Sec. 19-601

Other

• Buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. berm3 ft

  A buffer yard D as described in Section 19-610 of this ordinance, with a three-foot berm, shall be required where the rear of any commercial or industrial building faces a public or private right-of-way having an existing or proposed width of 80 feet or more.

• Buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. easement width7 ft

  A minimum of seven (7) feet width, or fifty (50) percent of the required width, whichever is greater, of any required buffer yard must be located outside of all public or private easements.

• Green space buffer combination30 pct

  A maximum of 30% of the required interior green space may be combined with required buffer yards when natural vegetation is being retained in any such buffer yard.

• Green space at end of parking rows

  Green space no smaller than 9 x 18 feet in size and containing at least one large tree shall be required at both ends of each row of parking spaces containing 7 or more spaces.

• Maximum green space size1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Individual green areas 150 square feet or more in contiguous area shall not substitute for more than 1,000 square feet of interior green space required for parking.

• Minimum green space size150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Green space containing less than 150 square feet in contiguous area will not count toward interior green space required for parking.

• Landscaping plan required

  A preliminary landscaping plan, showing the location and dimensions of green space, buffer yards, and existing and known proposed public and private easements, shall be required as part of any preliminary site plan for all multifamily and nonresidential developments and for all residential major subdivisions where rear or secondary front yards abut an existing or proposed right-of-way 80 feet or more in width.

• Landscaping plan required

  A final landscaping plan, prepared by a landscape designer, shall be submitted in the following circumstances: (a) as part of the final site plan for any multifamily or nonresidential development; (b) as part of the building permit application for any single-family or duplex residential construction on a lot, or (c) as part of any final subdivision plan for a residential major subdivision where rear or secondary front yards abut an existing or proposed right-of-way 80 feet or more in width.

• Green space in parking areas30 sqft_per_parking_space

  Green space meeting the definition contained in the Chesapeake Landscape Specifications Manual shall be provided within the interior of parking areas at a ratio of thirty (30) square feet of green space per each off-street parking space

• Street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. hedge heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft

  Street frontage hedges shall be restricted to a mature height of four (4) feet, except where they are required to screen service entrances and outside storage areas, in which case they shall be maintained at a height of six (6) feet.

• Tree canopy in parking areas400 sqft_per_150_sqft_green_space

  The equivalent of 400 square feet of large tree canopy coverage (appendix B of the Chesapeake Landscape Specifications Manual) shall be planted for each 150 square feet of interior green space provided.