Land use · Chesapeake, Virginia

tennis court

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.

schools, offices, libraries, fire stations, pump stations, parks, playgrounds, golf courses, swimming pools, tennis courts , recreational marinas, community centers and similar types of uses as determined by the planning director. 3. **Accessory uses and structures** as

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of the school, including, without limitation, such structures as parking lots, ballfields, playgrounds, tennis courts and related athletic areas, unless such structures are to be lighted for nighttime use and any lighting structure is located within

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in the neighborhood. **C. Fences surrounding recreational courts.** All fences immediately surrounding any tennis court , volleyball court, basketball court or any area used for any similar purpose may be erected to a height not exceeding twelve

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such improvements, including but not limited to pedestrian ways, play lots, swimming pools, tennis courts , basketball courts, etc., but not including the following improvements: buildings or other structures to be used for other than recreational purposes;

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