The Planners Map layer includes a collection of layers\nthat are accessed frequently by the Planner of the Day. The layers have been grouped into categories: Boundaries, Transportation,\nDevelopment, Environmental, Overlay Districts, Study Areas, Military Bases and\nAreas of Influence, Boundaries, and Zoning and Land Use.<\/p>
Boundaries: <\/b>Cemeteries, <\/b>Boroughs,\nFire Districts, Planning Areas, Police Precincts, Zip Codes<o:p></o:p><\/p>\n\n
Transportation Group<\/b>: MTP 2050 Adopted, Railroads,\nTrails 2050, Trails 2050 Core Network, Water Access Points (TCONN)<o:p></o:p><\/p>\n\n
Development Group<\/b>: Development Tracking, Level of\nService (LOS), Level of Service Built, and Certificates of Occupancy<o:p></o:p><\/p>\n\n
Environment Group: <\/b>Contours (2013, generalized),\nChesapeake Bay Preservation Area (CBPA), Resource Protection Area (RPA) Buffer,\nFlood Zones, Intensely Developed Areas, Land Conservation Program,\nEnvironmentally Sensitive Overlay, and Northwest River Watershed Protection District<o:p></o:p><\/p>\n\n
Overlay Districts:<\/b> Great Bridge Historic Gateway\n(GBHG) Overlay District, GBHD GB School Architectural Compatibility Zone, Great\nBridge Village Gateways, South Norfolk Local Historic District, South\nNorfolk Business District, TIF boundaries, Transportation Corridor Overlay\nDistrict (TCOD), and TCOD Target Areas<o:p></o:p><\/p>\n\n
Study Areas: <\/b> Dominion Boulevard Corridor\nDistrict, Dominion Boulevard Study Area, Greenbrier Area Plan Study Area,\nGreenbrier Area Plan Land Use Framework, Indian River Study Area, IR Character\nCorridors, Industrial Waterfront Study Area, Poindexter Strategic Development\nPlan, Route 17 Corridor Study, and South Military Highway Corridor Study area<o:p></o:p><\/p>\n\n
Zoning and Land Use: <\/b>Overlay Districts 2045,\nCharacter Districts, Existing Land Use Inventory (2021), Zoning <o:p></o:p><\/p>\n\n
Some layers are not updated regularly, including:<o:p></o:p><\/p>\n\n
· LOS/LOS_Built (updated quarterly)<o:p></o:p><\/p>\n\n
· All military bases and areas\nof influence<o:p></o:p><\/p>\n\n
· Overlay districts,\nstudy areas and council approved layers.<o:p></o:p><\/p>\n\n
<o:p> </o:p><\/p>\n\n
updated on 1/29/2026 to remove layers replaced by the 2045\nComprehensive Plan which was adopted by City Council on 1/20/2026<o:p></o:p><\/p>
<\/p>",
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