3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Norfolk City, Virginia.
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Norfolk sets front, side, and rear yards through its 2018 form-based Zoning Ordinance (Ord. No. 47,116), not by a single citywide number. Dense districts like Ghent and Downtown carry tight urban setbacks and build-to lines rather than deep suburban yards.
Va. Code § 15.2-2280(3)
The areas and dimensions of land, water and air space to be occupied by buildings, structures and uses, and of courts, yards, and other open spaces to be left unoccupied by uses and structures
Norfolk caps building height by district in its 2018 Zoning Ordinance under Va. Code § 15.2-2280. Flood elevation matters too: the Coastal Resilience Overlay requires new buildings to sit about three feet above the base flood level, which affects usable height.
Va. Code § 15.2-2280(2)
The size, height, area, bulk, location, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, maintenance, razing, or removal of structures
Norfolk limits how much of a lot buildings and paving can cover through its 2018 Zoning Ordinance under Va. Code § 15.2-2280. In a flood-prone coastal city, impervious coverage also drives stormwater and resilience-quotient requirements on new projects.
Va. Code § 15.2-2280(3)
The areas and dimensions of land, water and air space to be occupied by buildings, structures and uses, and of courts, yards, and other open spaces to be left unoccupied by uses and structures
1 cities in Norfolk City have their own building setbacks & zoning rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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