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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-15-2024 FORMAL SESSION AGENDA CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
"COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIME"
CITY COUNCIL
MAYOR ROBERT M. "BOBBY"DYER At Large G�NIA`BEq
VICE MAYOR ROSEMARY WILSON-District 5
MICHAEL F.BERLUCCHI-District 3 0,
BARBARA M.HENLEY-District 2
DAVID HUTCHESON-District 1 U `r
ROBERT W, "WORTH"REMICK-District 6 tQ
DR AMELIA N.ROSS-HAMMOND-District 4
JENNIFER ROUSE-District 10 -
JOASHUA F. 'JOASH"SCHULMAN-District 9 °F °°■ ,.. "°
CHRIS TAYLOR-District 8
SABRINA D.WOOTEN-District 7
CITY HALL BUILDING 1
CITY COUNCIL APPOINTEES 2401 COURTHOUSE DRIVE
CITY MANAGER-PATRICK A DUHANEY VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA 23456
CITY ATTORNEY-MARK D.STILES CITY COUNCIL AGENDA PHONE.(757)3854303
C177 ASSESSOR-SUE CUNMNGHAM FAX(757)385-5669
CITY AUDITOR-LYNDONS REMIAS October 15,2024 EMAIL:CITYCOUNCIL@VBGOV.COM
CITY CLERK-AMANDA BARNES
MAYOR ROBERT M. "BOBBY" DYER
PRESIDING
I. CITY COUNCIL'S BRIEFINGS - Conference Room- 1:30 PM
A. COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM
Dr. Barrelevia Evans, Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads Mayoral Commission
Dr. Tymon Moore, Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads Mayoral Commission
(Requested by Mayor Dyer)
B. COASTAL STORM RISK MANAGEMENT STUDY UPDATE 2:00 PM
Keith Lockwood, Chief, Water Resources Division—US Army Corps of Engineers
Kristin Mazur, Coastal Storm Risk Program Manager—US Army Corps of Engineers
C. URBAN FORESTRY& TREE MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE 2:45 PM
Michael Kirschman, Director—Parks & Recreation
Frank Fentress, Park and Landscape Services Administrator—Parks& Recreation
(Requested in FY 2024-25 Reconciliation)
II. CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING
A. NIMMO VII-B UPDATE 3:15 PM
L.J. Hansen, Director—Public Works
Toni Utterback, City Engineer—Public Works
III. CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION/INITIATIVES/COMMENTS 3:45 PM
IV. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REVIEW 4:00 PM
V. INFORMAL SESSION - Conference Room- 4:15 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL
C. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
VI. FORMAL SESSION - City Council Chamber - 6:00 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER—Mayor Robert M. "Bobby" Dyer
B. INVOCATION
C. MOMENT OF SILENCE
D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL
F. CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED SESSION
G. MINUTES
1. INFORMAL AND FORMAL SESSIONS October 1, 2024
2. FORMAL SESSION October 8, 2024
H. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
Implement 10-1 Election System
2. ACQUISITION, BY AGREEMENT OR CONDEMNATION
Bus Stop Infrastructure and Accessibility Improvements Phase 9A Project
I. PUBLIC COMMENT
1. 2025 DRAFT LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
J. FORMAL SESSION AGENDA
1. CONSENT AGENDA
K. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS
1. Ordinance to ADD City Code Section 17-7 re nighttime use of City Libraries property
2. Ordinance to AMEND City Code Chapter 6, Article 1 re obstructing and contaminating the
waterways
3. Resolution to RATIFY amendments to the Community Services Board Bylaws
4. Resolution to DIRECT the City Manager to impose conditions upon the City's future financial
support re Something in the Water Festival
5. Ordinance to EXTEND the date for satisfying the conditions in the matter of Commonwealth
Brewing Company, LLC re closing a portion of Lake Drive adjacent to 2444 Pleasure
House Road
6. Ordinance to AUTHORIZE temporary encroachments into a 20' City-owned drainage
easement and a 5' City-owned drainage and utility easement at the rear of 1414 Sea Breeze
Trail re maintain existing concrete ramp and timber floating dock with a lift, and
construct and maintain a vinyl bulkhead (DISTRICT 8)
7. Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $142,074 from the Virginia Department of
Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to the FY 2024-25 Human Services Operating
Budget and AUTHORIZE one (1) full-time position re support substance use disorder
clinical services
8. Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $80,000 from the Virginia Department of
Criminal Justice Services to the FY 2024-25 Police Department Operating Budget re purchase
equipment to reduce violent crime
9. Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $74,588 from the United States Department of
Homeland Security to the FY 2024-25 Police Department Operating Budget and TRANSFER
$24,863 within the FY 2024-25 Police Department Operating Budget to provide the required
local grant match re marine patrol equipment
10. Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $37,431 from the Supreme Court of Virginia,
Office of the Executive Secretary to the FY 2024-25 Commonwealth's Attorney Operating
Budget and AUTHORIZE a 25% grant match re drug and alcohol testing for the Virginia
Beach Drug Court
11. Ordinance to APPROPRIATE $4.3-Million of fund balance from the General Fund to the FY
2024-25 Operating Budget and TRANSFER funds as Pay-Go Funding to Capital Project
#100664 "Virginia Beach 5/31 Memorial" re construction of the Virginia Beach 5131
Memorial
L. PLANNING
1. BEACH FRAMING AND DRYWALL, LLC for a Variance to Section 4.4(b) of the
Subdivision Regulations re replace an existing mobile home with a single-family dwelling
for a parcel directly East of 1924 Gum Bridge Road DISTRICT 2
RECOMMENDATION STAFF - DENIAL
PLANNING COMMISSION - APPROVAL
2. SUGAR PLUM, INC. for a Modification of Proffers re bakery specializing in dog treats
and similar products at 1361 Laskin Road DISTRICT 6 (Approved February 10, 1998)
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
3. FERBER COMPANY CENTRAL, LLC, / LYNNHAVEN BOA L, LLC &
LYNNHAVEN BOA Q, LLC for a Modification of Proffers re redevelop the site with an
eating and drinking establishment with a drive-thru at 2061 Lynnhaven Parkway
DISTRICT 7 (Approved July 14, 1998, September 25, 2001, and September 23, 2003)
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
4. 41h GENERATION HOME BUILDERS, LLC for a Conditional Change of Zoning from PD-
H1 Planned Unit Development to Conditional A-18 Apartment District (Amendment to Land
.Use Plan) re develop a 25-unit residential townhouse condominium community for a parcel
on Commuter Drive, directly East of 1436 South Independence Boulevard DISTRICT 10
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
5. MELLIE VALIANOS-REYNOLDS / VALIANOS PROPERTIES, LLC for a
Modification of Conditions to a Conditional Use Permit and a Conditional Use Permit re
automobile repair garage at 619 London Bridge Road DISTRICT 3 (Approved 1978)
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
6. AARON C. DAVENPORT / AARON & KENDRA DAVENPORT for a Conditional Use
Permit re short term rental at 421 22nd Street DISTRICT 6
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
7. TRAVIS SMITH /TRAVIS & ELIZABETH SMITH for a Conditional Use Permit re short
term rental at 304 281h Street, Unit 205 DISTRICT 6
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
8. Ordinance to ADOPT and INCORPORATE into the Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan,
2016 re The Urban Forest Management Plan, 2023, which will supersede the Urban
Forest Management Plan,2014
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
M. APPOINTMENTS
BAYFRONT ADVISORY COMMISSION
BEACHES AND WATERWAYS ADVISORY COMMISSION
CLEAN COMMUNITY COMMISSION
COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD
EASTERN VIRGINIA INDUSTRIAL FACILITY AUTHORITY
HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD
HISTORICAL REVIEW BOARD
OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ADVISORY GROUP
URBAN AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
VIRGINIA BEACH CANNABIS ADVISORY TASK FORCE
N. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
O. NEW BUSINESS
P. ADJOURNMENT
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October 15, 2024.
I. CITY COUNCIL'S BRIEFINGS -Conference Room- 1:30 PM
A. COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM
Dr. Barrelevia Evans, Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads Mayoral Commission
Dr. Tymon Moore, Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads Mayoral Commission
(Requested by Mayor Dyer)
B. COASTAL STORM RISK MANAGEMENT STUDY UPDATE 2:00 PM
Keith Lockwood, Chief, Water Resources Division—US Army Corps of Engineers
Kristin Mazur, Coastal Storm Risk Program Manager—US Army Corps of Engineers
C. URBAN FORESTRY&TREE MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE 2:45 PM
Michael Kirschman, Director—Parks &Recreation
Frank Fentress, Park and Landscape Services Administrator—Parks & Recreation
(Requested in FY 2024-25 Reconciliation)
II. CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING
A. NIMMO VII-B UPDATE 3:15 PM
L.J. Hansen, Director—Public Works
Toni Utterback, City Engineer—Public Works
III. CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION/INITIATIVES/COMMENTS 3:45 PM
IV. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REVIEW 4:00 PM
V. INFORMAL SESSION - Conference Room- 4:15 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL
C. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
VI. FORMAL SESSION - City Council Chamber- 6:00 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER—Mayor Robert M. "Bobby" Dyer
B. INVOCATION
C. MOMENT OF SILENCE
D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL
F. CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED SESSION
G. MINUTES
1. INFORMAL AND FORMAL SESSIONS October 1, 2024
2. FORMAL SESSION October 8, 2024
H. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
Implement 10-1 Election System
2. ACQUISITION, BY AGREEMENT OR CONDEMNATION
Bus Stop Infrastructure and Accessibility Improvements Phase 9A Project
Public Notice
Proposed Charter Amendment
Implement 10-1 Election System
On Tuesday,October 15,2023,at 6.00 pm in the City
Council Chamber on the second floor of the City Hall
Building, 2401 Courthouse Drive, Virginia Beach,
Virginia,the Virginia Beach City Council will hold a public
hearing to provide the citizens an opportunity to be
heard to determine whether there is public support for
the City Council to request the General Assembly amend
its City Charter.The following is an informative summary
of the proposed amendment.
This proposed amendment will allow the City Charter's
text to reflect the 10-1 election system that was adopted
by the City Council in its 2023 Redistricting Ordinance.
If adopted,the City Charter will provide for the division
of the City into 10 single-member election districts. At
the November 2026 general election, the members
representing district 2,district 4,district 6,district 8,
district 9, and district 10 will be elected. At the
November 2028 general election, the members
representing district 1,district 3,district 5,district 7,
and the mayor will be elected. The mayor will continue
to be elected at-large.Each member is elected for terms
of four years.
The hearing is open to the public and all interested
citizens will have an opportunity to be heard.Individuals
desiring to provide written comments may do so by
contacting the City Clerk's Office at(757)385-4303
If you wish to make comments virtually during the public
hearing, please follow the two-step process provided
below:
1. Register with the City Clerk's Office by calling 757-
385-4303 prior to 5:00 p.m.on October 15,2024.
2. Download WebEx and view the meeting at:
httos://vbgov.webex.com/weblinK/registerlr28ci52
9dcd05dfe9e43lc528f6ef4243c
If you are physically disabled or visually impaired and
need assistance at this meeting please call(757)385-
4303. Hearing impaired,TDD-711.
All interested parties are invited to participate.
Amanda Barnes,MMC
City Clerk
Virginian-Pilot September 30,2024 and October 7,
2024
Public Notice
Proposed Charter Amendment
Implement 10-1 Election System
On Tuesday,October 15,2024,at 6:00 pm in the City
Council Chamber on the second floor of the City Hall
Building, 2401 Courthouse Drive, Virginia Beach,
Virginia,the Virginia Beach City Council will hold a public
hearing to provide the citizens an opportunity to be
heard to determine whether there is public support for
the City Council to request the General Assembly amend
its City Charter.The following is an informative summary
of the proposed amendment.
This proposed amendment will allow the City Charter's
text to reflect the 10-1 election system that was adopted
by the City Council in its 2023 Redistricting Ordinance.
If adopted,the City Charter will provide for the division
of the City into 10 single-member election districts. At
the November 2026 general election, the members
representing district 2,district 4,district 6,district 8,
district 9, and district 10 will be elected. At the
November 2028 general election, the members
representing district 1,district 3,district 5,district 7,
and the mayor will be elected. The mayor will continue
to be elected at-large.Each member is elected for terms
of four years.
The hearing is open to the public and all interested
citizens will have an opportunity to be heard. Individuals
desiring to provide written comments may do so by
contacting the City Clerk's Office at(757)385-4303
1. Register with the City Clerk's Office by calling 757-
3854303 prior to 5:00 p.m.on October 15,2024.
2. Download WebEx and view the meeting at:
httos:Hvbgov.webex.com/webl in k/register/r28d52
9dccl05dfe9e43lc528f6ef4243c
If you are physically disabled or visually impaired and
need assistance at this meeting please call(757)385-
4303. Hearing impaired,TDD-711.
All interested parties are invited to participate.
Amanda Barnes,MMC
City Clerk
PIM October 7,2024
ti* vim;'' CHARTER AMENDMENT
Ten Single-Member Election System Adopted by City Council
Background:
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ("the District Court")
previously ruled that the city's 7:3:1 election system as set forth in the City Charter does not
comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10301 because it dilutes the
voting strength of minority voting groups. This ruling was later vacated on appeal by the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ("the Fourth Circuit") on the ground
that it was rendered moot by an intervening amendment to state law. That amendment
changed the seven residence districts previously elected at large under the City's Charter to
single-member districts whose representative was elected by only the residents of those
districts. Although the District Court's judgment was vacated, the case was remanded to
that court for further proceedings. Subsequently, the District Court has indicated that any
system other than the 10:1 system with three (3)Minority Opportunity Districts would
likely be found to violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
On January 14, 2022, while the District Court's order was still in effect, the City obtained
preclearance of the 10:1 system ordered by the District Court from the Virginia Attorney
General under the Virginia Voting Rights Act. The 10:1 plan was utilized in the November
2022 and 2024 City Council elections.
In 2023, the City Council undertook a public input initiative that included duly noticed,
public education and listening sessions in each of the ten districts. Two virtual listening
sessions were also conducted. In addition, the City engaged the Weldon Cooper Center for
Public Service at the University of Virginia to conduct a statistically validated public
opinion survey within the city, which showed 81% support for a 10:1 system.
On August 15, 2023, the City Council adopted its decennial redistricting ordinance. This
ordinance uses the same 10-1 system and district boundaries that were previously ordered by
the District Court. Additionally, the decennial redistricting ordinance uses the same
schedule of elections that was recommended by the Special Master. It is desirable for the
City Charter to reflect the decennial redistricting ordinance, and this request does that.
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Request:
City Council requests that the General Assembly amend the City Charter to adopt the ten
single-member district system used in the 2022 and 2024 elections and adopted by the City
Council in its decennial redistricting ordinance.
PROPOSED CHARTER UPDATE
Sec. 3.01. Division of city into districts.
A. The city shall be divided into ten single-member election seven residence districts of
approximately equal population which shall be numbered one through ten seven. The
council shall consist of eleven members, the mayor elected at large and including the
mays one member to be elected by and from each of the ten single-member election
districts. the city .,t!ante f om the Feside is of each of the sewe districts and tl,roo
o tuber-s and them r to be eleeted by and f m the city t large
B. The boundaries and of such districts shall be established by ordinance on
before MaFeh 1, 1996,96, and thefeafte the boundaries shall be adjusted periodically as
may be necessary to ensure that the populations of the districts remain approximately
equal.
C-. The city council ell o laterthan januaty 1 1996 p .c.titie the c Fe it COUFt to OF&an advisery F6ai:endum to b@ held on the question of wh@theF the council membe.r
eleeted 4ofn each distfiet shall be eleeted by the qualified votefs of that distt!ict Fa
than at large. The woFding of the question shall be deteffnined by majoi:ityvote 0
ei-'y council and sshafl.Ne. i4n.re-111-1ded in the petition. Upon the filing of the petition, the
at the municipal elections to be held in May 1996
Sec. 3.01:1. Implementation of districts.
A. At the November 2026 NC+y-1 96 general election, the three members representing
district 2, district 4, district 6, district 8, district 9, and district 10 shall be elected_by the
6-1. at large from the residents of the Blackwater, Princess Anne, and Virginia Beach
boFoughs as such'�aghs existed on january 1,T995. The terms of the members so
elected shall commence January 1, 2027 and expire on December 31, 2030. T
Tl�e t s rid mayoF ember el ante l l�tr r om the nitt at large
cl'ricr v� �zxapv f�zc'i"c Trrcrizvcrcr�cc
in May of 1996� shall expire on My ,20v0.
B. At the November 2028 general election,.in May of 1 oosz the members representing
district 1, district 3, district 5, district 7, and the mayor shall be elected_ at large f„m
distfiet nuffibered one through three shall be elected for tefms of two years and th
tubers elected at large fFem d str.cts n mbe-Fell four hrough seven shall be elected
foF terms of foui:years. The terms of the members so elected shall commence January
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1, 2029 and expire on December 31, 2032. two eouneilme bens eieeted by and from
the eity at large in Mayof 1998 shaR pnn o July 1 7002 Therea fter
C. All members shall be elected for terms of four years.
Sec. 3.02:1. Election of councilmembers.
Pursuant nab t„ ,1i,, adopted i4 en-J n 2� 2006 City council
t cv-itir-vicsrnt'kI�C c C C-6iiirc v June �zvv�
regu�elections shall take place at November general elections. "Frog the genera eleein November-2008, and during the November-general eleetion in even yeaFs
,
eeun64 members whose tenns expire at the end of Peeeffibei:of that year. Council
members}cludingthe terrn fJune 30, 2008,or-1une 30, 2010,
sha44 continue in offiee un64 theif Successors have been eleeted at the NevembeF eleetion
january I next following the date of eleetion and sha4l continue until his sueeesseF has been.
duly elected and .,ua4i +oa Each candidate shall state, at the time of filing, whether he is
running at from the district of his residence or for mayor. Candidates for council shall
be nominated only by petition in the manner prescribed by general law.
Sec. 3.02:2. Election of mayor.
The mayor shall be elected at the general election in November 2008, and each fourth
year thereafter, to serve for a term of four years. Candidates for mayor shall run for-one e
the-at-large seats. A candidate running for mayor shall not run for any other seat.
In the event any councils member, including the mayor, shall decide during his
term of office to be a candidate for mayor, he shall tender his resignation as a council
member not less than ten days prior to the date for the filing of petitions as required by
general law. Such resignation shall be effective on December 31, shall constitute the
councils member's intention to run for mayor, shall require no formal acceptance by
the remaining councils members and shall be final and irrevocable when tendered.
In the event the mayor shall decide during his term of office to be a candidate for one of
the single-member election districts, he shall tender his resignation as mayor not less than
ten days prior to the date for the filing of petitions as required by general law. Such
resignation shall be effective on December 31, shall constitute the mayor's intention to run
for one of the single-member election districts, shall require no formal acceptance by the
remaining council members and shall be final and irrevocable when tendered.
The unexpired portion of the term of any council member who has resigned to run for
mayor or mayor who has resigned to run for one of the single-member election districts shall
be filled at the same general election.
Sec. 3.02:3. Reserved. Couneg member resignation to mn for new seat.
(a) in the event that any eoun64 member-fiem one of the r-esidenee districts sha4l deeid
during his term of offiee to be a eandidate for-an at large seat, the eeunei4 member- shaJ4
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tendet:his F 9 a council membet:not less than 10 days prior-to the date
the f4ing of petitions as Fequir-ed by general law. Such resignation sha]4 be eff-ective on
Pecembef 31, shall constitute the council member's intention to fun fof the at 1-b-
be- final and iFFe-voeable when tend@Fed. The unexpiFed portion of th@ teFm of any
council membe-F who has Fesigned to Fun for an at large seat shall be filled at the same
general election, eF by special election if the at lar-g@ seat is to be fi4led by special
election.
(b) in the event that any council member- fFom one of the at large seats shall decide du i
his term of office to be a candidate for a residence distfict seat, the council Member
shall teadeF his Fesignation as a council m@n+beF not less than 10 days prioF to the
fOF the filing of petition, -d by geneFal law. Such Fe-signation shall be off-ec
on Peeemb@F 3 1, shall constitute the council memb@F's int@ntion to ran for-the
membPfs, and shall be final and i ffevoeable when a idef `1 expired pvrcivirvi
the term of any council membeF who has fesigned to Fun fE)F a Fesidenee distFiet seat
shall be filled at the same gefteFal election, or-by special election if the F-esideflee di-I.
soar ;s to be filled by special election,
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PUBLIC HEARING
ACQUISITION,BY
AGREEMENT OR
CONDEMNATION
The Virginia Beach City Council will
hold a PUBLIC HEARING on
Tuesday,October 15,2024 in the
City Hail Building(Building#1)at
the Municipal Center, Virginia
Beach, Virginia on the proposed
acquisition, by agreement or
condemnation, of the permanent
and temporary easements
necessary for the Bus Stop
Infrastructure and Accessibility
Improvements Phase 9A Project,
CIP 100050.009A(the"Project").
The purpose of this hearing will be
to obtain public input regarding
authorizing condemnation, if
necessary,for the Project.
If you are physically disabled or
visually Impaired and need
assistance at this meeting,please
call the CITY CLERK'S OFFICE at
3854303;Hearing Impaired,call
1-800-828.1120(Virginia Relay-
Telephone Device for the Deaf).
Any questions concerning this
hearing should be directed to the
Office of Real Estate,Building#23,
2473 North Landing Road,at the
Virginia Beach Municipal Center,
(757)385-4161.
If you wish to make comments
virtually during the public hearing,
please follow the two-step process
provided below:
1. Register with the City Clerk's
Office by calling 757-3854303
prior to 5:00 p.m.on October
15,2024.
2. Download WebEx and view the
meeting at:
httos,//vbgov.webex.com/web
I i nk/reeister/r28d529dcd05df
e9e431c528f6ef4243c
All interested parties are invited to
participate.
Amanda Barnes,MMC
City Clerk
PILOT-OCTOBER 6,2024
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
AGENDA ITEM
ITEM: An Ordinance to authorize acquisition of permanent and temporary easements
for the Bus Stop Infrastructure and Accessibility Improvements Phase 9A Project,
CIP 100050.009A, either by agreement or condemnation
PUBLIC HEARING DATE: October 15, 2024
MEETING DATE: November 12, 2024
■ Background:
The Bus Stop Infrastructure and Accessibility Improvements Phase 9A Project, CIP
100050.009A (the "Project") aims to improve twenty (20) existing Hampton Roads
Transit ("HRT") bus stops across the City. The planned improvements include the
installation of concrete pads and shelters at each roadside location to provide better
amenities for citizens. Additionally, some sites will undergo sidewalk expansion to
improve pedestrian connectivity, ensuring that these bus stops are easily accessible for
all users.
The Project is part of a broader program to systematically upgrade bus stop facilities
throughout the City (the "Program"). The purpose of the Program is to enhance the
overall infrastructure, including the installation of shelters, benches, sidewalks, ADA-
compliant access ramps, and the necessary earthwork and roadway alterations to
support these improvements. The Program also considers potential traffic control
measures during construction to minimize disruption and ensure safety. By investing in
these upgrades, the City aims to provide a more accessible, connected, and user-
friendly transit experience for HRT customers.
Improving bus stop infrastructure is vital for promoting public transportation usage and
ensuring that it remains a viable option for all residents. Project enhancements will
significantly improve the accessibility, safety, and comfort of the bus stops, making
public transit more appealing and convenient. Moreover, the addition of shelters and
improved pedestrian connectivity will protect passengers from the elements and provide
safer walking paths, contributing to a more efficient and reliable public transportation
system that supports the City's goals for sustainable urban mobility.
■ Considerations: The Project will require the acquisition of permanent and/or
temporary easements from 17 properties. No residences or businesses will be
displaced by the Project. Authority is requested to acquire the necessary easements by
agreement or condemnation.
■ Public Information: A notice of willingness to hold a public meeting was published
on January 27, 2024 and February 10, 2024, but there were no requests for a meeting
so no meeting was held. A public hearing was held on October 15, 2024, and public
notice will be provided via the normal City Council agenda process.
■ Alternatives: Deny the Ordinance and risk delaying the Project.
■ Recommendation: Approval.
■ Attachments: Ordinance and Location Map
Recommended Action: Approval
Submitting Department/Agency: Public Works/Engineering & Public Works/Real Estate k .
City Manager:
1 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE
2 ACQUISITION OF PERMANENT AND
3 TEMPORARY EASEMENTS FOR THE BUS
4 STOP INFRASTRUCTURE AND
5 ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 9A
6 PROJECT, CIP 100050.009A, EITHER BY
7 AGREEMENT OR CONDEMNATION
s
9 WHEREAS, the Bus Stop Infrastructure and Accessibility Improvements Phase 9A
10 Project, CIP 100050.009A (the "Project"), is a roadway improvements project to improve
11 public accessibility, transportation and safety within the City; and
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13 WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, a
14 public necessity exists for the construction of this important roadway project to improve
15 accessibility, transportation and safety within the City and for other related public purposes
16 for the preservation of the safety, health, peace, good order, comfort, convenience, and for
17 the welfare of the people in the City of Virginia Beach;
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19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
20 VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA:
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22 Section 1 . That the City Council authorizes the acquisition by purchase or
23 condemnation pursuant to Sections 15.2-1901, et seq., Section 15.2-2109, and Title 25.1 of
24 the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, of all those certain temporary and permanent
25 easements (the "Property"), as shown on the Project plans entitled "BUS STOP
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27 CIP 100050.009A" and more specifically described on the acquisition plats for the Project
28 (plats and plans collectively referred to as the "Plans"), the Plans being on file in the
29 Engineering Division, Department of Public Works, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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31 Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to make or cause to be made
32 on behalf of the City of Virginia Beach, to the extent that funds are available, a reasonable
33 offer to the owners or persons having an interest in said Property. If refused, the City
34 Attorney is hereby authorized to initiate, prosecute and settle or resolve proceedings to
35 condemn said Property.
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37 Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the day of
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Proposed October 2024 Ji,u:
Table of Contents
POLICY PRIORITIES 3
Affordable Housing 3
Economic Development 3
Education 4
Energy 4
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Impacts 5
Flooding and Stormwater 5
Land Use 6
Public Safety 6
Transportation 7
CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS 8
Ten Single-Member Election System Adopted by City Council 8
VIRGINIA CODE AMENDMENTS 12
Amend Code to Reflect Election System Adopted by Council 12
"Good Friday" First Responders Fund 14
ABC Store Larcenies 15
Increase the Fire Programs Fund 16
Property Title Report in Eminent Domain Proceedings 17
Obstruction of Right-of-Way Violations 18
Low-impact Utility Markings 19
RESOLUTION 20
Zero Waste Awareness Week 20
STATE BUDGET REQUESTS 21
Commonwealth Individual Assistance(IA) Program Study 21
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Renovation/Expansion 22
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POLICY PRIORITIES
Affordable Housing
The City of Virginia Beach seeks to address the growing need for affordable housing with
the goal to ensure that all residents have access to safe, high quality, and affordable housing
and to promote inclusive and diverse communities.
• Because every locality has its unique challenges, the City of Virginia Beach
encourages the General Assembly to provide funding, incentives, and policy
flexibility to allow localities to tailor solutions that will fit their communities while
maintaining the ability to control land use decisions at the local level.
• The City of Virginia Beach supports the renewal of the Virginia Housing
Opportunity Tax Credit that is set to expire in December of 2025 and an increase in
the annual cap from $60 million to $100 million.
• The City of Virginia Beach supports the passage of a Constitutional Amendment that
gives localities, at their discretion, the authority to create tax abatement programs to
support affordable housing projects.
Economic Development
The City of Virginia Beach aims to implement a dynamic and forward-thinking economic
development strategy designed to foster sustainable growth, enhance economic
diversification, and promote innovation.
• The City of Virginia Beach encourages the General Assembly to support local and
regional efforts to attract and retain talent that will support the growing workforce
needs of Hampton Roads.
• The City of Virginia Beach encourages the General Assembly to support initiatives
that provide funding, incentives, and policy flexibility that aligns with the City's
economic growth strategy for redevelopment and revitalization, including additional
funding for the Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment
Assistance Fund.
• The City of Virginia Beach requests support from the General Assembly to increase
access to affordable childcare.
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POLICY PRIORITIES
Education
The City of Virginia Beach seeks to support the Virginia Beach School Board's efforts to
enhance educational resources, teacher support, and student development to foster a robust
educational environment and prepare students for future success.
• The City of Virginia Beach encourages the General Assembly to implement reforms
to increase the Commonwealth's share of education funding as was identified in the
2024 MARC study regarding Virginia's K-12 Funding Formula, including
eliminating staffing caps and addressing compensation gaps for teachers and support
staff.
• The City of Virginia Beach supports efforts by the General Assembly to provide
additional funding to support school construction. As construction costs continue to
increase, it is critical that localities have support from the Commonwealth to
continue to modernize our school facilities.
Energy
The City of Virginia Beach seeks to establish a forward-looking multi-pronged energy policy
designed to enhance energy sustainability, reliability, and resilience. This policy aims to
integrate renewable energy sources, improve energy efficiency, and prepare for future energy
demands while reducing the city's carbon footprint.
• The City of Virginia Beach supports efforts by the General Assembly to reduce the
cost and administration of renewable energy interconnectivity at municipal facilities.
• While the City of Virginia Beach supports the Commonwealth's goals to increase the
use of clean energy, it is critical to recognize the potential impact utility scale energy
projects have on communities and localities. Because of these potential impacts, the
City of Virginia Beach encourages the General Assembly to continue to support the
authority of localities to regulate the siting and development of energy facilities.
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POLICY PRIORITIES
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Impacts
The City of Virginia Beach seeks to address fiscal challenges and annual budgetary impacts
in a responsible manner that effectively meets essential services and community needs.
• The City of Virginia Beach requests that the General Assembly refrain from capping,
removing, or restricting local government revenue sources without replacing the
source with a sustainable revenue source of equal rate.
• The City of Virginia Beach requests that the General Assembly refrain from creating
additional unfunded mandates. City staff have identified more than 75 mandates
from the state and federal governments that have created an unfunded burden of
more than$125 million annually.
• The City of Virginia Beach requests that the Commonwealth provide financial
support to fill the gaps created by the Commonwealth for the Veterans 100% disabled
tax relief program.
• The City of Virginia Beach requests that the General Assembly provide local
government essential taxing and regulatory authority, as they create new revenue
streams for Commonwealth.
Flooding and Stormwater
The City of Virginia Beach aims to improve resilience to flooding, enhance stormwater
infrastructure, and promote sustainable practices to mitigate the impacts of extreme weather
events and climate change.
• The City of Virginia Beach requests that the Commonwealth develop a state funding
program to support the non-federal match requirements of localities for federal grants
that support large-scale flood relief projects. Multiple localities in the Hampton
Roads region will soon join the City of Norfolk with a completed U.S. Army Corps
(USACE) Coastal Storm Risk Management(CSRM) study and with tens of millions
of dollars in obligated matching funds to implement the coastal resilience solutions
that are developed by the studies.
• The City of Virginia Beach supports continued investment in the Storm Water Local
Assistance Fund(SLAF) for improvements and installation of effective storm water
management controls.
• The City of Virginia Beach supports increased funding for the Community Flood
Preparedness Fund and requests that the fund provide funding through grants rather
than loan programs.
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POLICY PRIORITIES
Land Use
The City of Virginia Beach aims to utilize a comprehensive land use and development
strategy to guide sustainable growth, optimize land utilization, and enhance the quality of
life for its residents.
• The City of Virginia Beach requests that the General Assembly refrain from passing
legislation that would reduce or eliminate the authority of the Commonwealth's
localities from making their own land use decisions.
• The City of Virginia Beach supports preserving local authority to regulate short term
rentals and to enhance enforcement of those regulations.
Public Safety
The City of Virginia Beach seeks to ensure a safe and healthy community for residents and
visitors through proactive measures, enhanced technology, and increased resources.
• The City of Virginia Beach requests that the General Assembly prioritize increased
dedicated funding to police, fire, and emergency medical services.
• The City of Virginia Beach requests that the General Assembly preserve existing
local authority to implement public safety technology and support expanding local
authority to install speed enforcement cameras beyond school and construction
zones.
• The City of Virginia Beach supports Commonwealth-wide efforts to provide annual
cancer screenings for career and volunteer fire fighters.
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Transportation
The City of Virginia Beach seeks to enhance mobility, reduce congestion, and improve
sustainability of transportation infrastructure through modernizing road networks,
supporting public transit and multi-modal options, and ensuring safety and accessibility for
all users.
• The City of Virginia Beach supports efforts to improve sustainability in
transportation infrastructure projects.
• The City of Virginia Beach supports efforts to continue to improve highway and
secondary roadway infrastructure throughout Hampton Roads.
• The City of Virginia Beach supports efforts by Hampton Roads Transit to protect
and enhance transit programs and funding including appropriate essential, consistent
funding to meet HRT's capital and operating needs, including innovative transit
options such as micro-transit.
• The City of Virginia Beach supports General Assembly efforts to continue investing
in trail projects with a request that the Virginia Beach Trail be considered for any
future funding opportunities.
• The City of Virginia Beach supports efforts by the General Assembly to protect
vulnerable road users, including pedestrians and cyclists.
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CHARTER AMENDMENT
Ten Single-Member Election System Adopted by City Council
Background:
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ("the District Court")
previously ruled that the city's 7:3:1 election system as set forth in the City Charter does not
comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10301 because it dilutes the
voting strength of minority voting groups. This ruling was later vacated on appeal by the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit("the Fourth Circuit") on the ground
that it was rendered moot by an intervening amendment to state law. That amendment
changed the seven residence districts previously elected at large under the City's Charter to
single-member districts whose representative was elected by only the residents of those
districts. Although the District Court's judgment was vacated, the case was remanded to
that court for further proceedings. Subsequently, the District Court has indicated that any
system other than the 10:1 system with three (3)Minority Opportunity Districts would
likely be found to violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
On January 14, 2022, while the District Court's order was still in effect, the City obtained
preclearance of the 10:1 system ordered by the District Court from the Virginia Attorney
General under the Virginia Voting Rights Act. The 10:1 plan was utilized in the November
2022 and 2024 City Council elections.
In 2023, the City Council undertook a public input initiative that included duly noticed,
public education and listening sessions in each of the ten districts. Two virtual listening
sessions were also conducted. In addition, the City engaged the Weldon Cooper Center for
Public Service at the University of Virginia to conduct a statistically validated public
opinion survey within the city, which showed 81% support for a 10:1 system.
On August 15, 2023, the City Council adopted its decennial redistricting ordinance. This
ordinance uses the same 10-1 system and district boundaries that were previously ordered by
the District Court. Additionally, the decennial redistricting ordinance uses the same
schedule of elections that was recommended by the Special Master. It is desirable for the
City Charter to reflect the decennial redistricting ordinance, and this request does that.
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Request:
City Council requests that the General Assembly amend the City Charter to adopt the ten
single-member district system used in the 2022 and 2024 elections and adopted by the City
Council in its decennial redistricting ordinance.
PROPOSED CHARTER UPDATE
Sec. 3.01. Division of city into districts.
A. The city shall be divided into ten single-member election Seven resi efl^e districts of
approximately equal population which shall be numbered one through ten seven. The
council shall consist of eleven members, the mayor elected at large and i _'_da ng the
mayor-, one member to be elected by and from each of the ten single-member election
districts. the eity at large from the residents ef eaeh of the seven dist-fias and three
member-s and the mayor-to be elected by and from the city at large.
B. The boundaries and nafnes of such districts shall be established by ordinance on a
before Mar-Eh 1�and ther-ea4 the boundaries shall be adjusted periodically as
may be necessary to ensure that the populations of the districts remain approximately
equal.
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than-ar large. The weEding of the question rshall ve acccnriarccr-o7-zirajvrzcy-vvcc-vx-the
;ty l ,,;1 .,,..,i shall be ; ,.1.,de.1 i the petition. TTr.o the Fling of the petit;.-.., the
eifeuit eetw shall or-4er-that an adviseFy referendum be held en the question in the
at the m-unieipaleleefiens to be held i May 1996
Sec. 3.01:1. Implementation of districts.
A. At the November 2026 May 1996 general election, the three-members representing
district 2, district 4, district 6, district 8, district 9, and district 10 shall be elected_by4he
bareughs-ate such beFeughs existed on januaff 1, 1995. The terms of the members so
elected shall commence January 1, 2027 and expire on December 31, 2030. Ay-T
1998. The terms ef the mayor and eeunei4member-eleeted by and fiem the e4y at large
B. At the November 2028 general election,.i., -May of 1004, the members representing
district 1, district 3, district 5, district 7, and the mayor shall be elected_ at large
distria number-ed one thfough thfee shall be elected for-terms of twe yeafs and the
r terHis of four-years. The terms of the members so elected shall commence January
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1, 2029 and expire on December 31, 2032. two jQjJ2 ed by afi
the e4y at large-in May of 1998 shall expife-o T�1, 2002. Thereafter-,
C. All members shall be elected for terms of four years.
Sec. 3.02:1. Election of councilmembers.
Pursuant to an or-dinanee adopted-b on junei-7, 2006,City council
regular elections shall take place at November general elections. during the genera' eleet ^�
in November-2008, and during the Nevembef general eleefien in even years thereafter-, fef
eA11ae 1 ,..,h,e,.s ,,.hose te,.ms exp4e at the ra ^fro mbe fthat. Co ei
member-s> ineluding the Fnayer, whese terms expire as of june 30, 2008, ,
shall eentinue in effiee until thek sueeessers ha-ve been eleeted-at the INA-vem-b e-r-e I e e 6 A-:-R-
and take effiee en januafy 1. The teFm of office for each eounei4member shall conmnenee on
dialy eleL4ed and qualified. Each candidate shall state, at the time of filing, whether he is
running a4 large,from the district of his residence or for mayor. Candidates for council shall
be nominated only by petition in the manner prescribed by general law.
Sec. 3.02:2. Election of mayor.
The mayor shall be elected at the general election in November 2008, and each fourth
year thereafter, to serve for a term of four years. Candidates for mayor shall run oaf
the-at-large seats. A candidate running for mayor shall not run for any other seat.
In the event any councilman member, including the mayor, shall decide during his
term of office to be a candidate for mayor, he shall tender his resignation as a councilman
member not less than ten days prior to the date for the filing of petitions as required by
general law. Such resignation shall be effective on December 31, shall constitute the
councilrs member's intention to run for mayor, shall require no formal acceptance by
the remaining councilrr-eft members and shall be final and irrevocable when tendered.
In the event the mayor shall decide during his term of office to be a candidate for one of
the single-member election districts, he shall tender his resignation as mayor not less than
ten days prior to the date for the filing of petitions as required by general law. Such
resignation shall be effective on December 31. shall constitute the mayor's intention to run
for one of the single-member election districts, shall require no formal acceptance by the
remaining council members and shall be final and irrevocable when tendered.
