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Chesapeake, Virginia · District

R-8

R-8
ResidentialSingle FamilyAll Chesapeake districts0

Dimensional standards

R-8 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 25 ftRear 25 ftSide 6 ftMin width 75 ftMIN LOT AREA8,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE60 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE35%
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.
8,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
75 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
60 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.
25 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
6 ft
Side, combinedSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
35%

Uses

Permitted by right2

From the ordinance

This district is intended for single-family detached dwellings with a minimum lot size of 8,000 square feet. The R-8 zoning district is permitted only in those areas of the city served by public utility facilities.
§ 6-1401, § 6-1402