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Chesapeake, Virginia · General provision

Section 6-1701 and 6-1702

Multi FamilyAll Chesapeake districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 30 ftRear 30 ftSide 20 ftMin width 100 ftMIN LOT AREA20,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE80 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE35%MAX DENSITY30 du/ac
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.
20,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.46 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
100 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
80 ft

Density

Maximum density
30 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
30 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
30 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 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.
35%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
by_right

Servicing

Applies near
Interstate 64, 264, 464
Applies within
2,640 ft
Geographic extent
Urban overlayOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. districts within 0.5 mile of Interstate 64, 264, or 464

Uses

Permitted by right2

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • 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 area(s) shall be surfaced to provide all-weather access and shall be appropriately screened by landscaping and fencing.

  • Underground utilities

    All new utility lines, including electrical, telephone and cable television shall be placed below ground.

Setback

  • SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from streets, parking bays, and drive aisles15 ft

    All buildings must be located a minimum of 15 feet from all streets, parking bays, and drive aisles and a minimum of 15 feet shall be provided between buildings. For those multi-family developments with buildings exceeding three stories, an additional 10 feet shall be provided between buildings.

From the ordinance

Minimum lot size, 20,000 square feet. ... Maximum building height, 35 feet.
Section 6-1701 and 6-1702