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- Abandoned nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign definition
A sign installed in conjunction with an establishment where the establishment has not been in operation for at least two (2) consecutive years.
- Awning/canopy sign definition
A type of wall sign attached to, printed on, or painted on an awning or canopy.
- Banner definition
A type of temporary sign hung on a building, possessing characters, letters, illustrations or ornamentals applied to plastic or fabric.
- Discontinued sign definition
A sign installed in conjunction with an establishment where that establishment has not operated for a period of at least ninety (90) consecutive days.
- Dwelling area definition
The gross finished floor area of a dwelling unit. This term shall include living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, and finished attics, basements, or additional finished storage areas, but excludes unfinished basements, mechanical rooms, screened porches or decks, and unconditioned storage areas.
- Encroachment definition
Any improvement that intrudes into a required setback, buffer area, or protected open space.
- Establishment definition
Any business, institutional, professional or religious entity which provides products or services, or any apartment, condominium, cluster home, townhouse for sale, or similar project. Only an entity which occupies a separate business space which is enclosed by walls and accessed and secured separately will be considered a single establishment.
- Event definition
Any announced gathering of people, including but not limited to weddings, reunions, receptions, and birthday parties.
- Facade definition
The outside face of a building; building elevation.
- Facade zone definition
A fixed depth along a property line abutting a right-of-way or a setback line, whichever is required by the applicable zoning district, within which a portion of the building facade must be located.
- Feather sign definition
A type of temporary sign that is portable and mounted to one flexible vertical pole, the physical structure of which may resemble a sail, bow, or teardrop, the only movement of which is incidental to the movement of the atmosphere.
- Fee-simple lot definition
A lot created within the project property lines of a townhouse or multiple dwelling development, or manufactured/mobile home subdivision for individual ownership, or any lot of record.
- Fence definition
An accessory structure, including but not limited to a barrier, railing, or other upright structure, constructed of materials of a nature to indicate a degree of intended permanence, the components of which are not readily or easily removed, that acts in the manner to prevent or eliminate vision, viewing, or access to a property.
- Flag definition
A type of sign made of fabric or other flexible material attached on one side to a flagpole or similar device.
- Flag lot definition
A lot connected to a public right-of-way by a narrow strip of land (the "flagpole" or "panhandle") that does not meet the required minimum frontage standards.
- Flea market definition
An area for the open air retail sales of new and/or used merchandise, where space is provided to individual vendors.
- Food truck definition
A food establishment mounted on wheels (excluding boats in the water) readily moveable from place to place at all times during operation and shall include, but not be limited to, pushcarts, trailers, trucks, or vans.
- Freestanding sign definition
A sign that is permanently attached to the ground and not attached to or supported by a building.
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. definition
A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the nearest building line and the front lot line or proposed right-of-way line.
- Garage or yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. sale definition
The on-site sale of tangible personal property belonging to the owner or occupant of such property.
- Gas station definition
Any structure, premises, enclosure, equipment, or space used for the dispensing or sale of any gasoline or oils, or other type fuels for motor vehicles.
- Green area definition
That space on the same lot as the principal building or buildings which is either landscaped in accordance with the City of Hampton Landscape Guidelines if applicable, planted with grass, planted with ornamental vegetation, or developed and maintained for recreational purposes, but which excludes that portion of the lot which is utilized for off-street parking purposes.
- Green design definition
An integrated framework of design, construction and operational practices that encompassed the environmental, economic and social impacts of buildings; green building practices recognize the interdependence of the natural and built environments and seek to minimize the use of energy, water and other natural resources and provide a healthy, productive indoor environment.
- Halfway house definition
Any residential facility for individuals suffering from drug or alcohol abuse while they are undergoing rehabilitative treatment; such treatment shall not include detoxification; or any residential facility, operated or used by the Virginia Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons for the temporary care of adults on probation or parole.
- Heliport definition
Landing and take-off facility for a helicopter that may have fueling facilities.
Any occupation or activity which is clearly incidental and secondary to use of the premises as a dwelling and which is carried on wholly or in part within a main building or accessory building by a member of the family who resides on the premises.
- Homeowners' association definition
A private non-profit association organized by the developer of a development in which individual owners share common interest in open space and/or facilities and are in charge of preserving, managing and maintaining the common property, and enforces improvements or other certain covenants and restrictions; also known as a property owners' association.
- Homestay rental definition
The provision of a room within a resident-occupied single-family dwelling unit that is suitable or intended for occupancy for dwelling, sleeping, or lodging purposes to transient residents in exchange for a charge for occupancy.
