Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-680.1 Location within required yards.
Sec. 30-680.1. - Location within required yards.
(a) In any zoning district except R-6, R-7 and R-8, a building accessory to a single-family or two-family dwelling and not exceeding 12 feet in height may be located within a required rear yard, but not within five feet of an alley, provided that where a rear yard abuts a side lot line of an adjoining lot, no such accessory building shall be located nearer such side lot line than a distance equal to the minimum side yard required on the adjoining lot.
(b) In R-6, R-7, R-8, R-48, R-53 and R-63 districts, a building accessory to a single-family or two-family dwelling and not exceeding 12 feet in height may be located within a required rear yard and/or the portion of a required side yard situated within 30 feet of the rear lot line.
(c) An accessory building not exceeding 12 feet in height may be located within a required side yard when attached to an accessory building on an adjacent lot by a common wall. Such accessory building shall be located not less than 15 feet behind that face of the main building which is nearest the street line.
(d) An accessory building or structure may only be located in a front yard if located 100 feet or greater from the nearest street line.
(Code 1993, § 32-680.1; Code 2004, § 114-680.1; Code 2015, § 30-680.1; Code 2020, § 30-680.1; Ord. No. 2006-197-217, § 4, 7-24-2006; Ord. No. 2010-18-30, § 5, 2-22-2010; Ord. No. 2020-171, § 1(30-680.1), 9-28-2020)