Virginia Beach, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 236

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Location and access

    Commercial marinas, noncommercial marinas and community boat docks shall be so located as to be accessible from major roads without creating traffic congestion on minor streets through residential, apartment or hotel districts.

  • Launching ramps, clubhouses, and parking areas on land which are to be open for use between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. shall be at least three hundred (300) feet from the nearest lot line of any lot on which a residence is permissible. If any such areas or functions are not open between the hours indicated, the distance may be reduced to one hundred fifty (150) feet or if parking areas are enclosed by a solid masonry wall at least six (6) feet in height, the distance may be reduced to one hundred fifty (150) feet.

  • Security and maintenance plan

    A security and maintenance plan is required at time of application. This plan shall address ownership of the facility, individuals or group responsible for maintenance, the methods proposed for limiting access to owners, members or their guests to all docks, piers, launching ramps and parking areas and methods proposed for limiting hours of operation if required by subparagraph (2) below.

Parking

  • Parking space dimensions for wheel launching ramps

    Where wheel launching ramps adjoin the parking area, the parking spaces all have a minimum dimension of twelve (12) feet by forty (40) feet.

Use

  • Passenger vessels >149 passengers

    Passenger vessels permitted by United States Coast Guard regulations to carry more than one hundred forty-nine (149) passengers and used for commercial purposes shall not be deemed to be accessory uses and shall not be allowed in any zoning district except by conditional use permit.

  • Personal watercraft rentals

    Rentals of personal watercraft shall not be deemed to be an accessory use and shall not be allowed except by conditional use permit.

From the ordinance

Marinas, commercial, noncommercial and community boat docks. (b) Parking requirements. 0.50 off-street parking space per boat slip shall be required...
Sec. 236

Parking requirements

{
  "boat_slip": "0.5 space per slip"
}