Title
Ordinance To Amend And Reenact Chapter 8 Of The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Hampton, Virginia Entitled “Special Districts” By Amending Article 7 Entitled “Phoebus Districts” By Adding A New District Entitled “PH-2 - Phoebus Town District”
Purpose
Background Statement:
Phoebus Business (PH-1) was adopted in 2015 following the review and update of the Phoebus Master Plan (2007, as amended). This district focuses on development form in order to further the policies of the Master Plan, especially as it relates to enhancing the historic, main street pattern of the commercial core of Phoebus. Over the last few years, staff has brought forward a few tweaks to the district, as is common with new concepts and regulations. The City has also recognized new investment, seen additional inquiries, and received additional insight from the community. This amendment is in combination with a number of others intended to provide a better tool for implementing the Phoebus Master Plan and delivering appropriate regulation across the mixed-use center of Phoebus.
Based upon the Master Plan’s recommended development patterns creating a unique main street character founded in the neighborhood’s historic structure and coupled with the need to facilitate appropriate growth, three distinct districts are recommended for adoption. The proposed PH-2 district, titled Phoebus Town, serves as middle district between the Urban Core (PH-1) and the more suburban Commercial Transition (PH-3) Districts. PH-2 is very similar to the current PH-1 standards, though the amount of frontage that must be covered by the building decreases from 80% to 75%, and the amount of potential setback increases from 10’ to 15’. Unlike the proposed Urban Core District, the Town District permits one story buildings by-right. PH-2 also introduces a new standard limiting commercial building width to 75’ and multifamily building width to 175’ and all buildings to 8,000 square feet. As in PH-1, proposals t...
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