The unexpired portion of the term of any council member who has resigned to run for
mayor or mayor who has resigned to run for one of the single-member election districts shall
be filled at the same general election.
Sec. 3.02:3. Reserved. .
(a) in the event that any eeunei4 mefnber-ffem one of the r-esidenee distfiets shall deeide
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be final and iffewwable when ten4er ac empae4 peftion of term of any
eeuneil member-whe has resigne4 to Fun for-an at large seat shall be Qed at the same
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(19,) in the event that any eauneil member-ffem ene ef the at large seats sha14 deei4e 4ur-ing
shal4 tender-his r-esignation as a eeunei4 member-net less than 10 days prior-te the date
r-esidenee dist+iet seat, shall require no feFmal aeeeptaneeby the remaining eaune
neat is to be gled by speeial eleaiea.
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Amend Code to Reflect Election System Adopted by Council
Background:
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ("the District Court")
previously ruled that the city's 7:4 election system as set forth in the City Charter does not
comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10301 because it dilutes the
voting strength of minority voting groups. This ruling was later vacated on appeal by the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit("the Fourth Circuit") on the ground
that it was rendered moot by an intervening amendment to state law. That amendment
changed the seven residence districts previously elected at large under the City's Charter to
single member districts whose representative was elected by only the residents of those
districts. Although the District Court's judgment was vacated, the case was remanded to
that court for further proceedings. Subsequently, the District Court has indicated that any
system other than the 10:1 system with three (3)Minority Opportunity Districts would
likely be found to violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
On January 14, 2022, while the District Court's order was still in effect, the City obtained
preclearance of the 10:1 system ordered by the District Court from the Virginia Attorney
General under the Virginia Voting Rights Act. The 10:1 plan was utilized in the November
2022 and 2024 City Council elections.
In 2023, the City Council undertook a public input initiative that included duly noticed,
public education and listening sessions in each of the ten districts. Two virtual listening
sessions were also conducted. In addition, the City engaged the Weldon Cooper Center for
Public Service at the University of Virginia to conduct a statistically validated public
opinion survey within the city, which showed 81% support for a 10:1 system.
Request:
Because a change to a locality's Charter requires a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly
and a general law change to the Virginia Code requires a majority of the members of the
General Assembly, the City Council requests that a dual track be taken to updating the
City's election system to better ensure that a proper update is made ahead of the 2024
election cycle. The City Council requests that section § 15.2-1400 of the Code of Virginia be
amended, with language to supersede a local charter, to reflect the City's ten single-member
district system.
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Proposed language:
Amend Virginia Code Section § 15.2-1400. Governing Bodies.
G. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,general or special, the governing body of a locality that
has been subject to a court order imposing a remedial election system under either the federal Voting
Rights Act of 1965 or Chapter 1.1(§24.2-125 et seq.)of Title 24.2, even if such order is later vacated,
may adopt an ordinance to convert one or more at-large seats of such body to single-member districts,
provided that the governing body also adopts and implements the remedial election system contained in
the court order. Members of such governing body in office on the effective date of such ordinance shall
complete their terms of offrce.
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"Good Friday" First Responders Fund
Background:
On Good Friday, April 6, 2012, a catastrophic event took place in Virginia Beach as a Navy
F/A-18 Hornet jet fighter crashed just moments after take-off from Naval Air Station
Oceana into the Mayfair Mews apartment complex, injuring seven. Hundreds of Virginia
Beach first responders and employees were quickly on the scene of what came to be known
as the Good Friday miracle as there were no fatalities from the event despite the apartment
complex housing more than 100 residents. During this event, City staff were likely exposed
to burning composite materials like carbon fibers and other toxins released from the burning
fuel, hydraulic fluids, aircraft fuselage, and damaged structures including known "forever
chemicals" including perfluorooctane sulfonic acid(PFOS) and aqueous film forming foam
(AFFF), called forever chemicals because these toxic materials do not leave your system.
Research suggests firefighters are at higher risk of certain types of cancers when compared to
the general population. Earlier this year, the City provided a voluntary Galleri Cancer
Screening, an advanced type of testing that screens for more than 50 types of cancers, where
538 sworn Fire employees were tested. The Galleri Cancer Screening was provided to the
Fire Department due to their heightened risk of developing occupational cancer and the
existence of a presumption that many cancers are work related and can be a compensable
claim under Virginia Worker's Compensation.
Request:
The City Council requests that the General Assembly create and fund the "Good Friday"
First Responders Fund to support annual health monitoring and cancer screenings to all
Virginia Beach employees who worked the crash scene and to provide additional support for
out-of-pocket health care costs and other service gaps that may arise for these heroes.
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VIRGINIA CODE AMENDMENT
ABC Store Larcenies
Background:
In recent years, larcenies and shoplifting cases at Virginia ABC stores have significantly
increased across the Commonwealth and now represent a disproportionate percentage of
Part I crime and a grossly disproportionate percentage of property crime in several cities.
These larcenies accounted for 23% of all shopliftings in Virginia Beach for 2023 and for
2024 year-to-date, the percentage of all shopliftings from ABC Stores is currently sitting at
26%.
Law enforcement resources are disproportionately expended when deploying to these cases
and when follow-up investigations of Virginia ABC larcenies need to occur.
Liquor theft falls squarely in the Virginia ABC Bureau of Law Enforcement's area of
concern. Their agents are well qualified to investigate these crimes and well situated to
influence needed changes in their retail sector's protection of liquor inventory.
Request:
The City Council requests that the General Assembly designate the Virginia ABC Bureau of
Law Enforcement as the primary law enforcement agency responsible for reporting and
investigating crimes.
Proposed language:
Amend Virginia Code Section § 4.1-105. Police Power of Members, Agents, and Employees
of Board.
A. Members of the Board are vested, and such agents and employees of the Board
designated by it shall be vested, with like power to enforce the provisions of(i)this subtitle
and the criminal laws of the Commonwealth as is vested in the chief law-enforcement
officer of a county, city, or town; (ii) § 3.2-4207; (iii) § 18.2-246.14; (iv) § 18.2-371.2; (v) §
58.1-1015; (vi) § 58.1-1017; and(vii) § 58.1-1037.
B. The Board, its agents, and employees so designated shall serve as the primary law enforcement
agency for reporting,pursuant to§52-28, and investigating crimes and offenses under Title 18.2,
Chapters 5 and 6, that occur on its properties, whether owned or leased.
C. Nothing contained in this subtitle shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers
that the Board of Directors of the Authority might otherwise have under any other law of the
Commonwealth.
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VIRGINIA CODE AMENDMENT
Increase the Fire Programs Fund
Background:
The Virginia Fire Programs Fund is derived from an annual one percent assessment of fire-
related insurance coverage. The Fund is used to provide an annual population-based
allocation to localities throughout the Commonwealth, through the Aid to Localities
Program(ATL). Funding supports the critical needs of Virginia Fire Departments, but with
the significant rise in the cost of equipment and fire apparatus, the funding is no longer
sufficient. According to a study conducted by the Virginia Fire Programs, across the
Commonwealth calls for service have increased by 40% over the last three years while
funding at the state level has remained relatively stable for 20 years.
The last increase in the Virginia Fire Programs Fund occurred in 1995, going from .8% to
1%.
Request:
The City Council requests that the General Assembly increase the annual assessment levied
on businesses that sell fire insurance premiums from the amount of one percent of the total
direct gross premium income for such insurance to one and a half percent.
Proposed language:
Amend Virginia Code Section § 38.2 Insurance, Chapter 4. Assessment for Administration
of Insurance Laws and Declaration of Estimated Assessments by Insurers § 38.2-401. Fire
Programs Fund:
The Commission shall annually assess against all licensed insurance companies doing
business in the Commonwealth by writing any type of insurance as defined in §§ 38.2-110,
38.2-111, 38.2-126, 38.2-130 and 38.2-131 and those combination policies as defined in §
38.2-1921 that contain insurance as defined in§§ 38.2-110, 38.2-111 and 38.2-126, an
assessment in the amount of one per-eent one and one halfpercent of the total direct gross
premium income for such insurance. Such assessment shall be apportioned, assessed and
paid as prescribed by § 38.2-403. In any year in which a company has no direct gross
premium income or in which its direct gross premium income is insufficient to produce at
the rate of assessment prescribed by law an amount equal to or in excess of$100, there shall
be so apportioned and assessed against such company a contribution of$100.
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VIRGINIA CODE AMENDMENT
Property Title Report in Eminent Domain Proceedings
Background:
Virginia Code section 25.1-204(D)provides the elements for a bona fide offer, which must be
followed by condemning authorities when private property needs to be acquired for public
projects. This code section was modified in 2022 by Senate Bill 694. The 2022 amendments
added requirements to the acquisition process related to title of the subject property. The
new requirements are worded in a manner inconsistent with the body of the statute and
have led to confusion.
Historically, when a condemning authority made its bona fide offer to a landowner, it was
required to obtain a title report and provide the report to the landowner. The modified
statute now specifies that(1) the title examination shall be for at least 60 years, and(2)
requires that copies of all recorded documents be provided to the landowner. However, it is
unclear from the statute whether the requirement to provide copies of the recorded
documents pertains to every document identified through the 60-year history of the
property, or whether the requirement pertains to the documents identified in the title report.
Request:
City Council requests that the General Assembly make a minor modification to Va. Code
Section 25.1-204(D)(iii)that will clarify that the documents to be provided to the landowner
should be those listed in the title report.
Proposed language:
Amend Virginia Code Section § 25.1-204(D). Effort to purchase required; prerequisite to
effort to purchase or filing certificate.
D. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a condemnor, prior to making an
offer to acquire a fee simple interest in property by purchase or filing a certificate of take or
certificate of deposit pursuant to Chapter 3 (§ 25.1-300 et seq.) or§ 33.2-1019, shall (i)
conduct or cause to be conducted an examination of title to the property in order to
ascertain the identity of each owner of such property and to determine the nature and extent
of such owner's interests in the property, which examination of title shall be for at least 60
years; (ii)provide to such owner or owners a copy of the report showing the examination of
title; and(iii)provide to such owner or owners a copy of all recorded instruments within
60 yeaF tide histeFy of sueh pr-apefty, ineluding a14 deeds of tpast, releases, liens, deeds, 0
other-inst ,meats identified in the report showing the examination of title.
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VIRGINIA CODE AMENDMENT
Obstruction of Right-of-Way Violations
Background:
The City's Resort Advisory Commission has identified several nuisance and safety issues in
the Resort Area that are difficult to remedy under the City's existing ordinances. An
example of this is repeated violations of businesses along Atlantic Avenue that place their
wares along the sidewalk. The City can enforce these violations as criminal misdemeanors,
and if found guilty, the judge will impose a fine and court costs. However, the time it takes
for the case to be heard and the ability for it to be extended renders the deterrent null, and
the offender will continue the violating behavior and absorb the penalty as a cost of doing
business.
The ability to have a more expedient method to stop these violations is desired. One
example would be akin to a parking ticket, with the ability to ticket multiple times if no
corrective action is taken. There is currently no known authority that would enable the City
to adopt such an ordinance.
Request:
The City Council requests the General Assembly to adopt legislation that would allow the
creation of local ordinances to eliminate or deter the continuation of nuisance and safety
related offenses and violations during the pendency of a court hearing or other final
disposition.
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Low-impact Utility Markings
Background:
Members of City Council and community stakeholders have previously shared concerns
regarding the number of unsightly utility markings on the sidewalks and streets, especially
within the resort area, and have requested updates to regulations or policies to discourage
the use of long-lasting paint/marking products. State law currently requires all underground
utilities be marked per American Public Works Association standards prior to
commencement and for the duration of a construction/excavation project.
The City of Virginia Beach has made strides in trying to reduce and eradicate the markings,
including developing new guidelines and investing in the additional staff and equipment
needed to remove them, however, the number of utility markings remains a concern.
Request:
The City Council requests that the General Assembly grant localities the authority, by
ordinance, that would require the use of low-impact markings when identifying utility
locations and the authority to designate that a private developer is responsible for removing
the markings once the project is complete.
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RESOLUTION
Zero Waste Awareness Week
Background:
On Aug. 8, 2023, the Virginia Beach City Council signed a resolution that recognizes the
first full week of September as Zero Waste Awareness Week on the recommendation of the
Virginia Beach Clean Community Commission(VBCCC).
Request:
The City Council requests that the General Assembly pass a resolution declaring the first
full week of September as Zero Waste Awareness Week.
Proposed Language:
Whereas the first full week of September is recognized internationally as Zero Waste Awareness week;
and
Whereas the definition ofzero waste is 'producing little or no waste",•and
Whereas the Commonwealth of Virginia wants to encourage citizens to waste less by
refusing, reducing, reusing, recycling and repurposing,and
Whereas the Commonwealth of Virginia realizes that zero waste will benefit the
environment and land in the Commonwealth;and
Whereas the Commonwealth of Virginia acknowledges that zero waste will save the
citizens of Virginia financially;and
Whereas the Commonwealth of Virginia challenges all businesses in its community to
engage its employees and citizens to be more mindful regarding ways to decrease
waste;and
Whereas the Commonwealth of Virginia encourages all state agencies to participate
during Zero Waste Awareness Week by educating its citizens on ways to reduce waste;
and
Therefore, the Commonwealth of Virginia will designate the first full week of September
as Zero Waste Awareness week where it invites all its citizens to engage in education
and action toward a zero waste society.
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STATE BUDGET REQUEST
Commonwealth Individual Assistance (IA) Program Study
Background:
The 2023 Great Neck Tornado highlighted a gap in the Commonwealth's ability to support
individuals and households recovering from non-federally declared disasters. Most disasters
do not reach the thresholds required to activate federal disaster assistance, as was the case
with the Great Neck Tornado.
Individual Assistance (IA)programs provide direct assistance to individuals and households
impacted by a disaster so they can begin their recovery. Currently, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency(FEMA) manages an IA program, which is only available to disaster
survivors after a federal disaster declaration is issued under the Stafford Act. Over the past
20 years, Virginia has requested an Individual Assistance declaration for over 30 disasters;
however, only nine requests were awarded federal IA funding. Without a state-level IA
program, communities across Virginia are left with very few resources to help repair or
rebuild their homes and begin the recovery process. This gap places additional economic
burdens on the individual and their communities.
In the Commonwealth's 2022-2024 Budget, the Virginia Department of Emergency
Management(VDEM)requested funding to conduct a Commonwealth Individual
Assistance Program Study, the crucial first step in creating a state-level IA program.
Unfortunately, this request was not funded.
Requests:
The City of Virginia Beach supports the Virginia Department of Emergency Management's
request of budget support to conduct a Commonwealth Individual Assistance Program
Study
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STATE BUDGET REQUEST
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Renovation/Expansion
Background:
The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center is a jewel for both the City of Virginia
Beach and the Commonwealth, providing a world class tourism attraction, exciting hands-
on education opportunities for students around the region, and support for sea animal
rescue and rehabilitation across much of the East Coast. It is the third most visited
attraction in the Commonwealth, behind only amusement parks Kings Dominion and
Busch Gardens.
According to a recent economic impact analysis, the Virginia Aquarium contributes more
than $277 million in economic activity each year supporting more than 3,300 jobs. These
impacts provide more than $7.6 million in annual tax revenues for the City of Virginia
Beach and an additional$9+ million in annual tax revenues for the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
Unfortunately, the infrastructure is aging and nearing the point where it needs to be
replaced. For example, the main building is more than 37 years old, and the seal, turtle, and
shark habitats have reached end-of-life. For the protection of these animals, the habitat must
be replaced in the coming years, or the animals will have to be transferred to another
facility.
The Virginia Aquarium Foundation is setting course for an ambitious capital improvement
project that will allow the aquarium to continue to operate and generate economic activity
for the Commonwealth and keep the animals safe while expanding its footprint and creating
new updated exhibits for visitors that will draw larger crowds, and economic impact, in the
future.
Request:
The City Council requests support from the General Assembly for the Virginia Aquarium &
Marine Science Center's renovation/expansion of aging infrastructure. The Virginia
Aquarium would utilize resources from the Commonwealth in their overall strategy in
seeking funds through the Federal Government along with City and private funding.
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Brent McKenzie
Legislative Affairs Director
757-837-9572 I bmckenzie@vbgov.com
Office of the City Manager I Municipal Center Bldg 1
2401 Courthouse Drive I Virginia Beach,VA 23456
virginiabeach.gov
J. FORMAL SESSION AGENDA
1. CONSENT AGENDA
K. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS
1. Ordinance to ADD City Code Section 17-7 re nighttime use of City Libraries property
2. Ordinance to AMEND City Code Chapter 6, Article 1 re obstructing and contaminating the
waterways
3. Resolution to RATIFY amendments to the Community Services Board Bylaws
4. Resolution to DIRECT the City Manager to impose conditions upon the City's future financial
support re Something in the Water Festival
5. Ordinance to EXTEND the date for satisfying the conditions in the matter of Commonwealth
Brewing Company, LLC re closing a portion of Lake Drive adjacent to 2444 Pleasure
House Road
6. Ordinance to AUTHORIZE temporary encroachments into a 20' City-owned drainage
easement and a 5' City-owned drainage and utility easement at the rear of 1414 Sea Breeze
Trail re maintain existing concrete ramp and timber floating dock with a lift, and
construct and maintain a vinyl bulkhead (DISTRICT 8)
7. Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $142,074 from the Virginia Department of
Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to the FY 2024-25 Human Services Operating
Budget and AUTHORIZE one (1) full-time position re support substance use disorder
clinical services
8. Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $80,000 from the Virginia Department of
Criminal Justice Services to the FY 2024-25 Police Department Operating Budget re purchase
equipment to reduce violent crime
9. Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $74,588 from the United States Department of
Homeland Security to the FY 2024-25 Police Department Operating Budget and TRANSFER
$24,863 within the FY 2024-25 Police Department Operating Budget to provide the required
local grant match re marine patrol equipment
10. Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $37,431 from the Supreme Court of Virginia,
Office of the Executive Secretary to the FY 2024-25 Commonwealth's Attorney Operating
Budget and AUTHORIZE a 25% grant match re drug and alcohol testing for the Virginia
Beach Drug Court
11. Ordinance to APPROPRIATE $4.3-Million of fund balance from the General Fund to the FY
2024-25 Operating Budget and TRANSFER funds as Pay-Go Funding to Capital Project
#100664 "Virginia Beach 5/31 Memorial" re construction of the Virginia Beach 5/31
Memorial
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AGENDA ITEM
ITEM: An Ordinance to Add City Code Section 17-7 Pertaining to Nighttime Use of City
Libraries
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background: The Virginia Beach Public Library ("VBPL" or "Library") has ten
branches and serves more than 1,000,000 customers annually through a variety of means:
in person at libraries, online, and by drive-through and outreach services. VBPL's circulation
is 2,184,928 annually, including 1,466,727 print and 718,201 digital checkouts. VBPL's online
services attract a combined 593,970 uses per year. In the 2022 resident survey, 69.4% of
respondents said they had visited a Library branch in the past year, with 90% of respondents
rating the overall quality of Library services as "excellent" or "good."
In recent months, the VBPL has seen an increase in individuals parking, sleeping, and
camping overnight on Library property. Some remain for many days and inhabit inoperable
vehicles. An individual recently reported being physically attacked while sleeping overnight
outside at the Central Library. An increase of individuals in vehicles, parking lots, and on
VBPL property after hours has led to an increase in trash and biohazardous materials. This
presents a threat to the health and safety of VBPL patrons and staff.
■ Considerations: The City has attempted to assist individuals parking, sleeping, and
camping on Library property by offering services through the City's Departments of Human
Services and Housing and Neighborhood Preservation. These efforts have largely been
unsuccessful because individuals often decline services.
To address health and safety concerns, VBPL requests a new City Code section
prohibiting individuals from remaining upon or entering upon Library property for more than a
total of thirty minutes between the hours of 8:00 pm and 8:00 am. Library property is defined
in the new code section to include Library grounds and parking areas. Police are authorized
to enforce the new code section and violators may be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor and
subject to a fine of not more than $250. As with other areas of enforcement of similar laws,
voluntary compliance is a preferred outcome.
■ Public Information: Public information will be provided through the normal Council
agenda process. This topic was briefed to the City Council at its August 13, 2024, Informal
Session.
■ Attachments: Ordinance
Recommended Action: Approval
Submitting Department/Agency: Department of Public Libraries
City Manager: f1W
1 AN ORDINANCE TO ADD CITY CODE SECTION 17-
2 7 PERTAINING TO NIGHTTIME USE OF CITY
3 LIBRARIES
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5 SECTION ADDED: § 17-7
6
7 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH,
8 VIRGINIA:
9
10 That Section 17-7 of the Code of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, is hereby
11 added and reordained to read as follows:
12
13 Sec. 17-7. Nighttime use of city libraries.
14
15 (a) Any person who remains upon or enters upon any city library property between the
16 hours of 8:00 pm and 8:00 am for more than a total of thirty minutes shall be quilts
17 of a Class 4 misdemeanor.
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19 (b) This section shall not apply during city-sponsored events or events authorized by
20 city permit nor shall it apply to any city employee or authorized agent while in the
21 performance of official duties.
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23 (c) As provided by Code of Virginia § 15.2-1124, city library property is under city
24 police jurisdiction for the enforcement of this section pertaining to the use and
25 occupancy thereof.
26
27 (d) For the purpose of this section "city library property" means any city-owned and
28 operated property open to the public for general library-related usage, including,
29 but not limited to city library grounds and city library parking areas. The term "city
30 library property" shall not include the Joint-Use Library located at 1700 College
31 Crescent in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the day
of , 2024.
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
Department of Public Libraries City Attorney's Office
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CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
AGENDA ITEM
ITEM: An Ordinance to Amend City Code Chapter 6, Article I of the City Code,
Pertaining to Obstructing the Waterways and Contaminating the Waterways
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background: The proposed ordinance amends existing Virginia Beach City Code
section 6-27, and adds new sections 6-34 and 6-35, conforming the City's current
ordinance to existing state law and adding new provisions that mirror existing state law.
These amendments and additions offer alternative enforcement authority for obstructions,
contamination, and trash within our waterways.
■ Considerations: Staff in Public Works, Police, Housing & Neighborhood
Preservation, Parks and Recreation, Community Affairs, and the City Attorney's Office
have been working with the community, state and federal government, and area
nonprofits to address abandoned vessels, derelict vessels, trash and other debris within
our waterways. Abandoned and derelict vessels, trash, and other contamination pose a
threat to our shared priority of maintaining safe, healthy, and beautiful waterways.
Proactive removal of these vessels, trash, and debris is critical for getting ahead of
hazardous conditions created by degrading metals, leaking mechanical fluids, and even
human waste.
■ Public Information: Public information will be provided through the normal
Council agenda process.
■ Recommendations: Adopt the attached ordinance.
■ Attachments: Ordinance
Recommended Action: Approval
Submitting Department/Agency: Public Works and Police Department
City Manager: 1&1-2
1 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 6,
2 ARTICLE I OF THE CITY CODE, PERTAINING
3 TO OBSTRUCTING THE WATERWAYS AND
4 CONTAMINATING THE WATERWAYS
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6 SECTION AMENDED: § 6-27
7
8 SECTIONS ADDED: §§ 6-34, and -35
9
10 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH,
11 VIRGINIA:
12
13 That Section 6-27 of the Code of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, is hereby
14 amended and reordained and Sections 6-34 and 6-35 are hereby added as follows:
15
16 Sec. 6-27. Removal or repair of dangerous or obstructing structures or vessels.
17 (a) Whenever the director of public works or his agent shall be of the opinion that any
18 vessel which has been abandoned or any wharf, pier, piling, bulkhead or any other
19 structure or vessel might endanger the public health or safety of other persons, or
20 might constitute an obstruction or hazard to the lawful use of the waters within or
21 adjoining the city, he shall ascertain the lawful owner of such property and notify
22 such owner in writing, by certified mail, to remove, repair or secure such wharf, pier,
23 piling, bulkhead or other structure or vessel within twenty-one (21) days. If the lawful
24 owner of such property fails to remove, repair or secure the same within thirty(80)
25 twenty-one (21) days of the date of mailing of such notice, the city, through its own
26 agents or employees, may remove, repair or secure such property.
27 (b) In the event the city, through its own agents or employees, removes, repairs or
28 secures any wharf, pier, piling, bulkhead or other structure or vessel, after complying
29 with the notice requirements of subsection (a) above, the cost or expense thereof
30 shall be chargeable to and paid by the owner of such property and, to the extent
31 applicable, may be collected by the city as taxes and levies are collected.
32 (c) If the identity or whereabouts of the lawful owner of any property referred to in
33 this section is unknown or not able to be ascertained after a
34 reasonable search and after written notice has been mailed to the last known
35 address of any known owner, the city, through its own agents or employees, may
36 repair or remove such wharf, pier, piling, bulkhead or other structure or vessel, after
37 giving notice by publication twice in a newspaper
38 of general circulation in the area where such property is located. with the first notice
39 appearing no more than twenty-eight (28) days before and the second notice
40 @ppearing no less than seven 7; days before proceeding with repair or removal.
41 (d) Every charge authorized by this section with which the owner of any such property
42 shall have been assessed and which remains unpaid, to the extent applicable, shall
43 constitute a lien against such property, and such lien shall be recorded in the
44 judgment lien docket book in the circuit court of the city. Such lien may be released
45 reduced to a personal judgment against the owner.
46 (e) Any property owner aggrieved of a determination
47 his agent under this section may appeal such determination to the city manager or
48 his designee, in writing, within fifteen ten 10 business days of the date on
49 which such determination was mailed. The city manager or his designee shall
50 schedule a hearing of such appeal on a date not later than teR (10)five 5 business
51 days after the filing of the appeal; provided, however, that such hearing may, at the
52 discretion of the city manager or his designee, be rescheduled for good cause
53 shown. The director of public works or his agent shall take no action otherwise
54 permitted under this section during the pendency of such appeal.
55
56 Sec. 6-34. Obstructing or contaminating waterways.
57 (a) Except as otherwise permitted by law, it shall be unlawful for any person to dump,
58 place or put or cause to be dumped, placed or put into, upon the banks of or into
59 the channels of any waters within or adjoining the city any object or substance,
60 noxious or otherwise which may reasonably be expected to endanger, obstruct,
61 impede contaminate or substantially impair the lawful use or enjoyment of such
62 waters and their environs by others. Any person who violates any provision of this
63 law shall be quilts of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each day that any of said materials or
64 substances so dumped placed or put, or caused to be dumped, placed or put into,
65 upon the banks of or into the channels of, said streams shall constitute a separate
66 offense and be punished as such.
67 (b) In addition to the foregoing penalties for violation of this law, the fudge of the circuit
68 court of the locality wherein any such violation occurs, whether there be a criminal
69 conviction therefor or not shall, upon a complaint filed by the city attorney or by any
70 person whose property is damaged or whose property is threatened with damage
71 from any such violation award an injunction enjoining any violation of this law by
72 any person found by the court in such suit to have violated this law or causing the
73 same to be violated, when made a party defendant to such suit.
74
75 Sec. 6-35. Throwing trash, etc., into or obstructing river, creek, stream, or swamp.
76 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or otherwise dispose of trash, debris, tree
77 laps logs or fell timber or make or cause to be made any obstruction which exists
78 for more than a week (excepting a lawfully constructed dam) in, under, over or
79 across any river, creek, stream, or swamp, so as to obstruct the free passage of
80 boats, canoes, or other floating vessels, or fish in such waters.
81 (b) Violations of this section shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor; and each
82 day for which any violation continues without removal of such obstruction, on and
83 after the tenth day following service of process on the violator in accordance with
84 Virginia Code 19.2-75, shall constitute a separate offense punishable as a Class
85 1 misdemeanor.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on this
day of _a ` , 2024.
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
Department c�f Public Works omey's Office
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CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
AGENDA ITEM
ITEM: A Resolution to Ratify Amendments to the Bylaws of the Community Services
Board
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
i Background: The Community Services Board recently completed a review of its
bylaws, and during its September 26, 2024 meeting, the Board approved the attached
amendments.
a Considerations: The bylaws provide that amendments must be reviewed and
ratified by the City Council. This resolution ratifies the recent amendments, as set forth
in the attached revised bylaws in which the new text is underlined and in red font.
a Public Information: Public information will be provided through the normal
Council agenda process.
a Attachments: Resolution and Revised Bylaws (Exhibit A)
Recommended Action: Approval
Submitting Department/Agency: Department of Human Services "
City Manager: /V
1 A RESOLUTION TO RATIFY RECENT AMENDMENTS TO
2 THE BYLAWS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD
3
4 WHEREAS, the Community Services Board recently completed a review of its
5 bylaws;
6
7 WHEREAS, after considering the proposed changes, during its September 26,
8 2024 meeting, the Board approved several amendments to its bylaws;
9
10 WHEREAS, the Board's bylaws provide that amendments to the bylaws must be
11 reviewed and ratified by the City Council; and
12
13 WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the recommended amendments to the
14 bylaws of the Community Services Board and finds them to be acceptable.
15
16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
17 VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA:
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19 That the City Council hereby ratifies the amendments to the bylaws of the
20 Community Services Board, as approved by the Board, and attached hereto as Exhibit
21 "A".
Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the , day
of , 2024.
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
Department of Human Services City Attorney's Office
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Adopted September 6, 2016
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EXHIBIT A
BY- LAWS
Virginia Beach Community Services Board (CSB)
ARTICLE I - NAME
The name of this Board shall be the Virginia Beach Community Services Board, hereinafter
referred to as the"Board."
ARTICLE 11 -Pry
The purpose of this Board shall be to act as an administrative policy community services
board and as the agent of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia in the establishment and
operation of community mental health, developmental, and substance abuse services as
provided for in Title 37.2 of the Code ofVirginia. The Board shall serve as the single point of
entry into publicly funded mental health, developmental, and substance abuse services in
Virginia Beach.
ARTICLE III- MEMBERSHIP AND TRAINING
Section 1. The membership of the Board shall consist of no less than six and no more than
eighteen members appointed by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia,
hereinafter referred to as the "City Council." PFi9F te FnakiAg app9iAtFAPAtr'74:���.
-ae Membership will be a
broad representation of the community. One-third of the appointments to the Board shall be
individuals who are receiving or who have received services or family members of individuals
who are receiving or who have received services, at least one of whom shall be an individual
receiving services. No employee of the Board or employee or board member of an organization
that receives funding from any community services board may be appointed a member of the
Board. Members will be appointed in accordance with Virginia Code § 37.2-501.
Section 2. The term of membership will be for three years from January 1 of the year of
appointment. No person will be eligible to serve more than three full terms; however, a
person first appointed to fill an unexpired term may serve three additional full three-year
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terms. However, after a one-year period has elapsed since the end of the member's last
three-year term, the City Council may reappoint that member.
Section 3. Board member vacancies will be filled for unexpired terms in the same manner as
original appointments.
Section 4. Any Board member may be removed by City Council for cause after being given a
written statement of the causes and an opportunity to be heard thereon.
Section 5. Board members will receive training on their legal, fiduciary, regulatory, policy, and
programmatic powers and responsibilities and an overview of the Performance Contract within
one month of their appointment. Upon request, new board members will be assigned to an
experienced board member to serve as a mentor.
ARTICLE IV- POWERS AND DUTIES
The Board, as an administrative policy board and agent, of the City of Virginia Beach, shall be
subject to the laws and regulations relating to City agencies and shall have the general powers,
duties, and responsibilities of a Board as outlined in Virginia Code § 37.2-504.
1. Review and evaluate public and private community mental health,
developmental, and substance abuse services and facilities that receive funds
from it and advise the City Council as to its findings.
2. Pursuant to Virginia Code § 37.2-508, submit to the City Council a performance
contract for community mental health, developmental, and substance abuse
services forits approval prior to submission of the contract to the Department of
Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (hereinafter referred to as the
"DBHDS").
3. Within amounts appropriated for this purpose, provide mental health,
substance abuse and developmental services authorized under the
performance contract.
4. In accordance with its approved performance contract, enter into contracts with
other providers for the delivery of services oroperations of facilities.
5. Make policies or regulations concerning the delivery of services and operation
of facilities under its direction or supervision, subject to applicable policies and
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regulations adopted by the Board.
6. Upon request, participate with the City in the appointment and annual
performance evaluation of an executive director of community mental health,
developmental, and substance abuse services who meets the minimum
qualifications established by the DBHDS, and prescribe the director's duties. The
compensation of the executive director shall be fixed by the City Council in
consultation with the Board within the amounts made available by
appropriation for this purpose.
7. Prescribe a reasonable schedule of fees for services provided by personnel or
facilities under the jurisdiction or supervision of the Board and establish
procedures for the collection of those fees. All fees collected shall be included in
the performance contract submitted to the City Council and shall be used only
for community mental health, developmental, and substance abuse services
purposes. The Board shall institute a reimbursement system to maximize the
collection of fees from individuals receiving services under its jurisdiction or
supervision, consistent with the provisions of Virginia Code § 37.2-511, and
from responsible third-party payors. The Board shall not attempt to bill or
collect fees for time spent participating in commitment hearings for involuntary
admissions pursuant to Article 5 (Section 37.2-814 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of the
Code of Virginia.
8. Accept or refuse gifts, donations, bequests, or grants of money or property from any
source as allowed by City Policy and as authorized by the City Council.
9. Seek and accept funds through federal grants. In accepting federal grants, the
Board shall not bind the City Council to any expenditures or conditions of
acceptance without the prior approval of the City Council.
10. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, disburse funds
appropriated to it in accordance with such regulations as may be established by
the CityCouncil.
11.Apply for and accept loans as authorized by the City Council.
12. Develop joint written agreements, consistent with adopted by the Board, with local
school divisions, health departments, boards of social services, housing agencies,
where they exist, courts, sheriffs, area agencies on aging, and regional offices of the
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Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. The agreements shall specify the
services to be provided to individuals. All participating agencies shall develop and
implement the agreements and shall review the agreements annually.
13. Develop and submit to the DBHDS the necessary information for the
preparation of the Comprehensive State Plan for Behavioral Health and
Developmental Services pursuant to Virginia Code § 37.2-315.
14.Take all necessary and appropriate actions to maximize the involvement and
participation of individuals receiving services and family members of individuals
receiving services in policy formulation and services planning, delivery, and
evaluation.
15. Institute, singly or in combination with other community services boards or
behavioral health authorities, a dispute resolution mechanism that is approved by
the DBHDS. `he resolution will enable individuals receiving services and family
members of individuals receiving services to resolve concerns, issues, or
disagreements about services without adversely affecting their access to or receipt
of appropriate types and amounts of current or future services from the Board.
16. Notwithstanding the provisions of Virginia Code § 37.2-400 or any regulations
adopted thereunder, release data and information about each individual receiving
services to the DBHDS so long as the DBHDS implements procedures to protect the
confidentiality of that data and information.
17. Carry out other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the City Council.
18. Comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to the
Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the Virginia State and Local
Government Conflict of Interests Act.
ARTICLE V-APPROVAL OF PROPOSED PERFORMANCE CONTRACT FOR MENTAL
HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
Pursuant to Virginia Code § 37.2-508, the Board may apply for State assistance by
submitting annually to the DBHDS the City's proposed performance contract for the next
fiscal year once the performance contract has been (1) approved by the Board and (2)
approved by a vote of the City Council. The Board shall make the proposed performance
contract available for public review and solicit public comment for a period of 30 days
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prior to the Board's approval and subsequent submission to the City Council for approval.
ARTICLE VI- OFFICERS OF THE BOARD AND THEIR DUTIES
Section 1. The officers of the Board shall consist of a Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary.
Section 2. The duties of the Chair shall be:
(a) To preside at all meetings of the full Board and Executive Committee.
(b) To establish ad hoc committees and appoint members and name chairs to all
committees (excluding the Nominating Committee), as deemed necessary for the
operation of the Board.
(c) To work closely with the Executive Director of the Community Services Board and
the City Manager.
(d) To perform any other duties determined by the Board in furtherance of
Community Services.
(e) To ensure that all federal, state, and local governments are informed as to the
activities of the Board as requested and appropriate.
(f) To collaborate with the Executive Director or their staff to ensure all meeting
minutes are disseminated to Board members and there is Board compliance with the
Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
(g) To be responsible for the integrity of the Board's process and make decisions about
Board process and delegation as provided by these By-Laws.
(h) To be responsible for implementation of City Code § 2-3.1(a) of the City of Virginia
Beach as it relates to Board member attendance requirements.
(i) To serve as ex-officio member of all committees, except the Executive Committee
and the Nominating Committee. The Chair shall have no authority over the committees
in which the Chair is attending as an ex officio member.
Section 3. The Vice-Chair shall, in the absence of the Chair, perform the duties of the Chair
and any other duties assigned by the Board orthe Chair.
Section 4. The duties of the Secretary shall be:
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(a) To ensure the accuracy, integrity and maintenance of Board documents including
records of all meetings of the Board and Executive Committee and a copy of the Board's
By-laws, policy manual, and new Board member orientation notebook.
(b) To (1) ensure that any closed meeting is held in accordance with the Virginia
Freedom of Information Act, including the requirements for a motion that (i) identifies
the subject matter, (ii) states the purpose of the meeting, and (iii) makes specific
reference to the applicable exemption from open meeting requirements provided in
Virginia Code §§ 2.2-3707 or - 3711(A); and (2) ensure that at the conclusion of any
closed meeting, the Board immediately reconvenes in an open meeting and takes a roll
call or other recorded vote to be included in the Board's minutes certifying that to the
best of each Board member's knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully
exempted from open meeting requirements under the Act and (ii) only such public
business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was
convened were heard, discussed or considered during the closed meeting.
(c) To perform duties of the Chair in the absence of the Chair and the Vice-Chair.
ARTICLE VII - OFFICER NOMINATIONS, ELECTIONS, TERMS OF OFFICE,
VACANCIES AND REMOVAL
Section 1. A N9HiiF4at4ft--#.ei4imittee iR aeEe,nTEe with A.Ftiele IX, SeetieR 2, s all
r
mpmth Othe Nominations shall be accepted from any Board member at the time the
slat„ is P.o,;on+„a at the Board's meeting one month prior to its election month.
Section 2. The Board shall elect its officers at the November or December Board meeting,
whichever month is the Board's last meeting of the calendar year. A quorum must be present
for voting and a vote of two-thirds of members present is required to elect an officer.
Section 3. The term of office shall be for one year commencing on the first day of the
calendar year or until a successor is elected. No officer may serve more than three
consecutive terms in the same office. The Board may suspend this provision of the by-
laws and extend an officer's term upon a vote of two-thirds of its members to take
this action.
