§ 4-1001. Purpose and intent.

Isle of Wight County shall be divided into base zoning districts; special overlay districts, and planned development classifications. The districts shall be established to regulate the location of trades, industries, and buildings erected or altered for specific uses; to regulate the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered; to regulate population density and the intensity of the use of lot areas; and, to regulate the areas of yards, courts, and other open spaces within and surrounding such buildings.

For the purpose of this ordinance, all land and water areas in the county are hereby divided into zoning districts, which shall be designated as follows:

RURAL DISTRICTS

RAC	Rural Agricultural Conservation District
RR	Rural Residential District
VC	Village Center District
NC	Neighborhood Conservation District

 

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

SE	Suburban Estate District
SR	Suburban Residential District
UR	Urban Residential District

 

COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS

LC	Limited Commercial District
GC	General Commercial District

 

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

LI	Limited Industrial District
GI	General Industrial District
GIC	General Industrial Conservation District

 

PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICTS

PD-R	Planned Development Residential District
PD-MH	Planned Development Manufactured Home Park District
PD-CP	Planned Development Commercial Park District
PD-MX	Planned Development Mixed-Use District
PD-IP	Planned Development Industrial Park District

 

SPECIAL OVERLAY DISTRICTS

HCO	Highway Corridor Overlay District
NDSO	Newport Development Service Overlay District
HO	Historic Overlay District
FPMO	Floodplain Management Overlay District

 

(11-17-16; 7-19-18; 11-15-18.)

(11-17-16; 7-19-18; 11-15-18.)