- Housekeeping unit definition
A dwelling unit organized as a single entity in which residents share common kitchen facilities and have access to all parts of the dwelling unit.
- Wind energy system, hybrid system definition
An energy system that uses more than one (1) technology to produce energy or work (for example, a wind-solar system).
- ImperviousImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios. surface definition
A surface composed of any material that significantly impedes or prevents natural infiltration of water into the soil. Impervious surfaces include, but are not limited to, roofs, buildings, streets, parking areas, and any concrete, asphalt or compacted gravel surface.
- Improved surface definition
The following materials when designed, installed, and permitted to support the weight of a vehicle shall be considered improved surface: concrete; asphalt; impervious pavers; porous paving systems installed according to manufacturer specifications which may incorporate grass, gravel, or soil elements, which are contained by a border, visually distinct from unimproved lawn area, and are appropriately maintained to retain all the foregoing criteria; loose materials such as rock, gravel, and oyster shells when contained by a border; other similar impervious surfaces but not to include compacted soil.
- Inflatable sign definition
A type of temporary sign that is located on the ground and which is enlarged or inflated by air or moving gas.
- Intensely developed area (IDA) definition
A portion of the O-CBP District, delineated within the resource protection area on the Chesapeake Bay Preservation District map, where development is concentrated and little of the natural environment remains.
- Interconnected wind energy system definition
A wind energy system which is electrically connected to the local electrical power utility system and can provide power to the local electrical power utility system.
- Interior lot definition
A lot other than a corner lot.
- Interstate/arterial sign definition
A type of freestanding sign located within a 1000' radius of the intersection of the centerline of an interstate highway right-of-way and the centerline of an arterial street right-of-way (as listed in the comprehensive plan) with direct access to that interstate.
- Lawn sign definition
A type of freestanding temporary sign typically supported by a wooden or wire frame.
- Learning/tutoring center definition
A commercial establishment offering educational counseling and tutoring for a fee.
- Loading space definition
An off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building, or contiguous to a group of buildings, for the temporary parking of vehicles while loading or unloading merchandise or material that has access to a street, alley, or other appropriate means of ingress and egress.
- Lot definition
A parcel of land recorded in a deed or on a plat of record, and fronting on and having access to a public right-of-way, unless otherwise allowed by this ordinance; a lot may include parts of, or be a combination of abutting lots; for the purposes of townhouse and multiple dwelling development, the lot shall be that land enclosed by the project property lines, as defined herein.
- Lot depth definition
The mean distance between front and rear lot lines, reduced by any adopted right-of-way line in the comprehensive plan overlapping the front or rear of the lot.
The distance between the side lot lines, measured at right angles to the depth at a point midway between the front and rear lot lines, as reduced by any adopted right-of-way line in the comprehensive plan overlapping a part of the lot. In the case of irregularly shaped lots, the distance between the side lot lines shall be measured at the front setback line.
- Water quality impact assessment, major definition
A major water quality impact assessment shall include: (a) A resource delineation; (b) A water quality impact assessment meeting the requirements of section 33.2-12 of the city code, except that, in consultation with the director or public works or his designee, the zoning administrator may waive certain requirements of section 33.2-12; and (c) Additional materials as may be required by the zoning administrator.
- Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. subdivision definition
A development where all manufactured mobile home sites are fee-simple lots, all dwelling units are attached to permanent foundations, and any common area within the development is under the ownership of a homeowners' association. All manufactured/mobile homes within the subdivision shall be under the ownership of the person or entity owning the lot on which the unit is located.
- Maximum extent practicable definition
A situation where no feasible or practical alternative exists, as determined by the city official responsible for administering the permit approval, and all possible efforts to comply with the standards or regulation or minimize potential harmful or adverse impacts have been undertaken by an applicant; economic considerations may
- Medical office definition
An office which provides physical or mental medical care, testing, or treatment on an outpatient basis for stays of twenty-four (24) hours or less by physicians, dentists, optometrists, and other healthcare practitioners licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Mental health/substance abuse treatment facility definition
A facility licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia which primarily provides treatment for mental health issues on an inpatient basis for stays in excess of twenty-four (24) hours or treatment for substance abuse issues on an inpatient or outpatient basis through the dispensation of controlled substances.
- Micro-brewery/distillery/winery definition
A facility for the production and packaging of alcoholic beverages for distribution, retail, or wholesale, on- or off-premises, with production capacity of not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) barrels per year for micro-breweries or twenty thousand (20,000) gallons per year for micro-distilleries and micro-wineries.