Section 4. Any vacancy occurring in the officers of the Board, regardless of the cause, shall
be filled by the Board within 60 days of the vacancy. A quorum must be present for voting
and a vote of two-thirds of members present is required. Duration of such appointments
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shall be limited to the unexpired term of office.
Section 5. Officers shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and may be removed after
prior notice by a vote of two-thirds of members present at any regular meeting of the
Board. An officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board or the
Board Chair. Any such resignation shall take effect on the date of the receipt of such
notice or at any later time as specified in the note.
ARTICLE V/II-MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCE
Section 1. The Board shall adopt an annual meeting schedule that reflects, at a minimum,
the frequency of meetings required by the Performance Contract. Board meetings shall be
held at a time and place determined by the Board and pursuant to the requirements of the
Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The Board may vote to cancel a scheduled meeting,
or the Board's Chair, in consultation with the Executive Director or designee, may cancel a
scheduled meeting. Public notice will be given of the cancellation of any Board meeting.
Section 2. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chair or upon written
request of three members.
Section 3. The quorum for all Board meetings shall be the majority of the total appointed
Board members.
Section 4. As required by City Code § 2-3.1, no Board member shall accumulate an annual
total of more than three absences or be absent from more than one-fourth of the total
number of meetings held within a given calendar year, for reasons other than personal
illness, the illness or death of a relative, or other circumstances beyond the member's
control. Additionally, if a member knows in advance that he or she is unable to attend a
meeting for any reason, the member should promptly inform the Chair or the appropriate
City staff member, so the Chair can determine in advance if a quorum will be present.
Section 5. As permitted by Virginia Code §2.2-3708.2 or its successor provision, and as
adopted in CSB Policy for Remote Participation by Members in CSB Meetings, allow CSB
members to join meetings from a remote location within the stipulated parameters.
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ARTICLE IX- COMMITTEES
Section 1. There shall be a standing Executive Committee composed of the Board's three
officers. In addition, the Board's chair, in accordance with Article VI, Section 2-6 b, may appoint
to the Executive Committee an at-large member providing the Board is notified of the
appointment. The duties of the Executive Committee include but are not limited to the
following:
(a) Establish Board agenda;
(b) Act on the Board's behalf when directed to doso by the Board;
(c) Provide meeting notes and any recommendations of the Committee to the
Board;
(d) Prepare in collaboration with staff and with review and approval by Board
members, Board policies that comply with the Performance Contract;
(e) Plan for and participate in the orientation of new Board members; and
(f) Identify, in collaboration with staff, Board member educational and training
topics.
Section 2. The Board's chair in accordance with Article VI, Section 2-6, may appoint ad
hoc Board committees and prescribe the term, powers, and duties of ad hoc committees
as may be necessary or useful in the conduct of the business of the Board. The Chair of an
ad hoc committee shall be responsible for providing to the Board notes from committee
meetings and ensuring compliance with the Freedom of Information Act. Ad hoc
committees should report back to the full Board.
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ARTICLE X- OPERATING PROCEDURES
The Board, in carrying out its powers and duties in accordance with Article IV of these By-
Laws, shall utilize the following operating procedures:
(a) All employees of directly operated programs shall be subject to the personnel
policies and procedures of the City of Virginia Beach. Additionally, the Board hereby
adopts the City of Virginia Beach's grievance procedure.
(b) Pursuant to Virginia Code § 37.2 — 501, legal services to the Board shall be
provided by the City Attorney's Office.
(c) The City Treasurer shall receive those funds designated to the Board.
(d) The City of Virginia Beach Director of Finance shall serve as the Board's fiscal
agent. The City of Virginia Beach shall receive an independent annual audit of the
total revenues and expenditures of the Board, a copy of which shall be provided to
the DBHDS.
(e) The Board shall comply with the City of Virginia Beach policies and procedures for
purchasing equipment and supplies.
(f) The Board may, following review by the City of Virginia Beach Director of Finance
as to availability of funds and the City Attorney as to appropriate legal form, enter
into such agreements and contracts as are necessary to carry out its approved
programs.
(g) The Board may revise its budget categories to meet program needs as provided
in the budget ordinances of the City of Virginia Beach. When a budget revision is
necessary, the Board Executive Director shall submit the request in writing to the
City Finance Department prior to Board consideration of the proposed change.
The Finance Department will review the request for conformance to the City's
fiscal rules, regulations and budget ordinances and will notify the Executive
Director that the request is in compliance with these rules and regulations or, if
not, why not and what procedures need to be followed to achieve compliance.
(h) The Board shall be authorized to allocate all agency revenues in accordance with
DBHDS guidelines and in compliance with the policies of the City of Virginia Beach.
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ARTICLE XI - ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER
Roberts Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall govern the conduct of all Board proceedings
unless inconsistent with these By-Laws, in which case these By-Laws shall govern.
ARTICLE Xll- PREVAILING AUTHORITY
In the event of any conflict between any provision of these by-laws and any provision of state
lay of City ordinance, the provision of state law or the City ordinance (in that order of
precedence) shall supersede such by-laws provisions. Additionally, if any Virginia Code or City
Code section cited herein is amended subsequent to the approval of these by-laws, references
to those code sections shall be interpreted to be references to the most recently amended
version of those code sections.
ARTICLE Xlll— BY- LAWS
The By-Laws may be amended at any regular meeting of the Board by two-thirds vote of the
membership, notice having been submitted to each Board member in writing two weeks
prior to the meeting. Such amendments shall then be reviewed and ratified by the City
Council.
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CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
AGENDA ITEM
ITEM: A Resolution to Direct the City Manager to Impose Conditions Upon the City's
Future Financial Support for the Something in the Water Festival
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background: The 2019 Something in the Water Festival was an unprecedented
success that greatly enhanced the City's regional and national profile. In 2020, the
Something in the Water Festival was canceled due to limitations upon the gathering of
people during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Something in the Water Festival returned to
Virginia Beach in April of 2023.
In May 2024, City Council approved the City's sponsorship for the Something in the Water
Festival in its approval of the FY2024-25 Operating Budget. The Something in the Water
Festival that was to be held in October 2024 was cancelled less than a month prior to the
Festival, and this cancellation has contributed to community concerns as to the City's role
visa-vis the Festival. The City Council wants to affirm its commitment to the Something
in the Water Festival and to provide certain conditions that will give the City more
assurances as to schedule and coordination. The Something in the Water Festival
recently committed to announcing new dates for the Festival by October 19, 2024.
■ Considerations: The City Council hereby directs the City Manager to include the
following conditions in the Sponsorship Agreement with Something in the Water for the
Spring 2025 Festival:
1. Increased collaboration with City Council liaisons and City staff;
2. Announcement of the line-up and ticket sales to occur prior to December 31, 2024;
3. Inclusion of progress payments and/or liquidated damages to provide the City with
additional assurances that the Festival Promoter meets expectations; and
4. Termination rights for the City in case certain expectations and deadlines are not
met and the City needs to find alternative programming.
The City Council desires the Sponsorship Agreement be executed by November 1, 2024.
Additionally, the City Council directs the City Manager to explore a longer-term agreement
with Something in the Water, such as a three-year or five-year agreement.
■ Public Information: Normal Council agenda process.
■ Attachments: Resolution
Recommended Action: Approval
Submitting DepaXtme Agency: Convention and Visitors Bureau
City Manager: rpo
1 A RESOLUTION TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER
2 TO IMPOSE CONDITIONS UPON THE CITY'S
3 FUTURE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE
4 SOMETHING IN THE WATER FESTIVAL
5
6 WHEREAS, the 2019 Something in the Water Festival was an unprecedented
7 success that greatly enhanced the City's regional and national profile;
8
9 WHEREAS, the 2020 Something in the Water Festival was canceled due to
10 limitations upon the gathering of people during the COVID-19 Pandemic;
11
12 WHEREAS, the Something in the Water Festival returned to Virginia Beach in
13 April2023;
14
15 WHEREAS, the City Council approve the City's sponsorship for the Something in
16 the Water Festival in its approval of the FY2024-25 Operating Budget;
17
18 WHEREAS, the Something in the Water Festival that was to be held in October
19 2024 was cancelled less than a month prior to the Festival, and this cancellation has
20 contributed to community concerns as to the City's role vis-a-vis the Festival;
21
22 WHEREAS, the City Council wants to affirm its commitment to the Something in
23 the Water Festival and to provide certain conditions that will give the City more
24 assurances as to schedule and coordination; and
25
26 WHEREAS, the Something in the Water Festival recently committed to
27 announcing new dates for the Festival by October 19, 2024.
28
29 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
30 VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, THAT:
31
32 The City Council hereby directs the City Manager to include the following in the
33 Sponsorship Agreement with Something in the Water for the Spring 2025 Festival:
34
35 1. Increased collaboration with City Council liaisons and City staff;
36 2. Announcement of the line-up and ticket sales to occur prior to December 31,
37 2024;
38 3. Inclusion of progress payments and/or liquidated damages to provide the City
39 with additional assurances that the Festival Promoter meets expectations; and
40 4. Termination rights for the City in case certain expectations and deadlines are not
41 met and the City needs to find alternative programming.
42
43 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT:
44
45 The City Council desires the Sponsorship Agreement be executed by November 1,
46 2024.
47 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT:
48
49 The City Council hereby directs the City Manager to explore a longer-term
50 agreement with Something in the Water such as a three-year or five-year agreement.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, this
day of 2024.
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
AGENDA ITEM
ITEM: An Ordinance Extending the Date for Satisfying the Conditions in the Matter of
Commonwealth Brewing Company, LLC for the Closure of a Portion of Lake Drive
Adjacent to 2444 Pleasure House Road
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background:
On October 17, 2023, by Ordinance ORD-3753D, City Council approved the
request by Commonwealth Brewing Company, LLC, a Virginia limited liability
company (the "Applicant") to close a 7,130 sq. ft. portion of Lake Drive (the "Right-
of-Way"), adjacent to its property located at 2444 Pleasure House Road (GPIN:
1570-50-2725), for the purpose of incorporating the closed area into its adjoining
property.
■ Considerations:
There were six (6) conditions to the approval of the street closure:
1. The City Attorney's Office will make the final determination regarding ownership
of the underlying fee. The purchase price to be paid to the City of Virginia Beach
shall be determined according to the "Policy Regarding Purchase of City's
Interest in Streets Pursuant to Street Closures," approved by City Council.
2. The Applicant, or the Applicant's successors or assigns, shall resubdivide the
property and vacate internal lot lines to incorporate the closed area into the
adjoining parcels. The resubdivision plat must be submitted and approved for
recordation prior to the final street closure approval. Said plat must include the
dedication of (a) a public utility easement over the entire "Area 1" of the Right-
of-Way; and (b) a public drainage easement over the entire "Area 1" of the
Right-of-Way, which easements are subject to approval of the Department of
Public Utilities and Department of Public Works, respectively, and the City
Attorney's Office, and which easements shall include a right of reasonable
ingress and egress.
3. The Applicant, or the Applicant's successors or assigns, shall convey "Area 2"
of the closed portion of the Right-of-Way to the City of Virginia Beach.
4. The Applicant, or the Applicant's successors or assigns, shall verify that no
private utilities exist within "Area 1" of the Right-of-Way proposed for closure. If
private utilities do exist, easements satisfactory to the utility company must be
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provided and shall be recorded after the final resubdivision plat is recorded with
the Clerk of Circuit Court.
5. Prior to the finalization of the street closure, if any improvements are to remain or be
constructed in the public utility and drainage easements to be dedicated over Area 1
of the Right-of-Way or within Area 2 of the Right-of-Way to be conveyed to the City of
Virginia Beach, the Applicant shall apply for an encroachment agreement with the City
for the improvements located or to be located in the public utility and drainage
easements over Area 1 of the Right-of-Way and within Area 2 of the Right-of-Way.
6. Closure of the Right-of-Way shall be contingent upon compliance with the
above stated conditions within 365 days of approval by City Council. If the
conditions noted above are not accomplished and the final plat is not approved
for recordation within one (1) year of the City Council vote to close the Right-
of-Way, this approval shall be considered null and void.
The Applicant's subdivision plat has been submitted for review but has not yet
received approval by the Planning Department; therefore, it will not be ready to
record prior to the deadline to meet the conditions. On September 18, 2024, the
Applicant requested additional time to satisfy the conditions set forth in Ordinance
ORD-3753D. Staff concludes that the request for additional time is reasonable.
■ Recommendation:
Allow an extension of one (1) year for satisfaction of the conditions.
■ Attachments:
Ordinance
Location Map
Disclosure Statement Form
Recommended Action: Approval.
Submitting Department/Agency: Planning Department
City Manager:Qy�
1 AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE DATE
2 FOR SATISFYING THE CONDITIONS IN THE
3 MATTER OF COMMONWEALTH BREWING
4 COMPANY, LLC FOR THE CLOSURE OF A
5 PORTION OF LAKE DRIVE ADJACENT TO
6 2444 PLEASURE HOUSE ROAD
7
8 WHEREAS, on October 17, 2023, the Council of the City of Virginia Beach acted
9 upon the application of Commonwealth Brewing Company, LLC (the "Applicant") for the
10 closure of a 7,130 sq. ft. portion of Lake Drive, adjacent to its property located at 2444
11 Pleasure House Road;
12
13 WHEREAS, City Council adopted an Ordinance (ORD-3753D) to close
14 discontinue, and vacate the aforesaid portion of right-of-way, subject to certain
15 conditions being met on or before October 16, 2024; and
16
17 WHEREAS, on September 18, 2024, the Applicant requested an extension of
18 time to satisfy the conditions to the aforesaid street closure action.
19
20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Virginia
21 Beach, Virginia:
22
23 That the date for meeting conditions of closure as stated in the Ordinance
24 adopted on October 17, 2023 (ORD-3730F), upon application of Commonwealth
25 Brewing Company, LLC, is extended to October 16, 2025.
26
27 Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on this day
28 of , 2024.
29
30 No GPIN assigned (City Right-of-Way)
31 Adjacent to GPINs: 1570-50-2725, 1570-50-2959 & 1570-50-3916
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL
SUFFICIENCY:
Planning Department City Attorney
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08b VIRGINIA BEACH,VIRGINIA
JULY 18,2023 / SCALE: 1"=30'
DB:JS CB: 1S 1SE PROJECT#: 0662101
John Sandow Engineering,LLC
4104 Clintwood Lane 0 20 40
Virginia Beach, �, I I
Phone:757.377-6-6971 71 Feet
www.johnsandowengineering.com SCALE: 1"=30'
Disclosure Statement 9�
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The disclosures contained in this form are necessary to inform public officials who may vote on the application as to
whether they have a conflict of interest under Virginia law. The completion and submission of this form is required for
all applications that pertain to City real estate matters or to the development and/or use of property in the City of
Virginia Beach requiring action by the City Council or a City board,commission or other body.
Applicant Disclosure
Applicant Name Commonwealth Brewing Company,LLC
Does the applicant have a representative? !Yes ❑No
• If yes,list the name of the representative.
R.Edward Bourdon,Jr.,Esq.,Sykes,Bourdon,Ahern&Levy,P.0
Is the applicant a corporation,partnership,firm,business,trust or an unincorporated business?9 Yes ❑No
• If yes,list the names of all officers,directors,members,trustees,etc.below (Attach a list if necessary)
Jeramy Biggie,President
• If yes,list the businesses that have a parent-subsidiary'or affiliated business entity`relationship with the applicant (Attach
a list if necessary)
'Parent-subsidiary relationship'means'a relationship that exists when one corporation directly or indirectly owns shares
possessing more than 50 percent of the voting power of another corporation." See State and Local Government Conflict of Interests
Act,VA Code§2.2-3101
'Affiliated business entity relationship"means"a relationship,other than parent-subsidiary relationship,that exists when(i)one
business entity has a controlling ownership interest in the other business entity,(ii)a controlling owner in one entity is also a
controlling owner in the other entity,or(iii)there is shared management or control between the business entities. Factors that
should be considered in determining the existence of an affiliated business entity relationship include that the same person or
substantially the same person own or manage the two entities;there are common or commingled funds or assets;the business
entities share the use of the same offices or employees or otherwise share activities,resources or personnel on a regular basis;or
there is otherwise a close working relationship between the entities." See State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act,Va.
Code§2.2.3101.
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Commonwealth Brewing Company, LLC
Agenda Items 2 & 3
Page 14
Disclosure Statement
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Known Interest by Public Official or Employee
Does an official or employee of the City of Virginia Beach have an interest in the subject land or any proposed development
contingent on the subject public action?❑Yes 0 NO
• If yes,what is the name of the official or employee and what is the nature of the interest?
Applicant Services Disclosure
1. Does the applicant have any existing financing(mortgage,deeds of trust,cross-collateralhatkm,etc)or are they considering
any financing in connection with the subject of the application or any business operating or to be operated on the property?
■Yes ❑No
• If yes,identity the financial institutions providing the service.
Chesapeake Beach Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department,Inc.;Navy Federal Credit Union;US Small Business Administration
2. Does the applicant have a real estate broker/agent/realtor for current and anticipated future sales of the subject property?
❑Yes ® No
• If yes,identity the company and individual providing the service.
3. Does the applicant have services for accounting and/or preparation of tax returns provided in connection with the subject of
the application or any business operating or to be operated on the property?0 Yes ❑NO
• If yes,identify the firm and individual providing the service.
Ginger Pickett,CPA
4. Does the applicant have services from an architect/landscape architect/land planner provided in connection with the subject of
the application or any business operating or to be operated on the property?❑Yes N NO
• If yes,identity the firm and individual providing the service.
5. Is there any other pending or proposed purchaser of the subject property?❑Yes ®NO
• If yes,identity the purchaser and purchaser's service providers.
F,rv,se-d;1 k)9,'O%O 2 1 P a g e
Commonwealth Brewing Company, LLC
Agenda Items 2 &3
Page 15
Disclosure
Disclosure Statement
Planning&Communit-,,
Development
6. Does the applicant have a construction contractor in connection with the subject of the application or any business operating or
to be operated on the property?❑Yes t No
• If yes,identify the company and individual providing the service.
7. Does the applicant have an engineer/surveyor/agent in connection with the subject of the application or any business
operating or to be operated on the property?0 Yes ❑NO
. If yes,identify the firm and individual providing the service.
John Sandow,John Sandow Engineering,LLC
8. Is the applicant receiving legal services in connection with the subject of the application or any business operating or to be
operated on the property?i Yes ❑No
. If yes,identify the firm and individual providing the service.
R.Edward Bourdon,Jr.,Esq.,Sykes,Bourdon,Ahern&Levy,P.0
Applicant Si¢nature
I certify that all of the information contained in this Disclosure Statement form is complete,true,and accurate. I understand that,
upon receipt of notification that the application has been scheduled for public hearing,1 am responsible for updating the
Information provided herein two weeks prior to the meeting of Planning Commission,City Council,VBDA,CBPA,Wetlands Board
or any public body or committee in connection with this application.
Commonwealth Brewing Company,LLC
Applicant Srpature
emmy Bigg Jie,President
Print Name and Title
Date
is the applicant also the owner of the subject property? t Yes ❑No
• if yes,you do not need to fill out the owner disclosure statement.
IT-TnT?TyrMT177�1-ission and City Council meeting
• •
that pertains to the applications
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Commonwealth Brewing Company, LLC
Agenda Items 2 &3
Page 16
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CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
AGENDA ITEM
ITEM: An Ordinance to authorize Temporary Encroachments into a 20' City-owned
drainage easement and into a 5' City-owned drainage and utility easement,
located at the rear of 1414 Sea Breeze Trail.
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background:
Sea Breeze Holdings, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (the "Applicant"),
requests permission to maintain an existing concrete ramp and an existing timber
floating dock with a lift, and to construct and maintain a vinyl bulkhead
(collectively, the "Temporary Encroachment") into a 20' City-owned drainage
easement and into a 5' City-owned drainage and utility easement, located at the
rear of 1414 Sea Breeze Trail (GPIN: 1489-71-1727).
■ Considerations:
City staff reviewed the Temporary Encroachment and have recommended
approval of same, subject to certain conditions outlined in the Agreement.
There are similar encroachments in the City-owned easements, which is where
the Applicant has requested to encroach.
■ Public Information:
Public notice will be provided via the normal City Council agenda process.
■ Alternatives:
Deny the Temporary Encroachment or add conditions as desired by Council.
■ Recommendations:
Approve the request subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
■ Attachments:
Ordinance, Exhibit, Agreement, Pictures, Location Map, and Disclosure
Statement Form.
Recommended Action: Approval
Submitting Department/Agency: Public Works/Real Estate
City Manager: !% ,
1 Requested by Department of Public Works
2
3 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE
4 TEMPORARY ENCROACHMENTS
5 INTO A 20' CITY-OWNED DRAINAGE
6 EASEMENT AND INTO A 5' CITY-
7 OWNED DRAINAGE AND UTILITY
8 EASEMENT, LOCATED AT THE
9 REAR OF 1414 SEA BREEZE TRAIL.
10
11 WHEREAS, Sea Breeze Holdings, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company
12 (the, "Applicant") requests permission to maintain an existing 38.83' x 9.79' concrete ramp
13 and an existing timber floating dock with a lift with a maximum encroachment of 2.5' and to
14 construct and maintain a vinyl bulkhead with a maximum encroachment of 1.5' (collectively,
15 the "Temporary Encroachment") into a 20' City-owned drainage easement and into a 5'
16 City-owned drainage and utility easement, located at the rear of 1414 Sea Breeze Trail
17 (GPIN: 1489-71-1727); and
18
19 WHEREAS, City Council is authorized pursuant to §§ 15.2-2009 and 15.2-
20 2107, Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, to authorize temporary encroachments upon
21 the City's easements subject to such terms and conditions as Council may prescribe.
22
23 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
24 VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA:
25
26 That pursuant to the authority and to the extent thereof contained in §§ 15.2-
27 2009 and 15.2-2107, Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the Applicant and its assigns
28 and successors in title are authorized to maintain the Temporary Encroachment within the
29 City-owned easements as shown on the map entitled: "EXHIBIT A ENCROACHMENT
30 EXHIBIT FOR NEW REPLACEMENT BULKHEAD, CONCRETE RAMP & FLOATING
31 DOCK FOR: SEA BREEZE HOLDINGS LLC SEC 2, LOT 10 & PARCEL A, PLAT:
32 SUBDIVISION OF SEA BREEZE FARM, M.B. 103, PG. 51 1414 SEA BREEZE TRAIL,
33 23452," Scale: 1" = 50', dated August 06, 2024, prepared by Calvert Marine, a copy of
34 which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, on file in the Department of Public Works and to
35 which reference is made for a more particular description;
36
37 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the Temporary Encroachment is expressly
38 subject to those terms, conditions and criteria contained in the agreement between the City
39 of Virginia Beach and the Applicant (the "Agreement"), an unexecuted copy of which has
40 been presented to the Council in its agenda, and will be recorded among the records of the
41 Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach;
42
43 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the City Manager or his authorized
44 designee is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement; and
45
46 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that this Ordinance shall not be in effect until
47 such time as the Applicant and the City Manager or his authorized designee execute the
48 Agreement.
49
50 Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the
51 day of 2024.
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL
SUFFICIENCY AND FORM:
UB IC WO KS / REAL ESTATE DANA R. HARMEYER
SENIOR CITY ATTORNEY
CA16485
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A 36"WIRE REINFORCED SILT FENCE SHALL BE
PROPERLY INSTALLED AS SHOWN. IT SHALL BE INSTALLED
PRIOR TO BACKFILLING AND SHALL BE MAINTAINED
DAILY UNTIL A PERM. VEGETATIVE COVER IS
ESTABLISHED SELECT SAND BACKFILL 2" X 6" BOARDWALK TIMBER CAP
TOPSOIL. SEED, FERTILIZER AND 12"THICK CONCRETE SEAL
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PREPARED BY VIRGINIA BEACH
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (BOX 31)
EXEMPTED FROM RECORDATION TAXES
UNDER SECTION 58.1-811(C) (4)
THIS AGREEMENT, made this 1�`�'� day o 20e` by
and between the CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, a municipal corporation of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, Grantor, "City", and SEA BREEZE HOLDINGS, LLC, a
Virginia limited liability company, ITS HEIRS, ASSIGNS AND SUCCESSORS IN
TITLE, collectively "Grantee", even though more than one.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Grantee is the owner of that certain lot, tract, or parcel of
land designated and described as Lot 10", as shown on that certain plat entitled:
"SUBDIVISION OF SEA BREEZE FARM SECTION TWO LYNNHAVEN BOROUGH —
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA," Scale 1" = 100', dated December 1968, prepared by
Frank D. Tarrall, Jr. and Associates, which plat is recorded in the Clerk's Office of the
Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia in Map Book 83, at page 27, and
being further designated, known, and described as 1414 Sea Breeze Trail, Virginia
Beach, Virginia 23452;
WHEREAS, it is proposed by the Grantee to maintain an existing 38.83' x
9.79' concrete ramp and an existing timber floating dock with a lift that has a maximum
encroachment of 25, and to construct and maintain a vinyl bulkhead with a maximum
encroachment of 1.5' (collectively, the "Temporary Encroachment"), in the City of
Virginia Beach; and
GPIN: 20' DRAINAGE EASEMENT (NO GPIN ASSIGNED)
5' DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT (NO GPIN ASSIGNED)
1489-71-1727 (1414 SEA BREEZE TRAIL)
WHEREAS, in constructing and maintaining the Temporary
Encroachment, it is necessary that the Grantee encroach into a 20' City-owned
drainage easement and into a 5' City-owned drainage and utility easement collectively,
the "Encroachment Area"; and
WHEREAS, the Grantee has requested that the City permit the Temporary
Encroachment within the Encroachment Area.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and of the
benefits accruing or to accrue to the Grantee and for the further consideration of One
Dollar ($1.00), cash in hand paid to the City, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the City hereby grants to the Grantee permission to use the
Encroachment Area for the purpose of constructing and maintaining the Temporary
Encroachment.
It is expressly understood and agreed that the Temporary Encroachment
will be constructed and maintained in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia and the City of Virginia Beach, and in accordance with the City's specifications
and approval and is more particularly described as follows, to wit:
A Temporary Encroachment into the Encroachment Area as
shown on that certain exhibit plat entitled: "EXHIBIT A
ENCROACHMENT EXHIBIT FOR NEW REPLACEMENT
BULKHEAD, CONCRETE RAMP & FLOATING DOCK FOR:
SEA BREEZE HOLDINGS LLC SEC 2, LOT 10 & PARCEL
A, PLAT: SUBDIVISION OF SEA BREEZE FARM, M.B. 103,
PG. 51 1414 SEA BREEZE TRAIL, 23452," Scale: 1" = 50',
dated August 06, 2024, a copy of which is attached hereto
as Exhibit "A" and to which reference is made for a more
particular description.
Providing however, nothing herein shall prohibit the City from immediately
removing, or ordering the Grantee to remove, all or any part of the Temporary
2
Encroachment from the Encroachment Area in the event of an emergency or public
necessity, and Grantee shall bear all costs and expenses of such removal.
It is further expressly understood and agreed that the Temporary
Encroachment herein authorized terminates upon notice by the City to the Grantee, and
that within thirty (30) days after the notice is given, the Temporary Encroachment must
be removed from the Encroachment Area by the Grantee; and that the Grantee will bear
all costs and expenses of such removal.
It is further expressly understood and agreed that the Grantee shall
indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the City, its agents and employees, from and
against all claims, damages, losses and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees,
in case it shall be necessary to file or defend an action arising out of the construction,
location or existence of the Temporary Encroachment.
It is further expressly understood and agreed that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to enlarge the permission and authority to permit the
maintenance or construction of any encroachment other than that specified herein and
to the limited extent specified herein, nor to permit the maintenance and construction of
any encroachment by anyone other than the Grantee.
It is further expressly understood and agreed that the Grantee agrees to
maintain the Temporary Encroachment so as not to become unsightly or a hazard.
It is further expressly understood that any existing encroachments
referenced in the attached Exhibit or in this Agreement are the ongoing maintenance
obligation of the Grantee and the City disclaims any ownership interest or maintenance
obligation of such encroachments.
3
It is further expressly understood and agreed that the Grantee must obtain
and keep in effect liability insurance with the City as a named insured in an amount not
less than $500,000.00, per person injured and property damage per incident, combined.
The company providing the insurance must be registered and licensed to provide
insurance in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Grantee will provide endorsements
providing at least thirty (30) days written notice to the City prior to the cancellation or
termination of, or material change to, any of the insurance policies. The Grantee
assumes all responsibilities and liabilities, vested or contingent, with relation to the
construction, location, and/or existence of the Temporary Encroachment.
It is further expressly understood and agreed that the Temporary
Encroachment must conform to the minimum setback requirements, as established by
the City.
It is further expressly understood and agreed that the City, upon
revocation of such authority and permission so granted, may remove the Temporary
Encroachment and charge the cost thereof to the Grantee, and collect the cost in any
manner provided by law for the collection of local or state taxes; may require the
Grantee to remove the Temporary Encroachment; and pending such removal, the City
may charge the Grantee for the use of the Encroachment Area, the equivalent of what
would be the real property tax upon the land so occupied if it were owned by the
Grantee; and if such removal shall not be made within the time ordered hereinabove by
this Agreement, the City may impose a penalty in the sum of One Hundred Dollars
($100.00) per day for each and every day that the Temporary Encroachment is allowed
to continue thereafter, and may collect such compensation and penalties in any manner
provided by law for the collection of local or state taxes.
4
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said SEA BREEZE HOLDINGS, LLC, a
Virginia limited liability company, has caused this Agreement to be executed on its
behalf by Michelle Koestler, Owner of Sea Breeze Holdings, LLC, a Virginia limited
liability company, with due authority to bind said limited liability company. Further, that
the City of Virginia Beach has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and on
its behalf by its City Manager and its seal be hereunto affixed and attested by its City
Clerk.
(THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE WAS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK)
5
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
By (SEAL)
City Manager/Authorized
Designee of the City Manager
STATE OF VIRGINIA
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, to-wit:
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of
, 20_, by , CITY MANAGER/AUTHORIZED
DESIGNEE OF THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA,
on its behalf. He/She is personally known to me.
(SEAL)
Notary Public
Notary Registration Number:
My Commission Expires:
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
City Clerk/Authorized
Designee of the City Clerk
STATE OF VIRGINIA
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, to-wit:
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of
, 20_, by , CITY CLERK/AUTHORIZED
DESIGNEE OF THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, on
its behalf. She is personally known to me.
(SEAL)
Notary Public
Notary Registration Number:
My Commission Expires:
6
SEA BREEZE HOLDINGS, LLC,
a Virginia limited liability company
By: AL)
chelle Kotftler, Owne
STATE OF I
CITY/COUNTY to-wit:
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of
20L by Michelle Koestler, Owner of Sea Breeze Holdings, LLC, a
Virginia limited liability company.
(SEAL)
-Notary lic
Notary Registration Number: 40:�105y
My Commission Expires: maJ aI, Zva.ly
APPROVED AS TO CONTENTS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL
SUFFICIENCY AND FORM
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P�BLWORM --REAL ESTATE . HA EYER
DEPLIftY CITY ATTORNEY
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VBCITY OF
VIRGINIA Disclosure
BEACH Statement
The disclosures contained in this form are necessary to inform public officials who may vote on the
application as to whether they have a conflict of interest under Virginia law. Completion and submission of
this form is required for all applications that pertain to City real estate matters or to the development and/or
use of property in the City of Virginia Beach requiring action by the City Council, boards, commissions, or
other bodies.
SECTION 1 : APPLICANT DISCLOSURE
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Applicant Name:as listed on application i /tee/JJ
l ©e'-Ar 1,6ec, rCGZe j/�i
Is Applicant also the Owner of the subject property? Yes Noo
If no, Property Owner must complete SECTION 2: PROPERTY OWNER DISCLOSURE(page 3).
Does Applicant have a Representative? Yes&Noo
If yes, name Representative:
Is Applicant a corporation, partnership,firm,business,trust or unincorporated business? Yes Noo
If yes, list the names of all officers, directors, members, or trustees below AND businesses that have a
parent-subsidiary'or affiliated business entity z relationship with the applicant. (Attach list if necessary.)
Does the subject property have a proposed or pending purchaser? Yes No
If yes, name proposed or pending purchaser:
KNOWN INTEREST BY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE
Does an official or employee of the City of Virginia Beach have an interest in th bject land or any
proposed development contingent on the subject public action? Yeso No
If yes name the official or employee, and describe the nature of their interest.
APPLICANT SERVICES DISCLOSURE
READ:The Applicant must certify whether the following services are being provided in connection to the
subject application or any business operating or to be operated on the property. The name of the entity
and/or individual providing such services must be identified. (Attach list if necessary.)
SERVICE YES NO SERVICE PROVIDER
ntit�nd/or individual)
_ -- (Name e— -
Financing(mortgage, deeds of trust,
cross-collateralization,etc.)
[Real Estate Broker/Agent/Realtor.
Disclosure Statement I rev. May-2024 .� page 1 of 3
SERVICE YES NO SERVICE PROVIDER
Nome emit and or individual
Accounting/Tax Return Preparation
Arch itect/Designer/La ndscape
Architect/Land Planner Q
Construction Contractor © Morin DI/
Engineer/Surveyor/Agent t�
Legal Services O
APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
READ:I certify that all information contained in this Form is complete, true, and accurate. I understand that,
upon receipt of notification that the application has been scheduled for public hearing, I am responsible for on, City
updating the information provided herein three weeks prior to the meeting of Planning Commissi
Council, VBDA, CBPA, Wetlands Board or any public body or committee in connection with this application.
'I a A.jle A1oA,s
Applicant Name(Print) �� Zt72
pplicant Sign ure Da e
1 "Parent-subsidiary relationship"means "a relationship that exists when one corporation directly or
indirectly owns shares possessing more than 50 percent of the voting
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, VA. Code§2.2 3100�er of another corporation.'See
2"Affiliated business entity relationship"means "a relationship, other than parent-subsidiary relationship,
that exists when(i)one business entity has a controlling ownership interest in the other business entity, p,
a controlling owner in one entity is also a controlling owner in the other entity, or(iii)there is shared
management or control between the business entities. Factors that should be considered in determining
the existence of on affiliated business entity relationship include that the some person or substantially the
some person own or manage the two entities,there are common or commingled funds or assets;the
business entities share the use of the same offices or employees or otherwise share activities, resources or
personnel on a regular basis;or there is otherwise a close working relationship between the entities."See
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, Va. Code§2.2-3101.
FOR CITY USE ONLY:
No changes as of(date):
Staff Name(Print) Staff Signature
Date
Disclosure Statement I rev. May-2024
page 2 of 3
SECTION 2: PROPERTY
PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION
Property Owner Name: j I
as listed on application r �e / d e t/�. e lfC, G rCe 4c 0 1'0 5
Is the Owner a corporation,partnership,firm, business,trust or unincorporated business? Yes . NoO
If yes, list the names of all officers, directors, members, or trustees below AND businesses that have a
parent-subsidiary 1 or affiliated business entity z relationship with the applicant. (Attach list if necessary.)
Does the subject property have a proposed or pending purchaser? Yeso No
If yes, name proposed or pending purchaser:
KNOWN INTEREST BY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE
Does an official or employee of the City of Virginia Beach have an interest in the subject land or any
proposed development contingent on the subject public action? Yes 0 No
If yes, name the official or employee, and describe the nature of their interest.
PROPERTY OWNER SERVICES DISCLOSURE
READ:The Owner must certify whether the following services are being provided in connection to the subject
application or any business operating or to be operated on the property. The name of the entity or individual
providing such services must be identified. (Attach list if necessary.)
SERVICE YES NO ^ SERVICE PROVIDER
(Name entity and/or individual)
Financing(mortgage, deeds of trust, 0
cross-collateralization,etc.) �J�/
Real Estate Broker/Agent/Realtor (S
Accounting/Tax Return Preparation
Architect/Designer/Landscape O
Architect/Land Planner
Construction Contractor o- Morl r7� �V
Engineer/Surveyor/Agent O CJVerT Aarlioel
Legal Services 0 G--T
PROPERTY OWNER CERTIFICATION
READ:I certify that all information contained in this Form is complete, true, and accurate. i understand that,
upon receipt of notification that the application has been scheduled for public hearing, i am responsible for
updating the information provided herein three weeks prior to the meeting of Planning Commission, City
Council, VBDA, CBPA, Wetlands Board or any public body or committee in connection with this application.
P4UI16 �710e.Jiy-
Property Owner Name(Print) Property OwrtrSignature Date
Disclosure Statement I rev. May-2024 page 3 of 3
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CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
AGENDA ITEM
ITEM: An Ordinance to Accept and Appropriate Funds to Support Substance Use
Disorder Clinical Services and Training and to Authorize a Position
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background: The Department of Human Services (DHS) was awarded additional
funding from the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
to provide addiction services for individuals with co-occurring developmental disabilities
and substance use disorders as well as training for staff in the developmental services
division to enhance clinical interventions for this population.
This funding will support a new FTE for the department to expand community-based
treatment for substance use and dependence.
■ Considerations: DHS will be awarded and additional $142,074 in ongoing State
General Funds to fund a new Clinician III position (1.0 FTE) to provide substance use
disorder services and staff training. The funding will also cover the cost of curriculum and
training materials.
■ Public Information: Normal Council Agenda process.
■ Recommendations: Approval of Ordinance
■ Attachments: Ordinance
Recommended Action: Approval
Submitting Department/Agency: Department of Human Services
City Manager:/o-V
1 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS
2 TO SUPPORT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CLINICAL
3 SERVICES AND TRAINING AND TO AUTHORIZE A
4 POSITION
5
6 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH,
7 VIRGINIA, THAT:
8
9 1. $142,074 is hereby accepted from the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health
10 and Developmental Services and appropriated, with revenue increased
11 accordingly, to the FY 2024-25 Department of Human Services Operating
12 Budget to support substance use disorder clinical services.
13
14 2. One full-time (1.0 FTE) position is hereby authorized in the Department of
15 Human Services for Substance Use Disorder Clinical Services. This position is
16 supported by ongoing funding from the Commonwealth.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the day
of , 2024.
Requires an affirmative vote by a majority of all members of the City Council.
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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October 9, 2024
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AGENDA ITEM
ITEM: An Ordinance to Accept and Appropriate Funds from the Virginia Department of
Criminal Justice Services to Combat Gun Violence
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background: The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has
announced the availability of grant funds to localities. The goal of this program is to
reduce violent crime by providing funding that supports local government initiatives to
take illegal guns off the street and reduce group violent crime.
This grant specifically provides support to reduce gun violence related incidents within
the City through the purchase of digital intelligence technology/resources to aid the
Detectives Bureau/Special Investigations Bureau in their pursuit to disrupt bad actors of
violent crimes and their network of associates to reduce group violent crime and the
number of illegal firearms in the community.
