Poquoson, Virginia · District

B-2

Dimensional standards

B-2 lot requirementsSTREETFront 120 ftRear 30 ftSide 40 ftMIN LOT AREA26,700 sq ftMAX HEIGHT60 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE30%
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.

Uses

Permitted by right16

  • Plant nursery, greenhouse, landscaping contracting and storage, garden supply store
  • Meeting halls, recreational or social uses operated by social, fraternal, civic, public or similar organizations
  • Preschools, day care centers, nursery schools, technical, vocation or business schools
  • Places of worship including accessory parochial schools, day care centers, and cemeteries
  • Medical care facilities including hospitals and trauma centers
  • Post office, government offices, library, museum, public safety facilities
  • Outdoor display and sale of seasonal items (accessory to primary commercial use, by non-profit civic group, or farmer's fruit or produce stand)
  • Private clubs, indoor theaters, health, exercise and fitness centers, bowling alley, skating rink, swimming pool, tennis or racquet sport facilities
  • Wires, poles, towers, pipes, meters and similar facilities for service connection, sewage pump and lift stations
  • Restaurants with drive-in facilities, if surrounded by commercially zoned parcels
  • Storage yards (meeting specific conditions)
  • Craft/micro brewery
  • Brewpub
  • "Under this chapter, the lots shown hereon are subject to having sewage disposal systems pumped out every five years. Th
  • "All areas on the parcel outside of the resource protection area boundary are designated as resource management areas."
  • The depiction of the buildable areas that are allowed on each lot based on the performance criteria required here, and l

Conditional / special use27

From the ordinance

min lot area: 26700.0; max lot coverage: 30.0; front setback: 120.0; side setback: 40.0; rear setback: 30.0; max height: 60.0; min parking spaces: 9.0
Summary of Dimensional Standards — R-S District

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "accessory_uses": [
      "Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit commercial trailers from loading and unloading in a res"
    ],
    "permitted_uses": [
      "Retail sales (antiques, art galleries, wearing apparel, appliance sales, groceries, books, magazines, cards, cameras, florists, gifts, hardware and paint stores, hobby and crafts, household furnishings, furniture, jewelry, music, records, video tapes, pharmacy, radio and TV sales, sporting goods, tobacco products, toys, gourmet items, health foods, candy, specialty foods, bakery, delicatessen, ice cream shops, liquor stores, bait, tackle and marine supplies, office equipment and supplies, pet store, bike store, piece goods, sewing supplies, optical goods, health aids, fish and seafood, department, variety, discount stores, auto parts and accessories, shopping centers)",
      "Business, professional and professional services (barber shops, beauty shops, broadcasting studio, dry cleaning pickup, laundromat, tailor, shoe repair, funeral home, photographic studio, repair of household items, banks, financial institutions, professional offices, business offices, hotels, motels, sitdown restaurants, tool and equipment rental, music, dance, crafts, arts instructional studios, interior decorators, upholstery shops)"
    ],
    "conditional_uses": [
      "During the review of a WQIA, the City of Poquoson shall, as necessary and appropriate, require conditions such as altera"
    ]
  }
}