- Mid-block definition
The interior of a block not abutting a right-of-way.
- Minor collector street definition
Right-of-way carrying traffic from residential streets to collector streets; may include the principal entrance streets for major circulation within a residential development.
- Water quality impact assessment, minor definition
A minor water quality impact assessment shall include: (a) A resource delineation; and (b) An analysis of impact to water quality from the proposed development. For the purpose of a minor water quality impact assessment, impacts to water quality from proposed development are assumed to be offset by buffer establishment, replacement, and restoration methods outlined in Chapter 5.1 of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Riparian Buffers Modification and Mitigation Guidance Manual.
- Mitigation bank definition
A site where wetlands are restored, created, enhanced, or preserved expressly for the purpose of providing compensatory mitigation for authorized impacts on other sites, including on-site impacts incidental to the construction or operation of the bank, as regulated by the state and federal government. Such sites are developed and operated pursuant to a signed banking agreement or instrument.
- Mixed-use structure definition
Any structure containing uses from two (2) different use groups.
- Monument sign definition
A type of freestanding sign with a continuous vertical plane extending from the ground to the top of the sign.
- Motorhome definition
A type of recreational vehicle having two or more axles and providing transient accommodations, such as bedding, cooking, and dining facilities.
- Multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. dwelling definition
A dwelling containing two (2) or more dwelling units.
- Mural definition
A painted scene or other type of graphic that does not contain any copy and does not provide information concerning the establishment or any product, good or service offered by the establishment.
- Nacelle definition
The structure which houses all of the generating components, gearbox, drive train and other mechanical components of a wind energy system.
- Natural fence definition
Any natural or dense vegetation, including but not limited to hedges, trees and shrubs, that acts in the same manner as a fence to create a screen or barrier that operates to prevent or eliminate vision, viewing, or access to a property.
- Net density definition
The allowable number of dwelling units per buildable acre of land proposed for development.
- New development definition
For purposes of the O-CC District only, any physical improvement to land that, at the time of site plan submission, contains no structures, or any physical improvement to land that, at the time of site plan submission, contains structures that will be removed or destroyed by the proposed development to the point that exceeds seventy-five (75) percent of the current replacement value.
- Noncommercial communication tower definition
Any structure erected on a lot or attached to another structure that supports broadcast or receiving equipment of any frequency or electromagnetic wave, or any system of wires, poles, rods, reflecting discs or similar devices used for the transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves for governmental or private/nonprofit use, to include amateur radio operations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission.
A lot that does not comply with the dimensional standards that apply in the zoning district where the lot is located, but was permissible under previous provisions of this ordinance or predates this ordinance.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign definition
A sign that does not conform to the regulations and restrictions prescribed for the district where the sign is located, but was permissible under previous provisions of this ordinance or predates this ordinance.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. structure definition
A structure or portion of a structure that does not conform to the regulations and restrictions prescribed for the district where the structure is located, but was permissible under previous provisions of this ordinance or predates this ordinance.
A use that does not conform to the regulations and restrictions prescribed for the district where the use is located, but was permissible under previous provisions of this ordinance or predates this ordinance.
- Nonpoint source pollution definition
Pollution consisting of sediment, nutrients, and organic and toxic substances from diffuse sources, such as runoff from agricultural and urban land development and uses.
- Nontidal wetlands definition
Those wetlands other than tidal wetlands that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers, pursuant to enforcement of section 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act.
- Nursing homeNursing homeA residential facility providing continuous medical and personal care. definition
Any facility or any identifiable component of any facility licensed by the state board of health in which the primary function is the continuous provision of nursing services and health-related services for the treatment and inpatient care of four (4) or more nonrelated individuals, including facilities known by varying nomenclature or designation such as convalescent homes, skilled nursing facilities or skilled care facilities, intermediate care facilities, extended care facilities, assisted living and nursing or nursing care facilities.
- Off premises advertising sign definition
A sign that directs the attention of the general public to a business, service or activity not conducted or a product not offered or sold upon the premises where the sign is located. Neither freestanding signs nor wall signs permitted in conjunction with establishments located within the boundaries of a business park/shopping center shall be considered off premises advertising signs.
- Official zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. map definition
A composite map incorporating a series of smaller sectional and specific maps that designate the location, boundaries and extent of the various zoning districts and properties subject to conditions established in this ordinance; the official zoning district map is located and maintained in the office of the zoning administrator.
