Portsmouth
General provisions
307 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
no other application for substantially the same Variance may be filed until 12 months from the date of the denial
A Special Exception may be applied for to authorize an accessory structure to exceed the height of the principal structure.
A Special Exception may be applied for to authorize an accessory structure to exceed the height of the principal structure.
A Special Exception may be applied for to modify a required side yard setback for a single-family, detached dwelling on a parcel 30 feet or less in width, except where the setback is from a street.
A Special Exception may be applied for to modify a required side yard setback for a single-family, detached dwelling on a parcel 30 feet or less in width, except where the setback is from a street.
A Special Exception may be applied for to authorize a fence taller than eight feet;
A Special Exception may be applied for to authorize a fence taller than eight feet;
A COA is required prior to initiating any material change in appearance to the exterior of a building, structure, or lot located in an historic district and the Downtown Design Overlay District that can be seen from a right-of-way.
HPC shall review and decide non-administrative applications for COAs for the following historic districts, which have been designated by City Council: (a) Cradock (b) Olde Towne (c) Park View (d) Port Norfolk (e) Truxtun
Major Site Plans are required for development other than detached single-family residential that exceeds 2,500 square feet of disturbed area.
Major Site Plans are required for development other than detached single-family residential that exceeds 2,500 square feet of disturbed area.
Minor Site Plans are required for multi-family, townhouse dwellings, two-family dwellings, three- to four-family dwellings, institutional, commercial, or industrial development that is equal to or less than 2,500 square feet of disturbed area.
Single-Family Site Plans are required for all new detached single-family residential development.
All intersections, commercial entrances, median breaks, pavement markings, driveways, or other roadway features potentially affecting traffic flow located within 500 feet of the proposed development as well as all intersections and driveways internal to the development shall be considered and either shown or clearly noted on a scaled plan submitted with the traffic impact analysis.
where the anticipated average weekday 24-hour traffic generation ... equals or exceeds 1,000 trip ends or where the traffic volume during a peak hour equals or exceeds 100 trip ends
Any residential, commercial, industrial use, or combination thereof, where the anticipated average weekday 24-hour traffic generation, using the Trip Generation Manual ... equals or exceeds 1,000 trip ends or where the traffic volume during a peak hour equals or exceeds 100 trip ends
Any nonresidential development which proposes to access a street which is residential in character and classified as a minor collector or lower order street.
All intersections, commercial entrances, median breaks, pavement markings, driveways, or other roadway features potentially affecting traffic flow located within 500 feet of the proposed development as well as all intersections and driveways internal to the development shall be considered
Site plans shall be prepared and certified respectively by an engineer, architect, landscape architect, or land surveyor licensed in Virginia and submitted to the City Engineer.
Site Plan approvals shall expire five years from the date of approval unless building permits have been obtained.
Source documents
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