■ Considerations: The total award for this grant is $80,000 for equipment. No
local match is required. The grant period runs from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026.
■ Public Information: Normal Council agenda process.
■ Recommendations: Adopt the attached ordinance.
■ Attachments: Ordinance
Recommended Action: Approval
Submitting Department/Agency: Police Department
City Manager://'w
1 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS
2 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL
3 JUSTICE SERVICES TO COMBAT GUN VIOLENCE
4
5 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH,
6 VIRGINIA, THAT:
7
8 1. $80,000 is hereby accepted from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice
9 Services and appropriated, with revenues increased accordingly, to the FY
10 2024-25 Operating Budget of the Police Department for the purchase of
11 equipment to assist the Detectives Bureau/Special Investigations Bureau in the
12 reduction of violent crime.
13
14 2. The equipment purchased with these grant funds is not guaranteed to be
15 replaced by the City of Virginia Beach.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the day
of , 2024.
Requires an affirmative vote by a majority of all members of the City Council.
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
Budget and Management Services i y Attorneys Office
CA16662
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October 2, 2024
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AGENDA ITEM
ITEM: An Ordinance to Accept and Appropriate Grant Funds and to Transfer Funds
Within the FY 2024-25 Operating Budget of the Police Department for Marine
Patrol Equipment
MEETING DATE: October 15., 2024
■ Background: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, has approved two applications that were submitted by the Police
Department (VBPD) as part of the federal FY 24 Port Security Grant Program. The
purpose of this grant is to enhance national port safety and security. To obtain eligibility
to access this grant, agencies must be members of an Area Maritime Security
Committee and provide port security services. As the primary responder in the Hampton
Roads region and the only local agency to patrol the waters of both the Atlantic Ocean
and the Chesapeake Bay, the VBPD meets the criteria to participate in the Port Security
Grant Program.
This project, approved by the federal government, will support the engines and other
equipment to complete the vessel built for a 29' boat currently under construction as
part of the FY 23 ARPA Equipment Grant that was previously approved by the City
Council.
■ Considerations: This grant provides a combined $74,588 in federal funding
and requires a total match of $24,863 (25% of the cost of approved project). Matching
funds of $24,863 for the engines and related equipment will be funded through the
Police Department's FY 2024-25 Operating Budget, through existing appropriations.
■ Public Information: Normal Council Agenda process.
■ Recommendations: Adopt the attached ordinance.
■ Attachments: Ordinance
Recommended Action: Approval of Ordinance
Submitting DepartmenVAgency: Police Department
City Manager: / v
1 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE GRANT
2 FUNDS AND TO TRANSFER FUNDS WITHIN THE FY 2024-
3 25 OPERATING BUDGET OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
4 FOR MARINE PATROL EQUIPMENT
5
6 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH,
7 VIRGINIA, THAT:
8
9 1 . $74,588 is hereby accepted from the United States Department of Homeland
10 Security and appropriated, with federal revenues increased accordingly, to the FY 2024-25
11 Police Department Operating Budget to support the engines and other equipment to
12 complete a boat currently under construction.
13
14 2. $24,863 is hereby transferred within the FY 2024-25 Police Department
15 Operating Budget to provide the required local grant match.
16
17 3. The equipment purchased with these grant funds is not guaranteed to be
18 replaced by the City of Virginia Beach.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the day
of 2024.
Requires an affirmative vote by a majority of all of the members of City Council.
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY-
udget & Management Services orney's Office
CA16663
R-1
October 2, 2024
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
AGENDA ITEM
ITEM: An Ordinance to Accept and Appropriate Funds for the Virginia Beach Drug
Court and to Authorize a Grant Match
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background: The Statewide Universal Drug Testing grant is offered through the
Supreme Court of Virginia, Office of the Executive Secretary. This grant program helps
localities administering drug courts in the Commonwealth by providing funding for drug
and alcohol testing. On September 19, 2024, the Virginia Beach Commonwealth's
Attorney's Office received notification of the approved grant award of $37,431 in state
funds for fiscal year 2025.
■ Considerations: A cost share match of 25% is required for this grant. Match
funds will be provided by the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney. The grant term
ends on March 31, 2025. After the grant term, the Office of the Commonwealth's
Attorney will be eligible to reapply for a continuation of funding.
■ Public Information: Normal Council Agenda process.
■ Attachments: Ordinance
Recommended Action: Approval
Submitting Department/Agency: Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney
City Manager: A!2
1 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS
2 FOR THE VIRGINIA BEACH DRUG COURT AND TO
3 AUTHORIZE A GRANT MATCH
4
5 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH,
6 VIRGINIA, THAT:
7
8 1. $37,431 is hereby accepted from the Supreme Court of Virginia, Office of the
9 Executive Secretary, and appropriated, with revenues increased accordingly, to the FY
10 2024-25 Operating Budget of the Commonwealth's Attorney for drug and alcohol testing
11 for the Virginia Beach Drug Court.
12
13 2. The cost sharing match of 25% is hereby authorized and will be provided by the
14 Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the day
of , 2024.
Requires an affirmative vote by a majority of all members of the City Council.
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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October 2, 2024
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AGENDA ITEM
ITEM: An Ordinance to Appropriate $4,300,000 from the Fund Balance of the General
Fund to the FY 2024-25 Operating Budget and to Transfer Such Funds as Pay-
Go to Capital Project#100664, "Virginia Beach 5/31 Memorial"
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background: In April 2023, City Council established Capital Project #100664,
"Virginia Beach 5/31 Memorial," and appropriated funds to allow the City to execute a
design contract with Dills Architects. P.C. After receiving final design deliverables, the
City sought bids for the construction of the Memorial. Negotiations with the lowest
qualified bidder have identified a funding shortfall of$4.3 million within the project.
To close the funding gap, Budget and Management Services has identified the fund
balance of the General Fund as the funding source. On October 8, 2024, the
Department of Finance presented the preliminary, unaudited fund balance of the
General Fund to the City Council. This amount was $188.9 million, or 12.83% of current
year revenues, slightly above the established 8-12% policy. The use of $4.3 million for
this purpose will not significantly impact the fund balance percentage and will allow
progress to continue on the construction of the memorial.
■ Considerations: Following this action, the fund balance of the General Fund will
be 12.54%, slightly above the established 8-12% policy.
■ Public Information: Normal Council Agenda process.
■ Attachments: Ordinance; Capital Project Page
Recommended Action: Approval
Submitting Department/Agency: Cultural Affairs & Parks and Recreation
City Manager-
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1 AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $4,300,000 FROM
2 THE FUND BALANCE OF THE GENERAL FUND TO THE
3 FY2024-25 OPERATING BUDGET AND TO TRANSFER
4 SUCH FUND AS PAY-GO TO CAPITAL PROJECT#100664,
5 "VIRGINIA BEACH 5/31 MEMORIAL"
6
7 WHEREAS, after soliciting bids and negotiating with the lowest qualified bidder,
8 there remains a $4.3 million funding shortfall within Capital Project #100664, "Virginia
9 Beach 5/31 Memorial;"
10
11 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
12 VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, THAT:
13
14 $4,300,000 is hereby appropriated from the fund balance of the General Fund to
15 the FY 2024-25 Operating Budget and transferred as pay-go funding to the Capital Project
16 100664, "Virginia Beach 5/31 Memorial" for the construction of the memorial.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the day
of , 2024.
Requires an affirmative vote by a majority of all of the members of the City Council.
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
Budget and Management Services rney's Office
CA16667
R-2
October 9, 2024
Fiscal Years FY25 through FY30 Capital Improvement Program
Project:PG100664 itle: Virginia Beach 5-31 Memorial tatus:Approved
Category:Parks and Recreation pertinent:Parks and Recreation
Project Type Project Location
Project Type:New Facility Construction/Expansion istrict: 2
Programmed Funding
Programmed Appropriated Budgeted Non-Appropriated Programmed CIP Funding Funding
Funding To Date FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 FY30 Future
9,700,000 9,700,000
Description
This project provides for the planning,design,and construction of a permanent memorial to commemorate and remember the tragic events of May 31,
2019 to be located on City property at Princess Anne Road and Nimmo Parkway adjacent to the ECCS building at the Municipal Complex.The project will
require site development to include site preparation and storm water management features in addition to the memorial elements similar to the Dills
Architects/SWA concept plan which was approved by the City Council appointed 5/31 Memorial Committee. The memorial will include scalable features
such as landscaping/gardens,concrete or stone walls,water features,accent lighting,seating and other enhancements that support the development of a
memorial setting.This project may include a smaller memorial marker and/or small plaza with landscaping near Building 2 if additional funding for design
and construction were to be allocated.
Purpose
The memorial will create a poignant and inspirational year-round,park-like setting that functions as a place for reflection for those directly impacted by the
May 31,2019 mass casualty event,family members,City of Virginia Beach employees,other public safety professionals,and the general public. In
addition to providing opportunities for reflection and rememberance,the memorial will provide an appropriate area to memorialize the victims.
History and Current Status
This project was approved by City Council on April 19,2023.On May 31,2019,a mass casualty event took place in and around the City of Virginia Beach
Municipal Center,Operations Building(B-2).A City Council appointed Memorial Committee was established in the fall of 2021 to guide the vision and
strategy of the development of a memorial,to be open and adaptive to the many and varied stakeholders,to set project priorities and goals,to build public
will,to advocate for families and the community,to mobilize funding,and to ultimately oversee the planning,design,and construction of the memorial.
Operating BudgetImpact
Operating budget impacts are anticipated to affect Public Works Building Maintenance and Parks and Recreation Landscape Services to meet the
operations,recurring maintenance,and repair needs of the memorial and grounds.
FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 FY30
Total Operating Budget Impacts
Total FTE
Project • Schedule of
Project Activities From-To Amount
�,�.`.d •�f Design 04/23-12/24 1,200,000
Construction 02/24-02/26 7,600,000
�r `y,� Contingencies 02/24-02/26 900,000
"+..� Total Budgetary Cost Estimate: 9,700,000
Means of
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Funding Subclass Amount
r Local Funding 9,700,000
Total Funding: 9,700,000
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FY 2024-25 to FY 2029-30 243 Capital Improvement Program
L. PLANNING
1. BEACH FRAMING AND DRYWALL, LLC for a Variance to Section 4.4(b) of the
Subdivision Regulations re replace an existing mobile home with a single-family dwelling
for a parcel directly East of 1924 Gum Bridge Road DISTRICT 2
RECOMMENDATION STAFF - DENIAL
PLANNING COMMISSION - APPROVAL
2. SUGAR PLUM, INC. for a Modification of Proffers re bakery specializing in dog treats
and similar products at 1361 Laskin Road DISTRICT 6 (Approved February 10, 1998)
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
3. FERBER COMPANY CENTRAL, LLC, / LYNNHAVEN BOA L, LLC &
LYNNHAVEN BOA Q, LLC for a Modification of Proffers re redevelop the site with an
eating and drinking establishment with a drive-thru at 2061 Lynnhaven Parkway
DISTRICT 7 (Approved July 14, 1998, September 25, 2001, and September 23, 2003)
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
4. 4th GENERATION HOME BUILDERS, LLC for a Conditional Change of Zoning from PD-
H1 Planned Unit Development to Conditional A-18 Apartment District (Amendment to Land
Use Plan) re develop a 25-unit residential townhouse condominium community for a parcel
on Commuter Drive, directly East of 1436 South Independence Boulevard DISTRICT 10
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
5. MELLIE VALIANOS-REYNOLDS / VALIANOS PROPERTIES, LLC for a
Modification of Conditions to a Conditional Use Permit and a Conditional Use Permit re
automobile repair garage at 619 London Bridge Road DISTRICT 3 (Approved 1978)
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
6. AARON C. DAVENPORT / AARON & KENDRA DAVENPORT for a Conditional Use
Permit re short term rental at 421 22°d Street DISTRICT 6
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
7. TRAVIS SMITH /TRAVIS & ELIZABETH SMITH for a Conditional Use Permit re short
term rental at 304 281h Street, Unit 205 DISTRICT 6
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
8. Ordinance to ADOPT and INCORPORATE into the Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan,
2016 re The Urban Forest Management Plan, 2023, which will supersede the Urban
Forest Management Plan, 2014
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
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The following requests are scheduled to be heard:
Beach Framing and Drywall, LLC (Applicant & Property Owner)
Subdivision Variance(Section 4.4(b)of the Subdivision Regulations)
Address: Parcel on Gum Bridge Road,directly east of 1924 Gum
Bridge Road GPIN:2411262111 City Council:District 2(Henley)
SUGAR PLUM, INC. (Applicant& Property Owner) Modification of
Proffers Address:1361 Laskin Road GPIN:2417293117 City Council:
District 6(Remick)
Ferber Company Central,LLC,a Delaware limited liability company
(Applicant)Property Owners:Lynnhaven BOA L,LLC&Lynnhaven BOA
Q,LLC Modification of Proffers Address:2061 Lynnhaven Parkway
GPIN:1475961048 City Council:District 7(Wooten)
4th Generation Home Builders, LLC(Applicant&Property Owner)
Conditional Rezoning (PD-Hi Planned Unit Development to
Conditional A-18 Apartment District(Amendment to Land Use Plan))
Address: Parcel on Commuter Drive, directly east of 1436 S
Independence Boulevard GPIN:1476769961 City Council:District 10
(Rouse)
Mellie Valianos-Reynolds (Applicant) Property Owner: Valianos
Properties,LLC Conditional Use Permit(Automobile Repair Garage)&
Modification of Conditions Address:619 London Bridge Road GPIN:
1496876542 City Council:District 3(Berlucchi)
Aaron C.Davenport(Applicant)Aaron&Kendra Davenport(Property
Owners)Conditional Use Permit(Short Term Rental)Address:421
22nd Street GPIN:2427082711 City Council:District 6(Remick)
Travis Smith(Applicant)Travis&Elizabeth Smith(Property Owners)
Conditional Use Permit(Short Term Rental)Address:304 28th Street,
Unit 205 GPIN:24280028662005 City Council:District 6(Remick)
City of Virginia Beach-An Ordinance to adopt and incorporate into
the Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan, 2016,the Urban Forest
Management Plan, 2023, which will supersede the Urban Forest
Management Plan,2014
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Amanda Barnes,MMC
City Clerk
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ITEM: BEACH FRAMING AND DRYWALL, LLC [Applicant & Property Owner]
Subdivision Variance (Variance to Section 4.4(b) of the Subdivision
Regulations for lot size and lot width) for the property located directly east
of 1924 Gum Bridge Road (GPIN 2411262111). COUNCIL DISTRICT 2
(Henley)
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background:
The applicant is seeking a subdivision variance to replace an existing mobile
home on the subject property with a new single-family dwelling. The subject
property was created by deed on January 29, 1988 (Deed Book 2706, Page
2068), which constituted an improper subdivision of land since any parcel
created after 1953 required approval and recordation of a subdivision plat to
legally create the parcel. The property is located within the AG-2 Agricultural
Zoning District, which requires a minimum of one acre in lot size and 150 feet in
lot width for residential lots. The subject parcel has a lot area of 0.22 acres and
lot width of 74 feet when measured at the front setback. These dimensional
deficiencies necessitate the need for a subdivision variance before a plat can be
approved.
■ Considerations:
Although it was not recorded with the City until 1988, the deed that created the
parcel was originally written and notarized in 1960. At that time, the property was
zoned Agricultural Unrestricted, allowing lots of any size to be created so long as
residential structures were setback at least 75 feet from any right-of-way under 50
feet in width. Had the parcel been recorded at that time, it would have met the
applicable dimensional requirements. However, when the deed was recorded in
1988, the zoning of the parcel had changed to AG-2 Agricultural and was subject
to different dimensional requirements, which it did not meet. A mobile home has
been present with a Health Department approved septic system since 1965. The
right-of-way of this section of Gum Bridge Road is 42 feet wide, as such, a right-
of-way dedication is needed to bring this section of Gum Bridge Road up to the
minimum standard of 50 feet wide for a residential use. This will further reduce the
lot size to .205 acres and width to 70 feet. Due to the substandard size of the lot,
additional variances for the front and side yard setbacks will be required from the
Board of Zoning Appeals prior to the construction of the proposed single-family
dwelling. Further details pertaining to the application, as well as Staffs evaluation,
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are provided in the attached Staff Report. There is no known opposition to this
request and staff has received a petition of support with 6 signatures.
■ Recommendation:
On September 11, 2024, the Planning Commission passed a motion to
recommend approval of this request by a vote of 8 to 0.
1. When the Property is platted, its boundaries shall be drawn substantially as
shown on the exhibit entitled, "Exhibit of 0.2184 Acres GPIN 2411-26-2111 as
Shown on Survey of Property Located on Gum Bridge Road for Benjamin T.
Tatem, Sr.", prepared by Fox Land Surveying, PC, copies of which have been
exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and are on file with the Virginia
Beach Department of Planning.
2. An eight-foot-wide right-of-way dedication must be made along the frontage of
Gum Bridge Road to allow the right-of-way to meet the 50-foot right-of-way
width requirement for servicing a residential lot.
■ Attachments:
Staff Report and Disclosure Statements
Location Map
Minutes of Planning Commission Hearing
Petition of Support
Recommended Action: Staff recommends Denial. Planning Commission recommends
Approval. �--�
Submitting Department/Agency: Planning Department
City Manager: /0
Agenda
Applicant & Property Owner: Beach Framing and Drywall, LLC
Planning Commission PublicSeptember
CouncilCity
Project Details
Request
Subdivision Variance (Variance to Section 4.4(b) of
the Subdivision Regulations for lot size and lot
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Staff Recommendation
Denial
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Staff Planner
Aubrey A. Trebilcock
Location
Parcel directly east of 1924 Gum Bridge Roadb
GPIN
2411262111
Site Size
0.22 acres
AICUZ
Less than 65 dB DNL
Watershed
Southern Rivers
Existing Land Use and Zoning District
Mobile Home/AG-2 Agricultural
Surrounding Land Uses and Zoning Districts '
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Single-family dwelling, cultivated field /AG-2
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Gum Bridge Road
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Single-family dwelling/AG-2 Agricultural
East
Single-family dwelling/AG-2 Agricultural
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Single-family dwelling/AG-2 Agricultural
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Background SummaryofProposal
• The applicant is seeking a subdivision variance to replace an existing mobile home on the subject property
with a new single-family dwelling. The subject property was created by deed on January 29, 1988 (Deed
Book 2706, Page 2068),which constituted an improper subdivision of land as a subdivision plat was
required in 1988 to legally create the parcel, is required before proceeding with the redevelopment plan.
• The deed that created the parcel was originally written and notarized in 1960.The property was zoned
Agricultural Unrestricted at the time.This zoning allowed for lots of any size to be created so long as
residential structures were setback 75 feet from rights-of-way under 50 feet in width.The deed was not
recorded with the City until 1988, at which point the Zoning for the subject parcel had changed to AG-2.
• The property is located within the AG-2 Agricultural Zoning District, which requires a minimum of one acre
in lot size and 150 feet in lot width for residential lots. The subject parcel is only 0.22 acres in size and 74
feet wide when measured at the front setback.These dimensional deficiencies necessitate the need for a
variance for plat approval.
• The Real Estate Assessor describes this parcel as vacant residential land; however, there is a residential
trailer present that is in use.The applicant states that this trailer has been present and serviced by a Health
Department approved septic system since 1965.
• In addition to this subdivision variance, the proposed dwelling will require variances from the Board of
Zoning Appeals for setbacks in the front and side yards to comply with other dimensional requirements of
the AG-2 Zoning District.
• The right-of-way section of Gum Bridge Road that fronts the subject property is 42 feet wide. A right-of-way
dedication is needed to bring this section of Gum Bridge Road up to the minimum standard of 50 feet wide
for a residential use. This will further reduce the lot size to .205 acres and a 70-foot lot width.
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Zoning History
Map Key No. Request
1 SVR (Lot Width Reduction)
Approved 01/15/2019
This Subdivision Variance concerned 7 parcels that
were improperly created by a partition plat in 1971
that was not approved by the Planning Department.
At the time of the partition plat, 4 of the 7 parcels
would have met the minimum lot area and lot width l
requirements. The variance application combined 1
the three nonconforming parcels to meet the 1,
current AG-2 Zoning standards. As the other 4
parcels would have been conforming at the time of
their creation, and the proposal reduced the total
number of lots from 7 to 5, approval of a variance
was supported by Staff and granted by City Council
on January 15, 2019.
Application Types
SVR:Subdivision Variance
Evaluation - • • . •
Section 9.3 of the Subdivision Regulations states:
No variance shall be authorized by the Council unless it finds that:
A. Strict application of the ordinance would produce undue hardship.
B. The authorization of the variance will not be of substantial detriment to adjacent property, and the
character of the neighborhood will not be adversely affected.
C. The problem involved is not of so general or recurring a nature as to make reasonably practicable the
formulation of general regulations to be adopted as an amendment to the ordinance.
D. The hardship is created by the physical character of the property, including dimensions and
topography, or by other extraordinary situation or condition of such property, or by the use or
development of property immediately adjacent thereto. Personal or self-inflicted hardship shall not
be considered as grounds for the issuance of a variance.
E. The hardship is created by the requirements of the zoning district in which the property is located at
the time the variance is authorized whenever such variance pertains to provisions of the Zoning
Ordinance incorporated by reference in this ordinance.
The intention of this application is to legalize a parcel that was improperly created by deed in 1988.The deed
was originally drawn up and signed in 1960, but was not recorded with the City until 1988. In 1960, the
property would have been zoned Agricultural Unrestricted. This zoning allowed for lots of any size to be
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created so long as residential structures were setback 75 feet from rights-of-way under 50 feet in width. At the
time the parcel was created by deed in 1988, it was still When the deed was recorded and the parcel was
created in 1988, however, the parcel was zoned AG-2 Agricultural and the same dimensional standards that
exist today applied. There are no geographic or environmental factors that limit the size of the lot or impact
how its lot area or lot width are calculated. A residential trailer has been present since at least 1965 when it
was granted a permit by the Health Department for a septic system. At that time, the parcel was zoned
Agricultural Unrestricted, which allowed for any use so long as residential structures were placed more than 75
feet from rights of way of less than fifty feet. While the use would have been permitted under this the Zoning
designation at the time, the trailer did not and does not comply with the minimum front setback for a
residential structure. As the parcel is only .22 acres in size, with a substandard lot width of 74 feet, meeting the
setbacks of the AG-2 Zoning District, which has a minimum lot area of 1 acre and lot width of 150 feet, would
continue to be an issue. The proposed dwelling will also require modified front and side setbacks to be
approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals, which indicates approval of this lot would result in a difficult
building envelope for any future redevelopment. An eight-foot-wide right-of-way dedication will also be
required to bring this section of Gum Bridge Road up to the minimum standard of 50 feet wide for a residential
use. This will further reduce the lot size to .205 acres and a 70-foot lot width.
In Staff's opinion, the application does not meet the five findings of fact necessary for the granting of a
subdivision variance. When the parcel was created improperly by deed, the same AG-2 zoning standards that
are applicable today were in effect. This parcel was not designed to comply with those regulations. Approval of
this application would result in further complications as there is a challenging building envelope that may
require zoning variances to be issued for any future dwelling.
As a result, Staff is recommending denial of the application; however, should Planning Commission and/or City
Council elect to approve the request, Staff recommends the conditions below.
Recommended Conditions
1. When the Property is platted, its boundaries shall be drawn substantially as shown on the exhibit entitled,
"Exhibit of 0.2184 Acres GPIN 2411-26-2111 as Shown on Survey of Property Located on Gum Bridge Road
for Benjamin T.Tatem, Sr.", prepared by Fox Land Surveying, PC, copies of which have been exhibited to the
Virginia Beach City Council and are on, file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning.
2. An eight-foot-wide right-of-way dedication must be made along the frontage of Gum Bridge Road to allow
the right-of-way to meet the 50-foot right-of-way width requirement for servicing a residential lot.
Further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City Ordinances and Standards. Any
site plan submitted with this application may require revision during detailed site plan review to meet all
applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits required by the City Code, including those
administered by the Department of Planning/Development Services Center and Department of Planning/
Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any
approvals allowed by this application are valid.
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The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police Department
for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)concepts and
strategies as they pertain to this site.
Comprehensive Plan Recommendations
The Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as being within the Rural Area. The Rural Area is
located in the southern half of the city, south of Indian River and Sandbridge Roads. It is characterized as low,
flat land with wide floodplains and altered drainage with a presence of agricultural and rural-related activities
including traditional and specialty crop cultivation, tree farms, equestrian facilities, wetland banks, fish farms
and other similar uses. It is an important objective to protect and sustain all our valuable environmental,
scenic, and agricultural resources against inappropriate activities and intense growth. Successful rural
residential developments do not dominate, but rather, complement the setting and showcase the
attractiveness of the natural surrounding countryside.
ResourcesNatural & Cultural •
The site is located in the Southern Rivers watershed. Drainage in the Southern Rivers watershed is highly
impacted by the presence of high ground water, poorly draining soils, and high-water surface elevations in
downstream receiving waters.
There are no cultural resources of note present.
Traffic Impacts/Transportation
Traffic Counts
Street Name Present Volume Present Capacity Generated Traffic
Existing Land Use 2-10 ADT
Gum Bridge Road No Data Available No Data Available
Proposed Land Use 2-10 ADT
1 Average Daily Trips 2As defined by a
single-family dwelling
Master Transportation Plan(MTP)and Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
This portion of Gum Bridge Road is considered a two-lane local rural roadway. The right-of-way in front of 1926
Gum Bridge Road is only 42 feet wide, and therefore with this subdivision, a 8 foot right-of-way dedication will
be required to bring the right-of-way width to 50 feet. It appears that the right-of-way on the south side of the
road measures 25 feet from the centerline of the road, so that is why all 8 feet must be dedicated from 1926
Gum Bridge Road. There is no CIP project slated for this roadway.
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Public
Water
City water is unavailable.
Sewer
City sanitary sewer is unavailable.
Public Outreach Information
Planning Commission
• Staff has received one petition of support which contains 6 signatures from four different addresses.
• As required by the Zoning Ordinance, the public notice sign(s) was placed on the property on August
12, 2024.
• As required by State Code, this item was advertised in the Virginian-Pilot on Wednesdays, August 28,
2024 and September 4, 2024.
• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding the request and the
date of the Planning Commission public hearing on August 26, 2024.
• This Staff report, as well as all reports for this Planning Commission's meeting, was posted on the
Commission's webpage of https://virginiabeach.gov/pc on September 5, 2024.
City Council
• As required by City Code, this item was advertised in the Virginian-Pilot on Tuesdays, October 1, 2024
and October 8, 2024.
• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding both the request and
the date of the City Council's public hearing on September 30, 2024.
• The City Clerk's Office posted the materials associated with the application on the City Council website
of https://clerk.virginiabeach.gov/city-council on October 11, 2024.
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Disclosure
Disclosure Statement
City eJYiyirtm Aaeh
Planning&Community
Development
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The disclosures contained in this form are necessary to inform public officials who may vote on the application as to
whether they have a conflict of interest under Virginia law. The completion and submission of this form is required for
all applications that pertain to City real estate matters or to the development and/or use of property in the City of
Virginia Beach requiring action by the City Council or a City board,commission or other body.
Applicant Disclosure
Applicant Name Beach Framing and Drywall,LLC,a Virginia limited liability company
Does the applicant have a representative? ®Yes ❑ No
• If yes,list the name of the representative.
R.Edward Bourdon,Jr.,Esq.,Sykes,Bourdon,Ahern&Levy,P.C.
Is the applicant a corporation,partnership,firm,business,trust or an unincorporated business?®Yes ❑No
• If yes,list the names of all officers,directors,members,trustees,etc.below. (Attach a list if necessary)
Michael J.Wilson,Jr.,Managing Member/Owner
• If yes,list the businesses that have a parent-subsidiary'or affiliated business entity'relationship with the applicant. (Attach
a list if necessary)
'"Parent-subsidiary relationship"means"a relationship that exists when one corporation directly or indirectly owns shares
possessing more than 50 percent of the voting power of another corporation." See State and Local Government Conflict of Interests
Act,VA.Code§2.2-3101.
I"Affiliated business entity relationship"means"a relationship,other than parent-subsidiary relationship,that exists when(i)one
business entity has a controlling ownership interest in the other business entity,(ii)a controlling owner in one entity is also a
controlling owner in the other entity,or(iii)there is shared management or control between the business entities. Factors that
should be considered in determining the existence of an affiliated business entity relationship include that the same person or
substantially the same person own or manage the two entities;there are common or commingled funds or assets;the business
entities share the use of the same offices or employees or otherwise share activities,resources or personnel on a regular basis;or
there is otherwise a close working relationship between the entities." See State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act,Va.
Code§2.2-3101.
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Disclosure
Disclosure Statement
Planning&Community
Known Interest by Public Official or Employee
Does an official or employee of the City of Virginia Beach have an interest in the subject land or any proposed development
contingent on the subject public action?❑Yes M No
• If yes,what is the name of the official or employee and what is the nature of the interest?
Applicant Services Disclosure
1. Does the applicant have any existing financing(mortgage,deeds of trust,cross-collateraliration,etc)or are they considering
any financing in connection with the subject of the application or any business operating or to be operated on the property?
❑Yes ■No
• If yes,identify the financial institutions providing the service.
2. Does the applicant have a real estate broker/agent/realtor for current and anticipated future sales of the subject property?
❑Yes ■No
• If yes,identify the company and individual providing the service.
3. Does the applicant have services for accounting and/or preparation of tax returns provided in connection with the subject of
the application or any business operating or to be operated on the property?❑Yes ®No
• If yes,identify the firm and individual providing the service.
4. Does the applicant have services from an architect/landscape architect/land planner provided in connection with the subject of
the application or any business operating or to be operated on the property?❑Yes N No
• If yes,identify the firm and individual providing the service.
S. Is there any other pending or proposed purchaser of the subject property?❑Yes 0 No
• If yes,identify the purchaser and purchaser's service providers.
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Disclosure
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b. Dons IN,applicant have a construction contractor in connection wrth the subject of the application or any business operating or
tc be operated on the property?Ca Yes ❑No
• If yes,identity/the company and individual prov.dM the service
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7. Does the applicant have an engineer/surveyor/agent m connection with the sub*t of the app4.aUon or any bu-s Tess
operating or to be operated on the property?%Yes ❑NO
• If yes,identify the firm and individual providing the service.
8. Is the applicant receiving legal services rn Connection with the subject of the application or any business operating or to be
operated on the propertys%Yes ©No
• If yes,identify the firm and rnd�rvidual providing the service.
AoallcantSinature
I certify that alS of the information contained In this Discbsure Statement Form a compete,true,and accurate. I understand that,
upon receipt of notification that the applicatbn has been scheduled for public hearing,i am responsible for updating the
Information provided herein two ViO04 prior to the rnMing of Planning Comntisslon,City Council,V8DA,CBPA,Wetlands Board
or any public body or committee In connection with this application.
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Next Steps
• Upon receiving a recommendation from Planning Commission, this request will be scheduled for a City
Council public hearing. Staff will inform the applicant and/or their representative of the date of the
hearing in the upcoming days.
• Following City Council's decision, the applicant will receive a decision letter from Staff.
• Once the conditions of approval are in place and/or completed, the applicant must contact the Zoning
Division of the Planning Department to obtain verification that the conditions have been met. Contact
the Zoning Division at 757-385-8074.
• If the request requires land disturbance and/or a subdivision of property, please contact the
Development Services Center (DSC) to discuss next steps for site plan/plat review. Contact the DSC at
757-385-4621 or the Development Liaison Team at 757-385-5692.
• Please note that further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City
Ordinances and Standards. Any site plan submitted with this application may require revision during
detailed site plan review to meet all applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits
required by the City Code, including those administered by the Department of Planning/ Development
Services Center and Department of Planning/ Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any approvals allowed by this application are valid.
• The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police
Department for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
(CPTED) concepts and strategies as they pertain to this site.
Beach Framing and Drywall, LLC
Agenda Item 11
page 14 of 14
Virginia Beach Planning Commission September 11, 2024
Public Meeting Item # 11 Beach Framing and Drywall, LLC
Recommendation: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
Discussion
Ms. Cuellar: Thank you very much. We'll now move to our next agenda item.
Madam Clerk: Item#11,Beach Framing and Drywall, LLC.
Mr. Bourdon: Again, for the record, Eddie Bourdon, Virginia Beach Attorney. I'm here
now representing Beach Drywall, which Michael J. Wilson, who is the
actual single member, LLC, who's the owner this piece of property. I have
handouts. If any of y'all did not receive the email that my secretary sent out
late yesterday afternoon, did does anyone need that information in paper
form? Again, I apologize for the tardiness in getting the information out
that's on my unexpected travel plans, but this is all information that was
provided with the application, or totally within the frame of knowledge of
the staff,and frankly the presentation that the informal this morning was hit
the mark that I had concerns about when I was finally able to review the
staff report on late Sunday. This is a complicated application. There's a lot
of history involved that most of you all haven't had because you haven't
been on the planning commission, but so long and these circumstances go
back to a timeframe in the 50s, early 60s, all the way through the mid-70s,
where we had a subdivision ordinance that required subdivision plats that
people didn't do including lawyers in many instances. So what that's done
and most of these have been getting cleaned up over the last number of
decades is,what's happened is that these properties that were subdivided by
deed rather than by subdivision plat when somebody would come in to add
to their property,another building on their property or they went to sell their
property,pretty much from the mid early 80s on,they wouldn't be able to,
until they recorded a subdivision plat, they wouldn't be able to get a permit.
They wouldn't be able to sell their property, and in the overwhelming
majority of those circumstances,the lots met, still met,or the property sizes
still met the requirements of the zoning that was in place then as it had at
the time they've created the lot,but in a number of instances throughout the
city, that wouldn't be the case because the zoning dimensional changes,
zoning districts have changed at numerous times over the course of history,
and you'll have a house on a lot that was created by deed, not by plat, and
when it was discovered, the zoning had changed on the property. The
dimensional requirements had changed on the property, and that resulted in
the folks having to not only record a subdivision plan,they had to come up
with a subdivision variance because the property didn't comply with at that
time when they, when it was discovered, didn't comply with the
requirements for lot size,and again,done scores and scores of these over all
the decades, I've been doing this, and so this one is, somewhat unique, and
I do respect that,but the facts still bear out that there's a hardship here, and
I believe a subdivision variance is warranted. I provided you all with a write
up from a subdivision variance application that I represented directly across
the street from this property. On this property in Gumbridge Road is in a
section that is very largely rural residential folks in the, down the county
often refer to it as Tatum Town,little town. It's because there's lots of,home
sites in that area, and this property was, is African American family, the
Tatums who own this property, very, highly educated, highly motivated
people. Very good land. Not like some circumstances where the land wasn't
well drained, et cetera. It is an area that has had housing developing on it
for some time. As is pointed out in the information I provided to you the
property, and as Aubrey just mentioned this morning, property was zoned
AU Agriculture Unrestricted in essence, it's agriculture, and you could do
anything on the property. There were no dimensional requirements,no use
restrictions, until 1968. In 1960, the elder Tatum's deeded to Fred Tatum
this piece of property, and in 1965, it's James and Annie Tatum, and that
deed is a completely legitimate deed executed, and notarized by Mr. Dolly,
The Dolly family, prominent families in agriculture in the southern part of
the City of Virginia Beach. Fred Tatum took title. at that time by this deed,
but he didn't record it. Again, that doesn't mean that the conveyance didn't
occur. You don't have to record a deed. Now, it's not a real good idea not
to,but candidly, and I wasn't in a position to know this back in 1960, since
I was four years old, but the reality is that a lot of the African-American
community throughout the South, and the country even as a whole, but
especially in the South, didn't necessarily understand,or more importantly,
didn't necessarily trust the government,and they sometimes wouldn't record
documents. Okay? I don't know what Mr. Tatum's motivation in not
recording was,but it's not necessarily a wise thing to do,but the deed wasn't
recorded,but again,the property, did exist. It was deeded. He had a trailer
on the property from 1965 on with a septic tank. Now my client all these
years later has purchased the property,he did not know of the problems that
existed at the time, and that, quite frankly, is the fault of who represented
him at the time who should have been able to figure that out,but again,this
day and age with title companies doing closings who don't represent the
buyers at all that's going to happen,but fortunately,most of these have been
cleared up, and this is just one because Mr. Tatum owned the property so
long, and lived in it, that it's just now coming about. So as his, as I've
explained in here,and I've provided you with the information from the 2017
application, which I think is, should, if you have a chance to read it, if you
haven't I think would be somewhat illuminating,and I've provided you with
a copy of the deed, and I've provided you with a copy of that Tatum Plat.
The Tatum plat is a Tatum plat that divided all this property in 1970-71.
However, it's a part,it is labeled as a partition plat. However, Kay Wilson,
and I researched this separately many years ago. There was no,we can find
no record that there was ever a partition suit. There was no judicial order.
There was no court order that anyone can find, but the plat was recorded,
and properties were conveyed off of it, and houses were built on many of
the lots, and in 2017,I went through the whole number of all the houses on
these lots. The deeds that were recorded from that plat, which was not a
subdivision plat, conveyed, property legally, and some of those have been
back, and gotten variances later, and there are more that will be coming.
They're the same scenario for all intents and purposes legally as this. It's
the deed off of that partition plat that created the property by deed because
that plat is not a subdivision plat. This is in my view, exactly the same legal
scenario, and poor Mr. Wilson bought the plot,bought the lot,having every
belief from his representative, from the real estate people who sold him the
lot, that he could build a very small, but a small very affordable house on
this property. He went immediately to the health department. They gave
him a permit to put a septic system in for the old one because it was an
upgrade from the old one, and he has done that, and that caused a
considerable cost in addition to the purchase of the property, and he's now
going through this process to get a submission variance, the setback issue.
I'm sorry, I could talk a lot about this, but I'll be happy to answer any
questions. If any of you have any questions about anything.
Mr. Plumlee: Just quickly, so the community is in support of this. Is that fair?
Mr. Bourdon: That's correct,and we have one member who actually was able to come. So
there's had doctor's appointments today. We have a petition from the
community. There's no opposition. Jay has been to all of the neighbors.
There's no one opposes it, and the one side where there's a 10-foot setback
shown the trailer has been eight feet off that property line since 1965. Okay,
the other side where there's 20 foot setback supposed to be, the house is 23
feet off. It's just a porch, that's not. The front, the house itself is 48 feet,
now the setback is 50 in the front. The house is 48 feet from the road,but
we're dedicating another eight feet, and now the little stoop is technically in
the,and I've done variances,they approve stoops in the setback all the time.
