(A) Temporary construction structures. Temporary buildings and structures, including mobile homes, recreational vehicles, and other highway vehicles may be erected or placed on a construction site in all districts as an accessory structure if such buildings, structures, or vehicles are incidental and reasonably necessary to construction work on the premises. Such temporary buildings, structures, or vehicles shall be placed on a construction site only after a building permit has been issued for the on-site construction work to be performed. When such construction work is completed or abandoned, when the building permit expires or is revoked, whichever comes first, such temporary buildings, structures or vehicles shall be removed.
(B) Temporary emergency housing. If an occupied single-family dwelling or mobile home in any district shall burn, flood or be otherwise damaged or destroyed by any cause to a degree so as to make it unsafe or unhealthy for human occupancy, nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the temporary placement of a mobile home on the property as an accessory structure for the purpose of providing emergency housing for the displaced occupants, provided the mobile home is placed in the location on the property specified by the Director of Planning and Zoning, and the mobile home is provided with a water supply and sewage disposal system approved by the Health Officer. The mobile home shall be removed from the site when the damaged dwelling is repaired or replaced or within 12 months, whichever shall come first, except that the Director of Planning and Zoning may grant, for good cause shown, an extension not to exceed an additional six months.
(C) Temporary family health care structure. Temporary family health care structures shall be allowed by right in accordance with the following provisions.
(1) The structure shall be for use by a caregiver in providing care for a mentally or physically impaired person.
(2) The structure shall be located on property owned or occupied by the caregiver as his/ her residence as a permitted accessory use in any single-family residential zoning district on lots zoned for single-family detached dwellings.
(3) A special use permit shall not be required.
(4) The requirements stated in § 154.2.064 "Accessory Uses" shall be met unless otherwise provided for in this section.
(5) Such structures shall comply with all setback requirements that apply to the primary structure.
(6) Only one temporary family health care structure shall be allowed on a lot or parcel of land.
(7) For the purposes of this subsection, the following terms shall have meanings as set forth herein.
(a) CAREGIVER means an adult who provides care for a mentally or physically impaired person. The caregiver shall be related by blood, marriage, or adoption or be the legally appointed guardian of the mentally or physically impaired person for whom he/she is caring.
(b) MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON means a person who is a resident of Virginia and requires assistance with two or more activities of daily living, as certified in writing by a physician licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
(c) TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE means a transportable residential structure, providing an environment facilitating a caregiver's provision of care for a mentally or physically impaired person that is primarily assembled at a location other than its site of installation and is limited to one occupant who shall be the mentally or physically impaired person. The structure shall be no larger than 300 gross square feet and shall comply with all applicable building codes, including, but not limited to, Industrialized Building Safety Law and the Uniform Statewide Building Code. The structure shall not be placed on a permanent foundation.
(8) The applicant shall provide evidence of compliance on an annual basis to the Zoning Administrator as long as the structure remains on the property.
(9) The permit fee for the structure shall be as established by the Board of Supervisors and shall not exceed $100 for the permit.
(10) The temporary family health care structure shall be required to connect to any water, sewer and electrical utilities serving the primary structure and shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Virginia Department of Health.
(11) No signage will be allowed on the temporary family health care structure or elsewhere on the property except as provided in § 154.2.190.
(12) The temporary family health care structure shall be removed within 30 days once the mentally or physically impaired person is no longer receiving or is no longer in need of the assistance as described within this subsection.
(13) The Zoning Administrator may revoke the permit granted to a resident if the permit holder violates any provision of this subsection.
(Ord. passed 4-12-2016)