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Chesapeake, Virginia · District

O-074

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Dimensional standards

O-074 lot requirementsSTREETFront 50 ftRear 50 ftSide 50 ftMin width 150 ftMAX HEIGHT35 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 widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
150 ft

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

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

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft

From the ordinance

min lot width: 150.0; front setback: 50.0; side setback: 50.0; rear setback: 50.0; max height: 35.0
§ 10-452. - Development standards.