Chesapeake, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 19-804

Extracted standards

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

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  • Districts eligible for lot size adjustment

    The minimum lot size for the R-15s, R-15(a)s, R-12s, R-12(a)s, R-10s and R-10 zoning districts may only be reduced in accordance with the following: a. Adjustment criteria. | Zoning District | May Only Be Reduced To | ... No reduction shall be approved for any development containing two-family dwellings as permitted in the R-10 zoning district. b. Limitations. i. All reductions in minimum lot size under this section must be calculated and applied before any other adjustment or reduction is made under other sections. ii. If the property proposed to be dedicated under section 19-803 contains no jurisdictional wetlands as defined by federal, state or local law, the sum, as measured in square feet, of all approved reductions to the minimum lot size for lots in a development shall not exceed the amount of land, as measured in square feet, dedicated in accordance with section 19-803. iii. If any portion of the property proposed to be dedicated under section 19-803 contains jurisdictional wetlands as defined by federal, state or local law, the sum of all approved reductions to the minimum lot size for lots in a development shall not exceed the sum of the following: (a) The total number of square feet of property to be dedicated that does not contain jurisdictional wetlands, and (b) The total number of square feet equal to one-half (½) of the amount of square feet of the property containing jurisdictional wetlands. If the proposed dedication consists entirely of property containing jurisdictional wetlands, the sum of all approved reductions to the minimum lot size for lots in a development shall not exceed the total number of square feet equal to one-half (½) of the amount of square feet of the property containing jurisdictional wetlands. iv. All other development standards shall not be adjusted, including, but not limited to, density requirements set out in article 5. Reductions in the minimum lot size for lots in a development shall not increase the number of lots above the number that could have been achieved absent the reductions. v. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or abolish the requirements of section 19-201.

  • The required minimum lot widths in the R-15s, R-15(a)s, R-12s, R-12(a)s, R-10s and R-10 zoning districts may only be adjusted according to the following criteria: a. The minimum lot width required may only be adjusted on lots that qualify for an adjustment to the required minimum lot size under this section. b. The required minimum lot width for a lot qualifying for an adjustment to the required minimum lot size under this section may be adjusted to the required minimum lot width of the zoning district containing the required minimum lot size for which the lot qualifies under this section. c. For lots that qualify for required lot width adjustment, the adjusted minimum lot width shall be the standard for calculating the required lot frontage. d. Adjustments to the required minimum lot widths for lots in a development shall not result in an increase of the number of lots above the number of lots that could have been achieved absent the adjustments.

From the ordinance

The minimum lot size for the R-15s, R-15(a)s, R-12s, R-12(a)s, R-10s and R-10 zoning districts may only be reduced in accordance with the following: a. Adjustment criteria. | Zoning District | May Only Be Reduced To | ... No reduction shall be approved for any development containing two-family dwellings as permitted in the R-10 zoning district. b. Limitations. i. All reductions in minimum lot size under this section must be calculated and applied before any other adjustment or reduction is made under other sections. ii. If the property proposed to be dedicated under section 19-803 contains no jurisdictional wetlands as defined by federal, state or local law, the sum, as measured in square feet, of all approved reductions to the minimum lot size for lots in a development shall not exceed the amount of land, as measured in square feet, dedicated in accordance with section 19-803. iii. If any portion of the property proposed to be dedicated under section 19-803 contains jurisdictional wetlands as defined by federal, state or local law, the sum of all approved reductions to the minimum lot size for lots in a development shall not exceed the sum of the following: (a) The total number of square feet of property to be dedicated that does not contain jurisdictional wetlands, and (b) The total number of square feet equal to one-half (½) of the amount of square feet of the property containing jurisdictional wetlands. If the proposed dedication consists entirely of property containing jurisdictional wetlands, the sum of all approved reductions to the minimum lot size for lots in a development shall not exceed the total number of square feet equal to one-half (½) of the amount of square feet of the property containing jurisdictional wetlands. iv. All other development standards shall not be adjusted, including, but not limited to, density requirements set out in article 5. Reductions in the minimum lot size for lots in a development shall not increase the number of lots above the number that could have been achieved absent the reductions. v. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or abolish the requirements of section 19-201. B. Upon compliance with section 19-803, the following adjustments to the required minimum lot width may be approved for development in accordance with the requirements of article 18 and chapter 70 of the City Code: 1. The required minimum lot widths in the R-15s, R-15(a)s, R-12s, R-12(a)s, R-10s and R-10 zoning districts may only be adjusted according to the following criteria: a. The minimum lot width required may only be adjusted on lots that qualify for an adjustment to the required minimum lot size under this section. b. The required minimum lot width for a lot qualifying for an adjustment to the required minimum lot size under this section may be adjusted to the required minimum lot width of the zoning district containing the required minimum lot size for which the lot qualifies under this section. c. For lots that qualify for required lot width adjustment, the adjusted minimum lot width shall be the standard for calculating the required lot frontage. d. Adjustments to the required minimum lot widths for lots in a development shall not result in an increase of the number of lots above the number of lots that could have been achieved absent the adjustments.
Sec. 19-804