Chincoteague
Zoning districts
8 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
4Neighborhood Commercial
- Min lot
- 10,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 25 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 38
Old Town Commercial
- Min lot
- 10,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 72
Corridor Commercial
- Min lot
- 10,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 49
Resort Commercial
- Min lot
- 10,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 45
Residential
4Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
One and Two Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 12,500 sq ft (0.29 ac)
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 13
Mixed Use Residential District
- Min lot
- 10,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 22
Resort Residential District
- Min lot
- 10,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 24
General provisions
99 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Premises where travel trailers are parked in conjunction with travel, recreation or vacation. Permanent additions may not exceed the square footage of the original mobile unit. Any accessory building on the lot may not be more than 96 square feet. Minimum five-foot setback required for all structures.
Premises where travel trailers are parked in conjunction with travel, recreation or vacation. Permanent additions may not exceed the square footage of the original mobile unit. Any accessory building on the lot may not be more than 96 square feet. Minimum five-foot setback required for all structures.
All such uses shall be contiguous to the waterfront. Only one building shall be permitted and shall be limited to a maximum of 500 square feet in size and must conform to the accessory building setbacks as required for this zoned area.
Including but not limited to wholesale and retail marine activities, such as docks and areas for the receipt, storage and shipment of waterborne commerce; customary seafood and shellfish receiving, packing and shipping facilities. All such uses shall be contiguous to the waterfront. Only one building shall be permitted and shall be limited to a maximum of 500 square feet in size and must conform to the accessory building setbacks as required for this zoned area.
Yard sales conducted under this section shall be limited in time to no more than three consecutive days per sale and may not be conducted more than four times per calendar year and are not permitted from and including the Saturday preceding Pony Penning through the Saturday following Pony Penning.
Yard sales conducted under this section shall be limited in time to no more than three consecutive days per sale and may not be conducted more than four times per calendar year and are not permitted from and including the Saturday preceding Pony Penning through the Saturday following Pony Penning. Any sale exceeding this time period or otherwise not in compliance with this section will not be considered a yard sale and will be in violation of this section and will be considered a business and must comply with all applicable zoning and business licensing requirements.
The minimum lot area shall be five acres.
No cemetery shall be established on a parcel that is less than two acres in area. ... No interment shall be permitted within ten feet of any lot line within a commercial district or 25 feet of any lot line within a residential district. ... The establishment and/or extension of cemeteries is prohibited in residential R-1 and R-2. Any such establishments and/or extensions shall apply to all political divisions of the Code of Virginia. No such establishment and/or extensions shall be permitted except by a special use permit granted by the board of zoning appeals.
No cemetery shall be established on a parcel that is less than two acres in area. New cemeteries which adjoin an existing cemetery may not be required to comply with the two-acre requirement. However, a special use permit is required. No interment shall be permitted within ten feet of any lot line within a commercial district or 25 feet of any lot line within a residential district. Where the proposed cemetery will adjoin an existing cemetery, the required setback shall not apply to the common lot line adjoining such cemetery. All new cemeteries or extensions thereof shall be required to provide perpetual care for all new burial lots. Each burial lot shall be a minimum of five feet by ten feet in size. The establishment and/or extension of cemeteries is prohibited in residential R-1 and R-2. Any such establishments and/or extensions shall apply to all political divisions of the Code of Virginia. No such establishment and/or extensions shall be permitted except by a special use permit granted by the board of zoning appeals.
Any structure identifying the entrance of a property. Such structure shall not exceed four feet in height, shall not exceed 15 feet in one direction and shall not exceed 30 feet in total length. Such placement shall not prohibit a 200-foot visual site view from the entrance location on the property.
Any structure identifying the entrance of a property. Such structure shall not exceed four feet in height, shall not exceed 15 feet in one direction and shall not exceed 30 feet in total length. Such placement shall not prohibit a 200-foot visual site view from the entrance location on the property.
An occupation carried on by the occupants of a dwelling as a secondary use in connection with which there are no more than 16 square feet of display of products or inventory for sale visible from the road or adjacent dwellings. Such occupation must be a use permitted by right as defined in this ordinance. A current town business license is required.
An occupation carried on by the occupants of a dwelling as a secondary use in connection with which there are no more than 16 square feet of display of products or inventory for sale visible from the road or adjacent dwellings. Such occupation must be a use permitted by right as defined in this ordinance. A current town business license is required.
An occupation carried on by the occupants of a dwelling as a secondary use in connection with which there is no exterior (visible from the road or adjacent dwellings) display of products or inventory for sale, on-site customer visitation is severely limited to the point where neighbors are not disturbed, and no one is employed other than members of the family residing on the premises. A current town business license is required.
An occupation carried on by the occupants of a dwelling as a secondary use in connection with which there is no exterior (visible from the road or adjacent dwellings) display of products or inventory for sale, on-site customer visitation is severely limited to the point where neighbors are not disturbed, and no one is employed other than members of the family residing on the premises. A current town business license is required.
Only one main or principal use, together with secondary, incidental, or accessory uses, is permitted on a lot as a matter of right in residential districts R-1, R-2 and R-3. Subject to other applicable provisions of the ordinance multiple main structures and uses are permitted in commercial districts C-1 and C-2.
A swimming pool for the use of the occupants thereof and their noncommercial personal guest is a secondary, incidental or accessory use. A dock, including a boat lift(s), used in conjunction with the main use of a lot or structure, which is in compliance with all applicable county, state, and federal regulatory and statutory provisions and permitted by all required agencies, is a secondary, incidental or accessory use or structure. A gazebo-type structure erected on a lot, the specific location of which is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Accomack County Wetlands Board, the Virginia Marine Resource Commission, and/or the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and used in conjunction with the main use of a lot or permitted building is a secondary, incidental or accessory use or structure.
The following uses shall be permitted in the A agricultural district... The minimum lot size for permitted residential dwellings shall be five acres, or a minimum individual lot size of one acre as long as the allowable gross density does not exceed one unit per five acres... Structures... shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from the edge of any street right-of-way... The minimum side yard setback for each main structure shall be 50 feet, and the total width of the two required side yards shall be 100 feet or more... Buildings... may be erected up to 36 feet in height... No structure shall exceed three stories in height.
All fences located from a point even with the front, for commercial uses, [or] rear, for residential uses, of the main structure extending to the front lot line shall have a maximum height of four feet and shall be at least 30 percent open space
If any nonconforming use (structure or activity) is discontinued for a period exceeding five years, after the enactment of this ordinance, it shall be deemed abandoned
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