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.
Posting shall occur at least 10 days prior to the approval or disapproval of an administrative site plan; and 14 days for administrative variances; and 21 days for all other applications. Mailed notice deadlines: Five business days before any public hearing.
fees for a single application shall not exceed $75,000.
An application for a rezoning shall not be accepted for review within 12 months of the date of the denial of the same or a substantially similar request. Similar for conditional use, ZD, and special exception.
If a proposal contains any residential units, a minimum of 10% Amenity Space shall be provided, with 50% of that amount located within Strategic Amenity Space. Use exceptions shall only be granted on a maximum of 30% of the net acreage.
If a proposal contains any residential units, a minimum of 10% Amenity Space shall be provided, with 50% of that amount located within Strategic Amenity Space. Use exceptions shall only be granted on a maximum of 30% of the net acreage
Acceptable scale for site plans shall be one inch equals 100 feet or larger for all plan sheets showing buildings or building lots, and at least one inch equals 600 feet for all other plan sheets. Major site plans shall be certified by a registered engineer, landscape architect, architect, or land surveyor.
The following do not require any site plan approval unless a land area of 2,500 square feet or more is involved... Minor site plan: land disturbance between 2,500 and 9,999 sq ft; Major site plan: 10,000 sq ft or more.
The following do not require any site plan approval unless a land area of 2,500 square feet or more is involved... require major site plan approval when a building permit is required or when the improvement involves a land area 10,000 square feet or more... An approved site plan becomes null and void if no significant work is done and no development occurs within five years
The A District should be used to implement the areas shown in the Comprehensive Plan as Rural Residential/Agricultural (maximum 0.2 dwelling units per acre) or Residential Agricultural (maximum 0.5 dwelling units per acre).
The Agricultural (A) District provides land areas for large lot single-family dwellings as well as forest and farmland including agricultural and silvicultural operations and ancillary uses... maximum 0.2 dwelling units per acre
The Agricultural (A) District provides land areas for large lot single-family dwellings as well as forest and farmland including agricultural and silvicultural operations... The A District should be used to implement the areas shown in the Comprehensive Plan as Rural Residential/Agricultural (maximum 0.2 dwelling units per acre) or Residential Agricultural (maximum 0.5 dwelling units per acre).
Lots created through the family subdivision process identified in Sec. 17-42 shall have a minimum size of one acre and a minimum road frontage of 15 feet.
The Rural Community (RC) District provides for residential development on minimum five acre lots.
The Rural Community (RC) District provides for residential development on minimum five acre lots. ... served by private well and septic systems.
The purpose of the Public Facilities Use District is to provide for additional County facilities on the site currently occupied by Old Hundred Elementary School. Uses permitted in this district shall be limited to government buildings or facilities, limited to one public school and one fire station, subject to the standards provided in Sections 19.2-24.L. and 19.2-24.N.
General standards for the Roseland Zoning Overlay District including streetlights, on-street parking, alleys, trails, ADUs, buffers, and infrastructure.
Uses permitted in this district shall be limited to government buildings or facilities, limited to one public school and one fire station, subject to the standards provided in Sections 19.2-24.L. and 19.2-24.N.
The maximum density within the RZO shall not exceed 4,509 dwelling units and 815,000 square feet of gross floor area (gfa) of non-residential uses.
Within the Suburban Residential District, the following shall apply: ... (Table 19.2-24.3) ... For flag lots, road frontage may be reduced to 30 feet.
Within the Suburban Residential District, the following shall apply: ... For flag lots, road frontage may be reduced to 30 feet.
Source documents
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