Virginia Beach
Zoning districts
105 districts, grouped by category.
Residential
12A-12 Apartment District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 12 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 12
A-18 Apartment District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
A-24 Apartment District
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
A-36 Apartment District
- Max height
- 120 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
R-10 Residential District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
R-15 Residential District
- Max height
- 42 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
R-20 Residential District
- Max height
- 42 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
R-30 Residential District
- Max height
- 42 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
R-40 Residential District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 42 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
- Min lot
- 600 sq ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
R-5R Residential Resort District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
R-5S Residential Single-Family District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
Agricultural
2Commercial
43Neighborhood Business District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 36 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 13
B-1A Limited Community Business District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 19
Community Business District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 11
B-21 Mixed Use District
B-22 Mixed Use District
B-23 Mixed Use District
B-24 Mixed Use District
B-25 Mixed Use District
B-26 Mixed Use District
B-27 Mixed Use District
B-28 Mixed Use District
B-29 Mixed Use District
B-3 Central Business District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 27
B-30 Mixed Use District
B-31 Mixed Use District
B-32 Mixed Use District
B-33 Mixed Use District
B-34 Mixed Use District
B-35 Mixed Use District
B-36 Mixed Use District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 28
Historic Kempsville Area Mixed Use District
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 23
B-5 Planned Development District
B-53 Mixed Use District
B-54 Mixed Use District
B-55 Mixed Use District
B-56 Mixed Use District
B-57 Mixed Use District
B-58 Mixed Use District
B-59 Mixed Use District
B-6 Planned Community Development District
B-60 Mixed Use District
B-61 Mixed Use District
B-62 Mixed Use District
B-63 Mixed Use District
B-64 Mixed Use District
B-65 Mixed Use District
B-66 Mixed Use District
B-67 Mixed Use District
B-68 Mixed Use District
Hotel District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 80 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
O-1 Office District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
O-2 Office District
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
Mixed use
42B-10 Mixed Use District
B-11 Mixed Use District
B-12 Mixed Use District
B-13 Mixed Use District
B-14 Mixed Use District
B-15 Mixed Use District
B-16 Mixed Use District
B-17 Mixed Use District
B-18 Mixed Use District
B-19 Mixed Use District
B-20 Mixed Use District
B-37 Mixed Use District
B-38 Mixed Use District
B-39 Mixed Use District
B-40 Mixed Use District
B-41 Mixed Use District
B-42 Mixed Use District
B-43 Mixed Use District
B-44 Mixed Use District
B-45 Mixed Use District
B-46 Mixed Use District
B-47 Mixed Use District
B-48 Mixed Use District
B-49 Mixed Use District
B-4C Central Business Mixed Use District
- Max height
- 200 ft
- Permitted uses
- 27
B-50 Mixed Use District
B-51 Mixed Use District
B-52 Mixed Use District
B-69 Mixed Use District
B-7 Mixed Use District
B-70 Mixed Use District
B-71 Mixed Use District
B-72 Mixed Use District
B-73 Mixed Use District
B-74 Mixed Use District
B-75 Mixed Use District
B-76 Mixed Use District
B-77 Mixed Use District
B-78 Mixed Use District
B-79 Mixed Use District
B-8 Mixed Use District
B-9 Mixed Use District
Industrial
2Other
4Preservation District
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
RT-1 Resort Tourist District
- Min lot
- 14,000 sq ft (0.32 ac)
- Max height
- 200 ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
- Max density
- 160 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
Resort Tourist District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 24 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 13
RT-4 Resort Tourist District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 18 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 12
General provisions
300 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
No building or structure, including signs, within a Historic and Cultural District shall be constructed, altered, repaired, relocated or demolished... unless and until the historical review board has issued a certificate of appropriateness therefor. (Sec. 1303(a))
The city council ... reordains this article regulating the use and development of wetlands.
The following uses of and activities in dunes are authorized if otherwise permitted by law: (a) noncommercial walkways... (m) living shoreline projects.
Additions to single-family dwellings, duplexes, attached dwellings and multiple-family dwellings not increasing the number of dwelling units in any such use shall be permitted as a matter of right, provided that all other requirements of this ordinance are met.
The following requirements shall apply notwithstanding any contrary provision in the regulations of the underlying zoning district
The density of multiple-family dwellings shall not exceed eighteen (18) units per acre or the maximum density permitted by the regulations of the underlying zoning district, whichever is the lesser, on a zoning lot.
The dwelling unit density in the Workforce Housing Overlay District may be increased by a maximum of thirty (30) percent over the density allowed in the underlying zoning district if not less than seventeen (17) percent of the total number of dwelling units are workforce housing units.
This Article sets forth the zoning regulations applicable to development within the Central Business Core District. Such district shall be designated on the official zoning map as 'CBC'.
The following chart lists those uses permitted within the Central Business Core District. Uses and structures shall be allowed either as principal uses, indicated by a 'P', or as conditional uses, indicated by a 'C.' Uses and structures indicated by an 'X' shall be prohibited.
All communication towers shall comply with or exceed all applicable requirements of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code... non-illuminated and painted such color or colors as to minimize visibility...
Facilities for the storage or processing of salvage, scrap or junk shall be subject to the following conditions: A solid fence or wall not less than five (5) nor more than six (6) feet in height and Category VI landscaping.
No use or structure shall be permitted on any property located within Accident Potential Zone 1 (APZ-1) or the Clear Zone unless such use is designated as Compatible in APZ-1 or the Clear Zone, as the case may be, in Table 2
PD-H1 Planned Unit Development District
PD-H2 Planned Unit Development District
Planned Development Districts shall consist of: PD-H1 Planned Unit Development District
Planned Development Districts shall consist of: PD-H2 Planned Unit Development District
Historic and Cultural District
Historic and Cultural District shall consist of: Historic and Cultural District
Districts Implementing Strategic Growth Area Plans shall consist of: OR Oceanfront Resort District
Districts Implementing Strategic Growth Area Plans shall consist of: CBC Central Business Core District
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