Land use · Portsmouth, Virginia

institutional uses

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.

residential development as a principal use, along with mixed-use, neighborhood-serving commercial development, and institutional uses to encourage diverse development. These districts are mid-density, traditional neighborhoods. ### (E) Multi-Family Urban Residential (UR-M) District. The Multi-Family Urban Residential

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2 shrubs per each 10 feet of building perimeter | | Public and Institutional uses | 7 canopy trees (including at least 2 evergreen trees) per acre PLUS at least 1 shrub per each 10 feet

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