- One-family dwelling definition
A structure on a single lot designed as a residence for one (1) family, as defined herein.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. amenity definition
The specific open space area provided to residents, employees, or guests as part of a development for their use and enjoyment. These amenities may be improved or impervious surfaces, such as roof decks, balconies, and private patios, or they may be of unimproved surfaces, provided they are designed to be used and enjoyed by such individuals, as determined by the zoning administrator. The open space amenity shall not be counted toward any green area requirements for the property.
A parcel of land or an area of water or combination thereof, designated and limited within a development site as being intended for the recreational use (passive and active) and enjoyment of the residents, employees, or guests. Open space shall not include streets, alleys, off-street parking or loading areas, or other facilities dedicated as either private or public right-of-way.
- Outdoor material storage definition
The open air stockpiling of any materials, for use on- or off-site, or for sale, to include, but not be limited to, sand, gravel, pipe, concrete block, the trailers from tractor trailers and/or freight containers (portable, weather-resistant receptacle designed for and used in multi-modal shipment of goods, wares, or merchandise, including receptacles originally designed for the transport of goods but not currently used for such purposes); but not to include equipment or vehicle storage.
- Owner definition
The person vested with the fee ownership or legal title of property; or the owner or owners of the freehold of the premises or lesser estate therein, a mortgagee or vendee in possession, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, or lessee having a lease of at least thirty (30) years.
- Parking lot definition
Any premises, or space, except such as are defined as a commercial garage, used to park vehicles in compliance with all applicable parking provisions of this ordinance.
- Parking space definition
Space provided for vehicular parking outside the dedicated right-of-way.
- Passenger car definition
Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or auto cycle designed and used primarily for the transportation of no more than ten (10) persons, including the driver, except for towed recreational equipment, motorhomes, and commercial vehicles.
- Pedestrian level definition
The area eight (8) feet to fifteen (15) feet high, measured from the base of the building, along a right-of-way.
- Pharmaceutical processor definition
A facility that (i) has obtained a permit from the Board of Pharmacy pursuant to § 54.1-3408.3 of the Code of Virginia and (ii) cultivates cannabis plants intended only for the production of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil, produces cannabidiol oil or THA-A oil, and dispenses cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil to a registered patient or, if such patient is minor or an incapacitated adult as defined in § 18.2-369 Code of Virginia, such patient's parent or legal guardian.
- Physical recreational amenity definition
Those structures or facilities used primarily for recreation, such as, but not limited to, clubhouses, pools, tennis courts, tot lots and play equipment.
- Physical recreational facility definition
An establishment that operates as a business or membership organization in a building or portion of a building containing space designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, exercise, recreational, or athletic activities, whether or not under instruction, including but not limited to gymnastics, weight lifting, dancing, martial arts, and yoga. This term shall exclude other uses contained within Section 3-2 entitled, "Table of Uses Permitted."
- Plan of development definition
For the purposes of the O-CBP District, process for site plan, subdivision plan, or construction plan review to ensure compliance with O-CBP prior to any clearing or grading of a site or the issuance of a building permit.
- Plat definition
A document, prepared by a registered surveyor or engineer that delineates property lines and shows monuments and other landmarks for the purposes of identifying property.
- Porch definition
Any gallery, veranda, terrace, piazza, portico or similar projection from the main wall of the building covered by a roof and having no side enclosures other than screens or rails.
- Portable storage container definition
A portable, weather-resistant receptacle with storage capacity in excess of one hundred fifty (150) cubic feet, designed and used for the storage or shipment of household goods, wares, building materials or merchandise.
- Portico definition
A roofed space at the entrance to a building whether protruding from or receding into the building.
- Primary access definition
That entry point into a building articulated in such a way as to appear to be the main entrance/front door; in multi-family buildings, this entrance is used to access a central hallway or foyer from which individual units are accessed.
- Primary entrance definition
A ground floor entry that serves as the principal pedestrian entrance and makes use of design elements such as lighting, framing, windows, and overhead coverings that identify it as a primary entrance. Emergency, service, and storage room entrances shall not be considered a primary entrance.
- Principal structure definition
The structure containing the principal use of the lot on which it is situated.
- Principal use definition
The main or primary use of a building or lot.
- Private club or lodge definition
Buildings and facilities owned or operated by a corporation, association, person or persons for social, service, educational, or recreational purposes of the members and their guests.
- Private garage definition
A detached accessory structure used to park vehicles of occupants of the premises, except that one (1) space may be used for the vehicle of persons not residents of the premises.
