Land use · Chesapeake, Virginia

accessory structure

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Chesapeake’s own text settles what this covers.

| 30 percent | | Maximum structure height | 35 feet | | Accessory structure setbacks | Same as principal structure setbacks | 1. Setback from streets shall be measured from the reservation line established in

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of maintenance of the surrounding environment, including fences, gates, sidewalks, steps, signs, and accessory structures ; and 9. The deterioration of any exterior feature so as to create or permit the creation of any hazardous or unsafe

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obtain a permit issued by the zoning administrator and comply with setbacks for accessory structures in the industrial zoning district. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, setbacks for shipping containers shall be measured from all abutting streets,

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provisions of this ordinance, the following structures shall be presumed to be permitted accessory structures , the placement of which are subject to the setback, lot coverage, height and other related requirements set out elsewhere in this

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an existing or platted lot not occupied by any other dwelling. 2. Any accessory structure to a single-family or two-family dwelling. 3. Any agricultural activity except as otherwise provided in this zoning ordinance. 4. A change

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