Title
Ordinance To Amend And Reenact Chapter 3 Of The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Hampton, Virginia Entitled “Uses Permitted” By Amending Section 3-2 To Add “Banquet Hall” To The Use Table And Permit The Use In DT-1, PH-1, FM-1, FM-3, and FM-4 With A Zoning Administrator Permit, And FM-2 With A Use Permit, As Well As Section 3-3 Pertaining to Additional Standards As They Pertain To Banquet Halls
Purpose
Background Statement:
Chapter 3 of the zoning ordinance governs uses permitted in the city. Specifically, this amendment will establish the districts in which banquet halls are permitted within the city, as well as standard conditions required of their operation.
The proposed amendment permits banquet halls specifically in the Downtown Business (DT-1), Phoebus Business (PH-1), Fort Monroe Inner Fort (FM-1), Fort Monroe Historic Village (FM-2), Fort Monroe North Gate (FM-3), and Fort Monroe Wherry Quarter (FM-4) Districts. Banquet halls would be permitted with a zoning administrator permit, except for in FM-2 where an approved use permit would be required.
These districts are included for the addition of banquet hall as a use because they are identified as mixed-use areas appropriate for entertainment and tourist destinations, which is a priority economic development strategy according to the Hampton Community Plan (pg. LU-17, LU-21, and ED-23, 2006 as amended). These districts also represent walkable areas where other activities and people are likely to be nearby, as opposed to places where the hall would sit isolated and empty into a large parking lot.
The zoning administrator permit, as recommend be applied to DT-1, PH-1, FM-1, FM-3, and FM-4, is a mechanism which allows for the administrative revocation of the use if the property is found to be in violation of the standard conditions.
The Fort Monroe Historic Village District (FM-2) would require an approved use permit. A use permit would be required in this area because the village...
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