Comprehensive Plan 2026

2026 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Adopted March 9, 2005 +   What is a Comprehensive Plan? The Comprehensive Plan is a series of documents that establish policies that guide the future development of the City. It establishes a vision for the future and identifies a strategy for achieving that vision. Although general in nature, the Comprehensive Plan includes a review of many different aspects of physical development including land use, transportation, public utilities, parks and recreation, historic preservation, redevelopment, libraries, economic development, public safety, and environmental resources. Chesapeake's Comprehensive Plan will include a master plan to address these issues as well as a Land Use Plan and a Master Transportation Plan. +   Why is it important? The Comprehensive Plan sets the framework and guiding principles for the City's future and is required by Virginia Law. It establishes goals, objectives, and implementation strategies to achieve those goals and objectives. It is an important tool for the City in managing its growth and timing the construction of public facilities. It is one of the few legally defensible tools in Virginia that a community has to guide its development.

      Entire plan Adobe pdf format (282 pages - 11.5MB)

NOTE: All documents are in Adobe PDF format and will open in a new browser window.

Table of Contents (combined - 194kb) - rev. 6/19/07
     
     Cover (58kb)
     Table of Contents (110kb)  - rev. 6/19/07
     Map Index (1.5MB)

Acknowledgments (138kb)

Executive Summary (97kb)

SECTION ONE: The Vision (413kb)

SECTION TWO: Plan Goals, Issues, and Strategies (305kb) - rev. 6/19/07

SECTION THREE: The Plan (combined - 10.2MB)
     Title page

LAND USE & DESIGN (2.2MB) **See updated Land Use Plan map link below		STORMWATER MANAGEMENT & SOLID WASTE (combined - 141kb)
GROWTH MANAGEMENT (595kb) - rev. 6/19/07			Stormwater Management
			Solid Waste
ECONOMY (241kb)		SCHOOLS (407kb)
NATURAL RESOURCES (1.5MB)		POLICE (217kb)
HISTORIC RESOURCES & HOUSING (combined - 481kb) rev. 6/19/07		FIRE & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (235kb)
	Historic Resources (395kb)	PARKS & RECREATION, LIBRARIES, HUMAN SERVICES & CULTURAL FACILITIES (combined 739kb)
	Housing (103kb)
TRANSPORTATION (1.3MB)
WATER & SEWER (409kb)			Parks and Recreation (351kb)
			Libraries (247kb)
			Human Services (83kb)
			Cultural Facilities (221kb)

MAPS

• MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN (6MB)
• LAND USE PLAN (5.5MB) as AMENDED by City Council on December 18, 2008
• PUBLIC UTILITIES FRANCHISE AREA MAP as AMENDED by City Council on June 21, 2011 

APPENDICES

Appendices_Index (83kb)

1. Glossary (120kb)
2. Council_Goals (173kb)
3. Public_Process (1.1MB)

Separately Published / Freestanding Appendices

4. Planning and Land Use Policy
5. Proffer Policy  (adopted 08/13/13)  
         *New* Maximum Recommended Proffer Amounts (effective 12/12/12)
6. Transportation Corridor Overlay District (adopted 06/13/00)
7. Poindexter Street Strategic Development Plan (4.1MB)
   • (High-resolution version for fine printing - 61MB)
8. Great Bridge Village Study
9. South Military Highway Corridor Study
10. Western Branch Land Study Summary (Reference Appendix)
11. U.S. Route 17 Great Dismal Swamp Corridor Study
12. Affordable Housing Task Force Report (Reference Appendix)
    • Implementation Steps Report (37kb)
13. Design Guidelines Manual and Visual Preference Survey Summary

Comprehensive Plan Amendments

• Policy Document Amendments 
• Land Use Plan Amendments
• 2050 Master Transportation Plan Amendments

For more information or to purchase a CD or maps on the Comprehensive Plan Process,
please contact the Planning Department:

Department of Planning
P.O. Box 15225
Chesapeake, VA 23328
757-382-6176
planning@cityofchesapeake.net