Virginia Beach, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 208

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaSide 5 ftMAX HEIGHT8.5 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.

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Time limit during construction30 days

    Portable storage containers shall be allowed during construction, reconstruction, alteration or renovation of the principal structure and for an additional period of twenty-four (24) hours before and after such activity, but not to exceed a total of thirty (30) days in any six-month period.

  • Maximum container dimensions16 ft

    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.

  • Maximum number of portable storage containers1 container

    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 more than one (1) sign having a maximum area of six (6) square feet per sign may be displayed on any portable storage container.

  • Permit required

    Except as provided in subsection (c), portable storage containers in all districts shall be allowed only upon issuance of a permit by the zoning administrator.

  • Time limit in residential districts16 days

    In Residential and Apartment Districts and on lots in the RT-3 and RT-4 Resort Tourist Districts on which the principal use is residential in nature, 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.

  • No portable storage container shall be located (i) closer than five (5) feet to any side or rear lot line, or (ii) on any portion of a lot except behind the nearest portion of the principal building adjacent to a public street.

From the ordinance

Portable storage containers located outside of an enclosed building or structure shall be allowed only as specified in this section and subject to the following regulations:
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