Portsmouth, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 40.2-402

Extracted standards

3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Discontinuance period24 months

    A nonconforming use shall be discontinued if the use is discontinued for more than two years.

  • Expansion restriction

    A nonconforming use shall not be enlarged or extended except as provided in Sec. 40.2-402(B)(4)-(6).

  • Nonconforming single-family residential uses may be expanded to the extent authorized by a Special Exception granted pursuant to Sec. 40.2-535.

From the ordinance

A nonconforming use may continue, but shall not be enlarged or extended except as provided. Discontinuance for more than two years terminates nonconforming status.
Sec. 40.2-402