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Kennels
Phone: 757-382-6018 | Fax: 757-382-8448 | Email: permitsupport@cityofchesapeake.net |
Address: 306 Cedar Road, City Hall 2nd Floor, Chesapeake, VA 23322 | ||
To report a possible violation, you can contact 757-382-CITY (2489) or Request a City Service online. |
Residential Zoning Districts
(click for downloadable pdf handout)Enclosures for Less Than Five Dogs (dog runs):
- RE-1, Residential Estate district, no setback.
- For all other residential districts, the enclosure must be set back twenty-five (25) feet from any exterior property line, and fifty (50) feet from any existing residential building located on an adjacent lot that is zoned exclusively for residential use.
Kennels:
(Definition: Kennel. Any place used for the breeding, boarding or keeping of five (5) or more dogs over the age of four (4) months.)
- Commercial kennels are not permitted in any residential zoning district.
- Private kennels are permitted only in the RE-1, Residential Estate district.
- Kennels must be located five hundred (500) feet from the lot line of any property zoned or used for residential purposes.
- If the structure is soundproofed (dogs cannot be heard off the property), the setback can be reduced to two hundred (200) feet.
- If the kennel is proposed to be located closer than two hundred (200) feet, a Conditional Use Permit is required (applications can be obtained from the Planning Department, second floor, City Hall Building).
- No kennel may be located in the established front yard.
- Kennels must be a minimum of forty (40) feet from the rear property line and ten (10) % of the width of the property in addition to the above requirements.
A-1(Agricultural) C-1(Conservation) and M-1, 2 and 3 (Industrial) Zoning Districts
Enclosures for Less Than Five Dogs (dog runs):
- A-1, Agricultural district, no setbacks.
Kennels:
- Commercial kennels are permitted in the A-1, Agricultural and M-1, 2 and 3 Industrial districts. Commercial kennels in the A-1 district must have a minimum area of five (5) acres, and must not be located within a major subdivision.
- In addition to the above, commercial kennels must also meet all the requirements for private kennels in A-1 and C-1 districts listed below.
- Private kennels are permitted in A-1 and C-1 districts, and must meet the following requirements:
- Kennels must be set back five hundred (500) feet from any lot line of any property zoned or used for residential purposes.
- If the structure is soundproofed (dogs cannot be heard off the property), the setback can be reduced to two hundred (200) feet.
- If the kennel is proposed to be located closer than two hundred (200) feet, a Conditional Use Permit is required (applications can be obtained from the Planning Department, second floor, City Hall Building).
- No kennel may be located in the established front yard.
- Kennels in the A-1 district must be a minimum of forty (40) feet from the rear property line and ten (10) % of the width of the property in addition to the above requirements.
B-1,2 Business Districts
Kennels are not permitted in Business Districts unless legally nonconforming (grandfathered).
Revised 9/25/06 AHL