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Municipality · Virginia

Poquoson

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6
Districts
75
Extracted rules
552
Standards
28
Chapters read
Zoning snapshotNot yet acquired

Zoning districts

6 districts, grouped by category.

Commercial

2
B-1Commercial

Business District B-1

Poquoson, VA
Max height
40 ft
Front setback
35 ft
Permitted uses
6
B-2Commercial
Poquoson, VA
Min lot
26,700 sq ft (0.61 ac)
Max height
60 ft
Front setback
120 ft
Permitted uses
16

Other

1
C-1Other

Conservation District C-1

Poquoson, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
35 ft
Permitted uses
7

Residential

3
R-1Residential

Residential District R-1

Poquoson, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
35 ft
Permitted uses
1
R-2Residential

Residential District R-2

Poquoson, VA
Min lot
18,000 sq ft (0.41 ac)
Max height
60 ft
Front setback
90 ft
Permitted uses
1
R-3Residential

R-3 District

Poquoson, VA
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
35 ft
Max density
12 du/ac
Permitted uses
6

General provisions

69 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Section 1-5(d)

No building, plumbing, mechanical or electrical permit shall be issued to an applicant that is not served by public water and either public sewer or an approved on-site sewage treatment system.

Section 1-5(d)

No building, plumbing, mechanical or electrical permit shall be issued to an applicant that is not served by public water and either public sewer or an approved on-site sewage treatment system.

Section 1-7(a)1 standards

The location of motels, commercial amusements parks, hospitals, airports, borrow pits and sanitary landfill method garbage and refuse sites shall require a special use permit.

Section 1-7(a)

The location of motels, commercial amusements parks, hospitals, airports, borrow pits and sanitary landfill method garbage and refuse sites shall require a special use permit.

Section 1-81 standards

Application for use not specifically permitted.

Section 1-91 standards

Application of ordinance to building or structure for which permit was granted prior to effective date.

Section 11.4-624 standards

Proposed development or redevelopment within the city shall be planned and undertaken in accordance with the following criteria, depending on the type(s) of natural features and resources present on the site.

Section 11.4-6, 11.4-9, 11.4-10, 11.4-1318 standards

For erosion and sediment control recommendations, the goal shall be, where feasible, to prevent erosion from exceeding the soil loss tolerance level... All construction within flood hazard areas shall be in accordance with the requirements of chapter 42, floods...

Section on Farm Animals16 standards

All stables shall be at least 300 feet from any residence belonging to a person other than an applicant and at least 50 feet from any adjoining property line.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.