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Supervisors adopt ordinance to clarify accessory‑structure limits, exempt bona fide farms and revise BZA procedures
Summary
The board adopted Ordinance O‑03‑25 to raise residential accessory structure allowances, set a 5% lot‑area limit (capped at 10,000 sq ft) for A‑1 agricultural lots beyond the front setback, exempt farm‑related buildings that meet Code of Virginia definitions, and align Board of Zoning Appeals procedures with state law.
The New Kent County Board of Supervisors on June 9 adopted Ordinance O‑03‑25, a package of zoning amendments that modifies accessory structure limits, defines accessory dwelling units and revises Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) procedures.
Angela Lufflet, the county’s zoning administrator, told the board the existing ordinance text could be read ambiguously and that longstanding local interpretations needed to be codified. Among the principal changes adopted:
• For lots in residential zones (R‑districts), the cumulative area allowed for detached…
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