out the 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
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.
storage of vehicles, boats, motor homes, campers, mobile homes, or building materials. (2) Residential Zoning Districts. (a) In residential districts, in addition to the standard driveway parking spaces provided in conjunction with any single-family dwelling,
Read it in the chapter →obtained within six months of the date of adoption or amendment. (3) **Single-Family Residential Uses.** Nonconforming single-family residential uses may be expanded to the extent authorized by a Special Exception granted pursuant to Sec. 40.2-535
Read it in the chapter →10. A Special Exception may be applied for to authorize a nonconforming single-family residential use in accordance with Article IV Nonconformities. 11. A Special Exception may be applied for to authorize the modification of a
Read it in the chapter →an average elevation of 30 inches or greater from finished grade. **DENSITY, GROSS RESIDENTIAL **—See Sec. 40.2-218(B)(3). **DENSITY, NET RESIDENTIAL**—See Sec. 40.2-218(B)(4). **DEMOLITION**—The dismantling or tearing down of all or part of any building or structure
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