3 rules for unincorporated Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Chesterfield County zones its entire territory and sets minimum front, side, and rear yards by district in its Zoning Ordinance (Ch. 19.2). Common residential districts such as R-7 and R-9 require a 30-foot front-yard setback.
Va. Code § 15.2-2280
Any locality may, by ordinance, classify the territory under its jurisdiction or any substantial portion thereof into districts of such number, shape and size as it may deem best suited to carry out the purposes of this article, and in each district it may regulate, restrict, permit, prohibit, and determine the following:
Chesterfield County sets maximum structure heights by zoning district in its Zoning Ordinance (Ch. 19.2), under authority from Virginia Code Section 15.2-2280. Accessory structures such as sheds are limited to 15 feet in height.
Va. Code § 15.2-2280
The size, height, area, bulk, location, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, maintenance, razing, or removal of structures
Chesterfield County limits how much of a lot buildings and structures may occupy through district-specific standards in its Zoning Ordinance (Ch. 19.2), using the yard and open-space authority in Virginia Code Section 15.2-2280.
Va. Code § 15.2-2280
The areas and dimensions of land, water, and air space to be occupied by buildings, structures and uses, and of courts, yards, and other open spaces to be left unoccupied
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