Virginia Beach

Various design standards for retail establishments and shopping centers.

The following site design characteristics shall apply to retail establishments and shopping centers which are subject to the provisions of this part: ...

The following provisions shall be in addition to all other city landscaping provisions: ...

On-site stormwater management ponds in a prominent location should be attractively-landscaped amenities. ...

The style, size, color, and material of all signs on a shopping center should be coordinated...

The purpose of this ordinance is to establish comprehensive regulations for outdoor lighting throughout the City of Virginia Beach...

all lighting fixtures shall be full cutoff fixtures to eliminate glare. ... Lighting poles for commercial parking areas located within twenty (20) feet of a single-family residential property line shall be limited to landscape bollard style lighting with full cut-offs and shall be no taller than four (4) feet in height; ...

All outdoor lighting fixtures shall be installed and maintained in conformance with the provisions of this ordinance... Lighting poles for commercial parking areas located within twenty (20) feet of a single-family residential property line shall be limited to landscape bollard style lighting with full cut-offs and shall be no taller than four (4) feet in height; ...

Sports and performance areas shall be equipped with an existing glare control package... Wall pack lights on the exterior of the building shall be fully shielded and shall be aimed at least forty-five (45) degrees from the horizontal.

A lighting plan demonstrating how the exterior lighting will comply with the standards of this ordinance shall be included as part of any site plans which propose lighting as part of the development for all uses other than one and two family development unless waived by the planning director.

No uses or structures shall be prohibited in any zoning district, nor any zoning regulations applicable thereto altered in any way, solely on the basis of their form of ownership as a condominium. ... the minimum spacing between principal structures or parts thereof shall be equal to twice the distance of the required side yard in the applicable zoning district.

In any zoning district, where density of single-family or duplex development is determined by minimum lot size, the maximum allowable density for such a condominium development shall be the same as if the property were to be subdivided. In any condominium development consisting of single-family, duplex or attached dwellings, the minimum spacing between principal structures or parts thereof shall be equal to twice the distance of the required side yard in the applicable zoning district.

The purpose of this section is to set forth standards for landscaping and screening materials, and the provision for buffer areas between incompatible uses... Where the ordinance specifies a certain landscaping standard, that ordinance shall be met by installation and maintenance of plant and other material in accordance with the Virginia Beach Landscape, Screening and Buffering Specifications and Standards.

The provisions of this Part H shall apply to property in Apartment, Hotel, Office, Business and Industrial Districts located within a strategic growth area. ... Building façades facing a street shall have a substantial material change, such as windows, doors, columns, pilasters or other articulation greater than twelve (12) inches in depth, at least every thirty (30) feet ... The combined area of windows and doors on a ground story street-facing façade ... shall for all building types other than multifamily, be no less than thirty (30) percent ...

No parking, drive aisles other than those associated with drop-off areas, mechanical equipment or service areas shall be placed between the building and the street; ... The combined area of windows and doors on a ground story street-facing façade ... shall for all building types other than multifamily, be no less than thirty (30) percent ...

No use or structure shall be permitted on any property located within Accident Potential Zone 1 (APZ-1) unless such use is designated as compatible in APZ-1 in Table 2

The following chart lists those uses permitted within the R-40 through R-2.5 Residential Districts... Except as provided in subsection (b), the maximum height for all buildings and structures shall be thirty-five (35) feet.

The following chart lists those uses permitted within the R-40 through R-2.5 Residential Districts... Except as provided in subsection (b), the maximum height for all buildings and structures shall be thirty-five (35) feet.

Except as provided in subsection (b), the maximum height for all buildings and structures shall be thirty-five (35) feet.

the maximum height for all buildings and structures shall be thirty-five (35) feet.