Chesapeake, Virginia · General provision

§ 7-512

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaSide 8 ftMAX HEIGHT75 ft / 6 storiesMAX FAR2.5MIN OPEN SPACE20%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Extracted standards

10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Height

Landscaping & trees

  • Minimum tree canopy20 pct

    A minimum twenty (20) percent tree canopy coverage shall be provided within the development.

Other

Parking

  • Parking per sections 19-410 and 19-411

    Each mixed use development shall provide parking per sections 19-410 and 19-411, may be reduced with parking management plan.

Setback

Signage

  • Signage plan

    Signs shall meet residential district requirements except total sign area <=1 sq ft per linear foot, no box signage, no billboards, no flashing signs.

From the ordinance

Minimum lot size: none. Side yards: 8 feet. Building height: max 75 feet or 6 floors. FAR: 2.5 for mixed use, 1.5 for others. Open space: 20% of total development acreage. Permitted only in areas served by public utility facilities.
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