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.
Any damaged or destroyed nonconforming sign requiring repairs at a cost of fifty (50) percent or more of the replacement cost of the sign shall be removed or brought into conformity.
Any damaged or destroyed nonconforming sign requiring repairs at a cost of fifty (50) percent or more of the replacement cost of the sign shall be removed or brought into conformity with this ordinance.
Freestanding signs shall not exceed a height of five (5) feet above natural grade within 100 feet of any major road right-of-way, and within 100 feet of any intersecting street right-of-way for a distance of 300 feet to either side of the Magruder Boulevard right-of-way
In addition to the prohibitions set forth in article I of this chapter, the following signs shall be prohibited in the Magruder Visual Corridor Overlay (O-MVC) District: (a) Signs painted on a building. (b) Portable signs. (c) Reader boards. (d) Animated signs. (e) Off-premises advertising signs. (2) Limitations on permitted signs. Freestanding signs shall not exceed a height of five (5) feet above natural grade within 100 feet of any major road right-of-way, and within 100 feet of any intersecting street right-of-way for a distance of 300 feet to either side of the Magruder Boulevard right-of-way, and may increase one (1) foot in height for each additional 20 feet of setback...
The following sign types shall not be permitted anywhere in the O-CC district: (i) Signs painted on a building or accessory structure... (b) Parcels in the O-CC district are required to have at least one hundred (100) feet of frontage on a public right-of-way in order to place a freestanding sign facing that right-of-way.
The following sign types shall not be permitted anywhere in the O-CC district: (i) Signs painted on a building or accessory structure, including fences and walls; (ii) Wall signs that are formed plastic, or injection molded plastic; (iii) Wall signs that are internally illuminated sign box cabinets; (iv) Wall signs that are box-type, back-lit panels; (v) Parapet signs; (vi) Roof signs. (b) Parcels in the O-CC district are required to have at least one hundred (100) feet of frontage on a public right-of-way in order to place a freestanding sign facing that right-of-way. (c) No freestanding sign shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to any other freestanding sign that requires a sign permit... (d) All freestanding signs in the O-CC district shall be monument signs.
Permitted sign types include only: (i) Wall signs, to include painted wall signs. (ii) Window signs. (iii) Awning/canopy signs. (iv) Projecting signs. (v) Sandwich board signs. Prohibited sign types include but are not limited to: (i) Freestanding signs. (ii) Changeable copy signs. (iii) Inflatable signs. (iv) Changeable electronic message signs.
Permitted sign types include only: (i) Wall signs, to include painted wall signs. (ii) Window signs. (iii) Awning/canopy signs. (iv) Projecting signs. (v) Sandwich board signs. (b) Prohibited sign types include but are not limited to: (i) Freestanding signs. (ii) Changeable copy signs. (iii) Inflatable signs. (iv) Changeable electronic message signs. (c) Sign illumination. Internal illumination, except for neon or similar gaseous tubing signs, is prohibited. (d) Sign area. Total square footage of the sign area shall not exceed a ratio of 0.75 square feet of sign area for each linear foot of the building façade.
No sign shall be painted on a building, accessory structure or fence. Parcels are required to have at least fifty (50) feet of frontage on a public right-of-way in order to place a freestanding sign facing that right-of-way. No freestanding sign shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to any other freestanding sign. All freestanding signs shall be ground-mounted monument signs as defined in this chapter.
Sign area shall be as permitted in article I of this chapter, however the following shall also apply in the LBP District: (a) No sign shall be painted on a building, accessory structure or fence. (b) Parcels are required to have at least fifty (50) feet of frontage on a public right-of-way in order to place a freestanding sign facing that right-of-way. (c) No freestanding sign shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to any other freestanding sign. (d) All freestanding signs shall be ground-mounted monument signs as defined in this chapter.
The following types of signs are prohibited: (a) Signs not expressly permitted in, or which violate any provision of, this chapter. (b) Signs located on a public right-of-way...
No sign shall project above the building part to which it is attached... No less than 8 feet of clearance shall be provided between a sidewalk or pedestrian area and the lowest point of a hanging or projecting sign.
An additional Interstate/Arterial sign shall be permitted in all commercial districts as an optional incentive... The sign shall not exceed 45' in height.
Ground mounted flagpoles above five (5) feet in height shall require a zoning permit. Flagpoles shall be setback from the nearest property line no less than the height of the flagpole.
Flagpoles shall be setback from the nearest property line no less than the height of the flagpole. The maximum flagpole shall be thirty (30) feet.
The following non-commercial signs are permitted in every zoning district in conformance with the general requirements of this chapter and do not require a sign permit:
The following non-commercial signs are permitted in every zoning district in conformance with the general requirements of this chapter and do not require a sign permit: (1) Traffic control devices... not to exceed two (2) square feet... (2) ...not to exceed two (2) square feet... (3) Address numerals...
Off-premises advertising sign height for signs primarily read from interstate highways shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height above the elevation of the highway... and shall not exceed twenty-six (26) feet in height in all other areas.
Off-premises advertising signs shall be permitted provided that the following provisions are met: (1) ... considered a permitted use upon those properties which contain such use as of September 1, 1988... (3) No off-premises advertising sign shall be relocated within a one thousand-foot radius... (4) ...height... shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet... (5) ...area shall not exceed six hundred (600) square feet per sign face when oriented primarily toward I-64 and three hundred (300) square feet per sign face in all other areas.
Window signs, provided the total area of the signs shall not exceed 33 percent of the area of the window in which they are displayed.
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