Title
Ordinance To Amend And Re-Enact Chapter 2 Of The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Hampton, Virginia Entitled, “Definitions” To Add Definitions for Business Park/Shopping Center 1; Business Park/Shopping Center 2; Business Park/Shopping Center Outparcel, Dependent; and Business Park/Shopping Center Outparcel, Independent
Purpose
Background Statement:
This proposal would amend Chapter 2, Section 2-2, adding definitions for Business Park/Shopping Center 1 and Business Park/Shopping Center 2. The purpose of this amendment is to provide definitions of business parks and shopping centers, distinguishing between the sizes of such centers and outparcels. Business Park/Shopping Center 2 would refer to larger centers equal to or greater than 20 contiguous acres in size or at least 10 contiguous acres and at least 200,000 square feet of gross building floor area. Existing Coliseum Central centers that could potentially qualify as a Business Park/Shopping Center 2 may include Peninsula Town Center, Riverpointe, Power Plant, Coliseum Crossing, Mercury Plaza, Todds Center, and Sentara. Business Park/Shopping Center 1 would refer to any center smaller than a Business Park/Shopping Centers 2. This amendment would also add new definitions for outparcels, including: Business Park/Shopping Center Outparcel, Dependent, which would refer to a separate parcel or land area that contains its own establishment and shares common parking, green area, or at least one (1) internal access point with a business park/shopping center; and Business Park/Shopping Center Outparcel, Independent, which would refer to a separate parcel or land area that contains its own establishment and provides the minimum required parking and green area independently and provides at least one (1) separate access point to the site from a public right of way.
This amendment is the culmination of a multiple year effort of staff and the Coliseum Central Business Improvement District (CCBID) to acknowle...
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