Chesapeake
Zoning districts
19 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
1Commercial
3Neighborhood Business District
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
General Business District
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Urban Business District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Other
3Industrial
3Light Industrial District
- Min lot
- 2,178,000 sq ft (50 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 8
Heavy Industrial District
- Min lot
- 2,178,000 sq ft (50 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 10
Waterfront Industrial District
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
Open space
5Residential
4R-10
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
R-6 Residential District
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
R-8
- Min lot
- 8,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Residential Estate District
General provisions
588 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The maximum height of a building or structure shall be forty (40) feet.
There is hereby created the 'Chesapeake historic and cultural preservation overlay district.' All properties located within this district shall adhere to the provisions set out below.
No building, structure (including signs), or landmark, or portion thereof, that is or will be visible from a paved public street shall be constructed, erected, extended, enlarged, altered, repaired, renovated, dismantled, demolished or moved unless and until a certificate of appropriateness has been issued.
The South Norfolk historic and cultural preservation overlay district ('South Norfolk historic district') shall include all of those properties located within the area identified on the map entitled 'South Norfolk local historic district,' dated February 28, 2001...
The following uses may be permitted with the approval of a conditional use permit in accordance with Article 17 subject to the development standards set out in subparagraph B.
The Chesapeake arboretum historic and cultural preservation overlay district shall include the historic farmhouse known as the Caleb Williamson House located at 624 Oak Grove Road, Chesapeake, Virginia.
Prior to any alteration, renovation, dismantling, modification, relocation or demolition to the Caleb Williamson House, the board of historic and architectural review, as defined in section 12-705 above, and the Chesapeake Historic Preservation Commission, shall be consulted, and asked to review the proposed action and provide comments and input to assure that the historic character of the structure is preserved.
There is hereby created the 'Great Bridge Historic Gateway Overlay District' of the City of Chesapeake. All properties located within this district shall be subject to the provisions set out below.
Development in this district shall comply with the MXD-U, Mixed Use Urban District development standards... The maximum height of a building or structure shall not exceed four (4) stories... The front yard build-to line shall range from zero (0) to ten (10) percent of the lot depth, not to exceed ten (10) feet.
The maximum height of a building or structure shall not exceed four (4) stories, provided that this maximum height may be exceeded with the approval of a conditional use permit from city council.
Development in this district shall comply with the MXD-U, Mixed Use Urban District development standards, excepting subsection 7-512(H), unless otherwise specified herein. ... The maximum height of a building or structure shall not exceed four (4) stories, provided that this maximum height may be exceeded with the approval of a conditional use permit from city council.
Development in this district shall comply with the MXD-U, Mixed Use Urban District development standards, excepting subsection 7-512(H), unless otherwise specified herein.
Development on all commercially zoned property in this district shall comply with the development standards for the B-1, Neighborhood Business District... The maximum height of a building or structure shall not exceed two (2) stories... The front yard build-to line shall range from zero (0) to ten (10) percent of the lot depth, not to exceed ten (10) feet.
The maximum height of a building or structure shall not exceed two (2) stories, provided that this maximum height may be exceeded with the approval of a conditional use permit from city council.
Development on all commercially zoned property in this district shall comply with the development standards for the B-1, Neighborhood Business District, except for subsections 7-302(B) and (C), unless otherwise specified herein. ... The maximum height of a building or structure shall not exceed two (2) stories, provided that this maximum height may be exceeded with the approval of a conditional use permit from city council.
Development on all commercially zoned property in this district shall comply with the development standards for the B-1, Neighborhood Business District, except for subsections 7-302(B) and (C), unless otherwise specified herein.
Development in this district shall comply with the underlying zoning district... All new construction of a principal structure shall feature Colonial architecture with traditional colors... All landscape buffers and vegetation shall consist of native vegetation.
Development in this district shall comply with the underlying zoning district, unless otherwise specified herein. ... All new construction of a principal structure shall feature Colonial architecture with traditional colors in a manner consistent and compatible with the Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways Visitors Center, as determined by the planning director or designee.
Development in this district shall comply with the underlying zoning district and the adopted Transportation Corridor Overlay District... New construction of a principal structure shall be Southern Colonial, French Colonial, or Coastal Colonial... All new construction of a principal structure shall install an enhanced landscape buffer consisting of twenty-five (25) percent more plant material than required along the property line abutting Battlefield Boulevard South.
Development in this district shall comply with the underlying zoning district and the adopted Transportation Corridor Overlay District, unless otherwise specified herein. ... New construction of a principal structure shall comply with the following design standards, as determined by the Director of Planning or designee: Development shall be Southern Colonial, French Colonial, or Coastal Colonial, with thematically appropriate architectural elements and materials such as brick and stone masonry, stucco, wood shingle, wood clapboard, board and batten, or alternative materials that achieve the same style.
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