Mr. Plumlee: Okay. I'm just trying, if we were to recommend the council, there's one
more body you have to clean. Are there any other permits out there to obtain
or variances to obtain?
Mr. Bourdon: I believe council could actually approve the setbacks that are in this
application,but because staff was not in favor of it, that wasn't included,but
there's my hope that we can get council to do to include the approval of the
setbacks, but we could go to the board of zoning appeals. If council
approves the division of the,the legalization of this property,then we'd have
to record a plat, and then we could go to the board of zoning appeals, and
get, I'm confident that the board of zoning appeals would approve the
variance that would be necessary.
Mr. Plumlee: Just to give you an opportunity, this says in the staff report, the parcel was
not designed to comply with the regulations and approval of the app would
result in further complications as there is a challenging building envelope
that may require zoning variances to be issued for any future dwelling.
Mr. Bourdon: The dwelling is the dwelling that's in this application,it's can,if you approve
the variance,it should be conditioned upon the dwelling that's,that is shown
on the plans. I think in the conditions that are set forth, I'm sure that is
exactly what the conditions dictate, is that it be this plan?
Mr. Plumlee: Therefore, if there were any variances going forward in the future, they
would be required to come back here for this body, and the city council for
future consideration.
Mr. Bourdon: Only if they weren't,which they'd have,only if they were going to encroach
further into the setbacks and what's shown on there.
Mr. Plumlee: Which they wanted to build a bigger place. They have to come back.
Mr. Bourdon: That's correct. That's exactly right. They couldn't do anything without
coming back to this process to build bigger. If for some reason, which I
don't anticipate at all to be the case, the board of zoning appeals said,well.
one side where the porch is encroaching into the 20 foot setback,we'd like
you to remove that or something, then that would just be removed, that
would not have to come back to this body.
Mr. Plumlee: What I'm hearing is, as for the hardship, the hardship was based upon the
failure of the documentation to be properly done at a time. Not created by
this particular applicant.
Mr. Bourdon: Solely because the deed wasn't recorded. Had the deed been recorded,none
of this process would have been necessary at all.
Ms. Cuellar: Madam Clerk. Do we have any speakers on this agenda item?
Madam Speaker: There are no speakers at this time.
Mr. Bourdon: One of the neighbors is here to speak of her being in favor of it, but I don't
think that's necessary. I just want to recognize her time for coming down.
Ms. Cuellar: As a point of clarification from our attorney, should the neighbor wish to
speak, would she be able to come forward now? If you could please state
your name for the record.
Ms. Tatum: My name is Sandy Tatum Gray. I remember sitting there doing these
minutes in the 80s when Grover Wright would go at Nancy Parker. Does
anybody remember that? Anyway,I go way back here. I'm living right now
on my grandpa's homestead, which is 1972. Back in the day, it was Route
3 Box whatever. Next door to where I was raised, my father was a was my
Uncle Fred,who lived in this trailer. He was his executor, and he's the one
who received the property when Uncle Fred passed away. In the family,
there were ten boys and three girls. They all got property on Gumbridge
Road. That's why they called it Tatum's Town. All raised their families
there. Uncle Fred, Uncle Julian, those are the two brothers that never
married and there were three trailers at the end of that street before Dolly
Road that was my Uncle Fred's,which is the property in question across the
street from him was Uncle Julian, and then my Aunt Ruby who had a
vacation home when she came up from Greensboro, and as long as I can
remember, that's where those three stayed, and I've got pictures, I actually
have a family picture of the Tatums when they went to resolve my grandpa's
will after he passed,and it's taken inside my Uncle Fred's trailer. If anybody
wants to see any of that, I have it here with me, but I can I can certainly
attest to the fact that there was a trailer on that property,the septic tank that
was the original, on that property, my dad and my Uncle Rusty put in for
Uncle Fred, so he could have his own place, and he was never more proud
than to have that trailer to call home because he was, like I said,on his own
his whole life, he was an introvert lonely guy, but happier, never happier
than when he was with his family.
Ms. Cuellar: Thank you very much. Are there any questions for the speaker? I'd like to
open up the floor now for any further discussion or entertain a motion.
Mr. Coston: I'd like to move to approve this thing,but before I do that,I'd like to say that
there are plenty circumstances, especially in the county that we will never
be able to fix or will never get around to spending the money to fix them,
and the term existing nonconforming applies here because it's something we
can't fix,but it's been that way forever, and I would move to approve it.
Ms. Cuellar: I have a motion from Commissioner Coston to approve this. Do I have a
second?
Mr. Plumlee: Second.
Ms.Cuellar: I have a second by Commissioner Plumlee. Is there any further discussion?
Staff will now call for the vote.
Madam Clerk: The vote is now open. By a recorded vote of 8 to 0, item #11, Beach
Framing and Drywall, LLC has been approved.
Ms. Cuellar: Thank you very much. We have one more agenda item number. Madam
clerk, could please call that.
Vote Tall
AYE 8 NAY 0 ABS 0 ABSENT 3
Alcaraz X
Anderson X
B ler X
Cromwell X
Coston X
Cuellar X
Estaris X
Hi en X
Mauch X
Parks IX
Plumlee IX
Conditions
1. When the Property is platted, its boundaries shall be drawn substantially as shown on the
exhibit entitled, "Exhibit of 0.2184 Acres GPIN 2411-26-2111 as Shown on Survey of
Property Located on Gum Bridge Road for Benjamin T.Tatem, Sr.", prepared by Fox Land
Surveying, PC, copies of which have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and
are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning.
2. An eight-foot-wide right-of-way dedication must be made along the frontage of Gum Bridge
Road to allow the right-of-way to meet the 50-foot right-of-way width requirement for
servicing a residential lot.
To: Chainnan Alcaraz and Honorable Members of the Virginia Beach Planning Commission;
Mayor Dyer, Vice Mayor Wilson and Honorable Virginia Beach City Council Members
Re: Subdivision and Setback Variances for existing Rural Residential Parcel having the street
address of 1926 Gum Bridge Road,Virginia Beach,Virginia and GPIN: 2411-26-2111-0000
The undersigned are neighboring property owners, members of the extended Tatem family and
residents who have knowledge that the residential use (Trailer) of the parcel at 1926 Gum Bridge
Road by Fred Tatem,that has existed since no later than 1965, after the Parcel was conveyed to him
in 1960.
We have reviewed Jay Wilson's plans to replace the trailer with an attractive, appropriately sized,
modest two (2) bedroom affordable home and we fully support this proposed improvement of this
property which requires the variances in parcel size and setback requirements, none of which came
into existence until 1968 or later.
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PUBLIC HEARING ITEM#43237
PLANNING
Upon motion by Council Lady Strayhorn, seconded by Councilman Branch, City Council ADOPTED an
Ordinance upon application of STATEMENT; LTD,for a Conditional Change of Zoning District
Classification:
ORDINANCE UPON APPLICA TION OF STATEMENT LTD FOR
A CHANGE OFZONINGDISTRICTCL4SSIFICA7IONFROMO-
2 TO CONDITIONAL B-IA Z02981097
BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
Ordinance upon application of Statement LTD for a Change of
Zoning District Classification from 0-2 Ojice District to
Conditional B-IA Limited Community Business District on Lot 5,
Freemac Lake Shores, The proposed zoning classification change
to Conditional B-1A is for limited commercial land use. The
Comprehensive Plan recommends use of this parcel for
marketplace corridor use in accordance with other plan policies.
Said parcel is located at 1361 Laskin Road and contains 21,780
squarefeet.LYNNHAVENBOROUGH.
The following condition shall be required:
1. An Agreement encompassing proffers shall be recorded
with the Clerk of Circuit Court.
Voting: 10-0(By Consent)
Council Members Voting Aye:
John A.Baum,Linwood 0.Branch,III, William W.Harrison,Jr.,
Harold Heischober,Barbara M.Henley,Louis R.Jones,Reba S.
McClanan,Nancy K.Parker, Vice Mayor William D.Sessoms,Jr.
and Louisa M.Strayhorn
Council Members Voting Nay:
None
Council Members Absent:
Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf
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ITEM: SUGAR PLUM, INC. [Applicant & Property Owner] Modification of Proffers
to a Conditional Rezoning for the property located at 1361 Laskin Road
(GPIN 2417293117). COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 (Remick)
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background:
The applicant is requesting a Modification of Proffers for the property located at
1361 Laskin Road in order to reuse an existing 4,200 square-foot building as a
bakery specializing in dog treats and similar products. The property was
conditionally rezoned in 1998 from 0-2 Office to Conditional B-1A Neighborhood
Business and included proffers that severely restricted the permissible uses on the
property, as well as the overall building design and site layout. The applicant is
requesting to remove the restrictive use proffers and instead permit uses that are
permissible by-right or with a conditional use permit in the B-1A zoning district. No
site alterations or additions will be made with this proposal. The applicant also
proffers the existing site layout and the building, with the understanding that
surface cosmetic changes may be made to the building's exterior. Sufficient
parking is provided on site.
■ Considerations:
This property is included in the boundaries of the Hilltop Strategic Growth Area
(SGA), as defined by the Comprehensive Plan. The Hilltop SGA is envisioned as
a regional commercial destination that blends high-end retail and national chains
with local businesses in a dense, multi-modal corridor with well-designed
pedestrian connections to nearby residences. This proposed modification of
proffers will create more opportunities for reuse of the site that are complementary
to the goals of the Hilltop SGA, including the applicant's stated intention of
expanding their local bakery business. Properties immediately adjacent to 1361
Laskin Road are zoned 0-2 Office, Conditional B-2 Community Business, and
Conditional B-1 Neighborhood Business, and is in the vicinity of The Canopy, an
approved multi-use development. The applicant's request is compatible with
current and desired future conditions along Laskin Road.
The original proffers were likely intended to be deferential to the residential
development near this corridor; however, in Staff's opinion, those restrictions no
longer serve the current goals for this corridor. Furthermore, permitted uses in the
B-1A Zoning District are intended to provide areas where limited commercial
development can be dispersed to support the needs of nearby residential
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neighborhoods. The applicant's modified proffers will also ensure that hours of
operation are still compatible with residential areas but will provide flexibility for
reuse of the property. Further details pertaining to the application, as well as Staff's
evaluation, are provided in the attached Staff Report. There is no known
opposition to this request.
■ Recommendation:
On September 11, 2024, the Planning Commission passed a motion to
recommend approval of this item on the Consent Agenda, by a recorded vote of
8-0.
Proffer 1:
The existing building and improvements to the Property shall remain, and no
expansion or external construction to the existing single-story building shall be
permitted. Changes to the exterior color scheme and fagade of the Property shall
be permitted.
Proffer 2:
The operating hours for the single-story building shall open no earlier than 8:00
a.m. and close no later than 9:00 p.m.
Proffer 3:
The single-story building may be utilized for retail sales and any other uses
permitted either by right or through conditional use permit, if granted, within the B-
1A Limited Community Business District.
■ Attachments:
Staff Report and Disclosure Statements
Location Map
Proffer Agreement
Minutes of Planning Commission Hearing
Recommended Action: Staff recommends Approval. Planning Commission
recommends Approval.
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Agenda Item 6
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Background SummaryofProposal
• The applicant is requesting a Modification of Proffers for the property known as 1361 Laskin Road in order
to reuse the approximately 4,200 square-foot existing building as a bakery specializing in dog treats and
similar products.
• 1361 Laskin Road was conditionally rezoned from 0-2 Office to Conditional B-1A Neighborhood Business in
1998. The applicant at that time included several proffers governing permitted uses on the property:
c Proffer 4 of the original proffers states that the property shall be utilized for a single retail women's
dress and apparel shop with operating hours from 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
o Proffer 5 states that the only uses which will be permitted in place of a retail women's dress and
apparel shop are those which are permitted within the 0-2 Office Zoning District and are not
prohibited within the B-1A Limited Community Business District.
Proffers 4 and 5 of the original agreement severely restrict permissible uses on this property, including the
potential to operate a bakery on site, which is a by-right use in the B-1A Business District.
• Other proffers of the original agreement proffered the design of the building and the site layout.
• At this time, the applicant seeks to modify the proffer agreement by removing the previous proffers and
replacing them with general proffers related to retaining the existing building and site layout as they
currently exist; to limit hours of operation (for any use) of the building to between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.;
and clarification that the building may be used for retail sales.
• The only changes proposed by the applicant are to update the exterior of the building with colors to match
their adjacent building at 1353 Laskin Road, where the applicant operates a traditional bakery. This new
property will be an extension of their operations, including their skills-training program for individuals with
disabilities.
• Per Section 203(a)(29), one parking space per every 250 square feet of floor area must be provided. 17
parking spaces are required for this use. There are 16 regular parking spaces available on site and one ADA-
accessible space, thereby meeting parking on site with a total of 17 spaces.
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Agenda Item 6
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CRZ: Conditional Rezoning STC:Street Closure STR:Short Term Rental
MDC: Modification of FVR: Floodploin Variance
Conditions ALT.'Alternative Compliance
Evaluation : Recommendation
In Staff's opinion, this request for a Modification of Proffers is acceptable. This property is included in the
boundaries of the Hilltop Strategic Growth Area (SGA), as defined by the Comprehensive Plan. Hilltop is
envisioned as a regional commercial destination that blends high-end retail and national chains with local
businesses in a dense, multi-modal corridor with well-designed pedestrian connections to nearby residences.
This proposed modification of proffers will create more opportunities for reuse of the site that are
complementary with the goals of the Hilltop SGA, including the applicant's stated intention of expanding their
local bakery business. Properties immediately adjacent to 1361 Laskin Road are zoned 0-2 Office, Conditional
B-2 Community Business, and Conditional B-1 Neighborhood Business, and is in the vicinity of The Canopy, an
approved multi-use development. The applicant's request is compatible with current and desired future
conditions along Laskin Road.
This property was rezoned 26 years ago from 0-2 Office to Conditional B-1A Neighborhood Business. The
Laskin Road corridor was in a much different state of development then, though the property was part of a
group of parcels zoned 0-2 Office that predated much of the residential development that currently exists to
the south. The original proffers were likely intended to be deferential to the residential development near this
corridor; however, in Staff's opinion, those restrictions no longer serve the current goals for this corridor. The
applicant's modified proffers will ensure that hours of operation are still compatible with residential areas but
will provide flexibility for reuse of the property. Further, as the applicant is making no site or building changes,
SUGAR PLUM, INC.
Agenda Item 6
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the proffer regarding design and site layout will preserve the public's opportunity to comment on future
redevelopment.
As such, Staff recommends approval of this application subject to the proffers and exhibits included below in
the staff report.
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The following are proffers submitted by the applicant as part of a Conditional Zoning Agreement (CZA). The
applicant, consistent with Section 107(h) of the City Zoning Ordinance, has voluntarily submitted these proffers
in an attempt to "offset identified problems to the extent that the proposed rezoning is acceptable,"
(§107(h)(1)). Should this application be approved, the proffers will be recorded at the Circuit Court and serve
as conditions restricting the use of the property as proposed with this change of zoning.
Proffer 1
The existing building and improvements to the Property shall remain, and no expansion or external
construction to the existing single-story building shall be permitted. Changes to the exterior color scheme and
fa4ade of the Property shall be permitted.
Proffer 2
The operating hours for the single-story building shall open no earlier than 8:00 a.m. and close no later than
9:00 P.M.
Proffer 3
The single-story building may be utilized for retail sales and any other uses permitted either by right or through
conditional use permit, if granted, within the B-1A Limited Community Business District.
Staff Comments: Staff has reviewed the Proffers listed above and finds them acceptable. The City Attorney's
Office has reviewed the agreement and found it to be legally sufficient and in acceptable legal form.
Comprehensive Plan Recommendations
The Comprehensive Plan identifies this area as being within the Hilltop Strategic Growth Area in an area
designated for non-residential mixed use (p. 39).This mixed-use character is intended to contribute to the
overall vision of Hilltop as a regional commercial center of both national and local retailers, which this
application supports.
ResourcesNatural & Cultural •
The site is located in the Chesapeake Bay. It is located outside the Resource Protection Area. There are no
proposed site improvements with this application.
There are no known historic or cultural resources that will be affected by this project.
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page 4 of 15
Traffic I-mpacts/Transportation
Traffic Counts
Street Name Present Volume Present Capacity Generated Traffic
Laskin Road 27,800 ADT' 36,900 ADT 1*(LOS 2"D") No anticipated change
1 Average Daily Trips 2 LOS = Level of '55,500 ADT for
Service future 6 lane road
Master Transportation Plan(MTP)and Capital Improvement Program(CIP)
Laskin Road in the vicinity of this application is considered a four-lane divided major urban arterial. In addition
to the existing four-lane section of road, there are two, two-lane local access roads parallel to the mainline
portion of roadway: one the south side of Laskin Road and one on the north side of Laskin Road. The existing
infrastructure currently resides in a 160-foot right-of-way.
There is a roadway CIP project under construction on Laskin Road in the vicinity of this application. Laskin
Road — Phase IA(CIP 2-156) is for the construction of an eight-lane divided highway in a 160-foot right-of-way
from Republic Road to Winwood Drive and a six-lane divided highway in a 150-foot right-of-way from Winwood
Drive to Oriole Drive with multi-use path and sidewalk. These limits include the intersections at First Colonial
Road and First Colonial Road from 1-264 to Laurel Lane. Construction of this project began in 2019 and is
scheduled to be completed in 2024/25.
ImpactsPublic Utility
The site currently connects to the City water and sanitary sewer.
Public Outreach Information
Planning Commission
• As required by the Zoning Ordinance, the public notice sign(s) was placed on the property on August
12, 2024.
• As required by State Code, this item was advertised in the Virginian-Pilot on Wednesdays, August 28,
2024 and September 4, 2024.
• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding the request and the
date of the Planning Commission public hearing on September 2, 2024.
• This Staff report, as well as all reports for this Planning Commission's meeting, was posted on the
Commission's webpage of virginiabeach.gov/pc on September 5, 2024.
SUGAR PLUM, INC.
Agenda Item 6
page 5 of 15
City Council
• As required by City Code, this item was advertised in the Virginian-Pilot on Tuesdays, October 1, 2024
and October 8, 2024.
• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding both the request and
the date of the City Council's public hearing on September 30, 2024.
• The City Clerk's Office posted the materials associated with the application on the City Council website
of https://clerk.virginiabeach.gov/city-council on October 11, 2024.
SUGAR PLUM, INC.
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The disclosures contained in this form are necessary to inform public officials who may vote on the
application as to whether they have a conflict of interest under Virginia law.Completion and submission of
this form is required for all applications that pertain to City real estate matters or to the development and/or
use of property in the City of Virginia Beach requiring action by the City Council, boards, commissions, or
other bodies.
SECTIONDISCLOSURE
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Applicant Name:
as listed on application Sugar Plum Inc
Is Applicant also the Owner of the subject property? Yes@ Noo
if no,Property Owner must complete SECTION 2:PROPERTY OWNER DISCLOSURE(page 3).
Does Applicant have a Representative?Yes(F)NoO
If yes,name Representative: Billy Garrington
Is Applicant a corporation,partnership,firm,business,trust or unincorporated business? Yes@Noo
If yes,list the names of all officers,directors,members,or trustees below AND businesses that have a
parent-subsidiary'or affiliated business entity'relationship with the applicant.(Attach list if necessary.)
Corporation
Board of Directors list is Attached
Does the subject property have a proposed or pending purchaser? Yeso No •
If yes,name proposed or pending purchaser:
KNOWN INTEREST BY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE
Does an official or employee of the City of Virginia Beach have an interest in the subject land or any
proposed development contingent on the subject public action? Yeso No@
If yes,name the official or employee,and describe the nature of their interest.
APPLICANT SERVICES DISCLOSURE
READ:The Applicant must certify whether the following services are being provided in connection to the
subject application or any business operating or to be operated on the property.The name of the entity
and/or individual providing such services must be identified.(Attach list if necessary.)
SERVICE YES NO SERVICE PROVIDER
Name entity and or individual
Financing(mortgage,deeds of trust, (D O Southern Bank
cross-collateralization,etc.)
Real Estate Broker/Agent/Realtor (F) Q Ricky Anderson(Colliers)
Disclosure Statement ( rev. May-2024 page 1 of 3
SUGAR PLUM, INC.
Agenda Item 6
page 11 of 15
Disclosure
SECTION APPLICANT DISCLOSURE •.
SERVICE YES NO SERVICE PROVIDER
Nome entity and or individual
Accounting/Tax Return Preparation G Q Desroche$Company
Architect/Designer/Landscape O O Bill Haynie(Aatlantia Design Group,Inc)
Architect/Land Planner
Construction Contractor 0 1 0
Engineer/Surveyor/Agent (D O Brad Martin WPL
Legal Services Q O Kyle D.Korte(WolcotURivers/Gates)
APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
READ:I certify that all information contained in this Form is complete,true,and accurate.1 understand that
upon receipt of notification that the application has been scheduled for public hearing,1 am responsible for
updating the information provided herein three weeks prior to the meeting of Planning Commission, City
Council,VBDA,CBPA, Wetlands Board or any public body or committee in connection with this application.
Patricia Rakes Clark(Sugar Plum Inc) 07/16/2024
Applicant Name(Print) plicant Signature Date
t"Parent-subsidiory relationship"means"a relationship that exists when one corporation directly or
indirectly owns shares possessing more than 50 percent of the voting power of another corporation."See
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, VA.Code§2.2-3101.
2"Affiliated business entity relationship"means"a relationship,other than parent-subsidiary relationship,
that exists when(I)one business entity has a controlling ownership interest in the other business entity,(ii)
a controlling owner in one entity is also a controlling owner in the other entity,or(III)there is shared
management or control between the business entities.Factors that should be considered in determining
the existence of on affiliated business entity relationship include that the some person or substantially the
same person own or manage the two entities;there are common or commingled funds or assets;the
business entities share the use of the some offices or employees or otherwise shore activities,resources or
personnel on a regular basis;or there is otherwise a close working relationship between the entities."See
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act,Va.Code§2.2-3101.
FOR CITY USE ONLY:
No changes as of(date): 9/24/2024
Marchelle L. Coleman 9/24/2024
Staff Name(Print) Staff Signature Date
Disclosure Statement I rev. M a y-2024 4 page 2 of 3
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Agenda Item 6
page 12 of 15
Board of Directors Roster •
Name Address Home# Work# Cod# e-mail address Term end Start year
Thad Nowak 12G25Tcrm6quare.StreetaaR932 757481-3043 757472-9933 nowakthadOomail.coni 2022/4 1997
(President) Renton,VA 20190
Spouse.Connie 4080 Hedow St V8 23451
Charlie Malbon 2904 Gaines Lending 757 412-2747 757 630-6902 Tanklines aol.com 2022/A 1996
(Past President) VB 23454
Spouse:Lynda
Tim Rivas 1821CIeen Hill Rood 757650-4210 ltmjrivas6Llgmaii-Com 2022/A 1999
(Vi -Presiderd) V1323454
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Mike Disharoon 1012 Chumley Road 757 305-1507 757 672-8208 Mdisharoon. eri artners.co, 2023/13 2016
(Treasurer)
Spouse:Kelly VB 23451
Tom Gustafson 2483 Esplanade Drive 757721-5259 757615-7730 gusandgwenPg mail.com 2022/A 2004
(Secretary) VS 23456
Spouse Gwen
LindaLalbstaln 1508TrouvifleAve 757423-3429 7572WI318 lindalaibstain2iagmail.Com 2023/B 2003
Norfolk 23505
Robert Maroon 213 A61st Street 265-9797 rmaLogr 2023/B 2000
Spouse:Melanie VB 23451
Chuck Ferrer 3832 Church Point Road 757 460-4398 757 541-1064 chuck-deter .:mail-earn 2023/B 2002
Spouse.Lisa VB 23455
Colleen Craig 2380 L1tebfleld Way 767 301-9796 757 816.0376 2024/C 2008
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Godtrey Grier 41117 Fitzgerald Way. 757460-3838 757403-9400 ggrier(a)ggrier.com 2023/8 2016
Spouse r Debbie V823451
Scott Miller '1102 Ceder'Romt Drive' <•'r: 757 629-0647. 757 589-6065 SmlifBr(�11Y YJ1►7drT1$mUNfBn.,G6rn 2a� /C -2017
Spouse1auren V8 23451
Jeff Nowak 2205 Summerwind Circle 757 478-3968 �effnowak a townebenefits.com 2024/C 2018
Spouse: V6 23454
Bettie Goodman 107 63rd Street bettie.goodman(cDomail.com
Emeritus i VB 23451 428-5453
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Patricia Rakes Clark 1353 Laskin Road
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• Upon receiving a recommendation from Planning Commission, this request will be scheduled for a City
Council public hearing. Staff will inform the applicant and/or their representative of the date of the
hearing in the upcoming days.
• Following City Council's decision, the applicant will receive a decision letter from Staff.
• Once the conditions of approval are in place and/or completed, the applicant must contact the Zoning
Division of the Planning Department to obtain verification that the conditions have been met. Contact
the Zoning Division at 757-385-8074.
• If the request requires land disturbance and/or a subdivision of property, please contact the
Development Services Center (DSC) to discuss next steps for site plan/plat review. Contact the DSC at
757-385-4621 or the Development Liaison Team at 757-385-5692.
• Please note that further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City
Ordinances and Standards. Any site plan submitted with this application may require revision during
detailed site plan review to meet all applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits
required by the City Code, including those administered by the Department of Planning/ Development
Services Center and Department of Planning/ Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any approvals allowed by this application are valid.
• The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police
Department for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
(CPTED) concepts and strategies as they pertain to this site.
SUGAR PLUM, INC.
Agenda Item 6
page 15 of 15
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In Reply Refer To Our File No. DF-11225
DATE: October 4, 2024
TO: Mark D. Stiles DEPT: City Attorney
FROM: Tori Eisenberg DEPT: City Attorney
RE: Conditional Zoning Application; Sugar Plum Bakery, Inc.
The above-referenced conditional zoning application is scheduled to be heard by the
City Council on October 15, 2024. 1 have reviewed the subject proffer agreement, dated
July 30, 2024 and have determined it to be legally sufficient and in proper legal form. A
copy of the agreement is attached.
further.Please feel free to call me if you have any questions or wish to discuss this matter
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Enclosure
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SUGAR PLUM, INC., a Virginia corporation
TO (MODIFICATION TO PROFFERED COVENANTS, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS)
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, a municipal corporation of the Commonwealth of Virginia
THIS MODIFICATION TO PROFFER AGREEMENT, is made this 30th day of July,
2024,between and among SUGAR PLUM,INC.,a Virginia corporation,Grantor,party of the first
part; and THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, a municipal corporation of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, Grantee,party of the second part.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Grantor is the owner of a parcel of real property located in the District 6
of the City of Virginia Beach,Virginia, containing approximately .46 acres of land,which is more
particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the
"Property"); and
WHEREAS, Grantor is the successor-in-interest to LILLEL FARMS, INC. ("Lille]
Farms"), a Virginia corporation; and
WHEREAS, the Grantee's policy is to provide only for the orderly development of land
for various purposes through zoning and other land development legislation; and
WHEREAS, the Grantor acknowledges that competing and sometimes incompatible uses
conflict and that in order to permit differing uses on and in the area of the Property and at the same
time to recognize the effects of change, and the need for various types of uses, certain reasonable
GPIN NO.: 2417-29-3117
Prepared by: Kyle D. Korte, Esq. VSB No. 71 162
Wolcott Rivers Gates
200 Bendix Road, Suite 300
Virginia Beach,VA 23452
conditions governing the use of the Property for the protection of the community that are not
generally applicable to land similarly zoned are needed to cope with the situation to which
Grantor's application gives rise; and
WHEREAS, by Proffered Covenants Restrictions and Conditions dated October 31, 1997
and made by Lille] Farms and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of
Virginia Beach, Virginia on February 18, 1998 at Deed Book 3845, Page 2180 (the "Original
Proffer Agreement"), Lillel Farms voluntarily subjected the Property to certain proffered
conditions and restrictions (the "Original Proffers");
WHEREAS, the development proposed by Lille] Farms for the Property contemplated a
single-story sales building for a women's dress and apparel shop, and;
WHEREAS, the project proposed by Grantor is an extension of the retail establishment
operated by Grantor on the adjacent property with single-story sales building, similar, but not
identical, in design and construction to what was previously approved and is currently on file.
NOW THEREFORE, Grantor has made application to the Grantee to modify the Proffers
in part and accordingly, voluntarily and without any requirement by or exaction from the Grantee
or its governing body and without any element of compulsion or qqid pro,quo for zoning, rezoning,
site plan, building permit, or subdivision approval, Grantor hereby makes the following
modification to declaration of conditions and restrictions which shall restrict and govern the
physical development, operation and use of the Property and hereby covenants and agrees that this
declaration shall constitute covenants running with the Property, which shall be binding upon the
Property and upon all parties and persons claiming under or through the Grantor, its successors,
personal representatives, assigns, Grantee, and other successors in interest or title:
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All of the enumerated Original Proffers are hereby deleted in their entirety and in the place
and stead thereof,the following are substituted:
1. The existing building and improvements to the Property shall remain, and
no expansion or external construction to the existing single-story building shall be
permitted. Changes to the exterior color scheme and fagade of the Property shall be
permitted.
2. The operating hours for the single-story building shall open no earlier than
8:00 a.m. and close no later than 9:00 p.m.
3. The single-story building may be utilized for retail sales and any other uses
permitted either by right or through conditional use permit, if granted, within the B-lA
Limited Community Business District.
Further conditions may be required by the Grantee during detailed Site Plan review and
administration of applicable City Codes by all cognizant City Agencies and departments to meet
all applicable City Code requirements.
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WITNESS the following signatures and seals:
SUGAR PLUM,INC.,
a Virginia corporation
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
CITY OF V1�►hjpD(h , to-wit:
I,the undersigned,a Notary Public in and for my City and State aforesaid,do hereby certify
that futvlUq Glgv� , tx .Wr. of SUGAR PLUM, INC., a Virginia
corporation,whose name is signed to the foregoing instrument,has acknowledged the same before
me this day of _�jAj j , 2024, who is personally know to me or has
produced dom wwm as identification.
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Exhibit "A"
To Modification of Proffers
ALL THAT certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon and
the appurtenances thereunto belonging, lying, situate and being in the City of Virginia Beach,
Virginia, and being known, numbered, and designated as Lot 5 (five), with 121.34' frontage on
Laskin Road by 213.80' x 81.77' x206.10', on that certain plat entitled, "Fremac Lake Shores",
made by Frank H. Gay, C.E., dated September, 1956 and duly recorded in the Clerk's Office of the
Circuit Court of said City in Map Book 42, at page 28.
TOGETHER with and subject to, the easements for ingress and egress described and conveyed in
a Deed of Correction dated February 12, 1990 and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit
Court for the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, in Deed Book 2917, at page 553.
LESS, SAVE AND EXCEPT property conveyed to the Commonwealth of Virginia by Certificate
of Take, recorded in the Clerk's Office aforesaid in December 18, 2018 as Instrument No.
20181228001064740, and final order entered June 20, 2023 as Instrument No. 202303021961.
IT BEING part of the same property conveyed by deed dated May 6, 2021 from Laskin Properties,
LLC,a Virginia limited liability company,to Sugar Plum,Inc.,recorded May 6,2021 in the Clerk's
Office of the Circuit Court for the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia as Instrument No.
202103038229.
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Virginia Beach Planning Commission September 11, 2024
Public Meeting Item #6 Sugar Plum Inc.
Recommendation: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
Discussion
Ms. Byler: Thank you. You may be seated. The next item is agenda item #6, Sugar
Plum Bakery. Is there a representative here to speak on this?
Mr. Garrington: Good morning, Madam Chair, members of the Planning Commission, for
the record, Billy Garrington on behalf of the applicant. Applicant in this
case is Sugar Plum Bakery, property known as 1361 Laskin Road. There
are three proffers in the staff write up, and we're in total agreement with
those, and I want to thank your staff for working with us on this piece of
property, and we're in total agreement with the proffers, and we thank you
for placing this on consent.
Ms. Byler: Thank you. You may be seated. On this item, we've asked Commissioner
Plumlee to please read it into the record.
Mr. Plumlee: Thank you very much. This is an application for modification to proffer at
1361 Laskin Road for Sugar Plum Bakery Incorporated being the applicant.
Our wonderfully informative staff provided us an excellent presentation on
this item. There has been absolutely no objection placed to this,very minor
modification of great importance to this applicant, and there were no
objections from the members of the planning commission, and therefore it
appears appropriate for the consent agenda.
Ms. Byler: Thank you, Commissioner Plumlee.
Ms. Byler: The Planning Commission places the following applications on the consent
agenda. Agenda items 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10.
Ms. Cuellar: Thank you very much. Do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda
as read by Commissioner Byler?
Ms. Hippen: So moved.
Mr. Plumlee: Second.
Ms. Cuellar: Hearing a second. Are there any planning commissioners abstaining on the
any items on the consent agenda? The motion for approval is made by
Commissioner Hippen, seconded by Commissioner Plumlee.
Madam Clerk: The vote is now open. By a vote of 8 to 0,items 5,6, 8,9,and 10 have been
recommended for approval on the consent agenda.
Ms. Cuellar: If you had an application that was on the consent agenda today,your request
will now be scheduled for an upcoming City Council meeting. Staff will
contact you about the date. For those applicants on the consent agenda,
thank you for participating today. You are welcome to join us for the
remainder of the meeting, either virtually or in person,but certainly you are
free to leave as well. Our next order of business will be the regular agenda.
Madam Clerk, we're ready for the first item on the regular agenda.
Vote Tall
AYE 8 NAY 0 ABS 0 ABSENT 3
Alcaraz X
Anderson X
B ler X
Cromwell X
Coston X
Cuellar X
Estaris X
Hi en X
Mauch X
Parks X
Plumlee X
Proffers
Proffer 1
The existing building and improvements to the Property shall remain, and no expansion
or external construction to the existing single-story building shall be permitted. Changes
to the exterior color scheme and facade of the Property shall be permitted.
Proffer 2
The operating hours for the single-story building shall open no earlier than 8:00 a.m.
and close no later than 9:00 p.m.
Proffer 3
The single-story building may be utilized for retail sales and any other uses permitted
either by right or through conditional use permit, if granted, within the B-1A Limited
Community Business District.
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Item V-J.6.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEM#43842
PLANNING
Attorney R.E.Bourdon,Jr.,Pembroke One 51 Floor,Phone:499-8971,represented the applicant
Upon motion by Council Lady Eure, seconded by Councilman Branch, City Council ADOPTED the
Ordinance upon application of MICHAEL D.SIFEN,INC.,a Virginia Corporation,for a Conditional
Change of Zoning:
ORDINANCE UPON APPLICATION OF MICHAEL D. SIFEN,INC.,A
VIRGINIA CORPORATION FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION FROMR-5D TO CONDITIONAL B-2 ZO7981107
BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
Ordinance upon application of Michael D. Sifen, Inc., a Virginia
Corporation for a Change of Zoning District Classification from R-51)
Residential Duplex District to Conditional B-2 Conditional Business
District on certain property located at the northeast corner ofLynnhaven
Parkway and Salem Road. The proposed zoning classification change to
Conditional B-2 is for commercial land use. The Comprehensive Plan
recommends use of this parcel for retail service, office and other
compatible uses in accordance with Plan policies. Said parcel contains
5.17 acres.DISTRICT 2-KEMPSVILLE.
This Ordinance shall be effective in accordance with Section 107(n of the Zoning Ordinance.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia,on the Fourteenth ofJuly,Nineteen Hundred
and NineW-Eight.
The following conditions shall be required:
1. Agreement encompassing proffers shall be recorded with the
Clerk of the Circuit Court and is hereby made a part of the
record.
2. Accepted letter refuture lease.Said letter dated July 13,1998, is
hereby made a part of the proceedings. The Formal Lease or
Easement shall be reviewed and approved by City Council,
Voting: 10-0
Council Members Voting Aye:
John A.Baum,Linwood 0.Branch,III, Harold Heischober,Barbara M.
Henley,Louis R.Jones,Reba S.McClanan,Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf,
Nancy K Parker, Vice Mayor William D. Sessoms, Jr. and Louisa M.
St rayhorn
Council Members Voting Nay:
None
Council Members Abstaining:
William W.Harrison,Jr.
Council Members Absent:
None
Councilman Harrison ABSTAINED as the landowner objecting to the right-of-way is represented by his
law firm.
July 14, 1998
SYKES, CARNES, BOURDON & AHERN, P. C.
JON M.AHERN ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW TELEPHONE 499-8971
R.EDWAIID BOURDON,lR. PEMBROKE OFFICE PARK AREA CODE 757
THOMAS S.CARNES FACSIMILE(757)156-.
JAMES T.CROMWELL PEMBROKE ONE-THE FIFTH FLOOR OR 671.1454
KEITH L.KIMBALL VIRGINIA BEACH,VIRGINIA 23462-2989
KIRK B.LEVY
TODD M.LYNN July l 3, 1998
JENNIFER D.ORAM-SMITH
HOWARD R.SYKES,JR.
ria Facsimile No.:427-4456
and Hand Delivery
James C.Lawson,Director
Department of Real Estate
City of Virginia Beach
Building 2, Room 170
Municipal Center
Virginia Beach,Virginia 23456
RE: Proposed Ingres"gress Easement or Lease of Property
for Utilization for Ingress and Egress
on behalf of Michael D.Sifen,Inc.
Property located east side of Salem Road
beginning approl3malely 300 feet north of the
Intersection of Salem Road and Lynnhaven Parkway
Dear Jim:
As you are aware, the City Council at their public hearing on Tuesday, July 14,
1998 will be voting upon the application of Michael D. Sifen, Inc. for Conditional
Rezoning to Conditional B-2 on the 5.17 acre parcel of property at the northeast corner of
the intersection of Salem Road and Lynnhaven Parkway. If approved, the property will be
developed into no more than four (4) commercial businesses. One of the businesses will
be a pharmacy (Walgreens) on the parcel located at the corner of Salem Road and
Lynnhaven Parkway.
At the request of City Council,we have proffered a revised Site Plan which depicts
access to the property from Salem Road via a right-in light-out only entrance and
driveway across the excess City property which was obtained from Ms. Buckner as a part
of the Salem Road widening which is due to commence later this year.
