Municipality · Virginia

Virginia Beach

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Zoning districts

105 districts, grouped by category.

Commercial

43
B-1Commercial

Neighborhood Business District

Virginia Beach, VA
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-1ACommercial

B-1A Limited Community Business District

Virginia Beach, VA
Max height
35 ft
Permitted uses
19
B-2Commercial

Community Business District

Virginia Beach, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Permitted uses
11
B-21Commercial

B-21 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-22Commercial

B-22 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-23Commercial

B-23 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-24Commercial

B-24 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-25Commercial

B-25 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-26Commercial

B-26 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-27Commercial

B-27 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-28Commercial

B-28 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-29Commercial

B-29 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-3Commercial

B-3 Central Business District

Virginia Beach, VA
Max height
35 ft
Permitted uses
27
B-30Commercial

B-30 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-31Commercial

B-31 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-32Commercial

B-32 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-33Commercial

B-33 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-34Commercial

B-34 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-35Commercial

B-35 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-36Commercial

B-36 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-4Commercial
Virginia Beach, VA
Min lot
10,000 sq ft
Front setback
25 ft
Permitted uses
28
B-4KCommercial

Historic Kempsville Area Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
Max height
50 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Permitted uses
23
B-5Commercial

B-5 Planned Development District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-53Commercial

B-53 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-54Commercial

B-54 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-55Commercial

B-55 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-56Commercial

B-56 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-57Commercial

B-57 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-58Commercial

B-58 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-59Commercial

B-59 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-6Commercial

B-6 Planned Community Development District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-60Commercial

B-60 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-61Commercial

B-61 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-62Commercial

B-62 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-63Commercial

B-63 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-64Commercial

B-64 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-65Commercial

B-65 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-66Commercial

B-66 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-67Commercial

B-67 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-68Commercial

B-68 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
H-1Commercial

Hotel District

Virginia Beach, VA
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
35 ft
Max density
80 du/ac
Permitted uses
4
O-1Commercial

O-1 Office District

Virginia Beach, VA
Min lot
5,000 sq ft
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
30 ft
Permitted uses
11
O-2Commercial

O-2 Office District

Virginia Beach, VA
Max height
75 ft
Permitted uses
14

Mixed use

42
B-10Mixed use

B-10 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-11Mixed use

B-11 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-12Mixed use

B-12 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-13Mixed use

B-13 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-14Mixed use

B-14 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-15Mixed use

B-15 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-16Mixed use

B-16 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-17Mixed use

B-17 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-18Mixed use

B-18 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-19Mixed use

B-19 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-20Mixed use

B-20 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-37Mixed use

B-37 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-38Mixed use

B-38 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-39Mixed use

B-39 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-40Mixed use

B-40 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-41Mixed use

B-41 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-42Mixed use

B-42 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-43Mixed use

B-43 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-44Mixed use

B-44 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-45Mixed use

B-45 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-46Mixed use

B-46 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-47Mixed use

B-47 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-48Mixed use

B-48 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-49Mixed use

B-49 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-4CMixed use

B-4C Central Business Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
Max height
200 ft
Permitted uses
27
B-50Mixed use

B-50 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-51Mixed use

B-51 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-52Mixed use

B-52 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-69Mixed use

B-69 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-7Mixed use

B-7 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-70Mixed use

B-70 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-71Mixed use

B-71 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-72Mixed use

B-72 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-73Mixed use

B-73 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-74Mixed use

B-74 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-75Mixed use

B-75 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-76Mixed use

B-76 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-77Mixed use

B-77 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-78Mixed use

B-78 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-79Mixed use

B-79 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-8Mixed use

B-8 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA
B-9Mixed use

B-9 Mixed Use District

Virginia Beach, VA

General provisions

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

Sec. 2291 standards

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.

Sec. 2291 standards

certificates of approval shall be required from the state department of health as to conformity with its regulations

Sec. 2304 standards

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.

Sec. 2304 standards

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.

Sec. 2303(b)9 standards

Short-term rentals in a STR Overlay District shall be in compliance with the requirements of Section 241.2 as modified as follows:

Sec. 2312 standards

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.

Sec. 2312 standards

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.

Sec. 2325 standards

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.

Sec. 2326 standards

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.

Sec. 2332 standards

Minimum area of a drive-in theatre site shall be ten (10) acres.

Sec. 2333 standards

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

Sec. 233.18 standards

Eating and drinking establishments with drive-through windows. (a) Drive-through facilities shall be located on the same parcel...

Sec. 233.15 standards

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

Sec. 233.153 standards

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;

Sec. 233.153 standards

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

Sec. 233.22 standards

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.

Sec. 233.21 standards

Such uses shall be located where noise, traffic and other effects of the operation will not adversely affect nearby residences.

Sec. 2345 standards

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...

Sec. 2343 standards

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

Sec. 2354 standards

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.

Source documents

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