Shenandoah County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Miscellaneous Lot, Frontage and Setback Provisions
§ 165-25 Lot area and width for lots not served with public water and/or sanitary sewers.
Where a lot is not served by a public water supply and/or sanitary sewerage system and the Health Official requires a higher standard for lot area or lot width than this chapter, such higher standards shall apply.
§ 165-26 Accessory uses, structures or buildings.
[Amended 6-10-1997 by Ord. No. 97-4; 4-24-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-09; 5-22-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-05; 9-24-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-11]
A.
No accessory structures or buildings shall be erected in any required front yard, except that the structures or buildings necessary to provide for required off-street parking may be allowed where terrain, narrowness of lot or other peculiar features will not allow such structure or building in other areas of the lot.
B.
No more than two recreational vehicles may be kept on the owner's property as an accessory use, provided that there is a dwelling on the property, the recreational vehicles are not used for overnight occupation, and the recreational vehicles are not parked in any required front yard.
§ 165-27 Frontage reduction for lots fronting on culs-de-sac.
When lots front on a cul-de-sac, the minimum frontage standard (measured at the setback line) in the respective district shall be reduced to 60% of that number set for the district.
§ 165-28 Additional setback requirements for safety or health reasons.
The building setback line shall be a greater distance than the minimum specified in the various districts if required by the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation or the Health Official for safety or health reasons.