Based upon our discussions, this shall confirm that the following points will form
the basis of a Lease Agreement or Easement Agreement which will be prepared
subsequent to an approval of the afore referenced Conditional Rezoning by City Council:
l. The owners of the rezoned property will be granted(via Lease or Easement
Agreement)the right to utilize the property depicted on the Site Plan for construction and
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Item V-J.4.a/b
PLANNING ITEM#48676
Upon motion by Vice Mayor Sessoms, seconded by Councilman Branch, City Council ADOPTED
Ordinances upon applications of STEPHENR.ROMINE
MODIFIED COZ WALLOW CONVENIENCE STORE WITH FUEL
SALES,BY CONSENT, on a Change of Zontne District Classification
from R-5D Residential Duplex to Conditional B-2 Community Business at
Salem Road and Lynnhaven Parkway, for Michael D. Sifen, Inc.,
(approved July 14,1998)(DISTRICT I-CENTERVILLE)
AND,
ORDINANCE UPON APPLICATION OF STEPHEN R ROMINE FOR A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR FUEL SALES IN CONJUNCTION
WITH CONVENIENCE STORE)R09013070
BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
Ordinance upon Application of Stephen R Romine for a Conditional Use
Permit far fuel sales in conjunction with a convenience store on certain
property located on the northeast corner of Salem Road and Lynnhaven
Parkway (GPIN #1475-85-4872) Said parcel contains 155 acres
DISTRICT 1-CENTERVILLE
The following conditions shall be required
1 The trash enclosure shall be screened with a solid brick wall to
match the building,with landscaping in accordance with Section
245(e)of the zoning ordinance
2 All building mechanical equipment shall be screened in
accordance with Section 245(e)of the zoning ordinance
3 No outdoor vending machines shall be allowed
4 No signage in excess of a total of 4 square feet of the entire glass
area of the exterior wall nor any neon signs or accents shall be
permitted in or on the windows and/or doors of the convenience
store
5 Signage for the site shall be limited to traffic control signs,one
monument-style sign designed as specified in the Conditional
Zoning Agreement,a sign above the storefront as shown on the
proffered elevation drawings,logos and striping on the fuel pump
canopy as shown on the proffered elevation drawing, and the
signage allowed by Condition 4 No other signs shall be
installed on any other wall area of the building or an the roof of
the building on the canopy, on lighting poles, or any other
portion of the site
6 No merchandise shall be displayed outside of the building
7 No doors shall be located on the side of the building fronting
Salem Road
8 Additional evergreen trees and shrubs shall be provided in front
of the doors on the side of the building fronting on Lynnhaven
Parkway
9 Bike racks shall be provided near the store entrance
September 25,2001
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Item V-J.4.a/b
PLANNING ITEM#48676(Continued)
This Ordinance shall be effective in accordance with Section 107(fl of the Zoning Ordinance
Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the Twenty--fifth of September Two
Thousand One
Voting 9-2(By Consent)
Council Members Voting Aye
Linwood O Branch,III,Margaret L Eure, William W Harrison, Jr,
Louis R Jones, Reba S McClanan, Robert C Mandigo,Jr, Nancy K
Parker, Vice Mayor William D Sessoms,Jr and Rosemary Wilson
Council Members Voting Nay
Barbara M Henley and Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf
Council Members Absent
None
September 25,2001
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Item V-14.c.
PLANNING ITEM#48677
Upon motion by Vice Mayor Sessoms, seconded by Councilman Branch, City Council ADOPTED
Ordinance upon application of STEPHEN R.ROMINE for a Conditional Use Permit
ORDINANCE UPON APPLICATION OF STEPHEN R ROMINE FOR A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR FUEL SALES IN CONJUNCTION
WITH CONVENIENCE STORE R09013071
BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
Ordinance upon Application of Stephen R Romine for a Conditional Use
Permtt for fuel sales in conjunction with a convenience store on certain
property located at the northeast corner of General Booth Boulevard and
Dam Neck Road(GPIN#2415-55-4556) Said parcel contains 38,768
square feet DISTRICT 7-PRINCESS ANNE
The following conditions shall be required
1 The site shall be developed substantially as shown on the
submitted site plan,entitled'Preliminary Site Development Plan
for 7-Eleven Convenience Store at General Booth Boulevard and
Dan Neck Road, Princess Anne Borough, Virginia Beach,
Virginia,"prepared by URS,and dated 6111/001
2 The exterior of the primary structure and the fuel pump canopy
shall be substantially as depicted on the submitted elevations
entitled, "7-Eleven,Rendering M-5,"prepared by URS
3 The cross-access easement at the shared entrance on General
Booth Boulevard for the commercial property to the north shall
be retained
4 A right turn lane shall be provided at the entrance on General
Booth Boulevard if it is deemed necessary by Public
Works/Traffic Engineering during detailed site plan review
5 Pedestrian walkways shall be provided from the sidewalks in the
public rights-of-way to the convenience store in accordance with
Section 246(d)of the City Zoning Ordinance
6 The street front landscaping on General Booth Boulevard must
be revised to reflect the existing corridor landscaping scheme
which consists of Natchez Crape Myrtle Trees planted fifteen feet
(15)on-center and a double staggered row of Nicks Compact
Pfitzer Juniper,at three(3)gallon container size
7 In addition to the berms shown along Dam Neck Road on the
submitted site plan described above in Condition 1, trees and
shrubs planted in accordance with the street front planting
requirements shall be provided on the detailed site plan
8 The trash enclosure shall be screened with a solid brick wall to
match the building, with landscaping in accordance with the
Section 145(3)of the City Zoning Ordinance
9 All building mechanical equipment shall be screened in
accordance with Section 145(e)of the City Zoning Ordinance
10 No outdoor vending machines shall be allowed
September 25,2001
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Item V-K 3.
PLANNING ITEM#51724
Upon motion by Vice Mayor Jones, seconded by Councilman Reeve, City Council MODIFIED the
Ordinance upon application of LYNNHAVENBLOCKASSOCIATES,L.L.0(approved by City Council
on July 14, 1998 and Modified September 25, 2001)
ORDINANCE UPONAPPLICATIONOFLYNNHAVENBLOCKASSOCIATES,
L L C FOR THE MODIFICATION OF A CHANGE OF ZONING DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION Z09031160
BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
Ordinance upon Application of Lynnhaven Block Associates, L L C for the
Modification of a Change ofZoning District Classification approved by City
Council on July 14, 1998, and as modified by City Council on September 25,
2001 Property is located at 2061, 2077, 2085 and 2093 Lynnhaven Parkway
(GPINS 1475961048, 1475859946, 1475857859, 1475854849) DISTRICT]
—CENTER VILLE
The following condition shall be required
1 An Agreement encompassing modified proffers shall be recorded
with the Clerk of Circuit Court
This Ordinance shall be effective in accordance with Section 107(/) of the Zoning Ordinance
Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the Twenty-third of September, Two
Thousand Three
Voting 11-0 (By Consent)
Council Members Voting Aye
Harry E Diezel, Margaret L Eure, Vice Mayor Louis R Jones, Reba S
McClanan, Richard A Maddox, Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf, Jim Reeve,
Peter W Schmidt, Ron A Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L Wood
Council Members Voting Nay
None
Council Members Absent
None
September 23, 2003
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ITEM: FERBER COMPANY CENTRAL, LLC [Applicant] LYNNHAVEN BOA L LLC &
LYNNHAVEN BOA Q LLC [Property Owners] Modification of Proffers for the
property located at 2061 Lynnhaven Parkway (GPIN 1475961048). COUNCIL
DISTRICT 7 (Wooten)
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background:
The applicant is requesting a Modification of Proffers to develop this site with a
Panera Bread restaurant. The property is located along Lynnhaven Parkway within
the Salem Crossing Shopping Center. The property was rezoned from R-5D
Residential to Conditional B-2 Community Business in 1998 with subsequent
modifications in 2001 and 2003. The 1998 proffers permitted certain uses on the
property, specifically preschool/childcare education centers, business studios,
offices, clinics, and financial institutions. A former Bank of America previously
utilized the now vacant building. The proposed modification will add eating and
drinking establishments, as a permitted use on the site.
The existing 3,000 square foot building will remain with some minor exterior
renovations to include removal of the existing teller canopy, addition of a dumpster
enclosure with the required screening, updates to the existing signage and overall
color scheme, and installation of a new door on the east elevation. All existing
landscaping on the site, which is heavily screened from Lynnhaven Parkway, will
remain.
Parking is deficient on the site by 8 spaces, with 30 spaces required and only 22
provided on site. However, there is a reciprocal easement on the property that
allows additional shared parking on Parcel I within the shopping center. The
shopping center currently has ample parking, with 372 parking spaces required
and 531 spaces provided. The restaurant anticipates no more than 6 to 8
employees on a shift during peak hours. The additional 8 required parking spaces
will be provided on the adjacent parcel of the shopping center and will have minimal
impact on the overall parking for the shopping center.
■ Considerations:
The proposed development is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan's vision for
the Suburban Area, as it pertains to infill development. The exterior changes
proposed to the building are consistent with the Suburban Area Design Guidelines
and the Retail Establishment and Shopping Center Ordinance Guidelines. As
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such, Staff and the Planning Commission concurred that the proposed modification
request will not negatively impact the surrounding properties, but rather will
improve the aesthetics of the site with a restaurant that can be utilized by
surrounding property owners, visitors, and residents.
While the Conceptual Site Layout Plan submitted to the Planning Commission did
not include a bike rack, to meet the City's Active Transportation initiatives, the
applicant revised the plan between Planning Commission and City Council to
ensure that a bike rack was added to the plan. The updated plan which is included
as an attachment, was submitted before the proffer deadline of 10 days prior to the
City Council hearing.
Further details pertaining to the application, as well as Staff's evaluation, are
provided in the attached Staff Report. There is no known opposition to this request.
■ Recommendation:
On September 11, 2024, the Planning Commission passed a motion to
recommend approval of this item on the Consent Agenda, by a recorded vote of
8-0.
PROFFERS
Proffer 1
That portion of Proffer numbered 1" in the 2003 Proffers applicable to PARCEL
D ("Parcel D Site Plan") is deleted and replaced with:
1. When Parcel D is redeveloped it shall be developed substantially as depicted
and described on the exhibit entitled "SITE PLAN FOR PANERA BREAD
2061 LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA", dated 05-28-
2024, as revised 06-24-2024, prepared by CECS, which has been exhibited
to the Virginia Beach City Council, is on file with the Virginia Beach
Department of Planning & Community Development and incorporated herein
by referenced ("hereinafter "PARCEL D LAYOUT")
Proffer 2
That Portion of Proffer numbered "3" in the 2003 Proffers applicable to Parcel D
is deleted and replaced with:
3. When Parcel D is redeveloped, Parcel D shall contain landscaping features
substantially in accordance with those depicted and described on the
PARCEL D LAYOUT.
Proffer 3
Proffer numbered 'A" in the 2003 Proffers is deleted and replaced with:
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4. The exterior building materials, architectural design elements, and building
mounted signage of the existing building, along with the dumpster enclosure,
and existing free standing sign as depicted on the PARCEL D LAYOUT, shall
be modified, added, or replaced, or renovated substantially as depicted and
described on the three (3) page exhibit entitled "Elevations — 2061 Lynnhaven
Parkway" — 6/27/2024 which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City
Council, is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning &
Community Development and incorporated herein by referenced (hereinafter
"Panera Parcel D Elevations").
Proffer 4
Proffer numbered "9" in the 1998 Proffers is deleted and replaced with:
9. The only uses which are permitted on "PARCEL D" are (i) an eating and
drinking establishment with a drive thru, (ii) a pre-school childcare education
center, (iii) a financial institution; (iv) business studios; (v) offices; or (vi)
clinics.
Proffer 5
Except as modified or deleted herein, the remaining unchanged proffer
covenants, restrictions and conditions applicable to Parcel D, as set forth in the
1998 Proffers, 2001 Proffers, and 2003 Proffers, are hereby ratified and affirmed.
■ Attachments:
Staff Report and Disclosure Statements
Location Map
Proffer Agreement
Minutes of Planning Commission Hearing
REVISED CONCEPTUAL SITE LAYOUT plan dated 05-28-2024, as revised 06-
24-2024
Recommended Action: Staff recommends Approval. Planning Commission
recommends Approval.
Submitting Department/Agency: Planning Department 41
City Manager:)/p
Agenda
Applicant: Ferber Company Central, LLC
Property Owner: Lynnhaven BOA L LLC & Lynnhaven BOA Q LLC
Planning Commission Public •: Septembe
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Project Details
Request
Modification of Proffers
StaffRecommendation
Approval
StaffPianner
Marchelle Coleman
Location
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-Background iSummaryofProposal
• The applicant seeks to amend proffers associated with a Conditional Rezoning approved by City Council on
July 14, 1998 to rezone this property from R-51) Residential District to Conditional B-2 Community Business
District to redevelop the site with an eating and drinking establishment with a drive-thru.The applicant is
proposing to modify original proffers from 1998, as well as modified proffers approved in 2001 and 2003,
to modify the site layout, renderings, landscaping, and proposed uses on this property in order to adapt a
former Bank of America building for reuse as a Panera Bread restaurant with a drive thru.
• The 1998 proffers include a proffer that governs the permitted uses on the property (PARCEL D), stating
that the only uses which will be permitted on "Parcel D" are: preschool/childcare education center,
business studios, offices and clinics, or a financial institution. Proffer 9 will be amended to add eating and
drinking establishment with a drive thru as a permitted use.
• As depicted on the conceptual site plan and proposed building elevations, the applicant proposes minimal
changes to the site, but will remove the existing bank teller canopy that covers existing drive thru lanes.
The applicant intends to reuse these lanes but will install an awning on the building to partially shelter the
drive thru lane and cashier window. The building's existing brick facade will remain with minimal changes
to include building signage, window awnings, changing the color scheme, and proposed new door along
the east elevation.
• As stated previously, new signage is proposed on the building, as depicted on the proffered building
elevations.The existing freestanding sign on the property will also remain but will be replaced with a new
face to display the restaurant's logo, as shown on the proposed building elevations. The existing
freestanding sign is neither internally nor externally illuminated.
• Interior parking lot, building foundation plantings, and streetscape plantings will remain, as depicted on
the conceptual site plan. A dumpster enclosure is proposed with the required screening plantings shown.
The proposed landscaping appears to meet requirements set forth in the Site Plan Ordinance.
• Section 203(a)(30) of the Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum of 30 parking spaces. 22 parking spaces to
include two handicap spaces are proposed on the parcel per the concept plan. While all the required
parking is not met on site, there is a recorded reciprocal easement agreement which allows shared parking
on the adjacent parcel, thereby, meeting all parking requirements for this proposed use.
• The proposed hours of operation will be from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily with a total number of 25
employees. Six to eight employees are anticipated to work during peak hours.
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Zoning
Map Key No. Request
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04/04/2023
1 REZ Approved 10/14/2003 ss
REZ Approved 07/14/1986 v
CUP (Church) Approved 04/14/1986
CUP (Tattoo Parlor) Approved
09/08/2022
CUP (Indoor Commercial Recreation
Facility) Approved 09/10/2013 82 ez
2 CUP (Indoor Recreation Facility)
Approved 10/11/2011
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CRZ (R-5D to Conditional B-2
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Community Business District)
Approved 07/11/1995
3 REZ Approved 06/26/2007
MDP Approved 10/14/2003
MDP Approved 09/25/2001
4 CRZ (R-51)to Conditional B-2
Community Business District)
Approved 07/14/1998
Application Types
CUP: Conditional Use Permit MDP: Modification of Proffers SVR:Subdivision Variance
REZ:Rezoning NON: Nonconforming Use LUP: Land Use Plan
CRZ: Conditional Rezoning STC:Street Closure STR:Short Term Rental
MDC:Modification of FVR:Floodplain Variance
Conditions ALT Alternative Compliance
Evaluation - • • . •
This request to modify the proffers to amend the conceptual site plan, building renderings, and proposed uses
for Parcel D are acceptable. The request is in keeping with the policies and goals set forth in the
Comprehensive Plan for the Suburban Area, as it pertains to infill development.The proposed building is
consistent with the Suburban Area Design Guidelines and the Retail Establishment and Shopping Center
Ordinance Guidelines, as the existing building will remain with minor changes.
Staff does not anticipate any diminished quality of the site as a result of this request, as the existing former
bank building will remain but will incorporate minor changes to include the removal of the existing canopy,
painting of existing awning along main front facade, new building signage, and a proposed new door along the
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east elevation. The proposed elevations show the existing red brick to remain, consistent with the architectural
materials and design of the adjacent buildings in the vicinity. Staff believes that the site layout will not be
adversely impacted as all existing landscaping will be retained, meeting the requirements of the Site Plan
Ordinance. In addition, the majority of the parking, totaling 22 spaces, will be provided on site.The other
required parking spaces (totaling eight spaces) will be provided on the adjacent parcel within the shopping
center, as permitted through the existing reciprocal easement agreement. The Salem Crossing Shopping
Center requires 372 parking spaces, however, 531 parking spaces are provided.The additional eight required
parking spaces will be provided on the adjacent parcel of shopping center and will have minimal impact on the
shopping center's parking, as sufficient parking is provided. In addition,the applicant will revise the plan
between Planning Commission and City Council to include a bike rack to meet the bicycle space parking
requirements.
It is the opinion of Staff that the traffic generated by this restaurant will result in a total of 1,636 average daily
trips.Traffic Engineering Staff reviewed the request and indicated while the proposal for an eating and drinking
establishment with drive-thru will slightly increase the traffic volume, Lynnhaven Parkway is well under
capacity and can easily accommodate the anticipated increase.
Based on the considerations above, Staff recommends approval of this request subject to the proffers listed
below.
The following are proffers submitted by the applicant as part of a Conditional Zoning Agreement (CZA). The
applicant, consistent with Section 107(h) of the City Zoning Ordinance, has voluntarily submitted these proffers
in an attempt to "offset identified problems to the extent that the proposed rezoning is acceptable;'
(§107(h)(1)). Should this application be approved, the proffers will be recorded at the Circuit Court and serve
as conditions restricting the use of the property as proposed with this change of zoning.
Proffer 1
That portion of Proffer numbered "1" in the 2003 Proffers applicable to PARCEL D ("Parcel D Site Plan") is
deleted and replaced with:
1. When Parcel D is redeveloped it shall be developed substantially as depicted and described on the exhibit
entitled "SITE PLAN FOR PANERA BREAD 2061 LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA", dated 05-
28-2024, as revised 06-24-2024, prepared by CECS, which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City
Council, is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning & Community Development and
incorporated herein by referenced ("hereinafter "PARCEL D LAYOUT")
Proffer 2
That Portion of Proffer numbered "3" in the 2003 Proffers applicable to Parcel D is deleted and replaced with:
3. When Parcel D is redeveloped, Parcel D shall contain landscaping features substantially in accordance with
those depicted and described on the PARCEL D LAYOUT.
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Proffer 3
Proffer numbered "4" in the 2003 Proffers is deleted and replaced with:
4. The exterior building materials, architectural design elements, and building mounted signage of the existing
building, along with the dumpster enclosure, and existing free standing sign as depicted on the PARCEL D
LAYOUT, shall be modified, added, or replaced, or renovated substantially as depicted and described on the
three (3) page exhibit entitled "Elevations—2061 Lynnhaven Parkway"—6/27/2024 which has been
exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council, is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning &
Community Development and incorporated herein by referenced (hereinafter "Panera Parcel D Elevations").
Proffer 4
Proffer numbered "9" in the 1998 Proffers is deleted and replaced with:
9. The only uses which are permitted on "PARCEL D" are (i) an eating and drinking establishment with a drive
thru, (ii) a pre-school childcare education center, (iii) a financial institution; (iv) business studios; (v) offices;
or (vi) clinics.
Proffer 5
Except as modified or deleted herein, the remaining unchanged proffer covenants, restrictions and conditions
applicable to Parcel D, as set forth in the 1998 Proffers, 2001 Proffers, and 2003 Proffers, are hereby ratified
and affirmed.
Staff Comments: Staff has reviewed the Proffers listed above and finds them acceptable. The City Attorney's
Office has reviewed the agreement and found it to be legally sufficient and in acceptable legal form.
2003 Proffers
Proffer 1
Proffer numbered "I" in the 2001 Proffers is amended to read: When the Property is developed, Parcels "B"
and "C" shall be developed substantially as shown on the Exhibit entitled "PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN OF THE
LYNNHAVEN, SALEM AND LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, Kempsville Borough, Virginia Beach, Virginia", prepared by
Engineering Services, Inc., dated April 2, 1998, which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and
is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning (hereinafter "1998 Site Plan"). Parcel "A" shall be
developed substantially as shown on the exhibit entitled "CONCEPT SITE PLAN FOR 7-ELEVEN", prepared by
Engineering Services, Inc., dated July 2, 2001, which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and
is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning (hereinafter "Parcel A Site Plan"). Parcel "D" shall be
developed substantially as shown on the exhibit entitled "BANK OF AMERICA LYNNHAVEN SQUARE NEW
STORE", prepared by Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates, Inc., dated June 27, 2003, which has
been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning
(hereinafter "Parcel D Site Plan").
Proffer 2
Proffer numbered "2" in the 2001 Proffers is deleted.
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Proffer 3
Proffer numbered 3 in the 2001 Proffers is amended to read: When Parcel "A" is developed, Parcel "A" shall
contain landscaping features substantially in accordance with the exhibit entitled "CONCEPT SITE PLAN FOR 7-
ELEVEN", prepared by Engineering Services, Inc., dated July 2, 2001, which has been exhibited to the Virginia
Beach City Council and is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning. When Parcel "D" is
developed, Parcel "D" shall contain landscaping features substantially in accordance with the Parcel "D" Site
Plan. Parcels "B" and "C" shall contain a minimum of five percent (5%) of landscape and open space in addition
to the 25' Landscape Buffer reference herein and the City's parking lot and foundation landscaping
requirements. The landscape materials used shall be in accordance with the City's landscape standards in
effect at the time of site plan approval. Landscaped pedestrian plazas or landscaped pedestrian access ways
that incorporate a landscaped design and pavement treatment approved by the Planning Director may be
counted toward the minimum five percent (5%) landscape/open space requirement referenced herein.
Proffer 4
Proffer numbered "13" in the 1998 Proffers is amended to read:The external building materials and
architectural design elements of the building depicted on the Parcel D Site Plan shall be substantially the same
as shown on the exhibit entitled "ELEVATIONS', BANK OF AMERICA, LYNNHAVEN SQUARE
SHOPPING CENTER, prepared by Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates, Inc., dated 7/29/03,
which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file with the Virginia Beach Department
of Planning (hereinafter "Parcel D Rendering").
Proffer 5
All of the terms, conditions, covenants, servitudes and agreements set forth in the 2001 Proffers recorded in
the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, in Deed Book 4514, at Page 0910,
save and except, Proffer 1 as specifically amended and modified herein and Proffer 2 as deleted herein, shall
remain in force and effect, running with the Property and binding upon the Property and upon all parties and
persons claiming under, by or through the Grantor, its heirs, personal representatives, assigns,tenants, and
other successors in interest or title.
Proffer 6
All of the terms, conditions, covenants, servitudes and agreements set forth in the 1998 Proffers recorded in
the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, in Deed Book 3938, at Page 1587,
save and except, Proffer 13, as specifically amended and modified herein, and Proffer 1, Proffer 2, Proffer 7,
Proffer 8, Proffer 10, Proffer 12, Proffer 17, Proffer 18, and Proffer 19, as specifically amended, or deleted in
the 2001 Proffers, shall remain in force and effect, running with the Property and binding upon the Property
and upon all parties and persons claiming under, by or through the Grantor, its heirs, personal representatives,
assigns, tenants, and other successors in interest or title.
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2001 Proffers
Proffer 1
"PROFFER I" is amended to read: When the Property is developed, parcels "B," "C," and "D" shall be developed
substantially as shown on the exhibit entitled "PRELIMINAA'{SITE PLAN OF THE VILLAGES OF LYNNHAVEN,
SALEM AND LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, Kempsville Borough, Virginia Beach,Virginia", prepared by Engineering
Services, Inc., dated April 2, 1998, which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file
with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning (hereinafter "1998 Site Plan"). Parcel "A" shall be developed
substantially as shown on the exhibit entitled "CONCEPT SITE PLAN FOR 7-ELEVEN," prepared by Engineering
Services, Inc., dated July 2, 2001, which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file with
the Virginia Beach Department of Planning (hereinafter "site plan").
Proffer 2
"PROFFER 2" is amended to read: When those portions of the Property designated Parcel "A" and Parcel "D"
are developed, Parcel "D" shall be developed substantially as shown on the exhibit entitled "CONCEPT PLAN
PARCELS A & D ATTHE VILLAGES of Lynnhaven, for Sifen Incorporated", prepared by Porterfield Design Center
which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file with the Virginia Beach Department
of Planning (hereinafter "Concept Plan"}.
Proffer 3
PROFFER 7" is amended to read: When Parcel "A" is developed, Parcel "A" shall contain landscaping features
substantially in accordance with the exhibit entitled "CONCEPT SITE PLAN FOR 7-ELEVEN," prepared by
Engineering Services, Inc., dated July 2, 2001, which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and
is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning. Parcels B, C, and D shall contain a minimum of five
percent (5%) of landscape and open space area in addition to the "25' Landscape Buffer" referenced herein
and the City's parking lot and foundation landscaping requirements. The landscape materials used shall be in
accordance with the City's landscape standards in effect at the time of the site plan approval. Landscaped
pedestrian plazas or landscaped pedestrian access ways that incorporate a landscaped design and pavement
treatment approved by the Planning Director may be counted toward the minimum five percent (5%)
landscape/open space requirement referenced herein.
Proffer 4
"PROFFER 8" is amended to read:The only use which will be permitted on "Parcel A" is either a
drugstore/pharmacy, an eating and drinking establishment without drive through windows, which does not
require a conditional use permit, a convenience store and automobile services station, or a financial
institution.
Proffer 5
"PROFFER 10" is amended to read: Each parcel shown on the Site Plan shall contain pedestrian ways
connecting said parcels to one another and to the shared boundary with Salem Crossing Shopping Center as
indicated on the Site Pinn. The pedestrian access ways which cross paved and/or vehicular areas, shall be
delineated by the use of paver blocks or other similar architectural treatment.
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Proffer 6
"PROFFER 12" is amended to read:The external building materials and architectural design elements of the
building depicted on Parcel "A" shall be substantially the same as shown on the exhibit entitled "7-ELEVEN
CONVE!'IIENCE STORE WITH FUEL STATION" dated July 2, 2001, which has been exhibited to the: Virginia Beach
City Council and is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning(hereinafter "Rendering").
Proffer 7
"PROFFER 17" is deleted.
Proffer 8
"PROFFER 18" is deleted.
Proffer 9
"PROFFER 19" is deleted.
Proffer 10
All of the terms, conditions, covenants, servitudes and agreements set forth in "Proffered Covenants,
Restrictions and Conditions" dated January 28, 1998, and recorded in the Clerk's Office in Deed Book 3938, at
Page 1587, save and except, Proffer I, Proffer 2, Proffer 7, Proffer 8, Proffer 10, Proffer 12, Proffer 17, Proffer
18, and Proffer 19, as specifically amended and modified herein, shall remain in force and effect, running with
the Property and binding upon the Property and upon all parties and persons claiming under, by or through
the Grantor, his heirs. personal representatives, assigns, tenants, and other successors in interest or title.
Proffer 11
Further conditions may be required by the GRANTEE during detailed Site Plan and/or Subdivision review and
administration of applicable City Codes by all cognizant City agencies and departments to meet all applicable
City Code requirements.
1998 Proffers
Proffer 1
When the Property is developed, it shall be developed substantially as shown on the exhibit entitled
"PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN OF THE VILLAGES OF L YNNHAVEN, SALEM & LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, Kempsville
Borough, Virginia Beach, Virginia", prepared by Engineering Services, Inc., dated April 2, 1998, which has been
exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning
(hereinafter "Site Plan").
Proffer 2
When those portions of the Property designated Parcel "A" and Parcel "D"' are developed, they shall be
developed substantially as shown on the exhibit entitled "CONCEPT PLAN PARCELS A & D AT THE VILLAGES of
Lynnhaven,for Sifen Incorporated", prepared by Porterfield Design Center which has been exhibited to the
Virginia Beach City Council and is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning (hereinafter "Concept
Plan")
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Proffer 3
When Parcel "A" is developed and when Parcel "D" is developed. GRANTORS shall create the stormwater
retention area, install the landscaping. brick columns and berming as depicted on the Concept Plan.The
stormwater retention area will be designed and engineered to feature areas of native wetland and riparian
vegetation. In addition to engineering review. the plans for the stormwater retention area shall be reviewed
and approved by the Planning Director or designee for consistency with this proffer. The sodded berms shall be
a minimum of two feet (2') in height measured from a base elevation equal to that of the sidewalk within the
Lynnhaven Parkway right-of-way adjacent to the area designated "25' Landscape Buffer" on the Site Plan.
Proffer 4
When Parcels "B" and "C" are developed, GRANTORS shall create a landscaped stormwater retention area
within the area designated "25' Landscape Buffer" on the Site Plan, utilizing the same design, landscaping and
brick columns utilized on Parcels "A" and "D", as depicted on the Concept Plan.
Proffer 5
At the time of the subdivision of the parcels shown on the Site Plan, GRANTORS shall record a no-
ingress/egress easement along the portions of the parcels contiguous to Lynnhaven Parkway and Salem Road,
except as allowed for ingress/egress as shown on the Site Plan.
Proffer 6
The number of parcels shall not exceed the four (4) depicted on the Site Plan and no parcel shall be less than
one acre in size.
Proffer 7
Each parcel shall contain a minimum of five percent (5%) of landscape and open space area in addition to the
"2S' Landscape Buffer" referenced herein and the City's parking lot and foundation landscaping requirements.
The landscape materials used shall be in accordance with the City's landscape standards in effect at the time of
the site plan approval. Landscaped pedestrian plazas or landscaped pedestrian access ways that incorporate a
landscaped design and pavement treatment approved by the Planning Director may be counted toward the
minimum five percent (S%) landscape/open space requirement referenced herein.
Proffer 8
The only use which will be permitted on "Parcel A"' is either a drugstore/pharmacy, an eating a.11d drinking
establishment without drive through windows. which does not require a conditional use permit, or a financial
institution.
Proffer 9
The only use which will be permitted on "Parcel D" is either a preschool/child care education center, business
studios, offices and clinics, or a financial institution.
Proffer 10
Each parcel shown on the Site Plan shall contain pedestrian ways and a bike path connecting said parcels to
one another and to the shared boundary with Salem Crossing Shopping Center as indicated on the Site Plan.
The pedestrian access ways which cross paved and/or vehicular areas, shall be delineated by the use of paver
blocks or other similar architectural treatment.
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Proffer 11
No parking spaces or dumpsters on the Property shall be located between Lynnhaven Parkway and/or Salem
Road and the respective buildings on each parcel.
Proffer 12
The external building materials, colors and architectural design elements or the building depicted on Parcel "A"
shall be substantially the same as shown on the exhibit entitled "Walgreens Pharmacy Picture", dated 4/2/98,
which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file with the Virginia Beach Department
of Planning (hereinafter "Picture"). The architectural design elements of the non-brick portion of the building
facade at the store entrance, as depicted on the Picture, shall be replicated on the corner of the building
nearest the intersection of Lynnhaven Parkway and Salem Road.
Proffer 13
The external building materials, colors and architectural design elements of the building depicted on Parcel "D"
shall be those depicted and described on the Concept Plan.
Proffer 14
The external building materials and colors used on the buildings constructed on Parcels "B" and "C" shall be
the same building materials and colors used on the buildings on Parcels "A" and "D", excluding accents and
windows. The architecture, including pattern of materials and design elements used, of the buildings on
Parcels "8" and "C" shall be complementary to the architecture of the buildings on Parcels "A" and "D".
Elevations and renderings of the buildings proposed for Parcels "B" and "C" shall be reviewed by the Planning
Director or designee for compatibility prior to site plan approval.
Proffer 15
No parcel shall contain more than one (1) principal building, however, for purposes of this proffer, an
automated teller machine and its supporting structure shall net be considered an additional principal building.
An automated teller machine may only be placed on any parcel after approval of a submitted site plan and
rendering, by the Planning Director or designee based upon its compatibility with the architecture of the
principal building and its compatibility with traffic circulation within the Property.
Proffer 16
All freestanding signage shall be monument style, shall not exceed a height of eight feet (8'), and no portion of
the signage on each sign shall protrude beyond the sign face area. Any freestanding sign constructed on a
parcel shall have a brick base matching the brick on the principal building. No neon lighting visible from
Lynnhaven Parkway, Salem Road, or adjoining property shall be permitted to be placed on the property.
Proffer 17
The freestanding monument style sign shown on the Concept Plan for Parcel "A" and as depicted on the
Picture, shall utilize a white background with red lettering.
Proffer 18
The pedestrian entry feature to Parcel "A" at the corner of Lynnhaven Park way and Salem Road, as depicted
on the Concept Plan, shall utilize pavers, stamped concrete or a combination of the two for the depicted
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walkway areas from the sidewalk within the City right-of-way, back to and around the "Annual Beds"
surrounding the "Monument Sign".
Proffer 19
No automobile services station and no eating and drinking establishment with drive through windows shall be
permitted on the Property.
Proffer 20
The only uses which will be permitted on Parcel •'B" and Parcel "C" are those which are permitted uses in the
B-1A Limited Community Business District.
Proffer 21
Further conditions may be required by the GRANTEE during detailed Site Plan and/or Subdivision review and
administration of applicable City Codes by all cognizant City agencies and departments to meet all applicable
City Code requirements.
Comprehensive Plan Recommendations
The Comprehensive Plan identifies this area as being in the Suburban Area of the city. The vision for the
Suburban Area emphasizes suburban patterns of residential development that are supported by residential
services and other complementary non-residential uses (1-60). Commercial development, such as shopping
centers, should be located near, but not within, residential neighborhoods and should have complementary
massing, scale, and overall design. Outparcels redeveloped with facades on the primary street calm traffic and
create a face to the development to prepare it for future uses" (p. 12). A "strong street edge" of outparcel
redevelopment is seen as the steppingstone to begin and encourage redevelopment on the interior of the
subject area. The applicant does not appear to be significantly altering the layout of the site beyond the
removal of the drive thru canopy. The elevations are standard and is appropriate architecture for the
surrounding area. The proposal aligns with the appropriate land use and enhances the area by having filled a
vacant outparcel to occupied with a few upgrades.
ResourcesNatural & Cultural •
The site is located in the Southern Rivers watershed.
There are no known historic or cultural resources that will be affected by this project.
Traffic Impacts/Transportation
Traffic Counts
Street Name Present Volume Present Capacity Generated Traffic
Lynnhaven Parkway 24,200 ADT- 36,900 ADT 1(LOS 4 «D") Existing Land Use Z-351 ADT
Proposed Land Use 3- 1,636 ADT
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1 Average Daily Trips 'As defined by an 'As defined by an 'LOS = Level of
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Master Transportation Plan(MTP)and Capital Improvement Program(CIP)
The MTP shows this segment of Lynnhaven Parkway as a four-lane minor arterial. There are no CIP projects
planned for this area.
Public Utility Impacts
Water&Sewer
The property is connected to City water and sewer. Water and sanitary sewer service must be verified and
improved, if necessary, so that the proposed development will have adequate water pressure, fire protection
and sanitary sewer service.
Public Outreach Information
Planning Commission
• As required by the Zoning Ordinance, the public notice sign(s) was placed on the property on August
12, 2024.
• As required by State Code, this item was advertised in the Virginian-Pilot on Wednesdays, August 28,
2024 and September 4, 2024.
• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding the request and the
date of the Planning Commission public hearing on August 26, 2024.
• This Staff report, as well as all reports for this Planning Commission's meeting, was posted on the
Commission's webpage of virginiabeach.gov/pc on September 5, 2024.
City Council
• As required by City Code, this item was advertised in the Virginian-Pilot on Tuesdays, October 1, 2024
and October 8, 2024.
• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding both the request and
the date of the City Council's public hearing on September 30, 2024.
• The City Clerk's Office posted the materials associated with the application on the City Council website
of https://clerk.virginiabeach.gov/city-council on October 11, 2024.
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Disclosure
CITY OF
Disclosure
VIRGINIA
V-B- BEACH Statement
The disclosures contained in this form are necessary to inform public officials who may vote on the
application as to whether they have a conflict of interest under Virginia law. Completion and submission of
this form is required for all applications that pertain to City real estate matters or to the development and/or
use of property in the City of Virginia Beach requiring action by the City Council, boards, commissions, or
other bodies.
SECTIONAPPLICANT DISCLOSURE
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Applicant Name: Ferber Company Central, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
as listed on application _
Is Applicant also the Owner of the subject property? YesO Noe
If no,Property Owner must complete SECTION 1:PROPERTY OWNER DISCLOSURE(page 3).
Does Applicant have a Representative?Yese NoO
If yes, name Representative: R. Edward Bourdon, Jr., Esq., Sykes, Bourdon,Ahern &Levy, P.C.
is Applicant a corporation,partnership,firm,business,trust or unincorporated business? YeseNoO
If yes,list the names of all officers,directors,members,or trustees below AND businesses that have a
parent-subsidiary'or affiliated business entity z relationship with the applicant.(Attach list if necessary.)
[The Ferber Company,Inc.is the sole member and manager
Does the subject property have a proposed or pending purchaser? Yes •, No
If yes,name proposed or pending purchaser. Applicant
KNOWN INTEREST BY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE
Does an official or employee of the City of Virginia Beach have an Interest in the subject land or any
proposed development contingent on the subject public action? Yeso Noe
If yes,name the official or employee,and describe the nature of their interest.
I
APPLICANT SERVICES DISCLOSURE
READ., The Applicant must certify whether the following services are being provided in connection to the
subject application or any business operating or to be operated on the property. The name of the entity
and/or individual providing such services must be identified.(Attach list if necessary.)
I::: SERVICE YES NO SERVICE PROVIDER
- - - (Nome entity and/or individual
Financing(mortgage,deeds of trust, © O To be Determined
cross-collateralization,etc.) _
Real Estate Broker/Agent/Realtor e O Connie Jordan Nioelsen,Thalhimer
Disclosure Statement I rev. May-2024 page 1 of 3
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Agenda Item 5
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Disclosure
SECTION APPLICANT DISCLOSURE . -.
SERVICE YES NO SERVICE PROVIDER
Name entityand/or individual
Accounting/Tax Return Preparation © 0
Architect/Designer/Landscape 0 O
Architect/Land Planner _
Construction Contractor @ O To be determined
Engineer/Surveyor/Agent O ® Issam(Sam)Beraki,Civi Enginnedng&Construction Sentoes(CECS)
Legal Services O ® R.Edward Bourdon,Jr.,Esq.,Sykes,Bourdon,Ahem&Levy,P.C.
APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
READ.I certify that all information contained in this Form is complete,true,and accurate.i understand that,
upon receipt of notification that the application has been scheduled for public hearing, I am responsible for
updating the information provided herein three weeks prior to the meeting of Planning Commission, City
Council, VBDA, CBPA, Wetlands Board or any public body or committee in connection with this application.
