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Chesapeake, Virginia · District

O-029

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Dimensional standards

O-029 lot requirementsSTREETFront 20 ftRear 10 ftSide 10 ftMIN LOT AREA500 sq ft
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
500 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft

From the ordinance

min lot area: 500.0; front setback: 20.0; rear setback: 10.0; side setback: 10.0
A. Lot dimension requirements.