Municipality · Virginia

Chesapeake

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
19
Districts
607
Extracted rules
2,301
Standards
23
Chapters read

Zoning districts

19 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

588 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

§ 13-1402D4 standards

No sign permitted under this subsection shall exceed twenty (20) square feet in area. One freestanding ground mounted sign ... set back fifteen (15) feet from any adjacent right-of-way line and does not exceed twelve (12) feet in height.

§ 13-14054 standards

Buildings and structures ... shall be set back a minimum of fifty (50) feet from the nearest edge of the sidewalk pavement or street pavement, or, if there is no sidewalk, of any public right-of-way ... and shall be set back a minimum of fifty (50) feet from any adjoining lot which is zoned or used for residential purposes.

§ 13-15025 standards

Such events shall meet one of the following durational limits... The event shall not last for more than seven (7) consecutive or non-consecutive days up to a maximum of four (4) times per calendar year; or ... one (1) day a week for no more than twenty-eight (28) total days per calendar year.

§ 13-15033 standards

A temporary permit may be issued in all zoning districts by the zoning administrator for yards located outside the public right-of-way which support a temporary construction project

§ 13-15034 standards

A temporary permit may be issued in all zoning districts... valid for a period not exceeding eighteen (18) months... renewed for additional twelve-month periods... restoration within sixty (60) days.

§ 13-15032 standards

A temporary permit may be issued in all zoning districts by the zoning administrator for yards located outside the public right-of-way which support a temporary construction project...

§ 13-15043 standards

Special events as described above shall be permitted in all zoning district classifications, subject to compliance with the requirements set out below.

§ 13-16024 standards

A bed and breakfast/tourist home establishment shall be allowed in the A-1 agricultural district or HC district only upon the issuance of a conditional use permit

§ 13-1602, 13-16035 standards

A bed and breakfast/tourist home establishment shall be allowed in the A-1 agricultural district or HC district only upon the issuance of a conditional use permit... In the HC district, only those accessory uses... incidental and subordinate to a single-family detached dwelling shall be permitted...

§ 13-1602; § 13-16038 standards

A bed and breakfast/tourist home establishment shall be allowed in the A-1 agricultural district or HC district only upon the issuance of a conditional use permit...

§ 13-17013 standards

unmanned public facility buildings and related structures ... shall be permitted uses in all districts other than C-1 conservation district

§ 13-1701, 13-17024 standards

unmanned public facility buildings and related structures... shall be permitted uses in all districts other than C-1 conservation district... Height: not more than fifteen (15) feet... Area: not more than seven hundred fifty (750) square feet.

§ 13-1701; § 13-17022 standards

unmanned public facility buildings and related structures... shall be permitted uses in all districts other than C-1 conservation district, where such structures shall be conditional uses.

§ 13-1801 to 13-18032 standards

Any application for a development which is subject to the provisions of this ordinance and which includes... common open space or common improvements... shall include as...

§ 13-19013 standards

the outer edge of the stacking lane required for such service must be located a minimum of three hundred (300) feet from any principal residential dwelling unit

§ 13-1901, 13-19024 standards

When a drive-through window or door... must be located a minimum of three hundred (300) feet from any principal residential dwelling unit... If closer, conditional use permit required.

§ 13-1901; § 13-19022 standards

When a drive-through window or door or other pickup service for vehicles is proposed for a site, and such service will include an amplified speaker system, the outer edge of the stacking lane required for such service must be located a minimum of three hundred (300) feet from any principal residential dwelling unit...

§ 13-20013 standards

Total classroom area ... may be added, up to a maximum of fifty percent (50%) of the total square footage of the building as originally built

§ 13-20012 standards

Any freestanding school building located in a zoning district in which a school is a conditional use may expand its building area, subject only to the setback, height and other related limitations set out in this ordinance...

§ 13-2001 to 13-20065 standards

Any freestanding school building... may expand its size subject only to the setback, height and other related limitations... Total classroom area may be added up to a maximum of fifty percent (50%)... Total building area may be added up to a maximum not exceeding the total square footage of the building as originally built.

Source documents

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