D191fa11y 400d by Th..
Ferber Company Central, LLC Thomas Hopkins Horeizos,.o7.rsoe.03.43 0500 07/15/2024
Applicant Name(Print) Applicant Signature Date
1"Parent-subsidiary relationship"means"a relationship that exists when one corporation directly or
indirectly owns shores possessing more than 50 percent of the voting power of another corporation."See
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act,VA.Code§2.2-3101.
2"Affiliated business entity relationship"means"a relationship,other than parent-subsidiary relationship,
that exists when(i)one business entity has a controlling ownership interest in the other business entity,(ii)
a controlling owner in one entity is also a controlling owner in the other entity,or(iii)there is shared
management or control between the business entities.Factors that should be considered in determining
the existence of an affiliated business entity relationship include that the some person or substantially the
some person own or manage the two entities;there are common or commingled funds or assets;the
business entities share the use of the same offices or employees or otherwise share activities,resources or
personnel on a regular basis,or there is otherwise a close working relationship between the entities."See
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, Va. Code§2.2-3101.
FOR CITY USE ONLY:
No changes as of(date): 9/24/2024
Marchelle L. Coleman 9/24/2024
Staff Name(Print) Staff Signature Date
Disclosure Statement I rev. May-2024 page 2 of 3
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SECTIONDisclosure Statement
PROPERTY OWNER DISCLOSURE
PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION
Property Owner Name:
as listed on application Lynnhaven BOA L LLC& Lynnhaven BOA Q LLC
Is the Owner a corporation,partnership,firm,business,trust,or unincorporated business? Yes@Noo
if yes,list the names of all officers,directors,members,or trustees below AND businesses that have a
parent-subsidiary 2 or affiliated business entity Z relationship with the applicant. (Attach list if necessary.)
Yuyuan Lucy Lu and Quiren Lu
Does the subject property have a proposed or pending purchaser? Yes@ Noo
if yes,name proposed or pending purchaser: Applicant
KNOWN INTEREST BY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE
Does an official or employee of the City of Virginia Beach have an interest in the subject land or any
proposed development contingent on the subject public action? Yes 0 No
If yes,name the official or employee,and describe the nature of their interest.
PROPERTY OWNER SERVICES DISCLOSURE
READ:The Owner must certify whether the following services are being provided in connection to the subject
application or any business operating or to be operated on the property.The name of the entity or individual
providing such services must be identified.(Attach list if necessary.)
SERVICE YES NO SERVICE PROVIDER
Name entity and/or individual
Financing(mortgage,deeds of trust, © @
cross-collateralization,etc.)
Real Estate Broker/Agent/Realtor @ 0 Karen Mikulski,TSCG
Accounting/Tax Return Preparation 0 @
Architect/Designer/Landscape o @
Architect/Land Planner
Construction Contractor 0 @
Engineer/Surveyor/Agent 0 @
Legal Services @ 0 Chdsw*rAmbrosio,Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black,PLC
PROPERTY OWNER CERTIFICATION
READ:I certify that all information contained in this Form is complete, true,and accurate. I understand that,
upon receipt of notification that the application has been scheduled for public hearing, 1 am responsible for
updating the information provided herein three weeks prior to the meeting of Planning Commission, City
Council, VBDA,CBPA, Wetlands Board or an,. public body or cot ,tee inyonnection w his application.
Lynnhaven BOA L LLC&Lynnhaven BOA Q LLC �� /24/2024
Property Owner Name(Print) Property Owner Signature Date _
Disclosure Statement I rev. May-2024 page 3 of 3
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Agenda Item 5
page 21 of 22
• Upon receiving a recommendation from Planning Commission, this request will be scheduled for a City
Council public hearing. Staff will inform the applicant and/or their representative of the date of the
hearing in the upcoming days.
• Following City Council's decision, the applicant will receive a decision letter from Staff.
• Once the conditions of approval are in place and/or completed, the applicant must contact the Zoning
Division of the Planning Department to obtain verification that the conditions have been met. Contact
the Zoning Division at 757-385-8074.
• If the request requires land disturbance and/or a subdivision of property, please contact the
Development Services Center (DSC) to discuss next steps for site plan/plat review. Contact the DSC at
757-385-4621 or the Development Liaison Team at 757-385-5692.
• Please note that further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City
Ordinances and Standards. Any site plan submitted with this application may require revision during
detailed site plan review to meet all applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits
required by the City Code, including those administered by the Department of Planning/ Development
Services Center and Department of Planning/ Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any approvals allowed by this application are valid.
• The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police
Department for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
(CPTED) concepts and strategies as they pertain to this site.
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GtNIA'BFA
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In Reply Refer To Our File No. DF-11226
DATE: October 4, 2024
TO: Mark D. Stiles DEPT: City Attorney
FROM: Tori Eisenberg DEPT: City Attorney
RE: Conditional Zoning Application; Ferber company Central, LLC
The above-referenced conditional zoning application is scheduled to be heard by the
City Council on October 15, 2024. 1 have reviewed the subject proffer agreement, dated
June 28, 2024 and have determined it to be legally sufficient and in proper legal form. A
copy of the agreement is attached.
Please feel free to call me if you have any questions or wish to discuss this matter
further.
VRE/ka
Enclosure
cc: City Manager
THIRD AMENDMENT TO PROFFERED COVENANTS, RESTRICTIONS AND
CONDITIONS
FERBER COMPANY CENTRAL, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
LYNNHAVEN BOA L LLC, a Virginia limited liability company
LYNNHAVEN BOA Q LLC, a Virginia limited liability company
TO (PROFFERED COVENANTS, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS)
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, a municipal corporation of the Commonwealth of Virginia
THIS AGREEMENT, made this 28' day of June, 2024, by and between FERBER
COMPANY CENTRAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, party of the first part,
Grantor; LYNNHAVEN BOA L LLC, a Virginia limited liability company and LYNNHAVEN
BOA Q LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, parties of the second part, Grantors; and THE
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, a municipal corporation of the Commonwealth of Virginia, party
of the third part, Grantee.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the parties of the second part are together the owners of that 1.056 acre parcel
of property located in the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, as described in Exhibit "A" attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference, which is referred to herein as the "Property"; and
WHEREAS, the party of the first part as contract purchaser of the Property has initiated a
modification to a conditional amendment to the Zoning Map of the City of Virginia Beach, by
petition addressed to the Grantee so as to modify conditions to the Zoning Classification of the
Property; and
WHEREAS, the Grantors have requested Grantee to permit this modification of the
Proffered Covenants, Restrictions and Conditions dated January 28, 1998 as recorded in the Clerk's
Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, in Deed Book 3938, at Page 1587
(hereinafter"1998 Proffers"),the Amendment To Proffered Covenants, Restrictions and Conditions
GPIN: 1475-96-1048-0000
Prepared by:
R.Edward Bourdon,Jr.,Esq.,VSB#22160
Sykes,Bourdon,Ahern&Levy,P.C.
4429 Bonney Road
Suite 500
Virginia Beach,Virginia 23462
dated August 2, 2001 as recorded in the afore referenced Clerk's Office in Deed Book 4514, at Page
0910 (hereinafter "2001 Proffers") and the Second Amendment To Proffered Covenants,
Restrictions and Conditions dated August 22, 2003 as recorded in the afore referenced Clerk's Office
as Instrument Number 200311130187020 (hereinafter "2003 Proffers"), to reflect amendments
applicable to the land use plan on the Property as herein described; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Grantors that, except as expressly modified herein, any
remaining unchanged,proffered covenants,restrictions and conditions applicable to the Property set
forth in the 1998 Proffers, the 2001 Proffers and the 2003 Proffers shall remain unchanged; and
WHEREAS, the Grantors acknowledge that competing and sometimes incompatible uses
conflict and that in order to permit differing uses on and in the area of the Property and at the same
time to recognize the effects of change, and the need for various types of uses, certain reasonable
conditions governing the use of the Property for the protection of the community that are not
generally applicable to land similarly zoned are needed to cope with the situation to which the
Grantor's proposed modification of conditions to the zoning gives rise; and
WHEREAS, the Grantors have voluntarily proffered, in writing, in advance of and prior to
the public hearing before the Grantee, as a part of the proposed modification to the existing zoning
conditions with respect to the Property, the following reasonable conditions related to the physical
development, operation, and use of the Property to be adopted, which conditions have a reasonable
relation to the proposed modification and the need for which is generated by the proposed
modification.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Grantors, their successors, personal representatives, assigns,
grantees, and other successors in title or interest, voluntarily and without any requirement by or
exaction from the Grantee or its governing body and without any element of compulsion or-quid pro
uo for zoning, rezoning, site plan, building permit, or subdivision approval, hereby makes the
following amendment to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions which shall restrict and govern
the physical development, operation, and use of the Property and hereby covenants and agrees that
this declaration shall constitute covenants running with the Property, which shall be binding upon
the Property and upon all parties and persons claiming under or through the Grantors, their
successors, personal representatives, assigns, grantees, and other successors in interest or title:
1. That portion of Proffer numbered "1" in the 2003 Proffers applicable to PARCEL D
("Parcel D Site Plan") is deleted and replace with:
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1. When Parcel D is redeveloped it shall be developed substantially as depicted
and described on the exhibit entitled, "SITE PLAN FOR PANERA BREAD 2061
LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA", dated 05-28-2024, as
revised 06-24-2024,prepared by CECS,which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City
Council, is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning & Community
Development and incorporated herein by referenced(hereinafter"PARCEL D LAYOUT").
2. That portion of Proffer numbered "3" in the 2003 Proffers applicable to Parcel D is
deleted and replaced with:
3. When Parcel D is redeveloped, Parcel D shall contain landscaping features
substantially in accordance with those depicted and described on the PARCEL D LAYOUT.
3. Proffer numbered"4" in the 2003 Proffers is deleted and replaced with:
4. The exterior building materials, architectural design elements, and building
mounted signage of the existing building, along with the dumpster enclosure, and existing
free standing sign as depicted on the PARCEL D LAYOUT, shall be modified, added,
replaced, or renovated substantially as depicted and described on the three (3)page exhibit
entitled, "Elevations-2061 Lynnhaven Parkway"—6/27/2024 which has been exhibited to
the Virginia Beach City Council, is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning
& Community Development and incorporated herein by referenced (hereinafter "Panera
Parcel D Elevations").
4. Proffer numbered "9" in the 1998 Proffers is deleted and replaced with:
9. The only uses which are permitted on "PARCEL D" are (i) an eating and
drinking establishment with a drive thru; (ii) a pre-school childcare education center; (iii) a
financial institution;(iv)business studios;(v)offices; or(vi)clinics.
5. Except as modified or deleted herein, the remaining unchanged proffered covenants,
restrictions and conditions applicable to Parcel D,as set forth in the 1998 Proffers,2001 Proffers and
2003 Proffers, are hereby ratified and affirmed.
The above conditions, having been proffered, ratified and affirmed by the Grantor and
allowed and accepted by the Grantee as part of the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, shall
continue in full force and effect until a subsequent amendment changes the zoning of the Property
and specifically repeals such conditions. Such conditions shall continue despite a subsequent
amendment to the Zoning Ordinance even if the subsequent amendment is part of a comprehensive
implementation of a new or substantially revised Zoning Ordinance until specifically repealed. The
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conditions, however, may be repealed, amended, or varied by written instrument recorded in the
Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach,Virginia,and executed by the record
owner of the Property at the time of recordation of such instrument,provided that said instrument is
consented to by the Grantee in writing as evidenced by a certified copy of an ordinance or a resolution
adopted by the governing body of the Grantee, after a public hearing before the Grantee which was
advertised pursuant to the provisions of Section 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia, 1950,as amended.
Said ordinance or resolution shall be recorded along with said instrument as conclusive evidence of
such consent, and if not so recorded, said instrument shall be void.
The Grantor covenants and agrees that:
(1) The Zoning Administrator of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, shall be vested
with all necessary authority, on behalf of the governing body of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia,
to administer and enforce the foregoing conditions and restrictions, including the authority (a) to
order, in writing, that any noncompliance with such conditions be remedied; and (b) to bring legal
action or suit to insure compliance with such conditions, including mandatory or prohibitory
injunction, abatement, damages, or other appropriate action, suit, or proceeding;
(2) The failure to meet all conditions and restrictions shall constitute cause to deny the
issuance of any of the required building or occupancy permits as may be appropriate;
(3) If aggrieved by any decision of the Zoning Administrator, made pursuant to these
provisions, the Grantor shall petition the governing body for the review thereof prior to instituting
proceedings in court; and
(4) The Zoning Map may show by an appropriate symbol on the map the existence of
conditions attaching to the zoning of the Property, and the ordinances and the conditions may be
made readily available and accessible for public inspection in the office of the Zoning Administrator
and in the Planning Department, and they shall be recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court
of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and indexed in the names of the Grantor and the Grantee.
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WITNESS the following signature and seal:
Grantor:
FERBER COMPANY CENTRAL,LLC,
a Delaware kited liabilit company
By: (SEAL)
Thomas opkins,Vice President
Retail C nstruction Services
STATE OF TENNESSE
CITY/COUNTY OF �v���� ,to-wit:
The foregoing instrument was ore me this '2. �4 day of--1 u C ,
2024,by Thomas Hopkins,Vice Pres dent Retail Constru 'on Services of Ferber Company Central,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability co any,Grantor.
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WITNESS the following signature and seal:
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a Virginia limited liability company
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STATE OF VIRGINIA r', .
CITY/COUNTY OF r , to-wit:
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MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 30.2028
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WITNESS the following signature and seal:
Grantor:
LYNNHAVEN BOA Q LLC,
a Virginia limited liability company
By: l._- t ate_ �'`z (SEAL)
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STATE OF VIRGINIA rr-�
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2024, by Ulr2n U C-&- Owne( of LynnhaveiVBOA Q
LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, Grantor. RS
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EXHIBIT "A"
All that certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia,
shown and designated as Parcel D on that certain plat entitled "Subdivision of Lynnhaven Square
located on Lynnhaven Parkway, Virginia Beach, Virginia" dated October 26, 2000 and prepared by
Site Improvement Associates, Inc. and recorded in Map Book 305, at Page 22 in the Clerk's Office
of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO beneficial easements as set forth on plat entitled
"Subdivision of Lynnhaven Square located on Lynnhaven Parkway,Virginia Beach,Virginia"dated
October 26, 2000 and prepared by Site Improvement Associates, Inc. and recorded in the Clerk's
Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia in Map Book 305, at Page 22.
TOGETHER WITH beneficial easements as set forth in Declaration of Easements dated March 1,
2002 and recorded April 26, 2002 in Deed Book 4678,at Page 739 as shown on plat recorded in Map
Book 305, at Pages 22-24; as affected by Corrected Declaration of Easements re-recorded July 16,
2002 as Instrument Number 200207163001620, in the aforesaid Clerk's Office.
FURTHER, TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO beneficial easements as set forth in
Amended and Restated Declaration of Easements, Covenants and Restrictions dated April 1, 2002
and recorded April 26, 2002 in Deed Book 4678, at Page 744 and shown on plat recorded in Map
Book 305, at Pages 22-24; as affected by Corrected Amended and Restated Declaration of
Easements, Covenants and Restrictions re-recorded July 16, 2002 as Instrument Number
200207163001620, in the aforesaid Clerk's Office.
FURTHER, TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO beneficial easements as set forth in
Reciprocal Easement Agreement dated May 6, 2003 and recorded June 30, 2003 as Instrument
Number 200306300098994; as affected by First Amendment to Easements with Covenants and
Restrictions Affecting Land("ECR") dated May 6, 2003 and recorded June 30, 2003 as Instrument
Number 200306300098993, in the aforesaid Clerk's Office.
GPIN: 1475-96-1048-0000
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Virginia Beach Planning Commission September 11, 2024
Public Meeting Item # 5 Ferber Company Central, LLC
Recommendation: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
Discussion
Ms. Cuellar: Okay,thank you very much. We will now move to the consent agenda, and
I've asked Commissioner Byler to serve as the acting vice chair to walk us
through the consent agenda.
Ms. Byler: Thank you, Madam Chair. Today we have four items on the consent
agenda. These are applications that are recommended for approval by staff
and the planning commission concurred, and there are no speakers signed
up in opposition. The first item is agenda item#5,Ferber Company Central,
LLC. Is there a representative here today to speak on this item? Welcome.
Please state your name for the record.
Mr. Bourdon: Thank you, Ms. Byler. For the record, Eddie Bourdon, Virginia Beach
Attorney representing Ferber Company Central, LLC. My client is in
attendance today, and appreciates the kind words that you all had for this
application in the informal. We appreciate being on the consent agenda.
It's a modification of proffers. So, obviously there are conditions, and
appreciate Marchelle's work on this application. Thank you.
Ms. Byler: Thank you, and are the conditions acceptable to your client?
Mr. Bourdon: They're in our proffer agreement, so they are acceptable to us, yes.
Ms. Byler: Thank you. You may be seated.
Ms. Byler: We're going to go back to agenda item#5 to have that read into the record.
Commissioner Byler is doing a great job. So we're just going to continue
moving forward.
Ms. Byler: Thank you. We've asked Commissioner Hippen to please read agenda #5,
Ferber Company Central, LLC into the record.
Ms. Hippen: The applicant seeks to amend proffers associated with the conditional
rezoning approved by City Council on 14 July 1998 to rezone this property
from R5-1)residential district to conditional B2 community business district
to redevelop the site with an eating and drinking establishment with a drive
through. The applicant is proposing to modify original proffers from 1998
as well as modify proffers approved in 2001 and 2003 to modify the site
layout,renderings,landscaping,and proposed uses on this property in order
to adapt a former Bank of America building for reuse as a Panera Bread
restaurant with a drive thru. Hearing no objections,this item is being placed
on the consent agenda.
Ms. Byler: Thank you, Commissioner Hippen.
Ms. Byler: The Planning Commission places the following applications on the consent
agenda. Agenda items 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10.
Ms. Cuellar: Thank you very much. Do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda
as read by Commissioner Byler?
Ms. Hippen: So moved.
Mr. Plumlee: Second.
Ms. Cuellar: Hearing a second. Are there any planning commissioners abstaining on the
any items on the consent agenda? The motion for approval is made by
Commissioner Hippen, seconded by Commissioner Plumlee.
Madam Clerk: The vote is now open. By a vote of 8 to 0,items 5,6, 8,9,and 10 have been
recommended for approval on the consent agenda.
Ms. Cuellar: If you had an application that was on the consent agenda today,your request
will now be scheduled for an upcoming City Council meeting. Staff will
contact you about the date. For those applicants on the consent agenda,
thank you for participating today. You are welcome to join us for the
remainder of the meeting, either virtually or in person,but certainly you are
free to leave as well. Our next order of business will be the regular agenda.
Madam Clerk,we're ready for the first item on the regular agenda.
Vote Tall
AYE 8 NAY 0 ABS 0 ABSENT 3
Alcaraz X
Anderson X
Byler X
Cromwell X
Coston X
Cuellar X
Estaris X
Hippen X
Mauch X
Parks X
Plumlee X
Proffers
Proffer 1
That portion of Proffer numbered "1" in the 2003 Proffers applicable to PARCEL D ("Parcel D Site
Plan") is deleted and replaced with:
When Parcel D is redeveloped it shall be developed substantially as depicted and described on
the exhibit entitled "SITE PLAN FOR PANERA BREAD 2061 LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, VIRGINIA
BEACH, VIRGINIA", dated 05-28-2024, as revised 06-24-2024, prepared by CECS, which has been
exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council, is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of
Planning & Community Development and incorporated herein by referenced ("hereinafter
"PARCEL D LAYOUT")
Proffer 2
That Portion of Proffer numbered "3" in the 2003 Proffers applicable to Parcel D is deleted and
replaced with:
When Parcel D is redeveloped, Parcel D shall contain landscaping features substantially in
accordance with those depicted and described on the PARCEL D LAYOUT.
Proffer 3
Proffer numbered "4" in the 2003 Proffers is deleted and replaced with:
The exterior building materials, architectural design elements, and building mounted signage of
the existing building, along with the dumpster enclosure, and existing free standing sign as
depicted on the PARCEL D LAYOUT, shall be modified, added, or replaced, or renovated
substantially as depicted and described on the three (3) page exhibit entitled "Elevations —2061
Lynnhaven Parkway" —6/27/2024 which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council, is
on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning & Community Development and
incorporated herein by referenced (hereinafter "Panera Parcel D Elevations").
Proffer 4
Proffer numbered "9" in the 1998 Proffers is deleted and replaced with:
The only uses which are permitted on "PARCEL D" are (i) an eating and drinking establishment
with a drive thru, (ii) a pre-school childcare education center, (iii) a financial institution; (iv)
business studios; (v) offices; or(vi) clinics.
Proffer 5
Except as modified or deleted herein, the remaining unchanged proffer covenants, restrictions
and conditions applicable to Parcel D, as set forth in the 1998 Proffers, 2001 Proffers, and 2003
Proffers, are hereby ratified and affirmed.
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ITEM: 41H GENERATION HOME BUILDERS, LLC [Applicant & Property Owner]
Conditional Rezoning (PD-H1 Planned Unit Development to Conditional A-
18 Apartment District (Amendment to the Land Use Plan)) for the parcel on
Commuter Drive, directly east of 1436 S. Independence Boulevard (GPIN
1476769961). COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 (Rouse)
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background:
The applicant is seeking to remove the 2.29-acre parcel from the Timberlake Land
Use Plan and rezone the site from PD-H1 Planned Unit Development District to
Conditional A-18 Apartment District in order to develop a 25-unit townhome
condominium community. The parcel is located off Commuter Drive, with S.
Independence Boulevard to the west and Holland Road to the east. The parcel is
currently vacant, with a retail and office building to the west, townhomes to the
south, and a mini-warehouse and self-storage facility to the east.
Five, three-story buildings are proposed, each with a maximum height of 35 feet.
The proposed townhouse buildings will have a contemporary modernist design.
Materials consist of white premium vinyl siding with horizontal and vertical lap and
shake siding, dark brown trim accents, and earthtone brown and gray brick veneer.
A 4.5 foot tall freestanding sign is also proposed at the entrance of the
development.
Each unit will have 2 parking spaces within the driveway in addition to proposed
garage spaces. Units 1-16 will each have a rear loading, two-car garage and units
17-25 will have one front-loading garage each. 18 guest parking spaces are also
proposed on the site. In addition to the required landscaping, the proffered plan
also includes evergreen plantings along the perimeter of the site to provide
screening from the adjoining property owners. A 5-foot wide sidewalk will be
installed along the frontage of the site, where none exist today. In addition, two
BMPs are proposed to address water quality and quantity on site.
■ Considerations:
The proposed development is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan's vision for
the Suburban Area, as it focuses on creating great neighborhoods that maintain
and enhance the existing neighborhood, are compatible with the surroundings, and
provide quality and attractive buildings that provide effective buffering and livability.
The proposed conditional rezoning Conditional A-18 Apartment District will remove
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the parcel from the Timberlake Land Use Plan and allow for the development of
much needed housing in the central area of the City. Staff does not anticipate any
negative impacts to the surrounding properties as a result of the proposed
development and believes it will provide quality and attractive housing for citizens
of Virginia Beach.
Based on conversation at the Planning Commission Hearing, which included
providing additional open space for the residents, the applicant agreed to revise
the Conceptual Site Layout to include mulch paths around the BMPs in addition to
the proposed benches for the residents and guests to use for walking dogs and for
other leisure outdoor activities. However, after the hearing, the applicant was
informed by their engineer that mulch paths would not be feasible since there was
insufficient space between the proposed BMPs to provide the required separation
between the paths and the BMPs.As such, the applicant revised the plan to include
a dog park. The updated plan which is included as an attachment, was submitted
before the proffer deadline of 10 days prior to the City Council hearing.
Further details pertaining to the application, as well as Staff's evaluation, are
provided in the attached Staff Report. One letter of support from the Jack Rabbit
Storage business to the east was provided to Staff. There is no known opposition
to this request.
■ Recommendation:
On September 11, 2024, the Planning Commission passed a motion to
recommend approval of this request by a vote of 8 to 0.
PROFFERS
Proffer 1
The Property is removed from the PDH-1 Zoning District and the use of the
Property shall no longer be subject to the guidelines of the Timberlake Planned
Unit Development District as adopted with the creation of this PDH-1 District, as
they may have been previously revised.
Proffer 2
When the Property is developed and landscaped, it shall have the entrance,
neighborhood identification sign, streets, sidewalks, landscaping, townhome
condominium units and open spaces areas substantially as depicted and
described on the exhibit entitled, "CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN FOR
TIMBERLAKE QUAY", dated April 26, 2024, as revised July 14, 2024 and July
15, 2024, a copy of which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council,
is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning and is incorporated
herein by this reference (the "Conceptual Layout Plan").
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Proffer 3
When the Property is developed, it will have no more than twenty-five (25) 3-
story townhouse condominium units in five (5) buildings, with each townhouse
unit containing a minimum of 1449 square feet of enclosed living area. The
townhome units numbered 1 through 16 as depicted on the Conceptual Layout
Plan shall have a two (2) car rear entry garage and the depicted townhome units
numbered 17 through 25 as depicted on the Conceptual Layout Plan shall have a
front entry one (1) car garage. Each building shall utilize the quality architectural
features, design elements and exterior building materials substantially as
depicted and described on the five (5) pictorial exhibit designated "Timberlake
Quay Townhome Elevations", which have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach
City Council, and are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning &
Community Development and is incorporated herein by this reference (the
"Townhome Elevations").
Proffer 4
When the Property is developed, the community identification sign depicted on
the Conceptual Layout Plan shall be externally illuminated and shall be
constructed and maintained using the materials and dimension substantially as
depicted on the Exhibit entitled "TIMBERLAKE QUAY MONUMENT", dated 6-26-
24, which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council, is on file with the
Virginia Beach Department of Planning & Community Development and is
incorporated herein by this reference (the "Sign Elevations").
Proffer 5
When the Property is developed, the Grantor shall record a Condominium
Declaration submitting all of the Property, and where applicable any easements
outside the public rights of way, to a mandatory membership Condominium Unit
Owners' Association which shall own and be responsible for maintaining all areas
outside of the residential units.
Proffer 6
Further conditions may be required by the Grantee during detailed Subdivision
and/or Site Plan review and administration of applicable City Codes by all
cognizant City agencies and departments to meet all applicable City Code
requirements.
■ Attachments:
Staff Report and Disclosure Statements
Location Map
Minutes of Planning Commission Hearing
Letter of Support (1)
REVISED Conceptual Site Layout Plan dated April 26, 2024, as revised July 14,
2024 and July 15, 2024
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Recommended Action: Staff recommends Approval. Planning Commission
recommends Approval.
Submitting Department/Agency: Planning Department
City Manager/AO
' Agenda
Applicant i Property • • Builders, VB
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Project Details
Request
Conditional Rezoning (PD-H1 Planned Unit
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District)(Amendment to the Land Use Plan)
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Agenda Item 3
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Background SummaryofProposal
• The applicant seeks to rezone a 2.29-acre property from PD-H1 Planned Unit Development District to
Conditional A-18 Apartment District to develop a 25-unit residential townhouse condominium community
at a density of 10.9 units per acre.
• The 2.29-acre property is currently undeveloped and is designated within the Timberlake Land Use Plan
(LUP) for commercial use.The Timberlake Land Use Plan was approved by City Council on June 14, 1971.
Section 1110 of the Zoning Ordinance allows modifications to the land use plan through the Conditional
Rezoning process; as such, the applicant seeks to amend the Timberlake Land Use Plan to remove this
property from the regulations of the LUP.
• The submitted Conceptual Site Plan depicts five, three-story multi-family buildings, and two stormwater
management facilities that will be maintained by Condominium Association. Additionally, outdoor park
benches are provided, as depicted on the Conceptual Site plan, near both of the proposed stormwater
management facilities for residences and guests to utilize. Units 1 through 16 will have rear loading two-car
garages with two parking spaces provided within the driveway and Units 17 through 25 will have one front
entry loading garage with two parking spaces provided within the driveway.
• The townhouses have a contemporary modernist design and will be clad with white premium vinyl siding
with horizontal and vertical lap and shake siding, dark brown trim accents, and earthtone brown and gray
brick veneer. At the tallest point, the buildings will be 35 feet in height, thus meeting the maximum height
requirements in the A-18 Apartment District.
• Interior parking lot and building foundation plantings are proposed along with streetscape plantings
consisting of canopy trees and evergreen shrubs along Commuter Drive.The proposed landscaping appears
to meet the requirements of the Site Plan Ordinance, however, a more detailed review of all screening and
planting requirements will occur during final site plan review.
• Per Section 203(a)(12) of the Zoning Ordinance, two parking spaces per dwelling unit are required. Each
unit will meet this requirement. In addition to the required parking, units 1 through 16 will have rear
loading two-car garages and units 17 through 25 will have front loading one-car garages.There will also be
18 guest parking spaces throughout the community, as depicted on the Conceptual Site Plan.
• A freestanding monument style sign is proposed at the entrance of the development. As proffered, the
proposed signage will be no taller than four and half feet and will have with materials and colors to match
the proposed buildings. The proposed signage meets the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance and
includes the required landscaping around the base, as depicted on the Conceptual Site Plan.
• Per the Code of Virginia Beach, Section 31-28(d), the City will not make refuse collections on private
property.The applicant is aware and will be providing private services for the pick-up and disposal of trash
and solid waste for this development.
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Zoning History
Map Key No. Request
ez
MDP (Amend Timberlake Land Use �1
Plan—Automotive Service) Approved 1 i
1 10/12/2004
MDP (Amend Timberlake Land Use
Plan — Car Wash Facility) Approved
09/09/2003
MDP (Amend Timberlake Land Use 2
Plan — Mini-Warehouses) Approved POH1
2 05/24/1994 f
CUP (Communication Tower)
Approved 10/14/2008
MDP(Amend Timberlake Land Use
3 Plan —Commercial to Residential)
Approved 01/18/1982
4 REZ(PD-H1 Timberlake Land Use
Plan) Approved 06/14/1971
Application Types
CUP: Conditional Use Permit MDP: Modification of Proffers SVR:Subdivision Variance
REZ:Rezoning NON: Nonconforming Use LUP: Land Use Plan
CRZ: Conditional Rezoning STC:Street Closure STR:Short Term Rental
MDC: Modification of FVR: Floodplain Variance
Conditions ALT. Alternative Compliance
Evaluation • • . •
In Staff's opinion, this request to modify the Timberlake LUP by rezoning this 2.29-acre parcel from PD-H1
Planned Unit Development to Conditional A-18 Apartment District to develop the site with 25 townhome units
is acceptable.
As per the Comprehensive Plan, the Suburban Area focuses on creating and maintaining great neighborhoods.
Achieving this goal reflects on the ability for developments to maintain and enhance the existing
neighborhood, to be compatible with surroundings, and provide quality and attractive buildings that provide
effective buffering and livability. Staff finds that the proposed building design and site layout is attractive and of
good quality and deems this proposal consistent with the vision of the Comprehensive Plan for this area.
As indicated in Section 1110 of the Zoning Ordinance, modifications to the land use plan are possible through
either a zoning change or by a Conditional Use Permit. The applicant's intent to amend the Timberlake Land
Use Plan through the Conditional Rezoning process to remove this property from the plan is acceptable. As
currently shown on the land use plan, the property is designated as commercial, which would allow for the
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property to be developed with principal uses permitted in the B-1A Business District, due to the size of the
property being three acres or below. The property has been vacant for decades and has never been developed
with a commercial development. The applicant's request to remove the property from the land use plan to
develop the site with townhouses provides much needed housing in the central area of the City and would not
negatively impact surrounding properties but develop a vacant property with quality and attractive housing for
citizens of Virginia Beach. The site is adjacent to a major transit hub and will abut another townhouse
community that accesses S. Independence Boulevard.
Information provided by the Virginia Beach City Public School Staff indicates that the anticipated increase in
student enrollment due to the new dwelling units will be minimal with only a total of nine students: four
students at the elementary school level, two students at the middle school level, and three students at the
high school level. While the high school level is over capacity, it is within the acceptable utilization range of less
than 10%of optimum capacity. Based on this, the proposal is not expected to negatively impact current
student enrollment.
It is the opinion of the City's Traffic Engineering Staff that the traffic generated by the proposed development
will result in 180 average daily trips. According to the Public Works staff, Commuter Drive has adequate
capacity to support the proposed development. Since there are no existing sidewalks along Commuter Drive
adjacent the property, a five-foot wide sidewalk will be installed, as depicted on the proffered conceptual site
plan. In addition,the proposed access point along Commuter Drive meets the Public Works Design Standards
Manual (PWDSM) for a commercial entrance with a width of 30 feet, 15-foot radius and 30-foot throat length.
This site is located in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. As depicted, two stormwater management facilities are
proposed to address water quality and quantity on the property. An in-depth review of the stormwater
management strategy will occur during the site plan review process to ensure compliance with all stormwater
regulations and that no negative impacts will occur upstream or downstream as a result of this development.
Based on these considerations above, Staff recommends approval of the request subject to the proffers below.
• irm
The following are proffers submitted by the applicant as part of a Conditional Zoning Agreement (CZA). The
applicant, consistent with Section 107(h) of the City Zoning Ordinance, has voluntarily submitted these proffers
in an attempt to "offset identified problems to the extent that the proposed rezoning is acceptable;'
(§107(h)(1)). Should this application be approved, the proffers will be recorded at the Circuit Court and serve
as conditions restricting the use of the property as proposed with this change of zoning.
Proffer 1
The Property is removed from the PDH-1 Zoning District and the use of the Property shall no longer be subject
to the guidelines of the Timberlake Planned Unit Development District as adopted with the creation of this
PDH-1 District, as they may have been previously revised.
Proffer 2
When the Property is developed and landscaped, it shall have the entrance, neighborhood identification sign,
streets,sidewalks, landscaping,townhome condominium units and open spaces areas substantially as depicted
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and described on the exhibit entitled, "CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN FOR TIMBERLAKE QUAY", dated April 26,
2024, as revised July 14, 2024 and July 15, 2024, a copy of which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City
Council, is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning and is incorporated herein by this reference
(the "Conceptual Layout Plan").
Proffer 3
When the Property is developed, it will have no more than twenty-five (25) 3-story townhouse condominium
units in five (5) buildings, with each townhouse unit containing a minimum of 1449 square feet of enclosed
living area. The townhome units numbered 1 through 16 as depicted on the Conceptual Layout Plan shall have
a two (2) car rear entry garage and the depicted townhome units numbered 17 through 25 as depicted on the
Conceptual Layout Plan shall have a front entry one (1) car garage. Each building shall utilize the quality
architectural features, design elements and exterior building materials substantially as depicted and described
on the five (5) pictorial exhibit designated "Timberlake Quay Townhome Elevations", which have been
exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council, and are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning &
Community Development and is incorporated herein by this reference (the "Townhome Elevations").
Proffer 4
When the Property is developed, the community identification sign depicted on the Conceptual Layout Plan
shall be externally illuminated and shall be constructed and maintained using the materials and dimension
substantially as depicted on the Exhibit entitled "TIMBERLAKE QUAY MONUMENT", dated 6-26-24, which has
been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council, is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning &
Community Development and is incorporated herein by this reference (the "Sign Elevations").
Proffer 5
When the Property is developed, the Grantor shall record a Condominium Declaration submitting all of the
Property, and where applicable any easements outside the public rights of way, to a mandatory membership
Condominium Unit Owners' Association which shall own and be responsible for maintaining all areas outside
of the residential units.
Proffer 6
Further conditions may be required by the Grantee during detailed Subdivision and/or Site Plan review and
administration of applicable City Codes by all cognizant City agencies and departments to meet all applicable
City Code requirements.
Staff Comments: Staff has reviewed the Proffers listed above and finds them acceptable. The City Attorney's
Office has reviewed the agreement and found it to be legally sufficient and in acceptable legal form.
Further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City Ordinances and Standards. Any
site plan submitted with this application may require revision during detailed site plan review to meet all
applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits required by the City Code, including those
administered by the Department of Planning/Development Services Center and Department of Planning/
Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any
approvals allowed by this application are valid.
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The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police Department
for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) concepts and
strategies as they pertain to this site.
Comprehensive Plan Recommendations
The Comprehensive Plan recognizes this property as being within the "Suburban Area". Guiding principles have
been established in the Comprehensive Plan to guard against possible threats to the stability of the Suburban
Area and to provide a framework for neighbors and places that are increasingly vibrant and distinctive. The
Plan's primary guiding principle for the Suburban Area is to create "Great Neighborhoods", and to support
those neighborhoods with complementary non-residential uses in such a way that working together the
stability and sustainability of the Suburban Area is ensured for now and the future.
Natural & Cultural Resources Impacts
The site is located in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. There do not appear to be any significant natural
resources or cultural features associated with the site.
Traffic Impacts/Transportation
Traffic Counts
Street Name Present Volume Present Capacity Generated Traffic
Commuter Drive No Data Available No Data Available Existing Land Use 1-0 ADT
Proposed Land Use 2-180 ADT
1 as defined by a 2.29-acre ' as defined by a 2.29-acre
undeveloped parcel parcel with 25
townhouse dwelling units
Master Transportation Plan(MTP)and Capital Improvement Program(CIP)
Commuter Drive, in the vicinity of this application, is considered a two-lane undivided local street. It is not
included in the MTP. No roadway CIP projects are planned for this area.
Public
Water&Sewer
There is an existing eight-inch City water main and an existing eight-inch City sanitary sewer main along
Commuter Drive. The site must connect to City water and sewer. Water and sanitary sewer service must be
verified and improved if necessary, so that the proposed development will have adequate water pressure, fire
protection, and sanitary sewer service.
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ichool Impacts
School Current Enrollment Capacity Generation 1 Change '
Kempsville Meadows 440 students 490 students 4 students 4 students
Elementary
Larkspur Middle 1,452 students 1,651 students 2 students 2 students
Green Run High 1,749 students 1,716 students 3 students 3 students
1"Generation" represents the number of students the development will add to the school.
2"change" represents the difference between the number of potential or actual students generated under the
existing zoning and the number generated under the proposed zoning. The number can be positive (additional
students) or negative (fewer students).
'tublic Outreach Information
Planning Commission
• As required by the Zoning Ordinance, the public notice sign(s) was placed on the property on August
12, 2024.
• As required by State Code, this item was advertised in the Virginian-Pilot on Wednesdays, August 28,
2024 and September 4, 2024.
• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding the request and the
date of the Planning Commission public hearing on August 26, 2024.
• This Staff report, as well as all reports for this Planning Commission's meeting, was posted on the
Commission's webpage of virginiabeach.gov/pc on September 5, 2024.
