Land use · Portsmouth, Virginia

commercial

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Portsmouth’s own text settles what this covers.

zoning districts established by this Ordinance. Zoning districts are grouped into residential districts, commercial districts, industrial districts, special districts, historic sub-districts, and downtown sub-districts. ### Table 40.2-201: ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED | DISTRICT ABBREVIATION | DISTRICT

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are also intended to achieve City policies of supporting development and redevelopment of commercial corridors and downtown areas. (4) The standards are proposed to accommodate appropriate infill development and encourage pedestrian-oriented development, while avoiding excessive

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are required for multi-family, townhouse dwellings, two-family dwellings, three- to four-family dwellings, institutional, commercial , or industrial development that is equal to or less than 2,500 square feet of disturbed area. (C) Single-Family Site Plans are

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portion thereof. This includes everything from decks, fireplaces, storage sheds and garages, to commercial construction, alterations and additions. **BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION**—An application to request the approval of the Building Official to construct, alter, reconstruct, or

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