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Chesapeake, Virginia · District

B-2

General Business District
CommercialGeneral BusinessAll Chesapeake districts0

Dimensional standards

B-2 lot requirementsSTREETFront 35 ftRear 30 ftSide 20 ftMIN LOT AREA15,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT75 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE30%
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.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
15,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.34 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
35 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
30 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
75 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
30%
Minimum landscaping
30%

Uses

Permitted by right4

Conditional / special use12

  • A certification from the landlord or the property owner that the on-site parking can accommodate the assembly use and th
  • A noise attenuation plan including the landlord or property owner's certification that the building has sufficient noise
  • The eating or drinking place is open for business after 12:00 a.m. and any portion of such property containing an eating
  • The eating or drinking place is adjacent to the following:
  • Property containing a church in a freestanding building;
  • The structure or unit in which the eating and drinking place is located is separated from property containing a church,
  • office
  • residential
  • governmental
  • educational
  • religious
  • recreational

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Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. when abutting residential35 ft

    Any building located on a lot that abuts property zoned or used for residential purposes may be constructed to a maximum height of thirty-five (35) feet.

  • Maximum outside display area10 pct

    The aggregate area used for the outside storage and display of merchandise shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the gross floor area of the principal retail building or 20,000 square feet, whichever is less.

  • Maximum number of principal buildings

    There shall be no limitation on the number of principal buildings constructed on a B-2 site.

  • Maximum production area50 pct

    Goods may be produced for retail sale on the premises, provided that no more than fifty (50) percent of the total floor area is devoted to production activity.

  • SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. reduction with enhanced landscaping30 pct

    Required setbacks for the principal building may be reduced by the zoning administrator if the applicant provides enhanced landscaping, with a 30% increase in vegetation, and the setback may be reduced by no more than 30%.

From the ordinance

Minimum lot size: If lot is served by an approved public sewer system, no minimum lot size. All others, 15,000 square feet. Principal building setback: from streets 35 feet; from residential side 20 feet, rear 30 feet. Maximum lot coverage 30%. Maximum height 75 feet.
§ 7-402