zoneoptics
Virginia Beach, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 208

All Virginia Beach districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaRear 5 ft
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Maximum time during construction30 days

    but not to exceed a total of thirty (30) days in any six-month period

  • Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side/rear lot line5 ft

    no portable storage container shall be located (i) closer than five (5) feet to any side or rear lot line

  • Maximum container heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8.5 ft

    eight and one-half (8½) feet in height

  • Maximum container length16 ft

    No portable storage container shall have dimensions greater than sixteen (16) feet in length

  • Maximum container width8 ft

    eight (8) feet in width

  • Maximum number of large containers (>350 cu ft)1 container

    no more than one (1) portable storage container having a storage capacity greater than three hundred fifty (350) cubic feet

  • Maximum number of small containers (<=350 cu ft)3 containers

    no more than three (3) portable storage containers, each having a storage capacity no greater than three hundred fifty (350) cubic feet

  • Maximum sign area on container6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    No more than one (1) sign having a maximum area of six (6) square feet per sign may be displayed on any portable storage container

  • Maximum time in residential districts per 6 months16 days

    portable storage containers shall be allowed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) for a period not exceeding a total of sixteen (16) days in any consecutive six-month period

From the ordinance

no more than one (1) portable storage container having a storage capacity greater than three hundred fifty (350) cubic feet, or no more than three (3) portable storage containers, each having a storage capacity no greater than three hundred fifty (350) cubic feet, shall be allowed on a zoning lot. No portable storage container shall have dimensions greater than sixteen (16) feet in length, eight (8) feet in width or eight and one-half (8½) feet in height
Sec. 208