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.
This use is only permissible in Option 2 of the UR District.
Accessory sales and rental of vehicles, trailers, sheds and similar goods are allowed if the storage and display area does not occupy required parking spaces; complies with all minimum setbacks that apply to the principal structure; and any outside storage and display area is located at least 50 feet from the boundary of a Residential District.
Any outside storage and display area is located at least 50 feet from the boundary of a Residential District or property shown in the Comprehensive Plan for residential use.
The sales area is located in accordance with yard and setback requirements of the district. The display or sale of goods, products, and/or services shall not occur in any public or private vehicular travel way or within 100 feet of a Residential District.
The display or sale of goods, products, and/or services shall not occur in any public or private vehicular travel way or within 100 feet of a Residential District.
Storage units must be within an enclosed building. Access to all rental spaces must be from the interior with a maximum of four exterior loading/entry doors excluding any office entrances. Use shall not front an arterial road. Use is not located within a VO District. Hours shall be limited to 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. A minimum 100 foot buffer shall be maintained between the use and any adjacent residentially zoned property.
A minimum 100 foot buffer shall be maintained between the use and any adjacent residentially zoned property or vacant Agricultural zoned property shown in the Comprehensive Plan for residential use. ... Hours shall be limited to 6 a.m. until 10 p.m.
The solar facility operational area, to include any buildings, structures, equipment, parking and disturbed areas, shall be setback a minimum 150 feet from any residentially zoned or occupied property, 100 feet from any road or right-of-way shown in the Comprehensive Plan, and 50 feet from any other road or property. Solar panels shall be set back 35 feet from wetlands, 100-year floodplains, and Resource Protection Areas. Height: no buildings, structures, solar panel arrays or other equipment utilized on the site shall exceed 25 feet in height.
The solar facility operational area ... shall be setback a minimum 150 feet from any residentially zoned or occupied property, 100 feet from any road or right-of-way shown in the Comprehensive Plan, and 50 feet from any other road or property. ... Solar panels shall be set back 35 feet from wetlands, 100-year floodplains, and Resource Protection Areas. ... no buildings, structures, solar panel arrays or other equipment utilized on the site shall exceed 25 feet in height. ... noise generated by the facility shall not exceed 65 dBA as measured at property line ...
The use is located north of Genito Road, east of Route 288, south of Oak Lake Court, and west of Oak Lake Boulevard.
Telecommunication towers shall be limited to 199 feet in height except in areas designated in the Comprehensive Plan for Rural Residential/Agriculture, where height is limited to 300 feet. Use shall meet the principal structure setback requirements for the applicable zoning district.
Telecommunication towers shall be limited to 199 feet in height except in areas designated in the Comprehensive Plan for Rural Residential/Agriculture, where height is limited to 300 feet.
The minimum lot size is five acres. This includes abutting parcels that are owned or leased by the licensed operator.
The minimum lot size is five acres. This includes abutting parcels that are owned or leased by the licensed operator.
Minimum lot size is three acres.
In the RC district, the gross square footage of all accessory buildings on a lot shall not exceed 200% of the gross floor area of the principal dwelling, excluding any basement. In SR, SC, SU, AR districts, the gross square footage of all accessory buildings on a lot shall not exceed the gross floor area of the principal dwelling. In TR districts, accessory buildings shall not cover more than a collective total of 225 square feet on a lot recorded on or after November 13, 1985, or 100 square feet on a lot recorded prior.
In the RC district, the gross square footage of all accessory buildings on a lot shall not exceed 200% of the gross floor area of the principal dwelling, excluding any basement.
A construction trailer or unit is incidental to construction activities taking place on the premises. The property owner shall remove the building or trailer upon completion or abandonment of construction activities.
A construction trailer or unit is incidental to construction activities taking place on the premises.
A crematorium is accessory to the following uses where permitted in the A and CC Districts: Funeral home, or Veterinary hospital. The crematorium is located within the same structure as the funeral home or veterinary hospital.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.