Portsmouth, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 40.2-206(e)

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA4,500 sq ftMAX FAR2
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.

Uses

Extracted standards

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

Density

  • Additional units in Olde Towne and Park View for four-family dwellings

    In Olde Towne and Park View, lots with a four-family dwelling, one additional unit may be permitted for each additional 3,045 square feet of lot area over 6,090.

  • Additional units in Port Norfolk for four-family dwellings

    In Port Norfolk, lots with a four-family dwelling, one additional unit is permitted for each additional 5,600 square feet of lot area over 11,200 and/or additional four-family dwellings may be permitted for each additional 11,200 square feet of lot area over 11,200.

Other

From the ordinance

New construction, additions, or other improvements shall not create more than two square feet of floor area per each square foot of lot size. Establishment of a new nonresidential building or conversion of a dwelling unit to an office shall require a minimum lot size of at least 4,500 square feet.
Sec. 40.2-206(e)