Chesterfield County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
4 districts, grouped by category.
General provisions
502 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Within 200' of a developed residential neighborhood, the height shall not exceed 60'. Maximum height can equal the height of a residential structure within 100' of the common boundary if greater than 60'.
The maximum building length shall be 400 feet. Buildings that exceed 250 feet in length shall provide breezeways or similar throughways mid-block to provide public pedestrian access to the rear of the building.
Hospitals, hotels, and offices may have a maximum height of 150'.
Uses permitted in this district shall be limited to those permitted within the SC District, subject to the standards provided in Section 19.2-24.K.1. and 19.2-24.K.4.
Uses permitted in this district shall be limited to those permitted in the SU, TR, UR, NB, CC, and MU Districts, except that the following uses shall be prohibited: a. Automobile sales, rental, and leasing; b. Automobile repair; c. Gas station; d. Car wash or auto detailing; e. Kennel, commercial, and; f. Self-storage.
Uses permitted in this district shall be limited to those permitted in the SU, TR, UR, NB, CC, and MU Districts, except that the following uses shall be prohibited: a. Automobile sales, rental and leasing; b. Kennel, commercial, and c. Self storage.
The use shall be conducted on a minimum of five acres.
Minimum lot size is five acres. ... Outdoor activities must be set back at least 100 feet from properties under separate ownership. Hours of operation are limited to 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. ... outdoor amplified music is limited to 65 decibels measured at the property boundary.
Minimum lot size is 10 acres. ... All structures associated with the keeping of equine animals shall be set back 50 feet from any adjoining property or road. All fences for equine animal containment shall be set back 10 feet from any adjoining property or road.
The capacity for amphitheaters is limited to 500 seats. ... outdoor amplified music is limited to 65 decibels measured at the property boundary.
Hours of operation for donations are limited to between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Use is located on a lot having a minimum area of 4,500 square feet and a minimum lot width of 45 feet; and Dwelling complies with the setback requirements in the SU District.
Buildings may be up to 55 feet, whichever is less, provided that if within 100 feet of SR, SC, SU, or AR district the height shall not exceed 45 feet.
The minimum site area is five acres in the NB District. ... In the A District, outdoor activities shall be setback 200 feet from residential district or use. ... noise shall not exceed 65 dBA at the property line. ... The maximum height of pole-mounted exterior lighting is 20 feet in outdoor activity areas.
Lots are permitted 12 chickens, ducks, or other small fowl. For each additional acre in lot size, six additional chickens, ducks, or other small fowl are permitted. ... Lots are permitted two equine, bovine, camelid, ruminant, or ratite animals per five acres in lot size.
The use cannot occur on a subdivision lot. ... The use is not operated more frequently than three consecutive days nor more than three days in any seven-day period beginning on Monday and ending on Sunday.
The landing pad perimeter is at least 500 feet from a Residential District.
The landing pad perimeter is at least 500 feet from a Residential District.
Minimum site area is three acres.
Minimum site area is three acres.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.