zoneoptics
Portsmouth, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 40.2-217(f)

All Portsmouth districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaRear 2 ft
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
2 ft

Servicing

Geographic extent
Solar energy systems as principal use

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Minimum distance from lot line for solar equipment projection2 ft

    may project into side and rear setbacks no closer than two feet from any lot line

  • Underground power lines required

    All onsite transmission or power lines shall be placed underground.

From the ordinance

Solar energy systems shall minimize impacts on the visual character of the adjacent areas. All onsite transmission or power lines shall be placed underground. Solar energy systems should be set back in compliance with the setback requirements of the zoning district. In order to permit equipment to be installed adjacent to existing nonconforming electric meters, solar energy equipment (excluding solar panels or collectors) may project into side and rear setbacks no closer than two feet from any lot line.
Sec. 40.2-217(f)