- Park, private definition
A parcel of land or an area of water or combination thereof, used for primarily outdoor enjoyment which may include such amenities as picnic areas, playgrounds, trails, indoor or outdoor athletic facilities, and nature preserves, which are owned and operated by entities other than a governmental entity to provide active and/or passive recreation for the general public. Open spaces, open space amenities, and active recreation areas, as defined within this ordinance, shall not be considered private parks.
- Parking garage/lot, private definition
Any parcel owned and operated by a private entity, but open to the public, where vehicles are parked for free or for a fee. This includes the term commercial parking lot and commercial parking garage. This does not include vehicle storage.
- Private school definition
Any establishment operated for the educational and professional instruction of individuals that is not a public school as defined in this chapter, not including colleges or universities.
- Private street definition
A street or right-of-way built and maintained by a private person that may or may not be open to use by the general public.
- Proffer definition
A statement submitted by an applicant listing the proposed proffers or conditions associated with an amendment to the official zoning district map.
- Project property line definition
The boundaries of an entire multi-family, townhouse, or mixed-use development.
- Projecting sign definition
A type of wall sign attached to a building which projects perpendicularly from the building wall.
- Promotional events definition
Any open air event with the primary purpose of promoting and advertising a commercial establishment or group of establishments or functioning as a fund raising event for a non-profit organization including, but not limited to, small mechanized or animal rides, displays, exhibits, sporting events, give-aways, contests, or any similar events or combinations thereof.
- Public art definition
Objects expressing creative skill or imagination in a visual form that do not contain
- Park, public definition
A parcel of land or an area of water or combination thereof, used for primarily outdoor enjoyment which may include such amenities as picnic areas, playgrounds, trails, indoor or outdoor athletic facilities, nature preserves, and public open spaces which are owned or operated by a governmental entity to provide active and/or passive recreation for the general public.
- Parking garage/lot, public definition
Any parcel owned or operated by a governmental body where vehicles are parked.
- Public school definition
A pre-elementary, elementary, middle, or high school institution that is operated by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia or other governmental entity for the educational and professional instruction of individuals, not including colleges or universities.
- Public street definition
Any dedicated and accepted right-of-way, fifty (50) feet or more in width, or any right-of-way of lesser width that have been dedicated and accepted prior to the adoption of this ordinance.
- Pylon sign definition
A type of freestanding sign that is mounted on one or more freestanding pylons or poles.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. definition
A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the nearest line of the building and the rear lot line or proposed right-of-way line.
- Redevelopment definition
The process of developing land that has been previously developed; For the purposes of the O-CBP District, the process of redevelopment shall result in the same or a lesser amount of impervious surface.
- Religious facilities definition
Places of religious worship such as churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, fellowship halls, etc., or similar places and their appurtenant uses.
- Residential streets definition
Rights-of-way used primarily for access to the abutting residential properties and designed to discourage their use by through traffic.
- Resource delineation definition
A site-specific determination of the boundaries of Chesapeake Bay Preservation District depicted on a physical survey of the site or parcel that is prepared and certified as complete and accurate by a licensed professional engineer, land surveyor, architect or landscape architect licensed to do business in the Commonwealth of Virginia; drawn at a scale of not less than one hundred (100) feet to the inch on a print not greater than twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inches to clearly delineate with labels the following, on and adjacent to the development site, unless such components are waived by the zoning administrator: (a) Topographic information; (b) Tidal shores and tidal wetlands as verified by recent physical survey; (c) Non-tidal wetlands delineated accordance with the comprehensive onsite determination method specified in the Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands, 1987, as it may be amended from time to time (provide U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jurisdictional Determination); (d) Waterbodies with perennial flow as determined by a qualified professional using a state approved, scientifically valid system of in-field indicators of perennial flow; and (e) Site-specific boundaries of the RPA, IDA, and RMA as defined in the ordinance and adjusted as necessary as a result of the above-referenced information.
- Resource management area (RMA) definition
That component of the O-CBP District that is not classified as the resource protection area. The RMA is comprised of land that is contiguous to the variable width buffer for a distance of one hundred (100) feet in the landward direction.
- Resource protection area (RPA) definition
That component of the O-CBP District comprised of lands adjacent to water bodies with perennial flow that have an intrinsic water quality value due to the ecological and biological processes they perform or that are sensitive to impacts which may result in significant degradation to the quality of state waters. Resource protection areas include tidal wetlands; non-tidal wetlands connected by surface flow and contiguous to tidal wetlands or water bodies with perennial flow; tidal shores; and, a variable width buffer area not less than one hundred (100) feet in width. The variable width buffer area shall be located adjacent to and landward of the components listed above and along both sides of any water body with perennial flow. The buffer area shall be designated as the landward component of the RPA notwithstanding the presence of permitted uses, encroachments, and permitted vegetation clearing in compliance with O-CBP.
