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Chesapeake, Virginia · General provision

§ 6-1502

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 25 ftRear 15 ftSide 0 ftMin width 20 ftMIN LOT AREA1,500 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE16 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.
20 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
16 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.
0 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.

Uses

Permitted by right1

Extracted standards

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

Other

From the ordinance

Minimum lot size: 1,500 square feet. Minimum lot width: interior lots 20 feet, end lots 35 feet. Minimum lot frontage: 80% of minimum lot width. Front yard: 25 feet (or 15 feet if alley). Side yard: end units 15 feet, interior units 0 or 10 feet. Rear yard: 15 feet. Max lot coverage: 50%. Max height: 35 feet.
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