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Chesapeake, Virginia · General provision

Section 6-1501 and 6-1502

Single Family AttachedAll Chesapeake districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 25 ftRear 15 ftSide 15 ftMin width 35 ftMIN LOT AREA1,500 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE28 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE50%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
1,500 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
35 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
28 ft

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
50%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Three-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Four-plus family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

Servicing

Geographic extent
Permitted only in areas served by public utilityPublic utilitiesInfrastructure serving the wider area — substations, pump stations, towers. facilities

Uses

Permitted by right2

Extracted standards

5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Design

  • Maximum attached units per group8 units

    No single grouping of attached units shall exceed eight (8) units.

  • Maximum uniform rooflines4 units

    No more than four attached units shall have uniform rooflines or the same setbacks. Variations in the setback of building faces shall be at least two (2) feet.

Other

  • Pedestrian easement width4 ft

    A four-foot wide private pedestrian access easement shall be provided on the perimeter of all rear and exterior side yards. No structure, including but not limited to fences, shall be constructed within this easement so as to obstruct pedestrian access.

  • Public utilityPublic utilitiesInfrastructure serving the wider area — substations, pump stations, towers. requirement

    All dwelling units shall be served by public utility facilities.

  • Recreational vehicle storage

    The storage of recreational vehicles and boats shall be prohibited unless a common storage/parking area is provided on the approved preliminary site plan scaled to the size of the development. Such areas shall be surfaced to provide all-weather access and shall be appropriately screened by fencing and landscaping.

From the ordinance

Minimum lot size, 1,500 square feet. ... Maximum building height, 35 feet.
Section 6-1501 and 6-1502