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Portsmouth

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General provisions

307 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 40.2-203(C); Table 40.2-218(2)1 standards

The General Mixed-Use (GMU) district is established to provide a wide variety of professional offices and institutions and a broad range of light and moderate intensity commercial uses ... Accessory Buildings & Structures: Front Yard Setback: Behind the front façade of the principal building.

Sec. 40.2-203(D)

The High-Intensity Mixed Use (MU-H) district is established to accommodate a mix of residential and a diverse range of medium to high intensity retail, service, and office uses...

Sec. 40.2-203(D); Table 40.2-218(2)1 standards

The High-Intensity Mixed Use (MU-H) district is established to accommodate a mix of residential and a diverse range of medium to high intensity retail, service, and office uses ... Accessory Buildings & Structures: Front Yard Setback: Behind the front façade of the principal building.

Sec. 40.2-204(B)

The Light Industrial (IL) district is established and intended to accommodate light manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, processing, distribution, storage, research and development...

Sec. 40.2-204(B); Table 40.2-218(2)1 standards

The Light Industrial (IL) district is established and intended to accommodate light manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, processing, distribution, storage, research and development, and other industrial uses ... Accessory Buildings & Structures: Front Yard Setback: Behind the front façade of the principal building.

Sec. 40.2-204(C)

The Industrial (IN) district is established and intended to accommodate heavy manufacturing, fabrication, processing, distribution, storage, research and development...

Sec. 40.2-204(C); Table 40.2-218(2)1 standards

The Industrial (IN) district is established and intended to accommodate heavy manufacturing, fabrication, processing, distribution, storage, research and development, and other industrial uses ... Accessory Buildings & Structures: Front Yard Setback: Behind the front façade of the principal building.

Sec. 40.2-205(B)9 standards

Development in the WF district shall be subject to the development standards in Article III Development Standards, and the following standards... In no instance shall development exceed 100 units per acre.

Sec. 40.2-205(B)10 standards

Development in the WF district shall be subject to ... minimum land area of one contiguous acre, minimum building height of 50 feet, first-floor height of at least 14 feet, open space set-aside of at least 20%, residential density not to exceed 100 units per acre, and prohibited uses including check-cashing, pay day loan, nail salons, tanning, and drive-throughs.

Sec. 40.2-205(C)

The Conservation (C) district is established and intends to conserve and protect identifiable natural resources from urban encroachment.

Sec. 40.2-205(C)

The Conservation (C) district is established to provide for the conservation of the city's critical and environmental areas; including parklands, open space, archeological sites, cemetery grounds, wetland ecology, and land for recreation use.

Sec. 40.2-2069 standards

The HR sub-district is intended for residential uses, but also allows some public and institutional uses, all subject to the use-specific standards in Sec. 40.2-217 Use-Specific Standards.

Sec. 40.2-20610 standards

The HLO sub-district is intended for professional office uses as well as limited residential and institutional uses, subject to the use-specific standards in Sec. 40.2-217 Use-Specific Standards.

Sec. 40.2-20612 standards

The HLB sub-district is generally intended for commercial uses with, along with limited residential, and institutional uses.

Sec. 40.2-206(E) and (F)11 standards

Uses within the historic districts shall comply with the following dimensional requirements... Front yard setback shall be at least three feet in depth.

Sec. 40.2-206(E) and (F)(2)(b)7 standards

The HLO sub-district is intended for professional office uses as well as limited residential and institutional uses... Residential and office uses may be mixed within a single structure provided the residential portion occupies less than 50 percent of the building's total floor area.

Sec. 40.2-206(E) and (F)(2)(c)9 standards

The HLB sub-district is generally intended for commercial uses with, along with limited residential, and institutional uses. Residential and nonresidential uses may be combined within a building in this sub-district...

Sec. 40.2-206(e)5 standards

New construction, additions, or other improvements shall not create more than two square feet of floor area per each square foot of lot size. Establishment of a new nonresidential building or conversion of a dwelling unit to an office shall require a minimum lot size of at least 4,500 square feet.

Sec. 40.2-206(e)2 standards

New construction, additions, or other improvements shall not create more than two square feet of floor area per each square foot of lot size. Establishment of a new nonresidential building or conversion of a dwelling unit to an office shall require a minimum lot size of at least 4,500 square feet.

Sec. 40.2-206(e)2 standards

New construction, additions, or other improvements shall not create more than two square feet of floor area per each square foot of lot size. Establishment of a new nonresidential building or conversion of a dwelling unit to an office shall require a minimum lot size of at least 4,500 square feet.

Source documents

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