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Chesapeake, Virginia · District

C-1

C-1 Conservation District
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Dimensional standards

C-1 lot requirementsSTREETFront 50 ftRear 50 ftSide 50 ftMin width 150 ftMIN LOT AREA1 acMIN FRONTAGE120 ftMAX HEIGHT35 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.
43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
150 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
120 ft

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
50 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
50 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
50 ft

Height & bulk

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

Uses

Permitted by right1

Conditional / special use1

Prohibited1

From the ordinance

Minimum lot size, 1 acre. Minimum lot width, 150 feet. Minimum lot frontage, 120 feet. Principal building setback... From streets (front yards), 50 feet. Side yard, 50 feet. Rear yard, 50 feet. Maximum lot coverage of all buildings and roofed structures, 30 percent. Maximum building height, 35 feet.
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