- Retail alcoholic beverage license definition
License issued by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (VA ABC) which allows for the serving and sale of wine, beer, and mixed beverages at restaurants, hotels, convenience stores, grocery stores, gourmet shops, delicatessens and other establishments.
- Right-of-way definition
Every way, lane, road, street, and boulevard and every way or place in the city open as a matter of right to public foot or vehicular travel, regardless of ownership.
- Roof sign definition
A sign attached to and extending vertically from the roof of a building.
- Rooming house definition
A building or premises where lodging is offered for compensation to five (5) or more nontransient residents.
- Rotors definition
In a wind energy system, it is the blade and hub assembly of a wind generator.
- Rummage sale definition
Sale of tangible personal property conducted by a corporation, trust, religious organization, association, community chest, fund, or foundation organized and operated for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, community, or educational purposes.
- Salvage or wrecking definition
The dismantling or wrecking of used motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, sale of dismantled, partially dismantled, damaged vehicles or their parts. This term shall include auto recycler, demolisher, salvage dealer, salvage pool, and vehicle removal operator as defined by Code of Virginia § 46.2-1600, as amended.
- Sandwich board sign definition
A temporary, moveable sign consisting of two sign faces placed together at an angle of ninety (90) degrees or less to form an "A"-shaped structure which tapers from a wide base to a narrow top.
- Satellite earth stations definition
An accessory structure comprised of the combination of (1) antenna or dish antenna whose purpose is to send and/or receive communication or other signals from orbiting satellites and/or other extraterrestrial sources; (2) a low noise amplifier which is situated at the focal point of the receiving component and whose purpose is to magnify and transfer signals; (3) a coaxial cable whose purpose is to carry the signals into the interior of the building.
- Scrap metal processor definition
Any establishment who acquires one or more whole vehicles to process into scrap for remelting purposes who, from a fixed location, utilizes machinery and equipment for processing and manufacturing ferrous and nonferrous metallic scrap into prepared grades, and whose principal product is metallic scrap, as defined by Code of Virginia § 46.2-1600, as amended.
The prescribed distance between the edge of an improvement (structure, parking lot, etc.) and the respective property line (front, rear or side), creating a yard.
- ShelterShelterTemporary accommodation for people without housing, usually with support services. definition
Any facility providing temporary or emergency housing for individuals in need, including facilities for the homeless and/or victims of abuse or neglect.
The provision of a room or space that is suitable or intended for occupancy for dwelling, sleeping, or lodging purposes to transient residents in exchange for a charge for the occupancy. This term does not include hotel, bed and breakfast, or homestay rental, as defined within this ordinance.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. definition
A yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard, or to the respective lot line if no such yard exists, and lying between the nearest line of the building and the side lot line or proposed right-of-way line.
- Sign area definition
The larger of that area bounded by the outer extremities of all letters, figures, characters, and delineation, or the outer extremities of the framework or background of the sign; the sign area for a freestanding sign shall be contained in a continuous, unbroken plane or geometric shape. The support for the sign background, whether it be columns, a pylon, a building, minor structural framing, or part thereof which is not intended to draw attention to the sign, shall not be included in the sign area and shall not be used to provide information or identification. When two (2) sign faces are parallel, back to back, continuously enclosed, and not more than thirty-six (36) inches from each other, only one (1) face shall be included in the computation of the sign area; otherwise each sign face shall be included in the computation of sign area.
- Sign definition
Any structure, wall fixture, object, display, or device that directs attention to or is intended to direct attention to the sign or to an object, product, place, activity, person, institution, organization, or business by means of temporary or permanent written copy, graphics, symbols, figures, fixtures, or projected images. The term shall not include public art; seasonal displays and decorations not advertising a product, service, or entertainment; or architectural features, except those that identify products or services or advertise a business use.
- Sign face definition
Any side of a sign providing information or identification.
- Sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. definition
The vertical distance measured from the surface grade of the lot to the highest point of the sign.
The bona fide production or harvesting of trees for sale.
A recreational facility consisting of grid boxes, quarter pipes, half pipes, grind rails, fun boxes, fly boxes, decks or ramps used for skateboarding.
- Small artisan shop definition
A business engaged in the sale of goods traditionally produced by craftsmen and artisans that are manufactured or assembled primarily by hand and where the facility includes an area for the crafting of the items being sold.
