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Ordinances

  • Cluster Ordinances
    • Subdivisions (PDF)
    • Zoning (PDF)
  • Environmental Disclosure (PDF)
  • Environmental Site Assessment (PDF)
  • Farmers Markets - Approved by City Council May 16, 2017
  • Freestanding Book Exchange - Approved by City Council November 14, 2017
  • Floodplain Ordinance
  • Keeping Livestock Ordinance Amendments - February 20, 2018
  • Landscape Ordinance (PDF) and Landscape Ordinance Specifications (PDF)
    Adopted September 16, 2008 - effective October 16, 2008
  • Large Retail (Big Box) Ordinance and Guidelines (PDF)
  • Mixed Use Zoning
    TA-Z-07-01 Urban Mixed Use District Ordinance (revised August 27, 2007)
  • Non-Conforming Lots (PDF)
    TA-Z-05-17 Non-Conforming Lot Ordinance Adopted February 22, 2006
  • Open Space Agricultural Preservation Program (OSAP)
  • Open Space and Recreation Ordinance
  • Sign Regulation Amendments - Approved by City Council 2017/2018
  • Zoning Ordinance

Policies

  • HRSD Service Area Expansion Policy October 21, 1997 (PDF)
    • Amendment to HRSD Service Area Expansion Policy May 20, 2014 (PDF)
  • Mobile Home Displacement Policy (2011) (PDF)
  • Public Utilities Franchise Area Expansion Policy September 18, 2001 (PDF)
  • Solar Energy Policy - Approved by City Council June 27, 2019 (PDF)
    • Solar Energy Report to City Council (July 2017) (PDF)
  1. Farmers Markets Ordinance
  2. Floodplain Ordinance
    1. Floodplain Ordinance Definitions
  3. Freestanding Book Exchange Proposed Ordinance Amendments
  4. Mixed Use Zoning Ordinance
  5. Sign Regulation Amendments
  6. Keeping Livestock Ordinance Amendments
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    306 Cedar Road
    Chesapeake, VA 23322

    Phone: 757-382-2489

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