Virginia Beach
Zoning districts
105 districts, grouped by category.
Residential
12A-12 Apartment District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 12 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 12
A-18 Apartment District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
A-24 Apartment District
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
A-36 Apartment District
- Max height
- 120 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
R-10 Residential District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
R-15 Residential District
- Max height
- 42 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
R-20 Residential District
- Max height
- 42 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
R-30 Residential District
- Max height
- 42 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
R-40 Residential District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 42 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
- Min lot
- 600 sq ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
R-5R Residential Resort District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
R-5S Residential Single-Family District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
Agricultural
2Commercial
43Neighborhood Business District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 36 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 13
B-1A Limited Community Business District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 19
Community Business District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 11
B-21 Mixed Use District
B-22 Mixed Use District
B-23 Mixed Use District
B-24 Mixed Use District
B-25 Mixed Use District
B-26 Mixed Use District
B-27 Mixed Use District
B-28 Mixed Use District
B-29 Mixed Use District
B-3 Central Business District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 27
B-30 Mixed Use District
B-31 Mixed Use District
B-32 Mixed Use District
B-33 Mixed Use District
B-34 Mixed Use District
B-35 Mixed Use District
B-36 Mixed Use District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 28
Historic Kempsville Area Mixed Use District
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 23
B-5 Planned Development District
B-53 Mixed Use District
B-54 Mixed Use District
B-55 Mixed Use District
B-56 Mixed Use District
B-57 Mixed Use District
B-58 Mixed Use District
B-59 Mixed Use District
B-6 Planned Community Development District
B-60 Mixed Use District
B-61 Mixed Use District
B-62 Mixed Use District
B-63 Mixed Use District
B-64 Mixed Use District
B-65 Mixed Use District
B-66 Mixed Use District
B-67 Mixed Use District
B-68 Mixed Use District
Hotel District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 80 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
O-1 Office District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
O-2 Office District
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
Mixed use
42B-10 Mixed Use District
B-11 Mixed Use District
B-12 Mixed Use District
B-13 Mixed Use District
B-14 Mixed Use District
B-15 Mixed Use District
B-16 Mixed Use District
B-17 Mixed Use District
B-18 Mixed Use District
B-19 Mixed Use District
B-20 Mixed Use District
B-37 Mixed Use District
B-38 Mixed Use District
B-39 Mixed Use District
B-40 Mixed Use District
B-41 Mixed Use District
B-42 Mixed Use District
B-43 Mixed Use District
B-44 Mixed Use District
B-45 Mixed Use District
B-46 Mixed Use District
B-47 Mixed Use District
B-48 Mixed Use District
B-49 Mixed Use District
B-4C Central Business Mixed Use District
- Max height
- 200 ft
- Permitted uses
- 27
B-50 Mixed Use District
B-51 Mixed Use District
B-52 Mixed Use District
B-69 Mixed Use District
B-7 Mixed Use District
B-70 Mixed Use District
B-71 Mixed Use District
B-72 Mixed Use District
B-73 Mixed Use District
B-74 Mixed Use District
B-75 Mixed Use District
B-76 Mixed Use District
B-77 Mixed Use District
B-78 Mixed Use District
B-79 Mixed Use District
B-8 Mixed Use District
B-9 Mixed Use District
Industrial
2Other
4Preservation District
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
RT-1 Resort Tourist District
- Min lot
- 14,000 sq ft (0.32 ac)
- Max height
- 200 ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
- Max density
- 160 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
Resort Tourist District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 24 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 13
RT-4 Resort Tourist District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 18 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 12
General provisions
300 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
With respect to cemeteries, columbariums, crematories and mausoleums, certificates of approval shall be required from the state department of health as to conformity with its regulations, and, in cases where bodies are to be interred, from the health department, indicating that there is no danger of contamination of water supply.
certificates of approval shall be required from the state department of health as to conformity with its regulations
In addition to general requirements, craft breweries shall be subject to the following provisions: (1) A valid license issued by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall be held by the establishment at all times, and the conditions of any such license shall be incorporated by reference into any conditional use permit authorizing a craft brewery.
A valid license issued by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall be held... no sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises between midnight and 10:00 a.m.
Short-term rentals in a STR Overlay District shall be in compliance with the requirements of Section 241.2 as modified as follows:
Where a conditional use permit is issued for a collection depot for recyclable materials, all materials to be recycled shall be stored within a fully enclosed building. Operation of the collection depot shall be restricted to the collection or redemption of recyclable materials.
all materials to be recycled shall be stored within a fully enclosed building. Operation of the collection depot shall not include the on-site processing of recyclable materials.
The purpose of this section is to (1) facilitate the provision of wireless communications services to the citizens and businesses of the city; (2) minimize the risk of physical damage and other potential adverse impacts of communications towers; (3) require, where commercially reasonable, the joint use of communications towers by providers of wireless telecommunications services so as to avoid unnecessary proliferation of communication towers and related facilities; and (4) allow the use of public property under circumstances in which such use minimizes the potential adverse visual and other impacts.
Minimum side and rear yard setbacks... shall be fifty (50) feet in residential, apartment, mixed-use and agricultural districts and twenty-five (25) feet in all other districts. The minimum setback from any street... shall be fifty (50) feet.
Minimum area of a drive-in theatre site shall be ten (10) acres.
Minimum area of a drive-in theatre site shall be ten (10) acres. The site shall be adjacent to a major street... Off-street parking or storage lanes for waiting patrons shall be available to accommodate not less than thirty (30) percent of the vehicular capacity
Eating and drinking establishments with drive-through windows. (a) Drive-through facilities shall be located on the same parcel...
Drive-through facilities shall not operate from 12:00 midnight - 5:00 a.m.; Drive-through facilities shall be restricted to one lane; There shall be no signs for the drive-through facility on the building or site
Fiber-optics transmission facilities. (a) All equipment shall be located within a fully-enclosed building; (b) Minimum lot area shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet;
Minimum lot area shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet; All equipment shall be located within a fully-enclosed building; a minimum fifteen-foot setback shall be required along all lot lines adjoining such residential or apartment district
Firewood preparation facility. (a) Location criteria. Such uses shall be located where noise, traffic and other effects of the operation will not adversely affect nearby residences.
Such uses shall be located where noise, traffic and other effects of the operation will not adversely affect nearby residences.
Home occupations. In districts where they are generally permitted, an occupation may be conducted in a dwelling unit, provided that: (a) Not more than twenty (20) percent of the floor area...
Not more than twenty (20) percent of the floor area of the dwelling unit and accessory structures shall be used in the conduct of the activity. No sign shall be permitted. However, as an exception... allow up to one (1) sign, not to be illuminated or to exceed one (1) square foot in area
Housing for seniors and disabled persons. (c) Parking requirements. There shall be one (1) parking space provided for each independent living dwelling unit. For assisted living dwelling units, there shall be one (1) parking space provided for every two (2) residents. For nursing facilities, there shall be one (1) space for every three (3) patient beds.
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