Chesapeake

The total sign area for all signs on premises shall not exceed one (1) square foot of sign area for each linear foot of public right-of-way frontage.

a conditional use permit shall be required for residential uses on the upper floor levels of buildings located in the Causeway Character District

Billboard signs permitted through conditional use permit in B-2, B-3, M-1, M-2 districts.

A skateboard ramp may be constructed and used as an accessory use upon privately owned property located in any A-1, C-2, C-3 or residential zoning district, but only if there is compliance with all of the following requirements.

Livestock, as defined in article 3 of this ordinance, shall not be considered or treated as pets and shall not be permitted as an accessory use on residential property unless otherwise specifically permitted in this ordinance.

Vietnamese Potbellied Pigs, Juliana Pigs, or veterinarian-certified similar breeds may be kept as pets in the C-1 (conservation), A-1 (agriculture), RE-1 (residential estates) and all residential zoning districts, provided that a conditional use permit shall be required to keep such animals in the R-TH-1, R-MF-1 and R-MF-2 districts.

A conditional use permit shall be required to keep such animals in the R-TH-1, R-MF-1 and R-MF-2 districts.

Livestock projects for educational purposes shall be permitted in A-1 and all residential districts with the exception of the R-TH-1, R-MF-1 and R-MF-2 districts.

alter the location of the footprint in a manner that does not increase the degree of nonconformity not sooner than fifteen (15) days after written notice

a lawfully nonconforming mobile home may be replaced with a comparable manufactured housing unit that meets the then current Department of Housing and Urban Development Manufactured Home Safety Regulations

The use carried out in a lawful nonconforming building or lot cannot be changed unless all of the following occur: Prior notice of the change in use is given to the zoning administrator. The use is a permitted use under this zoning ordinance

If a lawful nonconforming use is discontinued for more than two (2) years, it shall be deemed to be abandoned.

The burden shall be upon the person claiming a lawful nonconformity to prove that the nonconforming use, building, structure or lot was established in compliance with the law.

Any lot of record lawfully existing on the effective date of this zoning ordinance which does not comply with the dimensional requirements may nevertheless be used

Contiguous lots under the same ownership that each have a lot width of less than forty (40) feet in residential zoning districts, except R-6 and R-SFA

thirty seven (37) feet in lot width and less in the R-6 and R-SFA zoning districts shall be considered merged

Whenever the boundaries of a zoning district are changed, any uses, buildings or structures which become nonconforming as a result of such change shall become subject to the provisions of this article.

One (1) space per five (5) seats in the largest assembly area, as determined under accepted national architectural standards. In addition, an overflow parking area shall be provided for newly-constructed church facilities.

Where a school or school addition or expansion requires a conditional use permit, the owner, as part of the use permit application, may request a deferral on a portion of the off-street parking requirements.

A change in the use of a lot or in the structures on a lot, which would result in off-street parking requirements under this zoning ordinance which cannot be met for the site, is prohibited, unless cooperative parking or alternative parking arrangements allowed under this ordinance can be provided or a special exception is granted.