- Small wind energy conversion system (SWECS) definition
Any wind turbine or wind charger that converts wind energy into electricity, including rotors, generators, towers and associated control or conversion electronics that has a maximum power of at most twenty-five (25) Kw which will be used to reduce on-site consumption of utility power.
- Solar energy equipment (solar panel) definition
A panel designed to absorb and convert the sun's rays into usable forms of energy.
- Special green area definition
Additional green area adjacent to primary structures where required by the provisions of the O-CBP District - Chesapeake Bay Preservation Overlay.
- Storage Facility 1 definition
A multi-story fully enclosed mixed-use building containing separate storage spaces with internal access to each individual unit which are leased or rented to the general public for storage purposes only.
- Storage Facility 2 definition
A building containing separate storage spaces which are leased or rented to the general public for storage purposes only, are fully enclosed with internal and/or external access to each individual unit, where the storage units are a part of mixed-use either within the building, parcel, or shopping center.
- Storage Facility 3 definition
Indoor and/or outdoor storage spaces which are leased or rented to the general public for storage purposes only. This category may include storage for boats and RVs.
- Stormwater definition
Precipitation that is discharged across the land surface or through conveyances to one (1) or more waterways and that may include stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface runoff and drainage.
- Story definition
A story in the context of a building shall be understood to be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the floor or roof next above. A story is measured as the vertical distance from top to top of two (2) successive finished floor surfaces and, for the topmost story, from the top of the floor finish to the top of the ceiling joists or where there is not a ceiling, to the top of the roof rafters. In the case of one-family, two-family, or duplex dwellings, a habitable attic that does not exceed four hundred (400) square feet and is not greater than two-thirds of the area of the story below, shall not be considered a story.
- Street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. definition
The area between the primary structure, not to include a permitted projection, and a public or private street.
- Structure definition
Anything constructed or erected, requiring location on or in the ground, or attached to something having location on the ground.
- Substandard lot definition
A lot that does not meet the dimensional standards of the zoning district in which it is located, but met the requirements in effect at the time the lot was recorded.
- Tattoo parlor definition
Any establishment placing designs, letters, scrolls, figures, symbols or any other mark upon or under the skin of any person with ink or other substance resulting in the permanent coloration of the skin, including permanent makeup or jewelry, by the aid of needles or any other instrument designed to touch or puncture skin, except when performed by a medical doctor, veterinarian, registered nurse or other medical professional licensed pursuant to title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia in the performance of professional duties. Such establishment may also perform body piercing.
- Temporary sign definition
A sign displayed for a limited period of time, which is neither permanently installed on the ground nor permanently affixed to a building or structure.
- Through lot definition
A lot having frontage on two (2) approximately parallel streets.
- Tidal shore or shore definition
Land contiguous to a tidal body of water between the mean low water level and mean high water level.
- Tidal wetlands definition
Vegetated land lying between and contiguous to mean low water and an elevation above mean low water equal to the factor of one and one-half (1½) times the mean tide range, or nonvegetated land lying contiguous to mean low water and between mean low water and mean high water.
- Timeshare dwelling definition
Any dwelling unit that is owned by a group of owners, each having a limited share in the use of the unit (normally by week or month).
- Total wind energy system heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. definition
The vertical distance measured from the ground at the base of a tower or pole mounted wind energy system mounting system tower to the uppermost vertical extension of any blade or to the maximum height reached by any part of the wind energy system. This definition shall not apply to a building mounted wind energy system.
- Towed recreational equipment definition
Trailers, trailered vehicles and equipment, utility trailers, boats, jet skis, all-terrain vehicles, single-axle pull-behind campers, and other similar vehicles and equipment.
- TownhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. dwelling definition
A type of multi-family dwelling where each unit has its own front and rear exposure to the outside, no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from any other unit by one (1) or more common vertical fire-resistant walls.
- Transient definition
Occupancy for periods of not more than thirty (30) days.
- Tributary stream definition
Any perennial stream that is so depicted on the most recent U.S. Geological Survey seven and one-half (7½) minute topographic quadrangle map.
- Tuck-under parking definition
Parking spaces provided on the ground level and accessed at the rear of a building with upper floors of the building creating cover.
A type of multi-family structure on a single lot containing two (2) dwelling units, each of which is totally separated from the other by an unpierced wall extending from the ground to roof or an unpierced ceiling and floor extending from exterior wall to exterior wall, except for a common stairwell to both dwelling units.
