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City of Portsmouth Zoning Ordinance Article II. — Zoning Districts Sec. 40.2 -205 — Special Zoning Districts Light Industrial (IL) District 11/6/2020 (3) Create suitable environments for various types of industrial uses, and protect them from the adverse effects of incompatible uses; (4) Create suitable environments for various types of mixed use development, where business, office, and industrial uses are designed and integrated in compatible ways; (5) Minimize the impact of industrial development on residential districts and uses. (B) Light Industrial (IL) District The Light Industrial (IL) district is established and intended to accommodate light manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, processing, distribution, storage, research and development, and other industrial uses that are small -scale or otherwise have minimal exterior movement of vehicles, materials, and goods, and well as few or minimal adverse environmental and visual impacts. (C) Industrial (IN) District The Industrial (IN) district is established and intended to accommodate heavy manufacturing, fabrication, processing, distribution, storage, research and development, and other industrial uses that may be large -scale or otherwise have extensive exterior movement of vehicles, materials, and goods, and greater potential for adverse environmental and visual impacts. Sec. 40.2 -205 — Special Zoning Districts (A) General Purpose The special zoning districts established in this Ordinance are intended to address special areas of the City where special area plans and related regulations have been prepared to regulate development. (B) Waterfront (WF) District (1) Purpose and Intent The purpose and intent of the Waterfront (WF) district is to: (a) Encourage development of high quality, mixed -use residential, retail, office, or hotel development that is enhanced by its close proximity to the Elizabeth River waterfront; (b) Facilitate economic development in the city through enhanced commercial and residential development and increased tourism generated by riverfront development; (c) Promote a concentration of uses that result in a high degree of pedestrian attraction and activity along the waterfront, while protecting the area at the shore of the river from building development; (d) Integrate commercial and residential uses horizontally at the street level and vertically within buildings, while preserving the views of the Elizabeth River; (e) Ensure new development complies with and promotes the city's vision and plans for intensive downtown waterfront development, encouraging pedestrian- oriented streetscapes, connectivity of existing street and pedestrian systems, multi -modal Page 11