mobile home site, and in addition one off-street parking space shall be provided per mobile home in other locations convenient to groups of homes. No parking shall be permitted on the street. A special area shall be designated for accessory storage of boats and boat trailers, campers and other recreational vehicles. The topography of the site shall be such as to facilitate drainage and adequate drainage facilities shall be provided. The overall design shall evidence a reasonable effort to preserve the natural amenities of the site. The mobile home park shall be surrounded by a landscaped or wooded strip of open space at least 50 feet wide alone all street or road frontage and along all other exterior boundary lines. This space shall be in addition to space required for each mobile home site and shall not be used for other park facilities or accessory storage structures or parking areas. The site plan shall include a landscape plan for this open space indicating planting of shade trees and lower plant materials for open portions of the space and a plan for tree maintenance in wooded portions. Continued maintenance of the open area and its plantings shall be the responsibility of the owner or operator of the park. Each mobile home park shall provide not less than one multiple purpose developed recreational areas of at least 10,000 square feet in area for the use of occupants of the park. Any part of the mobile home park not used for buildings or other structures, off-street parking, recreational uses, drives and pedestrian walks, central laundry drying yards, or garbage and trash collection stations or other uses shall be planted with appropriate ground cover, trees, flowers, shrub and grass lawns, all of which shall be properly maintained. Each mobile home site shall provide at least two shade trees and provide an appropriate outdoor living space to supplement limited interior space of a mobile home. The minimum size of each such space shall be 250 square feet. Every such space shall be convenient to the entrance of the mobile home, appropriately related to open areas of the lot and other facilities off the lot, and adapted to terrain and natural features and to anticipated mobile home models. The park owner shall require and the unit owner shall insure that open space beneath each mobile home shall be skirted with approval material in accordance with the requirements of the building inspector. Corners for each mobile home site shall be clearly defined by permanent ground markers corresponding to the approved site plan. All utilities shall be underground, except instrumentation and substations which must screened by planting or ornamental walls or fences. No overhead wires shall be permitted in the park. No existing mobile home park shall be enlarged or extended unless the entire park is brought into substantial compliance with all requirements for a new mobile home park.

Minimum tract size: Five acres. Use limitations: Areas designated on the approved preliminary plan as a manufactured housing subdivision shall be limited to Class A manufactured homes and single family dwellings. Where a combination of manufactured homes and single-family dwellings are proposed, at least 60 percent of the lots shall be reserved exclusively for manufactured homes. Plat designation: Plats recorded for a manufactured housing subdivision shall contain the following statement, "This is a manufactured housing subdivision" and shall indicate which lots are reserved exclusively for manufactured homes. Manufactured home installation: The manufactured home shall be anchored to a concrete pad or be attached to a permanent foundation, in accordance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and shall otherwise comply with all of the requirements for a Class A manufactured home. Storage space: A storage area enclosed on all sides, with at least 300 cubic feet and designed to store yard equipment and supplies shall be provided. The storage area may be attached or detached from the principal structure.

A manufactured home, Class B may be allowed as a temporary residence during the construction, repair, or renovation of a permanent residential structure on a single lot or parcel subject to the following: All permits for temporary residences, while repairing a permanent residence shall expire within one year after the date of issuance. No extension shall be considered unless substantial construction has been initiated on the permanent residence. One extension not exceeding 90 days may be granted by the administrator if it is determined that such additional time is required to reasonably complete the construction, repair or renovation of the permanent residence. All permits issued for temporary residence while constructing a new replacement residence shall expire within two years after the date of issuance. No extension shall be considered unless substantial construction has been initiated on the replacement residence. One extension not exceeding 90 days may be granted by the administrator if it is determined that such additional time is required to reasonably complete the construction, repair or renovation of the replacement residence. All temporary manufactured homes must be removed at least 30 days after a final certificate of occupancy has been issued. Only one temporary manufactured home is allowed per parcel.

The minimum distance between multifamily structures shall be 50 feet.

Minimum tract size: One acre. Minimum lot width and frontage of 100 feet. Minimum lot depth of 150 feet. Public water and public sewer service shall be provided. Overall project density shall not exceed ten dwelling units per acre (4,356 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit) exclusive of public or commonly used rights-of-way. No multiple-family dwelling shall contain more than 12 dwelling units in any one building. At least 500 square feet of commonly usable open space shall be provided for each apartment dwelling unit. Building setbacks for lots adjacent to single-family residential districts or property used for single-family dwellings shall be at least 50 feet. No active recreational areas, parking, or refuse containers should be located within this setback area. Whenever the principal entrance to a multifamily structure, or the entrance to the individual dwelling units therein, faces on and opens directly onto the side or rear yard portion of a building, the yard width shall not be less than the front yard requirement. No parking shall be permitted within the side or rear yard space required under this provision. The minimum distance between multifamily structures shall be 50 feet.

The period for temporary placement of such structures shall be no more than 12 months

Temporary emergency housing may be placed on property when a disaster has been declared by the board of supervisors, the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or the President of the United States in accordance with applicable state and federal law. A zoning permit shall be obtained before temporary emergency housing can be placed on the property. The administrator shall have the authority to waive certain zoning requirements, including setback requirements, on a temporary basis in order to provide for the needs of citizens impacted by the disaster provided that such waiver can be reasonably justified and do not violate floodplain or Chesapeake Bay requirements. The period for temporary placement of such structures shall be no more than 12 months, unless an extension is specifically authorized by the board of supervisors for an additional period of time to be set by the board. No action under these provisions shall authorize permanent improvements or establishing a use in violation of this ordinance or any other law.

The administrator may authorize the emergency use of a temporary emergency housing on a lot for a period of one year, if the building official certifies that the permanent dwelling on the lot is uninhabitable. Only one temporary emergency housing unit shall be permitted on any lot of record. It shall be located on the same lot as the destroyed dwelling, and must be occupied only by the person, persons, or family, whose dwelling was destroyed. The temporary emergency housing shall meet all setback and yard requirements for the district in which it is located as well as all floodplain and Chesapeake Bay requirements. It shall be anchored and stabilized in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. A one time extension of up to 180 additional days may be granted by the administrator if substantial reconstruction of the destroyed dwelling has occurred, and work has, and is continuing to progress. The temporary emergency housing must be removed within 30 days after a final certificate of occupancy has been issued for the reconstructed dwelling.