A.
Authorization. Accessory uses and structures are permitted
in any zoning district unless qualified below, but only in conjunction
with, incidental to and on the same lot with a principal use or structure
which is permitted within such district.
B.
Permitted accessory uses. Accessory uses and structures shall include, but are not limited to the following uses and structures, provided that such use or structure shall be in accordance with the definition of "accessory use" in Article II.
(1)
Antenna structures.
(2)
Barns and any other structures that are customarily
incidental to an agricultural use on a tract of land not less than
two acres.
(3)
Carports.
(4)
Children's playhouses, not to exceed 100 square feet
in gross floor area, and children's play equipment.
(5)
Doghouses, pens and other similar structures for the housing of commonly accepted pets, but not including kennels as defined in Article II.
(6)
Fallout shelters.
(7)
Garages, private.
(8)
Gardening.
(9)
Guest houses or rooms for guests in an accessory structure,
but only on lots of at least two acres and used only for the occasional
housing of guests of the occupants of the principal structure and
not as rental units or for permanent occupancy as a housekeeping unit;
provided, however, that if a guest house or rooms in an accessory
structure has kitchen facilities, it shall be deemed an "accessory
dwelling unit" that requires a special use permit or special exception
under this chapter.
[Amended 2-1-2021]
(11)
Parking of not more than one commercial vehicle
per occupant/operator in any resource preservation or residential
district. Parking shall not be in any required front or side yard.
(12)
Parking of small cargo trailers and major recreational
equipment in a residential zoning district, including but not limited
to boats, boat trailers, camping trailers, travel trailers, motorized
dwellings, tent trailers and houseboat and horse vans, but subject
to the following limitations:
(a)
Such equipment shall not be used for living,
sleeping or other occupancy when parked or stored on a residential
lot or in any other location not approved for such use.
(13)
Porches, gazebos, belvederes and similar structures.
(14)
Quarters of a caretaker, watchman or tenant
farmer (not to exceed one per 50 acres).
(15)
Recreation, storage and service structures in
a mobile home park.
(16)
Residence for a proprietor or storekeeper and
his family located in the same building as his place of occupation.
(18)
Statues, arbors, trellises, barbecue stoves,
flagpoles, fences, walls and hedges.
(19)
Storage outside, to include compost piles, farm equipment and inoperable and junk vehicles on any lot as provided for in § 170-31, provided that such storage and/or vehicle in a residential zoning district is located on the rear half of the lot, is screened from view from the first story window of any neighboring dwelling; and the total area for such outside storage, excluding the area occupied by one junk vehicle, does not occupy more than 100 square feet.
(20)
Storage structures incidental to a permitted
use.
(21)
Swimming pool and bathhouses, private.
(22)
Tennis, basketball or volleyball court and other
similar private outdoor recreational uses.
(23)
Wayside stands, but subject to the following
limitations:
(a)
The wayside stand shall be for the express purpose
of the sale of agricultural products grown on the same property (including
pick-your-own type operations) or the sale of products of approved
home occupations conducted on the same property.
(b)
The wayside stand shall be located a minimum
distance of 10 feet from the street right-of-way.
(c)
The wayside stand shall be located so as to
provide for adequate off-street parking spaces and safe ingress and
egress to the adjacent street.
(24)
Ponds, but subject to the following limitations:
[Amended 1-3-2007]
(a)
The pond shall be located so that the normal
pool is located at least 100 feet from an adjacent property line except
with the written consent of the owner(s) involved.
(b)
No land shall be disturbed in the construction
of the pond that is less than 100 feet from an adjacent property line
except with the written consent of the owner(s) involved.
(c)
Approval of the State Water Control Board shall
be required if state waters are to be impounded.
(25)
Hunting, fishing, hiking or any other similar
passive-type outdoor recreation use, whether or not a fee is charged
therefor; provided, however, that no overnight accommodations or any
structure or other improvement specifically related thereto is constructed.
(27)
A thrift, used goods and clothing or similar
retail store, when conducted and maintained on property owned by a
volunteer fire and rescue organization recognized by the County of
Rappahannock, conditioned on such use's being owned or operated by
a volunteer fire and rescue company or a nonprofit organization dedicated
to supporting fire and rescue organizations.
