Land use · Virginia Beach, Virginia

multifamily dwelling

Named in 1 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Virginia Beach’s own text settles what this covers.

- Density. ## (a) For purposes of determining the maximum allowed density for multifamily dwellings , hotels, and motels, in addition to the area of the zoning lot on which the use is to be located, the

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Apartment Districts are created in recognition of the existence of developed areas where multifamily dwellings exist at densities between twenty-four (24) and thirty-six (36) dwelling units per acre. It is not the intention to create additional

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903 | 0 | 0 | | (7) Maximum density per acre of multifamily dwellings in the B-4C and B-4K Districts. Density shall be determined based on the area of the entire zoning lot, even if

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.