Suffolk

MUD | Mixed Use Development Overlay District

FFRD | Fairgrounds Revitalization and Redevelopment District

W | Wetlands District

Where a district boundary divides a lot which was in single ownership at the time of passage of this chapter, the Board of Zoning Appeals may, as an exception, permit the extension of the regulations for either portion of the lot not to exceed 50 feet beyond the district boundary into the remaining portion of the lot.

The wetlands Zoning Ordinance set forth in Code of Virginia, § 28.2-1302 is hereby adopted as the Wetlands Zoning Ordinance of the City of Suffolk.

The purpose of this district is to protect and conserve those irreplaceable land and water resources that are critical to the welfare of the people of Suffolk and that are particularly intolerant to use by man.

The A (Agricultural) district provides areas for high intensity agricultural operations as well as agri-business and supportive industrial and commercial uses.

The RR district encourages the continuation of low-density rural use of non-prime agricultural lands and provides a buffer between agricultural lands and urbanizing areas.

To provide areas for low density single family uses in the Northwest and North Central areas of the City.

To provide areas for low density single family uses which provides a buffer between A, RR, RE and the more intensive residential zoning district classifications.

To provide areas for low-medium density, single-family residential uses where adequate public facilities and services exist or are planned with capacity to serve development.

To provide for detached and attached single family homes in areas where large-lot development is discouraged and adequate public facilities and services are available.

RC is a medium-to-high density district allowing for compact development consisting of the full spectrum of residential unit types including single family attached dwellings, townhouse, duplex and apartments within specified densities where adequate public facilities and services are available.

RU is a high density district allowing for development consisting of the full spectrum of residential unit types including single family attached and detached dwellings, townhouse, duplex and apartments within specified densities where adequate public facilities and services are available.

Institutional, Indoor retail, service and office uses requiring arterial street access and business and commercial development along urban arterials.

Provides for office, office warehouse and research and development facilities in a controlled park-like setting.

The CBD district provides concentrated downtown civic retail, service, office, residential and other uses in the existing central business district of the City of Suffolk.

The VC district provides a mix of concentrated downtown civic, retail, service, office and residential uses in the traditional town centers of Holland and Whaleyville, as well as other traditional centers which may be designated pursuant to a Comprehensive Plan amendment (such as Driver or Chuckatuck).

The FRRD implements the Fairgrounds Revitalization Plan and the Fairgrounds Redevelopment Plan, as amended. It provides a mix of residential, commercial, and institutional uses, mixed-use office, retail, commercial, entertainment, and residential uses within structures, and public spaces of a quality type in accordance with the Fairgrounds Master Redevelopment and Revitalization Plan...

The Official Zoning Maps shall consist collectively of three sets of maps... Land within zoning districts on said Zoning District Map shall be classified as within the zoning district designated therein, which classification shall supersede any contrary designation on the former Official Zoning Map.