Chesterfield County Unincorporated

A nonconforming use which has ceased for more than two years shall not again be used for a nonconforming use.

A nonconforming sign shall not be enlarged, extended, reconstructed, substituted, or structurally altered, except when required by law or lawful order, unless the following conditions are met: 1. The sign is repaired or refurbished at a cost of 35% or less...

The sign is repaired or refurbished at a cost of 35% or less of the replacement cost of the total sign structure.

This Chapter does not authorize the impairment of any vested right.

A recorded lot as of January 1, 2026, may use the least stringent bulk standards of the zoning district, unless otherwise specified by conditions of zoning.

A recorded lot as of January 1, 2026, may use the least stringent bulk standards of the zoning district, unless otherwise specified by conditions of zoning.

Properties zoned R-TH, R-MF, MH-1, MH-2, or MH-3 prior to the January 1, 2026, are capped at a density of 10 units per acre unless otherwise specified through a zoning approval or use permit.

Properties zoned R-TH, R-MF, MH-1, MH-2, or MH-3 prior to the January 1, 2026, are capped at a density of 10 units per acre unless otherwise specified through a zoning approval or use permit.

Properties zoned R-TH, R-MF, MH-1, MH-2, or MH-3 prior to the January 1, 2026, are capped at a density of 10 units per acre unless otherwise specified through a zoning approval or use permit.

None of the following shall be required by this Chapter to connect to public water and/or public wastewater, unless County Code Sec. 18-60, a previously approved zoning condition, or proffer requires such connection.

Until January 1, 2031, any use permitted by right or with restrictions in the former C-5, I-1, I-2, and I-3 districts designated in Chapter 19.1 is permitted by right or with restrictions, even if that use is not a permitted use in the corresponding district established in Chapter 19.2.

Until January 1, 2031, any use permitted by right or with restrictions in the former C-5, I-1, I-2, and I-3 districts designated in Chapter 19.1 is permitted by right or with restrictions, even if that use is not a permitted use in the corresponding district established in Chapter 19.2.

The following land use decisions made between January 1, 1973, and January 1, 2026 remain in effect: Variances, Conditional Uses, Conditional Use Planned Developments, Special Exceptions, and Manufactured Home Permits.

The A District provides land areas for large lot single-family dwellings... base pattern provides for rural residential development on five acre or larger parcels.

Provisions are considered the minimum required to promote public health, safety, convenience, morals, and general welfare. Unless otherwise specified, the standards of this Chapter are the minimum required.

Accessory Building/Use means a structure or use that is customarily incidental, and subordinate in scale, to the principal use of a lot, building, or structure located on the same lot as the accessory structure. Examples of accessory structures/uses include sheds, carports, garages, parking areas, mailboxes, and signs.

Building Height means the vertical distance of the average grade to either the: Highest point of the coping of a flat roof; or Deck line of a mansard roof; or Highest point of the highest gable of a pitch or hip roof. The measurement does not include any roof mounted solar or mechanical equipment.

Building Coverage means the area of lot occupied by any principal and accessory buildings.

Building Setback Line, Front means the line within a lot that defines the front building envelope limits. This line is the greater of the following distances: Minimum front yard building setback of the district; or Setback as designated on a recorded plat; or Location where the lot achieves the minimum lot width requirement.

Steep Slope means land area which rises or falls at a rate of 20 feet or more per 100 feet as measured in the horizontal plane.