PROPOSED AMENDMENT DESCRIPTION
Ordinance Section:
CSO 70-1(1) / CZO 3-403,4-204,5-202-5-800,6-301,6-302,10-502
Proposed Revision:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 70 OF THE CHESAPEAKE CITY CODE, ARTICLE I, SECTION 70-1, AND THE ZONING ORDINANCE, APPENDIX A OF THE CHESAPEAKE CITY CODE, ARTICLE 3, SECTION 3-403, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 4-204, ARTICLE 5, SECTIONS 5-202 AND 5-800, ARTICLE 6, SECTIONS 6-301 AND 6-302, AND ARTICLE 10, SECTION 10-502, TO MODIFY DEFINITIONS RELATED TO AGRICULTURAL DIVISIONS; AMEND THE DEFINITION OF MINOR SUBDIVISIONS; REVISE THE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY STANDARD IN THE RURAL OVERLAY DISTRICT, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE CORRELATING UPDATES TO THE MINIMUM ACREAGE FOR RESIDENTIAL ESTATE PARCELS IN THE RURAL OVERLAY DISTRICT; AND INCREASE THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE FOR AGRICULTURE PROPERTY FROM THREE (3) TO FIVE (5) ACRES.
PLANNER LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Planner Legal Description:
An ordinance amending the subdivision ordinance, chapter 70 of the Chesapeake City Code, Article I, Section 70-1, and the Zoning Ordinance, Appendix A of the Chesapeake City Code, Article 3, Section 3-403, Article 4, Section 4-204, Article 5, Sections 5-202 and 5-800, Article 6, Sections 6-301 and 6-302, and Article 10, Section 10-502, to modify definitions related to agricultural divisions, including the timing of such subdivisions; amend the definition of minor subdivisions; revise the residential density standard in the rural overlay district, which shall include correlating updates to the minimum acreage for residential estate parcels in the rural overlay district; and increase the minimum lot size for agriculture property from three (3) to five (5) acres.