The coastal context areas may be found along Virginia Beach’s Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. These areas would grow to enhance their unique coastal character and activities.

• Planning area neighborhoods in the comprehensive plan, such as Shore Drive, North End, and Sandbridge would continue to be guided by adopted plans.
• Community hubs would be collaboratively located and planned.
• The City would plan for and build walking and biking paths between neighborhoods and community hubs
• New transition zone policies and regulations would be created to protect neighborhoods adjacent to centers and corridors.
• Shoreline and coastal management policies would be maintained and updated to promote neighborhood stability

Coastal Centers

• Design concepts and policies of the comprehensive plan’s Resort Area Strategic Growth Area (SGA) would continue to guide development.
• The Resort Area SGA would be designated as a regional center, and new policies adopted to foster the location of regional businesses and civic uses into the center.
• One or more city centers would be identified and planned outside the Resort Area SGA.
• Design guidelines and form-based zoning codes would be created to guide development in centers.

Coastal Multimodal Corridors

• Virginia Beach Boulevard would be designated as a regional corridor and designed to provide multimodal access from the City to the Hampton Roads region and beyond.
• The Virginia Beach Boulevard corridor would be designed to support premium transit, such as bus rapid transit with transit-oriented development around stations.
• Development along Shore Drive would follow the Shore Drive Corridor plan and design guidelines.
• Existing development patterns and uses will not change along Atlantic Avenue north of the Resort Area SGA.