[Added 11-2-1998]
(28)
(Reserved)
(29)
Temporary family health care structure, subject to
the standards of § 15.2-2292.1 of the Code of Virginia,
1950, as amended.
[Added 7-7-2010]
C.
Accessory uses not permitted. The following accessory
uses are not permitted:
D.
Use limitations.
(1)
No accessory structure shall be occupied or utilized
unless the principal structure to which it is accessory is occupied
or utilized.
(2)
All accessory uses and structures shall comply with
the use limitations applicable in the zoning district in which located.
(3)
All accessory uses and structures shall comply with
the maximum height regulations applicable in the zoning district in
which they are located.
E.
Location regulations.
(1)
If an accessory-type building is attached to a principal
building by any wall or roof construction, it shall be deemed to be
a part of the principal building and shall comply in all respects
with the requirements of this chapter applicable to the principal
building.
(6)
Barns shall not be located less than 50 feet from
any property line in or adjacent to a residential or commercial zoning
district.
(7)
The following regulations shall apply to the location of all accessory structures or uses except those specifically set forth in Subsection E(1) through (6) above.
[Amended 1-3-2007]
(a)
No accessory structure or use shall be located
in any required minimum front yard, except a statue, arbor, trellis
or flagpole.
(b)
No accessory structure or use which exceeds 10 feet in height shall be located in any required minimum side yard except as may be expressly permitted by a variance granted in accordance with the provisions of Article XV.
(c)
No accessory structure or use which exceeds 10 feet in height shall be located closer than a distance equal to its height to any lot line in the rear yard, except as may be expressly permitted by a variance granted in accordance with the provisions of Article XV.
(d)
On a corner lot, the rear line of which adjoins
a side lot line of a lot to the rear, no accessory structure or use
which exceeds 10 feet in height shall be located:
A.
Authorization. Home occupations are permitted subject
to the following provisions and any use limitations applicable in
the zoning district in which located.
B.
Permitted home occupations. Home occupations include
the following uses and those uses determined by the Zoning Administrator
to be sufficiently similar thereto in terms of type, scale and impact:
(1)
Artists and sculptors.
(2)
Authors and composers.
(3)
Dressmakers, seamstresses and tailors.
(4)
Family day-care homes limited to not more than five
children.
(5)
Home crafts, such as model making, rug weaving, lapidary
work, cabinetmaking, ceramics and similar light manufacturing uses.
(6)
Office facility of a minister, rabbi, priest or other
similar person associated with a religious organization.
(7)
Office facility of a salesman, sales representative
or manufacturer's representative, provided that no retail or wholesale
transactions are made on the premises.
(8)
Office facility of an architect, artist, broker, dentist,
physician, professional therapist, engineer, planner, landscape architect,
public relations practitioner, instructor in arts and crafts, insurance
agent, land surveyor, lawyer, musician, real estate agent and typist.
(9)
Schools whose class size do not exceed four pupils
at any given time.
(10)
The letting for hire of not more than two rooms
for rooming or boarding use for not more than two persons, neither
of whom is a transient.
(11)
Beauty parlor/barber shops.
(12)
Repair shops.
C.
Uses not permitted as home occupations. Permitted
home occupations shall not in any event be deemed to include antique
shops, funeral chapels or funeral homes, gift shops, medical or dental
clinics or hospitals, renting of trailers, restaurants, riding or
boarding stables or kennels, tourist homes, abattoirs, motor vehicle
related uses, commercial recreational uses, massage parlors and fortune-tellers.
D.
Use limitations. In addition to the use limitations
applicable to the zoning district in which located, all home occupations
shall be subject to the following use limitations:
(1)
A home occupation must be conducted within a dwelling
which is the bona fide residence of the principal practitioner or
in an accessory building thereto which is normally associated with
a residential use.
(2)
No mechanical or electrical equipment shall be employed
other than machinery or equipment customarily found in the home associated
with a hobby or a vocation not conducted for gain or profit or machinery
or equipment which is essential to the conduct of the home occupation.
(3)
No outside display of goods or outside storage of
equipment or materials used in the home occupation shall be permitted.
(4)
No persons other than a member of the immediate family
occupying such dwelling shall be employed, except for part-time teachers.
