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City of Portsmouth Zoning Ordinance <br />Article II. — Zoning Districts <br />Sec. 40.2 -205 — Special Zoning Districts <br />Waterfront (WF) District <br />11/6/2020 <br />The proposed district shall contain at least one contiguous acre (43,560 square feet), <br />including roadways. Additional land may be designated as WF district in accordance <br />with the procedure and standards in Sec. 40.2 -532 Zoning Text and Zoning Map <br />Amendments, provided: <br />(i) The land designated is contiguous to an existing WF district; and <br />(ii) The land is adjacent to the southern branch of the Elizabeth River. <br />(b) Building Orientation <br />Buildings shall be sited close to streets with their front facades facing the street from <br />which the building derives its street address. <br />(c) Minimum Building Height <br />All development shall have a minimum height of 50 feet, with a first -floor height of <br />at least 14 feet. <br />(d) Building Fenestration <br />Building facades along street frontages (except alleys) shall be fenestrated in <br />accordance with the following standards: <br />(i) Street -level Floor <br />a. Nonresidential Uses <br />1. At least 60 percent of nonresidential building facades between two (2) <br />and eight (8) feet in height along the street frontage shall be comprised <br />of glass windows or glass doors that allow views into the building. <br />2. Windows used to satisfy these requirements shall be at least four (4) <br />feet in height. <br />b. Residential and Mixed Uses <br />1. Windows shall comprise a minimum of 30 percent of a residential or <br />mixed -use building facade between two (2) and eight (8) feet in height <br />along the street frontage. <br />2. Windows shall be double -hung, awning, or casement - style, and shall <br />be configured so that at least one window within each single wall <br />opening is operable. <br />(ii) Upper Floors <br />Windows shall comprise a minimum of 30 percent of each floor's facade <br />between two (2) and eight (8) feet in height above the floor level. <br />(e) Streetscapes <br />(i) Buildings along streets shall form a consistent line of building facades, relative <br />to the street edge. <br />Page 15 <br />