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 placement and use of portable storage containers on property zoned industrial, business, agricultural and office and institutional, other than as provided for in section 13-402.D.6, shall conform to the requirements contained in section 13-402.A. through C.
The business of leasing and storing portable storage containers as defined in section 13-402.D.1.a. may be conducted as a principal use in the industrial zoning districts without a conditional use permit if: Portable storage containers are not stacked outside of a completely enclosed structure, and No portable storage container is used to store solid waste, hazardous materials, explosives or unlawful substances and materials.
The placement of an empty portable storage container, that is intended for sale or lease, in the industrial, business and office and institutional zoning districts as an accessory to a lawful principal use is permitted and shall not require a permit under section 13-402.D.4.
Any child care facility operated other than as a home occupation meeting the requirements of this ordinance and located outside of the O & I (office and institutional) district shall require a conditional use permit.
A use permit shall be required for all adult day care centers.
Any child care facility operated other than as a home occupation meeting the requirements of this ordinance and located outside of the O & I (office and institutional) district shall require a conditional use permit.
A use permit shall be required for all adult day care centers. No such adult day care center shall be permitted to operate earlier than 7:00 a.m. or later than 8:00 p.m.
All communication towers shall be handled as standard process projects and shall require a conditional use permit, obtained in accordance with the provisions of article 17 of this ordinance.
No communication tower shall be erected, constructed, installed, or co-located without first obtaining a conditional use permit, except as otherwise provided in this section.
No communication tower, ancillary equipment or accessory structure may be located closer than two hundred (200) feet or one hundred ten (110) percent of the proposed tower height, whichever is greater, from an existing residential structure.
Communication towers shall only be placed on a lot having a minimum area of two thousand (2,000) square feet... The minimum lot width for all communication tower sites shall be fifty (50) feet... shall not construct a communication tower or antenna in excess of one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in height
communication towers constructed in industrial zoning districts as an accessory structure to a principal building and communication towers located in rural overlay districts may be constructed up to a height of five hundred (500) feet
A twenty-five percent (25%) extension may be approved administratively... A ten percent (10%) extension will be permitted under the conditions set out for administrative approval
A minimum of two (2) paved parking spaces shall be required for each communication tower.
No structure or area occupied by animals in a kennel, veterinary clinic or animal hospital shall be closer than five hundred (500) feet from the lot line of any property zoned or used for residential purposes. Where such structures are soundproofed and air conditioned, the minimum distance shall be two hundred (200) feet.
animals shall be confined in an enclosed building from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Off-street parking shall be required at a ratio of one space for the first 200 square feet of the gross floor area of the mobile home or office trailer and one space for every additional 200 square feet of gross floor area, or portion thereof.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this ordinance, the following uses are specifically prohibited as home occupations: ... Tattoo parlors ... Junkyards ... Restaurants ...
Wind turbines may be placed on an individual building in accordance with the following: a. Maximum height: Ten (10) feet for roof mounted. b. Construction: Roof-mounted only.
Wind turbines may be placed on an individual building in accordance with the following: a. Maximum height: Ten (10) feet for roof mounted. b. Construction: Roof-mounted only.
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