Chesterfield County Unincorporated

For lots containing 5,000 sq. ft. of area or less, a minimum of 50% of the lots in a subdivision shall be rear-loaded. Garage parking may satisfy one required parking space however one additional parking space shall be provided on the lot. Building height: For all other buildings, four stories.

For lots containing 5,000 sq. ft. of area or less, a minimum of 50% of the lots in a subdivision shall be rear-loaded.

A minimum of 60% of the lots in a subdivision shall be rear-loaded. Garage parking may satisfy one required parking space however one additional parking space shall be provided on the lot. Building height: For all other buildings, eight stories.

A minimum of 60% of the lots in a subdivision shall be rear-loaded.

The height restrictions or floors for the individual zones shall be those planes delineated as surfaces in Part 77.25, Subchapter E (Airspace), of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or in successor federal regulations.

The height restrictions or floors for the individual zones shall be those planes delineated as surfaces in Part 77.25, Subchapter E (Airspace), of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or in successor federal regulations.

The entire County is designated as an RMA. Resource protection areas consist of lands adjacent to water bodies with perennial flow... a vegetated RPA buffer area a minimum of 100 feet in width.

Resource protection areas shall consist of: a. Tidal wetlands. b. Nontidal wetlands connected by surface flow that are contiguous to tidal wetlands or water bodies with perennial flow. c. Tidal shores. d. A vegetated RPA buffer area a minimum of 100 feet in width...

The requirements of this Section apply to all privately and publicly owned lands within the County that are identified as special flood hazard areas according to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) provided to the County by FEMA or identified as floodplains by the Director of Environmental Engineering.

No land shall hereafter be developed and no structure shall be located, relocated, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged or structurally altered except in full compliance with the requirements of this Section and any other applicable ordinances and regulations that apply to uses within the scope of this section.

Any use, development, or redevelopment of land in the Upper Swift Creek Watershed shall meet the following performance criteria: No more land shall be disturbed than is necessary...

In granting Development Standards exceptions consideration shall be given as to whether the exceptions are solely for the purpose of promoting an integrated plan no less beneficial to the occupants of the development and surrounding area than would be obtained under this Chapter's development regulations. A Conceptual Plan shall be required with the application. The proposal substantially complies with the Comprehensive Plan.

At a minimum, bikeways shall be provided in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan and constructed generally as outlined in the Comprehensive Plan unless the Director of Planning determines that construction of the bikeway is not feasible.

Non-residential development shall not have vehicular access through residentially zoned properties unless approved by the Directors of Transportation and Planning.

In an A District, the creation or extension of a road is prohibited unless it is for the sole purpose of providing access to nonresidential development.

Sidewalks shall be provided on at least one side of all local roads in SC Base and Option 1 and on both sides of all local roads in SC Option 2, SU, TR, UR, AR, MU, and CC Option 2.

All uses, activities and development occurring within any floodplain district shall be undertaken only after the issuance of a land disturbance and/or building permit.

All uses, activities and development occurring within any floodplain district shall be undertaken only after the issuance of a land disturbance and/or building permit.

The following shall be prohibited in the floodway district: structures, substantial improvements, manufactured homes, fill or other development.

In the floodway fringe district, the development and/or use of land shall be permitted in accordance with the regulations of the underlying zoning district, but all such uses, activities and/or development shall not increase the base flood elevation.