- Upper-floor dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. definition
A type of residential mixed-use development where the residential dwellings are located above a nonresidential use. The residents of the upper floor(s) need not be the operators of the nonresidential use or uses below. The residential use shall be limited to no more than four (4) dwelling units. This would include live/work dwellings. The nonresidential use or uses must also be permitted within the applicable zoning district and comply with all relevant standards for the use.
- Use definition
Any purpose for which a structure, lot, or other tract of land may be designed, arranged, intended, maintained, or occupied; or any activity, occupation, business or operation carried on or intended to be carried on in a structure or on a lot.
- Use group definition
One (1) of the four (4) categories of similar or related uses permitted in the various zoning districts: 1. One-family, multi-family dwellings and community facilities; 2. Townhouse dwellings; 3. Commercial uses; and 4. Manufacturing uses.
A grant of relief from the terms of this ordinance by the board of zoning appeals of the City of Hampton, as allowed in chapter 13 herein.
- Vehicle repair, heavy definition
Repair shops whose work requires dismantling pieces of a vehicle for repair. Typical services may include light vehicle repair, collision repair; engine or transmission work requiring removal and/or replacement of all or part of the engine or transmission; and replacement of items such as doors and bumpers. Such work often takes days or weeks to complete. This term shall include rebuilder as defined by Code of Virginia § 46.2-1600, as amended.
- Vehicle repair, light definition
Repair shops whose work is routine to vehicle maintenance and does not require dismantling pieces of a vehicle. Typical services may include oil change, tire repair, rotation, or replacement; and glass repair or replacement. Such work often takes only hours to complete.
- Vehicle sales, new vehicle inventory lot definition
In conjunction with new vehicle sales, any premises or space exposed to the weather used for the storage of new vehicles, boats, and recreational vehicles.
- Vehicle storage, indoor definition
Any premises used for the storage of vehicles or their parts within a wholly enclosed building, which shall not include any outdoor storage of vehicles or their parts. This term may include vehicle removal operator indoors only as defined by Code of Virginia § 46.2-1600, as amended. This term shall not include outdoor new car inventory storage area, or salvage or wrecking as defined by Code of Virginia § 46.2-1600, as amended.
- Vehicle storage, outdoor definition
Any premises or space exposed to the weather used for the storage of non-damaged vehicles, but not their parts. If vehicles are stored on site, this term shall not include vehicle removal operator as defined by Code of Virginia § 46.2-1600, or salvage or wrecking as defined by Code of Virginia § 46.2-1600, as amended.
- Veterinarian office or hospital definition
An establishment used for the care, diagnosis, and treatment of sick, ailing, infirm, or injured animals and preventive care for healthy animals under the supervision of a duly licensed veterinarian. The use may include animal grooming services, animal day care, animal kenneling, and limited retail sales of pet-related merchandise if they are clearly incidental and accessory in nature.
- Wall sign definition
A sign that is permanently attached to, erected, or painted on the outside wall of a structure, or which extends from a building wall, including projecting signs and awning signs.
- Warehouse/distribution center definition
A structure containing raw materials or manufactured goods that are stored before export and/or distribution for sale.
- Water area definition
Area of ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, or other impounded water bodies and associated marshlands and wetlands.
- Water-dependent facility definition
A development of land that cannot exist outside of the resource protection area and must be located on the shoreline by reason of the nature of its operation, such as ports, the intake and outfall structure of power plants, water treatment plants, sewage treatment plants and storm sewers, marinas and other boat docking structures, not to include office, showrooms or other sales areas, beaches and other public water-oriented recreation areas, and fisheries and similar marine resources facilities.
- Wind energy system definition
Equipment that converts and then stores or transfers energy from the wind into usable forms of energy and includes any base, blade, foundation, generator, nacelle, rotor, tower, transformer, turbine, vane, wire or other component used in the system.
- Wind energy system setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. definition
The distance from the base of the structure, tower, pole or building upon which the wind energy system is mounted to a public right-of-way, overhead public utility line or lot line, whichever is closest.
- Window sign definition
A sign that is attached to, or located behind a window that does not exceed thirty-three (33) percent of the window area.
- Workforce development center definition
A facility for employment training or counseling.
- YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. definition
An open space, other than a hard surface court on the same lot with a building or group of buildings, that lies between the building or group of buildings and a lot line, and is unoccupied or unobstructed from the ground upward except for walls and fences as may be permitted by the zoning district where the lot is situated.
From the ordinance
Dwelling area: The gross finished floor area of a dwelling unit. This term shall include living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, and finished attics, basements, or additional finished storage areas, but excludes unfinished basements, mechanical rooms, screened porches or decks, and unconditioned storage areas.