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Municipality · Virginia

Chesapeake

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Zoning districts

19 districts, grouped by category.

Agricultural

1
A-1Agricultural

Agricultural District

Chesapeake, VA
Min lot
2,178,000 sq ft (50 ac)
Permitted uses
3

Commercial

3
B-1Commercial

Neighborhood Business District

Chesapeake, VA
Min lot
15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
Max height
75 ft
Front setback
30 ft
Permitted uses
3
B-2Commercial

General Business District

Chesapeake, VA
Min lot
15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
Max height
75 ft
Front setback
35 ft
Permitted uses
4
B-5Commercial

Urban Business District

Chesapeake, VA
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
5 ft
Permitted uses
2

Other

3
C-1Other

C-1 Conservation District

Chesapeake, VA
Min lot
43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
50 ft
Permitted uses
1
C-2Other

Recreation District

Chesapeake, VA
C-3Other

Recreation District

Chesapeake, VA

Industrial

3
M-1Industrial

Light Industrial District

Chesapeake, VA
Min lot
2,178,000 sq ft (50 ac)
Permitted uses
8
M-2Industrial

Heavy Industrial District

Chesapeake, VA
Min lot
2,178,000 sq ft (50 ac)
Permitted uses
10
M-3Industrial

Waterfront Industrial District

Chesapeake, VA
Min lot
15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
Max height
75 ft
Front setback
25 ft
Permitted uses
3

Open space

5
O-028Open space
Chesapeake, VA
O-029Open space
Chesapeake, VA
Min lot
500 sq ft
Front setback
20 ft
O-074Open space
Chesapeake, VA
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
50 ft
O-084Open space
Chesapeake, VA
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
50 ft
O-112Open space
Chesapeake, VA
Front setback
30 ft

Residential

4
R-10Residential

R-10

Chesapeake, VA
Min lot
10,000 sq ft
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
25 ft
Permitted uses
2
R-6Residential

R-6 Residential District

Chesapeake, VA
Min lot
6,000 sq ft
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
1
R-8Residential

R-8

Chesapeake, VA
Min lot
8,000 sq ft
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
25 ft
Permitted uses
2
RE-1Residential

Residential Estate District

Chesapeake, VA

General provisions

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

§19-804A.1.iii2 standards

Lots in the R-12s zoning district may only be reduced to comply with the minimum lot size requirements for the R-10s zoning district.

§19-804A.1.iv2 standards

Lots in the R-12(a)s zoning district may only be reduced to comply with the minimum lot size requirements for the R-10s zoning district.

§19-804A.1.v2 standards

Lots in the R-10s zoning district may only be reduced to comply with the minimum lot size requirements for the R-8 zoning district.

§19-804C.11 standards

Required off-street parking spaces in the industrial zoning districts may only be adjusted according to the following: The number of off-street parking spaces required by the applicable parking group for a use, as set out in section 19-411, may only be reduced by a maximum of twenty-five (25) percent of the number of spaces required for the use.

§19-804D.11 standards

The maximum building height in the R-MF-1 and R-MF-2 zoning districts may only be adjusted according to the following: The maximum building height may be adjusted to allow one additional story. No adjustment to the maximum building height under this section shall result in a structure higher than forty-five (45) feet.

§19-804D.11 standards

The maximum building height in the R-MF-1 and R-MF-2 zoning districts may only be adjusted according to the following: The maximum building height may be adjusted to allow one additional story. No adjustment to the maximum building height under this section shall result in a structure higher than forty-five (45) feet.

§9-30215 standards

Minimum lot size, 10,000 square feet. Minimum lot width, 80 feet. Minimum lot frontage, 64 feet. Principal building setback: front 30 ft, side 15/20 ft, rear 30/35 ft. Max lot coverage 30%. Max height 75 ft (35 ft if abutting residential).

§9-40215 standards

Minimum lot size, 10,000 square feet. Minimum lot width, 80 feet. Minimum lot frontage, 64 feet. Principal building setback: front 30 ft, side 15/20 ft, rear 30/35 ft. Max lot coverage 30%. Max height 75 ft (35 ft if abutting residential).

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.