Chesapeake, Virginia · General provision
§ 12-800 - § 12-805
Historic GatewayAll Chesapeake districts0
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- The Great Bridge HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. Gateway Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. shall include those areas designated as the Causeway Character DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2., the HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. Battlefield Character DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2., the Great Bridge Business Character DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2., and the South Gateway Character DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. as identified on the map entitled, 'Character Districts of the Great Bridge HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. Gateway Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it.' and dated February 25, 2020.
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Great Bridge Village Design Guidelines
City council approved the Great Bridge Village Design Guidelines on December 16, 2008. The Great Bridge Village Design Guidelines are herein incorporated by reference and shall apply to applicable properties...
Other
- Major exterior renovation threshold
The term 'major exterior renovations' shall include the cumulative costs since June 16, 2020, of any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or other improvement, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty (50) percent of the building's assessed value...
From the ordinance
There is hereby created the 'Great Bridge Historic Gateway Overlay District' of the City of Chesapeake. All properties located within this district shall be subject to the provisions set out below.