In addition to or as part of the Comprehensive Plan, there are several area or corridor plans, studies, and design guidelines that are used to guide and manage the future physical growth in the city. Some of these apply to a specific area, while others apply to a certain type of development, regardless of its location in the city.
Most of these plans, studies and design guidelines are "documents adopted by reference" by City Council as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. As such, they are interpreted to be official City policy. All documents adopted by City Council are indicated below by an asterisk *.
Agricultural and Rural Areas
| Pungo Crossing Report by Urban Land Institute (June 16, 2006) |
 |  |
Southern Watershed Area Management Plan (2001)*
|
| |
- Conservation Plan for Southern Watershed Area (February 2001)*
|
|
|
- Multiple Benefits Conservation Plan (July 2001)*
| |
|
- Southern Watershed Rural Preservation Plan (September 30, 2001)*
| |
|
- Strategic Plan for Agriculture in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach (March 30, 2001)*
| |
|
| Green Sea Blueway and Greenway Management Plan (2015)* | |
|
Bayfront / Shore Drive
| Bayfront (Shore Drive Corridor) Study (May 23, 1997) |
|
|
| Beach Management Plan (April 2002)* | |
|
| Shore Drive Corridor Design Guidelines (March 28, 2002)* | |
|
| Shore Drive Corridor Plan (March 28, 2000)* | |
|
Comprehensive Plans
| 2016 Comprehensive Plan Policy Document* | |
|
2016 Comprehensive Plan Technical Document*
|
| |
2016 Comprehensive Plan Reference Handbook*
| |
|
| 2009 Comprehensive Plan Policy Document* | |
|
| 2009 Comprehensive Plan Technical Report* | |
|
| 2009 Comprehensive Plan Reference Handbook* | |
|
| 2003 Comprehensive Plan Policy Document* | |
|
| 2003 Comprehensive Plan Technical Report* | |
|
| 1997 Comprehensive Plan Policy Document* | |
|
| 1997 Comprehensive Plan Technical Report* | |
|
| 1991 Comprehensive Plan* | |
|
| 1985 Comprehensive Plan* | |
|
| 1979 Comprehensive Plan* | |
|
Kempsville
| Historic Kempsville Area Master Plan (Rev. April 22, 2014)* |
|
Oceana
| Air Installation Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) Information |
| |
| APZ-1 / Clear Zone Master Plan (April 1, 2008)* |
|
|
| Hampton Roads Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) (May 10, 2005)* |
|
|
Oceanfront
Beach Management Plan (April 2002)*
| |
|
| Connector Park Design Guidelines (December 5, 2017)* | | |
Infill Development Guidelines for Shadowlawn (December 8, 2009)* Re-adopted as part of 2016 Comprehensive Plan Reference Handbook) | |
|
Laskin Road Phase I Corridor Plan (June 27, 2000 Archive Document no longer adopted by reference in Comprehensive Plan)
|
| |
Oceanfront Resort District Design Guidelines (Rev. December 5, 2017)*
| |
|
| Oceanfront Resort District Form-Based Code (Rev. May 16, 2023)* |
|
|
| Old Beach District Design Guidelines (December 20, 2005)* | |
|
| Resort Area Facade Program Design Guidelines (February 29, 1988) | | |
Resort Area Mobility Plan RAMP (January 17, 2023)*
| |
|
Resort Area Parking Study (April 2013)
|
| |
| Resort Area Strategic Action Plan 2030 (June 2, 2020)* |
|
|
Resort Area Outdoor Cafe Franchise Regulations (October 20, 2020)*
| | |
Seapines Station Voluntary Design Guidelines (June 20, 2017)*
| |
|
ViBe Creative District Connectivity Plan (December 5, 2017)*
| | |
| Virginia Aquarium & Owls Creek Area Plan (December 6, 2011)* |
|
|
Pembroke/ Town Center / Central Business District
| Central Business Core (CBC) District Design Guidelines (Rev. October 18, 2016)* | |
|
| Central Business District Urban Guidelines (February 4, 2004) |
| |
| Central Business District Association (CBDA) Design Review Committee Application | |
|
| Pembroke Strategic Growth Area Implementation Plan (November 10, 2009)* |
|
|
Princess Anne Commons/ Transition Area
| Interfacility Traffic Area (ITA) and Vicinity Master Plan (December 2017)* |
| |
| Municipal Center Master Plan (April 1997)* | |
|
| Princess Anne Corridor Study (July 11, 2000) |
| |
| Design and Development Guidelines - Princess Anne Commons Biomedical Park (November 2016) | |
|
| Transition Area Design Guidelines (February 3, 2015)* | |
|
Strategic Growth Areas
| Centerville Strategic Growth Area Master Plan (March 26, 2013)* |
|
|
| Hilltop Strategic Growth Area Master Plan (August 28, 2012)* |
|
|
| Lynnhaven Strategic Growth Area Master Plan (April 24, 2012)* |
|
|
| Newtown Strategic Growth Area Master Plan (July 6, 2010)* |
|
|
| Burton Station Strategic Growth Area Master Plan (November 20, 2018)* |
|
|
| Pembroke Strategic Growth Area Implementation Plan (November 10, 2009)* |
|
|
| Resort Area Strategic Action Plan 2030 (June 2, 2020)* |
|
|
| Rosemont Strategic Growth Area Master Plan (September 13, 2011)* |
|
|
Citywide
A Community Plan for a Sustainable Future
|
|
|
Active Transportation Plan (February 16, 2021)*
|
|
|
| City of Virginia Beach Major Street Network Ultimate Rights-of-Way* | |
|
| Consolidated Strategy and Plan for Housing and Community Development Programs (July 1, 2010)* | |
|
| Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) (January 20, 2000) | |
|
| Landscaping Guide (April 26, 2011) | |
|
| Updated Plant List | |
|
| Mixed Use Development Guidelines (October 21, 2004)* | |
|
| Parking Structure Design Guidelines (December 8, 2009)* | |
|
| Public Facilities General Aesthetic Guidelines (June 2000)* | |
|
| Public Works Specifications and Standards Right-of-Way Typical Section Drawings Appendix A | |
|
| Retail Establishments and Shopping Centers Ordinance Guidelines (2002)* | |
|
Sea Level Wise (June 2020)*
| |
|
Senior Housing Facility Development Guidelines (1999)
| |
|
| Southeastern Parkway & Greenbelt Location Study (2005) |
| |
| Urban Forest Management Plan(January 14, 2014)* |
|
|
| Virginia Beach Historic Resources Management Plan (1994)* | |
|
| Virginia Beach Outdoors Plan (2008)* |
|
|
| Virginia Beach Outdoors Plan (2016)* |
|
|
| Virginia Beach Housing Needs Assessment, Market Analysis, and Reinvestment Study (2016)* | |
|