Land use · Portsmouth, Virginia

residential 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.

environments for various types of mixed use development, where business, office, retail, and residential uses are designed and integrated in compatible ways; and #### (5) Minimize the impact of commercial development on residential districts and uses.

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off-site parking shall not be used to satisfy the off-street parking standards for residential uses (except for guest parking), convenience stores, or other convenience-oriented uses. ###### (ii) Required parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities may

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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 of

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