Chesapeake, Virginia · General provision

§ 12-405

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 150 ftRear 30 ftSide 30 ftMIN LOT AREA1 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.

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

  • Lighting direction

    All lighting shall be directed downward toward the interior of the development. No lighting shall be used that interferes with airfield operations.

Noise

  • Minimum outdoor-to-indoor noise level reduction35 dB

    All other occupied buildings and structures located in noise contours 65 DNL or greater must achieve an outdoor to indoor noise level reduction of thirty-five (35) dB.

  • Residential sound transmission control

    All residential dwellings located in or on lots, subdivisions or developments located partially or wholly within the Fentress Airfield overlay district (65 DNL or greater) shall be constructed in conformance with sound transmission control regulations and airport noise attenuation standards set out in the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.

Other

Signage

From the ordinance

Minimum lot size for properties in noise contours 65-70 DNL and 70-75 DNL shall be one acre or the minimum lot size prescribed by the underlying zoning district, whichever is greater. Minimum building setback from a public street shall be one hundred fifty (150) feet. Side and rear yards shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet.
§ 12-405