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Virginia Beach, Virginia · District

B-4K

Historic Kempsville Area Mixed Use District
CommercialHistoric Mixed UseAll Virginia Beach districts0

Dimensional standards

B-4K lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 15 ftMin width 20 ftMAX HEIGHT50 ft
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.

Lot

Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
20 ft

Density

Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
1,500 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
50 ft

Uses

Permitted by right23

Conditional / special use20

Prohibited21

Extracted standards

8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Signage

From the ordinance

Minimum lot area for single-family attached (townhouse) dwellings: 1,500 square feet per dwelling unit. Minimum lot width for single-family attached (townhouse) dwellings: 20 feet per dwelling unit. Maximum building height for single-family attached (townhouse) dwellings: 35 feet. Minimum setback from the right-of-way line for single-family attached (townhouse) dwellings: 15 feet. Maximum setback from the right-of-way line for single-family attached (townhouse) dwellings: 25 feet. In the B-4K Historic Kempsville Area Mixed Use District, the minimum building height shall be twenty-five (25) feet and the maximum building height shall be fifty (50) feet.
Sec. 902(b), Sec. 904(d)

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "permitted_uses": [
      "Animal hospitals, veterinary establishments, pounds, shelters, commercial kennels, provided all animals shall be kept in soundproofed, air-conditioned buildings",
      "Bakeries, confectioneries and delicatessens, provided that products prepared or processed on the premises shall be sold only at retail and only on the premises",
      "Public utilities installations and substations provided storage and maintenance facilities shall not be permitted; and provided further that utilities substations, other than individual transformers, shall be surrounded by Category IV screening solid except for entrances and exits; and provided also, transformer vaults for underground utilities and the like shall require only Category I screening, solid except for access openings"
    ],
    "prohibited_uses": [
      "Automobile repair garages and small engine repair establishments, provided that all repair work shall be performed within a building",
      "Motor vehicle sales and rental, provided such use is wholly enclosed within a building, and further provided that no outdoor use accessory to or in conjunction with the principal use shall be allowed"
    ],
    "conditional_uses": [
      "Recreational and amusement facilities of an outdoor nature, which may be partially or temporarily enclosed on a seasonal basis with approval of city council; provided that, in the development of such properties, safeguards are provided to preserve and protect the existing character of adjacent properties, except that riding academies and recreational campgrounds shall not be allowed as a conditional use or otherwise"
    ]
  }
}