Portsmouth, VA, Uptown D2 District Form-Based Code

Updated January 2016

By: City of Portsmouth Dept. of Econ. Dev.

https://www.portsmouthva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2742/Uptown-D2-District-Form-Based-Code-2016
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Form-Based Zoning

The city’s zoning code includes a mapped mandatory form-based code. It includes a regulating plan and five type of building envelope standards all with different permissible land uses, form standards, building frontage types, façade design standards, parking standards, and landscaping standards.


Portsmouth, VA

2010 Population: 95,535

2010 Population Density: 2,838.83/square mile