Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- South Norfolk Business Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it.
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Distance from residential for late-night alcohol100 ft
A conditional use permit shall be required for any eating or drinking place selling alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption which is open for business after 1:00 a.m. where any portion of such property is located within one hundred (100) feet of any lot line of any property zoned or used for residential purposes.
- Street width exemption for alcohol distance60 ft
This condition shall not apply if the structure or unit in which the establishment is located is separated from property zoned or used for residential purposes by a street at least sixty (60) feet in width that is owned and maintained by the city or the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Assembly use single leasable space1 leasable space
no assembly use shall operate in a building with more than one (1) leasable space.
- MultifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. ground floor use restriction
Multifamily residential units shall be located only in buildings which are a minimum two (2) stories in height and shall be located only on the second floor and above, provided that 1) the ground floor level is actively used or marketed for retail, commercial, office, institutional or other permitted or conditional nonresidential uses in the South Norfolk business overlay district and 2) residential and nonresidential uses are not conducted on the same floor.
- Minimum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.2 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
Multifamily residential units shall be located only in buildings which are a minimum two (2) stories in height
- Tattoo parlors prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No tattoo parlors shall be permitted regardless of the underlying zoning district.
Parking
- Parking garage location restriction
parking facilities in the South Norfolk business overlay district shall not be located at street level with the exception of the entrance and exit to a parking garage which shall be oriented to the rear or side of the building or structure.
From the ordinance
Multifamily residential units shall be located only in buildings which are a minimum two (2) stories in height and shall be located only on the second floor and above, provided that 1) the ground floor level is actively used or marketed for retail, commercial, office, institutional or other permitted or conditional nonresidential uses...