Chesapeake, Virginia · General provision

§ 13-2501 to 13-2504

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Applies to retail establishments with gross floor area exceeding 50,000 square feetsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000..

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Areas devoted to parking shall not exceed one (1) parking space per 180 square feet of gross floor area unless the developer or applicant provides the director of planning with an independent study showing the need for a greater number of spaces.

  • Reduced parking ratio with pedestrian walkways250 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per space

    parking required by this ordinance may be reduced to one (1) space for every two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area where pedestrian walkways meeting the requirements of paragraph 4 below are provided.

  • Minimum pedestrian walkway width5 ft

    The walkways should be a minimum of five (5) feet in width

  • Sidewalks along public right-of-way

    Sidewalks shall be installed along all public right-of-way frontages.

From the ordinance

All retail establishments having a gross floor area exceeding 50,000 square feet shall conform with the development criteria contained herein.
§ 13-2501 to 13-2504