Hampton
Zoning districts
50 districts, grouped by category.
Residential
22Buckroe Bayfront Single Family Residential
Buckroe Bayfront Mixed Residential
Downtown Residential
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
FM-1 District—Inner Fort
LFA-5 District—Langley Flight Approach Limited Residential
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
MD-1 District—Townhouse Multifamily Residential
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 10 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 8
MD-2 District—Multifamily Residential
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 16 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 8
MD-3 District—Multifamily Residential
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 20 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 8
MD-4 District—Multifamily Residential
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
One and Two Family Residential District
R-11 District—One Family Residential
- Min lot
- 9,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
R-12 Residential District
- Min lot
- 12,000 sq ft (0.28 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
R-13 District—One Family Residential
- Min lot
- 12,000 sq ft (0.28 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
R-15 Residential District
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
R-22 District—One Family Residential
- Min lot
- 22,000 sq ft (0.51 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
R-3 Residential District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
R-33 District—One Family Residential
- Min lot
- 33,000 sq ft (0.76 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
R-4 District—One Family Residential
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
R-43 District—One Family Residential
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
R-6 Residential District
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
R-8 District—Two Family Residential
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
R-9 Residential District
- Min lot
- 9,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
Mixed use
6Buckroe Bayfront Optional Mixed Use
Buckroe Bayfront Required Mixed Use
Buckroe Bayfront Special
FM-4 District—Wherry Quarter
PH-1 District—Phoebus Urban Core
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
PH-2 District
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Commercial
16C-1 District—Neighborhood Commercial
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Max density
- 10 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 15
C-2 District—Limited Commercial
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Max density
- 20 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 18
C-3 District—General Commercial
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 18
Downtown Business
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 12 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
Downtown Waterfront
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 12 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
Hampton Roads Center South
- Min lot
- 152,460 sq ft (3.5 ac)
- Max height
- 120 ft
- Front setback
- 80 ft
Hampton Roads Center North
- Min lot
- 108,900 sq ft (2.5 ac)
- Max height
- 120 ft
- Front setback
- 80 ft
Hampton Roads Center West
- Max height
- 55 ft
Langley Flight Approach Mixed Business and Manufacturing
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
Langley Flight Approach Hampton Roads Center
- Min lot
- 152,460 sq ft (3.5 ac)
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Front setback
- 80 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Langley Flight Approach Limited Business I
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Langley Flight Approach Limited Business II
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
PH-3 District—Phoebus Commercial Transition
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Other
5FM-3 District—North Gate
M-1 District—Limited Manufacturing
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
M-2 District—Light Manufacturing
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
M-3 District—Heavy Manufacturing
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
- Min lot
- 217,800 sq ft (5 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 1
General provisions
311 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Food trucks must be kept on improved surface as defined in chapter 2. The improved surface must be under the entirety of the food truck and any associated vehicle, and such improved surface must extend continuously from the adjacent public right-of-way to the parking location;
Food truck host sites in the R-LL, R-43, R-R, R-33, R-22, R-15, R-13, R-11, R-9, R-8, R-4, MD-1, MD-2, MD-3, MD-4, R-M, C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2, M-3, LFA-1, LFA-2, LFA-3, LFA-4, LFA-5, LFA-6, RT-1, BB-1, BB-2, BB-3, BB-4, BB-5, HRC-1, HRC-2, HRC-3, LBP, DT-1, DT-2, DT-3, PH-1, PH-2, PH-3, FM-1, FM-2, FM-3, FM-4, PO-1, and PO-2 districts shall obtain a zoning administrator permit and comply with the following additional standards:
The physical recreational facility shall be subject to the provisions of the Hampton Zoning Ordinance and Hampton City Code, to include, but not limited to, noise and building code requirements; (b) All outdoor lighting shall be focused downward and inward in a way that prevents spillover onto adjacent properties;
Physical recreational facility in the C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2, LFA-2, LFA-4, LFA-6, BB-3, BB-4, BB-5, HRC-1, HRC-2, LBP, DT-1, DT-2, PH-1, PH-2, PH-3, FM-1, FM-2, FM-3, and FM-4 districts shall comply with the following additional standards:
The homestay rental, as defined in Chapter 2 of the zoning ordinance, shall only be allowed within a single-family dwelling unit which is used by the operator, a long-term resident of the property, as their primary residence;
Homestay rentals in the R-LL, R-43, R-R, R-33, R-22, R-15, R-13, R-11, R-9, R-8, R-4, MD-1, MD-2, MD-3, MD-4, R-M, C-1, C-2, LFA-5, RT-1, BB-1, BB-2, BB-3, DT-1, DT-2, DT-3, PH-1, PH-2, PH-3, FM-1, FM-2, and FM-3 zoning districts are subject to obtaining a zoning administrator permit and shall comply with the following additional standards at the time of application and throughout operation:
All cemeteries shall be subject to the provisions of City Code Section 10, entitled "Cemeteries," as amended.
