Description: The Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries constitute an important and productive estuarine system, providing economic and social benefits to the citizens of the City of Norfolk and the Commonwealth of Virginia. The health of the Chesapeake Bay is vital to maintaining the city's economy and the welfare of its citizens. The intent of the city and the purposes of the Overlay District are to: (1) protect existing high quality state waters; (2) restore all other state waters to a condition or quality that will permit all reasonable public uses and will support the propagation and growth of all aquatic life, including game fish, which might reasonably be expected to inhabit them; (3) safeguard the clean waters of the Commonwealth from pollution; (4) prevent any increase in pollution; (5) reduce existing pollution; and (6) promote water resource conservation in order to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of the present and future citizens of the city.
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Description: This dataset contains polygon features identifying the location of flood hazard zones as designated by the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) for Norfolk. Please see the City of Norfolk Flood Insurance Study for details about the different flood hazard zones as defined by the NFIP and FEMA.
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Description: This dataset contains polygon features identifying the location of Planning Districts. Planning Districts are delineated by the Department of Planning and Community Development.
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Description: A use designated as a conditional use in a particular zoning district is a use that may be appropriate in the district, but because of its nature, extent, and external effects, requires special consideration of its location, design, and methods of operation before it can be deemed appropriate in the district and compatible with its surroundings. The purpose of this section is to identify the appropriate review procedure and other special standards for reviewing conditional uses to ensure they are appropriate for a particular zoning district. Conditional Use Permit was called a special exception in the prior zoning ordinance, “Zoning Ordinance of the City of Norfolk, 1992,” as originally adopted on March 3, 1992, and subsequently amended.
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