Except where other provisions of this chapter rare
more restrictive, the following requirements shall apply to the location,
height, and size of all accessory uses or
structures in all districts, including the planned development district unless the
approving ordinance for such district (project) has established alternative or
supplementary requirements:
(a) With the exception of statues, arbors, trellises, flagpoles,
fences, walls or roadside stands, accessory buildings or structures shall not be located
closer to the front lot line than the principal building provided, however, that where the
setback of the principal building exceeds fifty feet (50'),
accessory buildings and structures shall be subject only to a
fifty-foot (50') minimum setback requirement.
(b) Accessory buildings or structures located closer to the front lot
line than the rear of the principal building shall observe the side yard requirements
applicable to the principal building.
(c) An accessory building
or structure attached to a principal building by any wall or roof
construction, or located within ten feet (10') of any principal
building, shall be considered a part of the principal building and shall observe all yard
regulations applicable thereto.
(d) Accessory buildings and
structures shall observe minimum side and rear yard setbacks of five
feet (5') except where the provisions of this section
require otherwise and provided, however:
(1) There shall be no side and rear yard requirements for fences or
walls; and
(2) There shall be no
rear yard requirement for docks, piers or boathouses; however, a
setback of ten feet (10') from side lot lines, or extensions
thereof into bodies of water, shall be observed. All such uses shall be subject to
applicable permitting requirements of the Virginia Marine Resource Commission and United
States Army Corps of Engineers.