Land use · Portsmouth, Virginia

mixed-use residential

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.

the Waterfront (WF) district is to: ##### (a) Encourage development of high quality, mixed-use residential , retail, office, or hotel development that is enhanced by its close proximity to the Elizabeth River waterfront; ##### (b) Facilitate economic

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