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.
Use shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building.
No more than four (4) animals be kept, stabled, or pastured for each acre of land so used.
In the RT-1 district, duplex dwellings shall be in conformance with the requirements of the R-8 district, with two (2) modifications: (a) Each duplex lot created after the property is zoned RT-1 District shall have a minimum frontage of sixty-two and one-half (62½) feet; and (b) No duplex dwelling constructed after the property is zoned RT-1 shall have a driveway with direct access to an arterial street.
Structures for such use shall not be located nearer than one thousand (1,000) feet to: (a) Any school, religious facility, park, playground, or library property; (b) Any other adult entertainment establishment; (c) Any residentially zoned property which fronts on the same street or which contains any school, religious facility, park, playground, and library; otherwise, the minimum distance from such structures to a residential zone shall be three hundred (300) feet.
No more than six (6) coin-operated amusement machines shall be allowed as an accessory use at any business establishment.
The facility shall only be permitted if it is located within the Coliseum Central Overlay District and is operated by a community services board established pursuant to Section 37.2-501 of the Code of Virginia; or (b) The facility is located within the Coliseum Central Overlay District and is operated by a hospital, as defined in Chapter 2.
In the R-R district, all buildings and areas used for such purposes shall be located at least one hundred (100) feet from all side and rear property lines.
For the above uses with a capacity within any single assembly area, of no more than five hundred (500) people, no vehicular access shall be permitted from any residential street unless required for emergency vehicular access.
Trap shooting range shall be a minimum area of four (4) acres and with a minimum width of two hundred (200) feet. Skeet shooting range shall be a minimum area of nine (9) acres with a minimum width of four hundred fifty (450) feet.
Skateboard ramps shall only be permitted in rear yards; (b) Skateboard ramps shall not be located closer than fifteen (15) feet to any rear or side property line;
The minimum lot size for such a use shall be two (2) acres;
In the R-R district, manufactured homes shall be 19 or more feet in width and attached to a permanent foundation.
All manufactured home parks and subdivisions shall be located on a minimum of five (5) acres, and shall be comprised of a minimum of ten (10) lots.
All breweries/distilleries/wineries in the M-3, HRC-1, HRC-2, LBP, and FM-3 districts requesting to operate outside the conditions set forth under the provisions of section 3-3(48)(a) and breweries/distilleries/wineries in the LFA-2, LFA-3, LFA-4, and LFA-6 districts shall first obtain a use permit.
Day care 1, commercial in the C-1, C-2, C-3, DT-1, DT-2, DT-3, PH-1, PH-2, PH-3, FM-1, FM-2, FM-3 and PO-1 districts are subject to a day care permit granted by the zoning administrator with the following attached conditions:
In the C-2 district, upper-floor dwelling units, with an approved use permit, may be located above permitted C-2 uses when the following additional standards are met:
Day care 2, commercial 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, DT-1, DT-2, DT-3, PH-1, PH-2, PH-3, FM-1, FM-2, FM-3, and PO-1 districts. Such facilities are defined as those requesting to operate beyond the conditions set forth under the provisions of "day care 1, commercial" and are subject to obtaining a use permit by city council.
Banquet hall in the PH-1, PH-2, PH-3, DT-1, FM-1, FM-3, and FM-4 districts are subject to a zoning administrator permit with the following attached conditions:
Storage Facility 1. (a) The building shall be mixed-used as follows: (i) Mixed-use shall include two (2) or more land uses within a building as defined by the following use groups identified in section 3-2, Table of Uses Permitted: Residential - 1, 2, & Multifamily; Retail Sales, Services, and Office; Institutional; Recreational; and/or Industrial, and as permitted by the governing zoning district. The storage facility shall not be counted towards the two (2) or more uses. Two (2) or more uses, other than storage facility, must be established (as evidenced by an issued Certificate of Occupancy) prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the storage facility.
Storage Facility 2. (a) The building and/or the parcel shall be mixed-used as follows: (i) Mixed-use shall mean two (2) or more land uses within a building, parcel, and/or shopping center as defined by the following use groups identified in section 3-2, Table of Uses Permitted: Residential - 1, 2, & Multifamily; Retail Sales, Services, and Office; Institutional; Recreational; and/or Industrial, and as permitted by the governing zoning district. The storage facility shall not be counted towards the two (2) or more uses. Two (2) or more uses, other than storage facility, must be established (as evidenced by an issued Certificate of Occupancy) prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the storage facility;
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