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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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...
Special events as described above shall be permitted in all zoning district classifications, subject to compliance with the requirements set out below.
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
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...
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...
unmanned public facility buildings and related structures ... shall be permitted uses in all districts other than C-1 conservation district
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.
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.
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...
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
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.
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...
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
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...
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.
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