specifically included within a zoning district, the land shall be automatically designated as Conservation (C) until such classification is changed by an amendment to this Ordinance in accordance with Sec. 40.2-532 Zoning Text and Map
Read it in the chapter →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.
**SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICTS** | | | WF | Waterfront | | C | Conservation | | **HISTORIC SUB-DISTRICTS** | | | HR | Historic Residential | | HLO | Historic Limited Office | | HLB
Read it in the chapter →| | | | Waterfront (WF) | | | X | | | Conservation (C) | X | | | | | **HISTORIC SUB-DISTRICTS** | | | | | | Historic Residential (HR) | |
Read it in the chapter →9 VAC 10-20-150 C 2 a) in accordance with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Guidance on the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area—Exceptions that states that "other forms of regulatory relief should be considered before
Read it in the chapter →40.2-212. **COMMUNITY GARDEN (ACCESSORY USE)**—See Sec. 40.2-215. **COMMUNITY GARDEN (PRINCIPAL USE)**—See Sec. 40.2-212. ** CONSERVATION (C) DISTRICT**—See Sec. 40.2-205(C). **CONSTRUCTION**—Building, erecting, altering, reconstructing, demolishing, or removing any structure, facility, or addition thereto, including related activities such
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