Minimum lot size
40,000 sfSmallest conforming lot.
“40,000 square feet. (0.92 acres)”R-40s & R40(a)s Residential Districts › R-40s & R40(a)s Residential Districts · Chesapeake code · read 2026-10-02
- Zoning
- Chesapeake, VA
- R-40s
Chesapeake, VA · zoning record
R-40s zoning in Chesapeake.
The dimensional standards that govern what you can build in the R-40s district, straight from Chesapeake's ordinance, with every figure quoting its source. Check a specific address to see how these rules apply to a real lot.
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R-40s dimensional standards.
These are the letter-of-the-law limits for the base R-40s district. Overlays (historic, neighborhood plan, and similar) can tighten them; a specific address check resolves the overlays that actually apply.
Minimum lot width
110 ftNarrowest conforming lot.
“Lot Width 110 feet”R-40s & R40(a)s Residential Districts › R-40s & R40(a)s Residential Districts · Chesapeake code · read 2026-10-02
Front setback
40 ftRequired space from the front line.
“Front Yard 40 feet”R-40s & R40(a)s Residential Districts › R-40s & R40(a)s Residential Districts · Chesapeake code · read 2026-10-02
Rear setback
30 ftRequired space from the rear line.
“Rear Yard 30 feet”R-40s & R40(a)s Residential Districts › R-40s & R40(a)s Residential Districts · Chesapeake code · read 2026-10-02
Sources
Every figure above is quoted verbatim from the current ordinance. We never substitute a typical-for-zone default: a field absent from the record shows nothing, not a guess.
- R-40s & R40(a)s Residential Districts · Chesapeake, VA code of ordinances (read 2026-10-02)
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