Suffolk, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 31-408(i)

Extracted standards

5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Design

  • Principal entrance to street

    All buildings shall have a principal entrance opening to a street, square, plaza, or sidewalk.

Other

  • For non-residential uses at least one of the following amenities shall be provided in an open space area: ornamental fountains, ornamental lamp posts, ornamental public stairways, waterfalls, sculptures, arbors, trellises, planted beds, drinking fountains, clock pedestals, public telephones, awnings, or canopies.

  • Residential mixed-use dwellings above first floor

    Residential mixed-use dwellings shall be permitted above the first floor of any building with commercial and/or retail uses on the ground floor.

  • Service entrances and yards

    Service entrances and service yards shall be located only in the rear or side yard.

Parking

  • Surface parking location

    For non-residential uses, no surface parking shall be permitted in front of a principal structure. Not more than one row of parking may be permitted on the sides of the structure. Off-street surface parking shall be located to the rear of principal structures.

From the ordinance

Residential mixed-use dwellings shall be permitted above the first floor of any building with commercial and/or retail uses on the ground floor.
Sec. 31-408(i)