Cemeteries. a. All cemeteries shall be subject to the provisions of City Code Section 10, entitled "Cemeteries," as amended.
Private parking garage/lots and public parking garage/lots, in all districts, which may be permitted as a primary use subject to a use permit, shall also comply with the following minimum conditions.
Private parking garage/lots and public parking garage/lots, in all districts, which may be permitted as a primary use subject to a use permit, shall also comply with the following minimum conditions.
In the M-1, M-2, M-3, LFA-1, LFA-2, LFA-4, LFA-6, and HRC-3 districts, resident caretakers and watchmen must be employed on the premises.
Not more than two hundred (200) square feet of floor area shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation, including storage of stock-in-trade or supplies.
No facility shall be located within a three-quarter (¾) mile radius of any existing facility of the same type.
No facility shall be located within an one-half (1/2) mile radius of any existing facility of the same type.
All buildings shall be a maximum of thirty-five (35) feet in height; All lots shall be a minimum of six thousand (6,000) square feet in area with a minimum frontage of sixty (60) feet; All principal dwellings shall contain a minimum of eight hundred (800) square feet of floor area; The front yard setback shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet; The rear yard setback shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet.
Buildings shall be a maximum of thirty-five (35) feet in height; All lots shall be a minimum of two and one-half (2½) acres with a minimum frontage of one hundred fifty (150) feet; All principal dwellings shall contain a minimum of two thousand two hundred fifty (2,250) square feet of heated living area; The front yard setback shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet; The rear yard setback shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet.
No building in an R-M District shall exceed three (3) stories or fifty-one (51) feet in height... No one-family dwelling... less than six thousand (6,000) square feet... front yard... thirty (30) feet... rear yard... twenty (20) feet...
Buildings and structures, exclusive of physical recreational amenities, shall be permitted a total lot coverage of twenty (20) percent. A minimum of forty (40) percent of the total lot area shall be maintained as green area. ... Buildings and structures shall be permitted up to a height of fifty-six (56) feet. ... Townhouse and multi-family developments shall be permitted on lots of a minimum of two (2) acres. ... Residential development shall be permitted a maximum density of twenty (20) units per buildable acre. ...
No minimum lot area required except that which is required to meet the minimum required building setbacks for each type of permitted structure and the required off-street parking. ... Townhouse units shall have a minimum dwelling area of nine hundred (900) square feet. Multi-family units shall have a minimum dwelling area of five hundred (500) square feet. ... Front yard: Multi-family: There shall be no minimum front yard setback with a maximum of twenty-five (25) feet. Townhouse: There shall be no minimum front yard setback with maximum of twenty (20) feet. ... Side yard: There shall be no minimum side yard setback unless the property abuts a one-family residential district in which case the minimum shall be twenty (20) feet. Rear yard: The rear yard setback shall be twenty (20) feet unless the property abuts a one-family residential district in which case the minimum shall be thirty (30) feet.
Accessory buildings or structures for residential uses may include a garage or covered parking, home occupation uses, storage space, and storage for trash receptacles. The footprint of accessory buildings or structures shall not be larger than fifty (50) percent of the main building's footprint.
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