City Council
• As required by City Code, this item was advertised in the Virginian-Pilot on Tuesdays, October 1, 2024
and October 8, 2024.
• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding both the request and
the date of the City Council's public hearing on September 30, 2024.
• The City Clerk's Office posted the materials associated with the application on the City Council website
of https://clerk.virginiabeach.gov/city-council on October 11, 2024.
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Disclosure Statement
Disclosure Statement
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Planning&Community
= Development
The disclosures contained in this form are necessary to inform public officials who may vote on the application as to
whether they have a conflict of interest under Virginia law. The completion and submission of this form is required for
all applications that pertain to City real estate matters or to the development and/or use of property in the City of
Virginia Beach requiring action by the City Council or a City board,commission or other body.
Applicant Disclosure
Applicant Name 4th Generation Home Builders,LLC,a Virginia limited liability company
Does the applicant have a representative? ®Yes ❑ No
• If yes,list the name of the representative.
R Edward Bourdon,Jr.,Esq.,Sykes,Bourdon,Ahern&Levy,P.C.
Is the applicant a corporation,partnership,firm,business,trust or an unincorporated business?■Yes ❑NO
• If yes,list the names of all officers,directors,members,trustees,etc.below. (Attach a list if necessary)
John Olivieri,President;Michael Olivieri,Vice President;John Olivieri,Trustee Richard E.Olivieri Marital Trust
• If yes,list the businesses that have a parent-subsidiary'or affiliated business entity'relationship with the applicant. (Attach
a list if necessary)
"Parent-subsidiary relationship"means"a relationship that exists when one corporation directly or indirectly owns shares
possessing more than 50 percent of the voting power of another corporation." See State and Local Government Conflict of Interests
Act,VA.Code§2.2-3101
"Affiliated business entity relationship"means"a relationship,other than parent-subsidiary relationship,that exists when(1)one
business entity has a controlling ownership interest in the other business entity,(h)a controlling owner in one entity is also a
controlling owner m the other entity,or(iii)there is shared management or control between the business entities Factors that
should be considered in determining the existence of an affiliated business entity relationship include that the same person or
substantially the same person own or manage the two entities;there are common or commingled funds or assets;the business
entities share the use of the same offices or employees or otherwise share activities,resources or personnel on a regular basis;or
there is otherwise a close working relationship between the entities." See State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act,Va.
Code§2.2-3101.
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Disclosure
Disclosure Statement
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Planning&Community
Development
Known Interest by Public Official or Employee
Does an official or employee of the City of Virginia Beach have an interest in the subject land or any proposed development
contingent on the subject public action?❑Yes WI No
• If yes,what is the name of the official or employee and what is the nature of the interest?
Applicant Services Disclosure
1. Does the applicant have any existing financing(mortgage,deeds of trust,cross-col lateral ization,etc)or are they considering
any financing in connection with the subject of the application or any business operating or to be operated on the property?
❑Yes ® No
• If yes,identify the financial institutions providing the service.
Applicant currently owns property with no debt.Applicant will get financing for site development but no Lender has been chosen
2. Does the applicant have a real estate broker/agent/realtor for current and anticipated future sales of the subject property?
❑Yes ®No
• If yes,identify the company and individual providing the service.
3. Does the applicant have services for accounting and/or preparation of tax returns provided in connection with the subject of
the application or any business operating or to be operated on the property?®Yes ❑No
• If yes,identify the firm and individual providing the service.
Keith Oliver,CPA-Sherman,Spero,Safarino&Co.,CPA's
4. Does the applicant have services from an architect/landscape architect/land planner provided in connection with the subject of
the application or any business operating or to be operated on the property?W Yes ❑ No
• If yes,identify the firm and individual providing the service.
Issam(Sam)Baraki,CECS
S. Is there any other pending or proposed purchaser of the subject property?❑Yes ®No
• If yes,identify the purchaser and purchaser's service providers.
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Disclosure
Disclosure Statement
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Developm
& Does the applicant have a construction contractor in connection with the subject of the application or any business operating or
to be operated on the property?❑Yes IN No
• If yes,identify the company and individual providing the service.
7. Does the applicant have an engineer/surveyor/agent in connection with the subject of the application or any business
operating or to be operated on the property?®Yes ❑No
• If yes,identify the firm and individual providing the service.
Issam(Sam)Baraki,CECS
8. Is the applicant receiving legal services in connection with the subject of the application or any business operating or to be
operated on the property?i Yes ❑No
• If yes,identify the firm and individual providing the service.
Robert E.Ruloff,Esq.,Ruloff,Swain,Haddad,Morecock,Talbert&Woodward,P.C.
Applicant Signature
I certify that all of the information contained in this Disclosure Statement Form is complete,true,and accurate. I understand that,
upon receipt of notification that the application has been scheduled for public hearing,I am responsible for updating the
information provided herein two weeks prior to the meeting of Planning Commission,City Council,VEDA,CBPA,Wetlands Board
or any public body or committee in connection with this application.
4th Generation Home Builders,LLC
By:
Applicant Signature
John Clivieri,President
Print Name and Title
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Date --------_-
Is the applicant also the owner of the subject property? ®Yes ❑ No
• If yes,you do not need to fill out the owner disclosure statement.
FOR ONLY/
that pertains to the applications
No changes as of I Date 9�24/2024 1 Signature
7 L L PriMName I Marchelle L. Coleman
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Next Steps
• Upon receiving a recommendation from Planning Commission, this request will be scheduled for a City
Council public hearing. Staff will inform the applicant and/or their representative of the date of the
hearing in the upcoming days.
• Following City Council's decision, the applicant will receive a decision letter from Staff.
• Once the conditions of approval are in place and/or completed, the applicant must contact the Zoning
Division of the Planning Department to obtain verification that the conditions have been met. Contact
the Zoning Division at 757-385-8074.
• If the request requires land disturbance and/or a subdivision of property, please contact the
Development Services Center (DSC) to discuss next steps for site plan/plat review. Contact the DSC at
757-385-4621 or the Development Liaison Team at 757-385-5692.
• Please note that further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City
Ordinances and Standards. Any site plan submitted with this application may require revision during
detailed site plan review to meet all applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits
required by the City Code, including those administered by the Department of Planning/ Development
Services Center and Department of Planning/ Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any approvals allowed by this application are valid.
• The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police
Department for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
(CPTED) concepts and strategies as they pertain to this site.
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04 G�
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OF OUR NPTN
In Reply Refer To Our File No. DF-11179
DATE: October 4, 2024
TO: Mark D. Stiles DEPT: City Attorney
FROM: Tori Eisenberg DEPT: City Attorney
RE: Conditional Zoning Application; 4th Generation Home Builders, LLC
The above-referenced conditional zoning application is scheduled to be heard by the
City Council on October 15, 2024. 1 have reviewed the subject proffer agreement, dated
July 15, 2024 and have determined it to be legally sufficient and in proper legal form. A
copy of the agreement is attached.
Please feel free to call me if you have any questions or wish to discuss this matter
further.
VRE/ka
Enclosure
cc: City Manager
4`h GENERATION HOME BUILDERS, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company
TO(PROFFERED COVENANTS, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS)
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, a municipal corporation of the Commonwealth of Virginia
THIS AGREEMENT, made this 151 day of July, 2024, by and between 41
GENERATION HOME BUILDERS,L.L.C.,a Virginia limited liability company,Grantor; and
THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH,a municipal corporation of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
Grantee.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Grantor is the owner of a parcel of land located in District 10 of the City
of Virginia Beach containing approximately 2.294 acres which is more particularly described as
"THE PROPERTY" on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference;
and
WHEREAS, the Grantor has initiated a conditional amendment to the Zoning Map of
the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, by petition addressed to the Grantee so as to change the
Zoning Classification of the Property from PDH-1 Planned Development District with a
commercial designation to Conditional A-18 Apartment District and thereby remove the Property
from the PDH-1 District; and
WHEREAS, the Grantee's policy is to provide only for the orderly development of land
for various purposes through zoning and other land development legislation; and
WHEREAS,the Grantor acknowledges that competing and sometimes incompatible uses
conflict and that in order to permit differing uses on and in the area of the Property and at the
same time to recognize the effects of change, and the need for various types of uses, certain
reasonable conditions governing the use of the Property for the protection of the community that
are not generally applicable to land similarly zoned are needed to cope with the situation to which
the Grantor's rezoning application gives rise; and
GPIN: 1476-76-9961-0000
Prepared by:
R.Edward Bourdon,Jr.,Esq.,VSB#22160
Sykes,Bourdon,Ahem&Levy,P.C.
4429 Bonney Road
Suite 500
Virginia Beach,Virginia 23462
WHEREAS, the Grantor has voluntarily proffered, in writing, in advance of and prior to
the public hearing before the Grantee, as a part of the proposed amendment to the Zoning Map,
in addition to the regulations provided for the Apartment District by the existing overall
Zoning Ordinance, the following reasonable conditions related to the physical development,
operation, and use of the Property to be adopted as a part of said amendment to the Zoning Map
relative and applicable to the Property, which has a reasonable relation to the rezoning and the
need for which is generated by the rezoning.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Grantor, for itself, its successors, personal representatives,
assigns,grantees, and other successors in title or interest,voluntarily and without any requirement
by or exaction from the Grantee or its governing body and without any element of compulsion or
uid pLo _quo for zoning, rezoning, site plan, building permit, or subdivision approval, hereby
make the following declaration of conditions and restrictions which shall restrict and govern the
physical development, operation, and use of the Property and hereby covenant and agree that this
declaration shall constitute covenants running with the Property,which shall be binding upon the
Property and upon all parties and persons claiming under or through the Grantor, its successors,
personal representatives, assigns, grantees, and other successors in interest or title:
1. The Property is removed from the PDH-1 Zoning District and the use of the
Property shall no longer be subject to the guidelines of the Timberlake Planned Unit Development
District as adopted with the creation of this PDH-1 District, as they may have been previously
revised.
2. When the Property is developed and landscaped, it shall have the entrance,
neighborhood identification sign, streets, sidewalks, landscaping, townhome condominium units
and open spaces areas substantially as depicted and described on the exhibit entitled,
"CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN FOR TIMBERLAKE QUAY", dated April 26, 2024, as revised
July 14, 2024 and July 15, 2024, a copy of which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City
Council, is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning and is incorporated herein by
this reference(the "Conceptual Layout Plan").
3. When the Property is developed, it will have no more than twenty-five(25)3-story
townhouse condominium units in five (5) buildings, with each townhouse unit containing a
minimum of 1449 square feet of enclosed living area. The townhome units numbered 1 through
16 as depicted on the Conceptual Layout Plan shall have a two (2) car rear entry garage and the
depicted townhome units numbered 17 through 25 as depicted on the Conceptual Layout Plan
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shall have a front entry one (1) car garage. Each building shall utilize the quality architectural
features, design elements and exterior building materials substantially as depicted and described
on the five (5) pictorial exhibits designated "Timberlake Quay Townhome Elevations", which
have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council, and are on file with the Virginia Beach
Department of Planning&Community Development and is incorporated herein by this reference
(the "Townhome Elevations").
4. When the Property is developed, the community identification sign depicted on
the Conceptual Layout Plan shall be externally illuminated and shall be constructed and
maintained using the materials and dimension substantially as depicted on the Exhibit entitled
"TIMBERLAKE QUAY MONUMENT", dated 6-26-24, which has been exhibited to the
Virginia Beach City Council, is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning &
Community Development and is incorporated herein by this reference(the "Sign Elevations").
5. When the Property is developed, the Grantor shall record a Condominium
Declaration submitting all of the Property, and where applicable any easements outside the public
rights of way, to a mandatory membership Condominium Unit Owners'Association which shall
own and be responsible for maintaining all areas outside of the residential units
6. Further conditions may be required by the Grantee during detailed Subdivision
and/or Site Plan review and administration of applicable City Codes by all cognizant City
agencies and departments to meet all applicable City Code requirements.
The above conditions, having been proffered by the Grantor and allowed and accepted by
the Grantee as part of the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, shall continue in full force and
effect until a subsequent amendment changes the zoning of the Property and specifically repeals
such conditions. Such conditions shall continue despite a subsequent amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance even if the subsequent amendment is part of a comprehensive implementation of a
new or substantially revised Zoning Ordinance until specifically repealed. The conditions,
however, may be repealed, amended, or varied by written instrument recorded in the Clerk's
Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and executed by the record
owner of the Property at the time of recordation of such instrument,provided that said instrument
is consented to by the Grantee in writing as evidenced by a certified copy of an ordinance or a
resolution adopted by the governing body of the Grantee,after a public hearing before the Grantee
which was advertised pursuant to the provisions of Section 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia,
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1950, as amended. Said ordinance or resolution shall be recorded along with said instrument as
conclusive evidence of such consent, and if not so recorded, said instrument shall be void.
The Grantor covenants and agrees that:
(1) The Zoning Administrator of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, shall be vested
with all necessary authority, on behalf of the governing body of the City of Virginia Beach,
Virginia, to administer and enforce the foregoing conditions and restrictions, including the
authority(a)to order, in writing, that any noncompliance with such conditions be remedied; and
(b) to bring legal action or suit to insure compliance with such conditions, including mandatory
or prohibitory injunction, abatement, damages, or other appropriate action, suit, or proceeding;
(2) The failure to meet all conditions and restrictions shall constitute cause to deny the
issuance of any of the required building or occupancy permits as may be appropriate;
(3) If aggrieved by any decision of the Zoning Administrator, made pursuant to these
provisions,the Grantor shall petition the governing body for the review thereof prior to instituting
proceedings in court; and
(4) The Zoning Map may show by an appropriate symbol on the map the existence of
conditions attaching to the zoning of the Property, and the ordinances and the conditions may be
made readily available and accessible for public inspection in the office of the Zoning
Administrator and in the Planning Department, and they shall be recorded in the Clerk's Office
of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and indexed in the names of the
Grantor and the Grantee.
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WITNESS the following signature and seal:
Grantor:
4' Generation Home Builders, L.L.C.,
a Virginia limited liability company
By: (SEAL)
John Olivierit s President
STATE OF VIRGINIA
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, to-wit:
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 15'day of July,2024,by John
Olivieri, President of41h Generation Home Builders, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company,
Grantor.
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EXHIBIT "A"
THE PROPERTY
ALL THAT certain tract, piece or parcel of land, with any improvements thereon, situate, lying
and being in District 10 of the City of Virginia Beach, State of Virginia, fronting on that public
road currently designated as Commuter Drive, containing 2.294 acres, more or less, being move
particularly described as:
Beginning at the southeast comer of South Independence Blvd. and Commuter Drive,the "TRUE
POINT OF BEGINNING"; thence along the southern right of way line of Commuter Drive N
88' 58' 39" E a distance of 65.9 F to a point; thence following said right of way line along a curve
to the left with an arc length of 102.45', with a radius of 843.5 F, with a chord bearing of N 85'
29' 53"E, with a chord length of 102.38', to a point along the southern right of way of Commuter
Drive, said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. Thence following the right of way
line of Commuter Drive along a curve to the left with an arc length of 129.34', with a radius of
843.51',with a chord bearing of N 77'37' 33"E, with a chord length of 129.22',to a point; thence
N 73' 13' 58" E a distance of 195.54' to a point; thence following said right of way line along a
curve to the left with an arc length of 239.11', with a radius of 502.46', with a chord bearing of N
590 36' 00" E, with a chord length of 236.86', to a point; thence leaving said right of way line and
running S 53' 34' 21" E a distance of 17.53' to a point; thence S 36' 25' 39" W a distance of
200.00' to a point; thence N 53' 34' 21" W a distance of 5.00' to a point; thence S 36' 25' 39" W
a distance of 352.11' to a point; thence S 89' 00' 49" W a distance of 195.68' to a point; thence N
00' 59' 12" W a distance of 251.12' to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, having an area of
99,931 square feet, 2.294 acres.
GPIN: 1476-76-9961-0000
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Virginia Beach Planning Commission September 11, 2024
Public Meeting Item #3 4th Generation Home Builders, LLC
Recommendation: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
Discussion
Ms. Cuellar: Thank you very much. Madam Clerk, if you can call our next agenda item
number,please.
Madam Clerk: Item#3,41'Generation Homebuilders,LLC.
Mr. Bourdon: Madam Chair, for the record, Eddie Bourdon, Virginia Beach Attorney
representing 4t' Generation. John Oliveria principle, one of the principles
of my client is here. Madam Clerk, are there any speakers at all on this
application?
Madam Clerk: Not at this time.
Mr. Bourdon: No. Alright. So we're not aware if there have been any speakers in
opposition or anyone in opposition. I know the commercial center directly
to the west, there's no opposition from them. My clients have gone to the
townhome condominium to the south, and spoken with their management
company, and they're well aware, and the residents are well aware of the
application, and don't have any opposition to it. The one thing that I will, a
couple things I'll mention,on the plan as has been requested by some of the
commission members, we will also include a mulch trail from existing
sidewalks that are on in the case of the southernmost on two sides of the
BMP. We will put a mulch trail around to connect the sidewalks along the
southern side of the BMP, and at the eastern end, we'll do the same around
that BMP as well,but as was referenced in the informal meeting property is
very close to now Trashmore Park,which is I think one of the largest in the
city,certainly utilized with lots of amenities,and it's a great location for this
project. The landscaping on here is significant. I don't know if it's been
really recognized, but there are evergreens that are being planted along the
entirety of the Western, Southern, and Southeastern boundary of the
property that most particularly will obscure the wall that is the outer
boundary of the self-storage facility from the 1980s, the discussion about
connectivity, the town home community to the south which was developed
over 40 years ago, I believe is an old style RT two five with public streets,
and this is a condominium with private streets. We haven't had any
rezonings to do,the old style or each by everybody's townhouses on its own
little lot. Those have not worked out well,historically. All the townhomes
that have been developed in Virginia Beach over the course of pretty much
the last 40 years that involved a rezoning to my personal knowledge, all
been condominiums. None have been the subdivided townhome lots. Now
there may have been some R2.5 zoning, and the PDH zoning that existed
from the 70s or before that developed later, but as far as rezonings are
concerned townhomes, we have not been rezoning properties to create
individual townhome because that those we've had difficulty, and I'm not
gonna name communities,but the city's had difficulty as a whole with how
they're maintained, whereas the condominium ownership has worked out
much better, and the condominium associations, they have to maintain all
these common areas, and those have to be paid for by the unit owners, and
in smaller condominiums and smaller homeowners associations in single-
family situations, maintaining the open spaces, and BMP's, and amenities
gets to be expensive, and in many cases has not worked out traumatic very
well. So, I think it's most important that these types of developments, infill
developments, especially be in close proximity to what has worked out the
best, and that is a larger regional parks that the city maintains. They get a
lot of utilization rather than small parks that get very little utilization and
become a burden to the homeowners. This is not a commercial
development. This is a residential development. I am not the commercial,
I don't remember the name of that I heard this morning of this plan.
Candidly,I don't know that I've ever read it or seen it,but it only deals with
commercial property. It doesn't deal with residential property, and this is
an excellent location, an excellent infill, and it's something we very much
need. The houses in this development will be in the low fours, which may
not be under some people's definition. I actually think it's pretty close to
being in the defmition of an affordable house in Virginia Beach these days,
but that's the price point that's anticipated, and I will be happy to answer
any questions? We appreciate the staffs work on this application, and
obviously the proffers are ours, and we will add the mulch pass between
now and City Council.
Ms. Cuellar: Are there any questions for the speaker from the Commission?
Commissioner Plumlee?
Mr. Plumlee: Thank you. Mr. Bourdon, I would like to first tell you my condolences
because I know you had to attend your father's service, and this has come
up on you quickly, and I just want to tell you from the bottom my heart,
you're a wonderful attorney, and I very much please express to your entire
family, my condolences.
Mr. Bourdon: Thank you,Mr. Plumlee.
Mr. Plumlee: If I understand correctly what you're saying with regards to the townhome
properties, as far as connecting to them because that was my concern, and
that's in the commercial pattern book that we connect connections to the
primary street with any nearby residential, and include comfortable shaded
walking paths and pass through the stormwater amenities. Now you could
interpret that as meaning. If that's only business to residential, it's not
residential to residential, or you could say when you are in this district,
connectivity is one of the strongest ideas behind residential development.
We have two side by side residential communities, but we don't have a
connecting road. We don't have a connecting road when there's only one
road leading in and out of this development project,and from a public safety
standpoint, as far as access emergencies that could arise, having that
additional roadway is of significant importance. I didn't know whether or
not those were private or public streets. It sounds like they're public streets.
Mr. Bourdon: On the south side, they're public streets because you have to have street
frontage to subdivide property on a public street. So the townhouses in the
neighborhood to the south are on a public right of way, and there are
individual lots with townhomes on them. This is a condominium with
private streets, and not a public street, and to do a public street, you wind
up with a 50 foot right of way with different setbacks, and you're talking
about to do a public street,and put it through to that public street. First,the
likelihood is very significant in my experience that older neighborhood
would not want traffic going through its neighborhood, and in this case,
because this property is on a major arterial, or a contributed to a major
arterial, and basically a commercial area, for this size unit.number of units,
you're not lacking in access as the traffic folks have said. So trying to put,
and it's also close to again, major road with commercially decides there's
fire apparatus available that the fire department won't have a problem
serving this piece of property in any fashion. The only access that might be
relevant in my experience would be a walkway going through,but to try to
put it to,you can't have a private street,and a public street,and public traffic
going across private street, and that's what's going to, it's just that we've
done this. This isn't the first time this has happened, not by a long shot.
Mr. Plumlee: You could place a public easement across the private roads for there to be
public access.
Mr. Bourdon: The city would have to come in and maintain it,and we'd have to have meet
set public street with dedication the whole nine yards.
Mr. Plumlee: I believe you were going to,or I'd heard that there was going to be an offer
with regards to amenities on the side that were in addition to what's on the
current plan. Is that accurate or not? Something around the BMP area,
some sort of improvement?
Mr. Bourdon: Oh, yes, I mentioned, we're going to add a mulch path. We've already, if
you look at the plan there's sidewalks, the southern one, you've got
sidewalks on the north and west side, and then we would connect a mulch
path along the south side running up to the end of the sidewalk that extends
over behind the first of the storage buildings, and then on the far eastern
end, or northeastern end, we would go around. That's basically triangular.
We put two sides on that with the mulch walkway to connect to the sidewalk
that runs along the west side, so we'd have the ability to, for folks who want
to walk their dogs,the units that back up to the commercial on the west side
have a backyard. The other units that have the two car garage rear loading
the elevations, you look at the nice elevations they face, the public street,
and then the back of them, there is no backyard. So those are the folks that
would have the more likelihood to utilize the green space to take a walk,
take most of the time, walk your dogs, things of that nature, but all that
landscaping around the property are all maintained by the Homeowner's
Association, as well as the BMP, the two BMPs, and so those are all costs
and expenses that they have to bear as part of their monthly fee,the owners
of the homes, which again have an effect on affordability. Trying to do it
in a reasonable manner, and obviously the public sidewalk along commuter
drive is all, we put that in, but that's maintained. It's in the public right
away. It's maintained by the city.
Mr. Mauch: I'm glad you brought up the commercial pattern book, and because there's
so many different things that go that are involved in us making a decision,
and we spoke about it earlier. It is my opinion that with this conditional
rezoning, I feel like we're pulling it out of that commercial pattern book,
That's where my headspace is at, and that it would be putting it now into
the,zoning that it would be in. I would think that this would be more under
the residential with an understanding that this area should have
connectivity, and is that assumption of staff, is that assumption correct that
we're pulling it out of the commercial area, and putting it into a residential?
Ms. Bookholt: My review of the commercial area pattern book,this property is just outside
of one of the study areas. It's not included in the Holland and Independent
study area.
Mr. Mauch: Okay. I think it's a very creative use of a small space that looks very similar
to the surrounding neighborhoods.
Ms. Cuellar: Are there any additional questions for the speaker? Thank you very much.
I'd like to open up the floor now for discussion or to entertain a motion.
Ms. Byler: I make a motion that the application be approved.
Ms. Hippen: Second.
Ms. Cuellar: The motion has been recommended for approval by Commissioner Byler,
seconded by Commissioner Hippen. Is there any further discussion on this
item?
Mr. Plumlee: I would like to address this. The confusion over the pattern book, and the
locations I think is significant in the way that we use our comp plan, and it
needs tremendous clarity to become of any value in our process of
evaluation, and I think this is an example of it, but more than that, I really
want housing. I really want housing. Okay. I don't want to be the guy
pushing developers out that are bringing housing particularly to an area like
this, but I look around I say what are these folks gonna look at when they
go into their houses, and they look out, and they see a mini warehouse with
cinder block. I mean,there's not even a pretty mirror on any of it,you know.
On the other side, they have this silver leaf parking lot for the Hampton
Roads transit operation that's defunct currently. They're surrounded by
highways basically,and it's going to be bigger. We've got the Holland Road
Capital Improvement Project coming to expand right in that area, so there's
going to be more traffic, and they're surrounded, you know, encapsulated
here,but still we need housing. So, so that makes me go vote for it because
it's going to bring 25 units that can help people in our community right now,
but I have concerns about the process of our evaluation, and our use of our
comp plan, and I have concerns about this location. Mr. Bourdon is correct.
He's an excellent advocate, that there is a park nearby, but how do you get
there? You don't get there on a bike. You don't get there on foot. Not if
you have any kind of common sense, so really, at least they're going to have
a doggy path around the BMPs with a mulch walkway, and something of
value. Let's just hope this is the igniter of some additional significant
development for this shopping center location to bring redevelopment
money, and with some reluctance, I'll support it.
Ms. Cuellar: Thank you, Mr. Plumlee. Is there any further discussion? Staff will now
call for the vote.
Madam Clerk: The vote is open. By a recorded vote of 8 to 0, item #3, 4th Generation
Homebuilders, LLC. has been approved.
Ms. Cuellar: Okay, we're ready for the next agenda item.
Vote Tall
AYE 8 NAY 0 ABS 0 ABSENT 3
Alcaraz X
Anderson X
B ler X
Cromwell X
Coston X
Cuellar X
Estaris X
Hi en X
Mauch X
Parks X
Plumlee X
Proffers
The following are proffers submitted by the applicant as part of a Conditional Zoning
Agreement (CZA). The applicant, consistent with Section 107(h) of the City Zoning
Ordinance, has voluntarily submitted these proffers in an attempt to "offset identified
problems to the extent that the proposed rezoning is acceptable," (§107(h)(1)). Should
this application be approved, the proffers will be recorded at the Circuit Court and serve
as conditions restricting the use of the property as proposed with this change of zoning.
Proffer 1
The Property is removed from the PDH-1 Zoning District and the use of the Property
shall no longer be subject to the guidelines of the Timberlake Planned Unit
Development District as adopted with the creation of this PDH-1 District, as they may
have been previously revised.
Proffer 2
When the Property is developed and landscaped, it shall have the entrance,
neighborhood identification sign, streets, sidewalks, landscaping, townhome
condominium units and open spaces areas substantially as depicted and described on
the exhibit entitled, "CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN FOR TIMBERLAKE QUAY", dated
April 26, 2024, as revised July 14, 2024 and July 15, 2024, a copy of which has been
exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council, is on file with the Virginia Beach
Department of Planning and is incorporated herein by this reference (the "Conceptual
Layout Plan").
Proffer 3
When the Property is developed, it will have no more than twenty-five (25) 3-story
townhouse condominium units in five (5) buildings, with each townhouse unit containing
a minimum of 1449 square feet of enclosed living area. The townhome units numbered
1 through 16 as depicted on the Conceptual Layout Plan shall have a two (2) car rear
entry garage and the depicted townhome units numbered 17 through 25 as depicted on
the Conceptual Layout Plan shall have a front entry one (1) car garage. Each building
shall utilize the quality architectural features, design elements and exterior building
materials substantially as depicted and described on the five (5) pictorial exhibit
designated "Timberlake Quay Townhome Elevations", which have been exhibited to the
Virginia Beach City Council, and are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of
Planning & Community Development and is incorporated herein by this reference (the
"Townhome Elevations").
Proffer 4
When the Property is developed, the community identification sign depicted on the
Conceptual Layout Plan shall be externally illuminated and shall be constructed and
maintained using the materials and dimension substantially as depicted on the Exhibit
entitled "TIMBERLAKE QUAY MONUMENT", dated 6-26-24, which has been exhibited
to the Virginia Beach City Council, is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of
Planning & Community Development and is incorporated herein by this reference (the
"Sign Elevations").
Proffer 5
When the Property is developed, the Grantor shall record a Condominium Declaration
submitting all of the Property, and where applicable any easements outside the public
rights of way, to a mandatory membership Condominium Unit Owners' Association
which shall own and be responsible for maintaining all areas outside of the residential
units.
Proffer 6
Further conditions may be required by the Grantee during detailed Subdivision and/or
Site Plan review and administration of applicable City Codes by all cognizant City
agencies and departments to meet all applicable City Code requirements.
From: Marchelle L.Coleman
To: Marchelle L.Coleman
Subject: FW: Rezoning Comments-GPIN 1476769961
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ITEM: MELLIE VALIANOS-REYNOLDS [Applicant] VALIANOS PROPERTIES, LLC
[Property Owner] Modification of Conditions to a Conditional Use Permit
and Conditional Use Permit (Automobile Repair Garage) for the property
located at 619 London Bridge Road (GPIN 1496876542). COUNCIL DISTRICT
3 (Berlucchi)
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background:
The applicant is requesting to modify the conditions associated with a Conditional
Use Permit for a Bulk Storage/Building Contractor's Yard approved by the City
Council in 1978. More specifically, the applicant seeks to remove Condition 5,
which prohibits any building from being built within 600 feet of London Bridge
Road, in order to construct a 2,400 square foot automobile repair garage on the
site. The applicant is also seeking approval of a Conditional Use Permit for an
automobile repair garage.
The proposed automobile garage facility will be located adjacent to the existing
bulk storage office which is currently occupied by shipping containers that will be
removed from the site at the time of construction. The building will be a
prefabricated metal building with two roll-up bay doors and two doors. The
automobile garage will solely be used to maintain and repair vehicles stored in
the bulk storage yard and will not be open to the general public. No additional
employees are anticipated for the operation of the garage. The hours of
operation proposed are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The applicant underwent a Navy Easement Compliance Review in May of 2024
where it was determined that the proposed use was permitted under the terms of
the Grants of Easement.
■ Considerations:
Staff finds the use to be compatible with the Comprehensive Plan's
recommendations for the West Oceana Special Economic Growth Area as well as
with the AICUZ regulations and other industrial, warehousing, and repair uses
located in this area of London Bridge Road. There are no adverse traffic impacts
anticipated as the site will not be open to the public. At the time of the 1978
Conditional Use Permit, the site was larger with street line frontage on London
Bridge Road requiring a deep setback to accommodate possible future
development at Naval Air Station Oceana. In the early 2000s sites with street line
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frontage on London Bridge Road began to be developed with buildings fronting
London Bridge Road eliminating the need for a deep setback. For these reasons,
Staff found, and the Planning Commission concurred, the requests to be
acceptable. Further details pertaining to the application, as well as Staff's
evaluation, are provided in the attached Staff Report. There is no known
opposition to these requests.
■ Recommendation:
On September 11, 2024, the Planning Commission passed a motion to
recommend approval of this item on the Consent Agenda, by a recorded vote of
8-0.
Conditions for Conditional Use Permit (Automobile Repair Garage)
1. A Landscape Plan shall be submitted to the Department of Planning &
Community Development/Development Service Center (DSC) for review and
ultimate approval prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy that
shows the following:
a. The required Category VI landscaping along the existing minimum six-
foot tall privacy fencing to meet current landscape screening standards
for Bulk Storage Yards.
b. A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the side of the building facing the
Precision Drive right-of-way shall be installed with plantings. Planted
areas must be a minimum of three (3) feet in width and shrubs planted
immediately adjacent to the building shall be a minimum of eighteen
(18) inches in height at time of planting.
2. No sale of motor vehicles shall be permitted.
3. No outside storage or display of equipment, parts, tires, or materials shall be
permitted on this site.
4. No vehicles in obvious state of disrepair shall be parked in the parking lot at
619 London Bridge Road or parked on the street along 619 London Bridge
Road.
5. All junk, debris, parts, old tires, or other discarded items must be removed
from the site.
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Conditions for Modification of Conditions (Bulk Storage and Building
Contractor's Yard)
1. All previous conditions attached to the Conditional Use Permit for Bulk
Storage and Building Contractor's Yard approved on November 13, 1978,
shall be deleted and replaced with the following conditions below.
2. A Landscape Plan shall be submitted to the Department of Planning &
Community Development/Development Service Center (DSC) for review and
ultimate approval prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy that
shows the following:
a. The required Category VI landscaping along the existing minimum six-
foot tall privacy fencing to meet current landscape screening standards
for Bulk Storage Yards.
b. A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the side of the building facing the
Precision Drive right-of-way shall be installed with plantings. Planted
areas must be a minimum of three (3) feet in width and shrubs planted
immediately adjacent to the building shall be a minimum of eighteen
(18) inches in eight at time of planting.
3. No outside storage or display of equipment, parts, tires, or materials shall be
permitted on this site.
4. No sale of motor vehicles shall be permitted.
5. No vehicles in obvious state of disrepair shall be parked in the parking lot at
619 London Bridge Road or parked on the street along 619 London Bridge
Road.
6. Standard improvements as required by the Site Plan Ordinance.
7. An acceptable sewage system to be approved by the Health Department.
8. Right-of-way improvements will be necessary on London Bridge Road; this
includes pavement widening, curb and gutter, sidewalk, and drainage
facilities.
9. No sale or processing of scrap, salvage, or second-hand material will be
permitted.
10.A fence or wall not less than six feet in height shall completely enclose the
storage yard except for the necessary openings for ingress and egress.
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11 .A dedication of right-of-way 40 feet from the centerline of the existing 50 foot
right-of-way and a reservation of an additional 15 feet along the 227.08 foot
frontage on London Bridge Road (a 15-foot dedication and a 15-foot
reservation) shall be dedicated and shall be reserved.
■ Attachments:
Staff Report and Disclosure Statements
Location Map
Minutes of Planning Commission Hearing
Recommended Action: Staff recommends Approval. Planning Commission
recommends Approval.
Submitting Department/Agency: Planning Department
City Managerx�d9
Agenda
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City••' • Properties,
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Project Details
Requests
Modification of Conditions
Conditional Use Permit (Automobile Repair Garage)
Staff Recommendation
Approval PRODUCTION RD
Staff Planner
Alexis Bailey
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Location
619 London Bridge Road °" TV
GP/N
1496876542
Site Size
5.11 acres
AILUL NDUSTRY�N
Greater than 75 dB DNL; APZ-2
Watershed
Chesapeake Bay
Existing Land Use and Zoning District -
Bulk Storage and Building Contractor's Yard / 1-1 -
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Light Industrial t ; vvLiA#' .,. ,RE "°R
Surrounding Land Uses and Zoning Districts
North
Precision Drive
Industrial Office/ I-1 Light Industrial .,...
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Quality Court
Industrial Office, warehouse / 1-1 Light Industrial
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Undeveloped lot/ 1-1 Light Industrial
Industrial Office/ 1-1 Light Industrial
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Background SummaryofProposal
• The applicant is seeking a Modification of Conditions and a Conditional Use Permit to construct and
operate an Automobile Repair Garage at 619 London Bridge Road.
• On November 13, 1978, City Council approved a Conditional Use Permit for Bulk Storage/Building
Contractor's Yard on this 5.11 acre parcel zoned 1-1 Light Industrial. Condition 5 of the 1978 Conditional
Use Permit restricted construction of any building within 600 feet of London Bridge Road.The applicant
seeks to modify this condition to construct a 40-foot by 60-foot (2,400 square foot) automobile repair
garage within this 600-foot buffer from London Bridge Road.The proposed building, as indicated on the
elevation plan, will be 16 feet tall.
• The site of the proposed automobile repair garage is currently occupied by shipping containers that will be
removed from the property prior to the construction of the building.
• The automobile repair garage will be used to service and repair equipment and vehicles stored on the bulk
storage yard. The garage will not be open to the public. The automobile repair garage will be a
prefabricated metal building with two roll-up bay doors and eRe two entrance doors.
• There will be no additional employees.
• The hours of operation will be Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Per Section 203(a)(24) of the Zoning Ordinance, the current office requires seven parking spaces and per
Section 203(a)(16) of the Zoning Ordinance the proposed automobile repair garage would require three
parking spaces. The site will meet and exceed the required 10 parking spaces by 49 spaces.
• The site of the bulk storage yard is fully enclosed by a six-foot privacy fence, as conditioned in the existing
Conditional Use Permit.
• The site is located in the greater than 75 dB DNL and Accident Potential Zone -2 (APZ-2) of the Air
Installations Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) and is encumbered by a Navy Restrictive Easement that limits
use of the property to those considered compatible with Naval flight operations.
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Zoning •
Map Key Request
No. 7
CRZ (B-2 Community Business District &
1 1-1 Light Industrial District and
Conditional 1-1 Light Industrial District) vaecaaalloa _
Approved 07/09/2024 -
CUP (Bulk Storage Yard) Approved
2 12/06/2022
21
3 CUP (Automotive Repair Garage) i
Approved 10/01/2019
MDC Approved 02/16/2016
4 CUP (Outside Storage of Vehicles)
Approved 05/12/1998
CUP (Bulk Storage Yard) Approved
5 08/12/2003
CUP (Contractor's Storage Yard)
Approved 02/24/1998
6 CUP (Bulk Storage) Approved
03/13/2001
CUP (Equipment Storage Yard with an
7 Office Warehouse) Approved
07/05/2000
CUP (Bulk Storage and Building
8 Contractor's Yard) Approved
11/13/1978
Applica tion Types
CUP: Conditional Use Permit MDP: Modification of Proffers SVR:Subdivision Variance
REZ. Rezoning NON: Nonconforming Use LUP: Land Use Plan
CRZ: Conditional Rezoning STC:Street Closure STR:Short Term Rental
MDC:Modification of FVR: Floodplain Variance
Conditions ALT.'Alternative Compliance
Evaluation • • •
In Staff's opinion, this request for a Modification of Conditions and an Automobile Repair Garage is acceptable.
This property is identified in the Comprehensive Plan as being within the Special Economic Growth Area (SEGA)
2- West Oceana. As mentioned previously, the property is also located in the greater than 75 dB noise zone of
the AICUZ and the APZ-2, and encumbered by a restrictive easement owned by the United States Navy that
limits the use and development of the site.The Comprehensive Plan supports development of this area
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consistent with the City's AICUZ Ordinance and the City's economic growth strategy, as preferred uses in the
higher noise zones and the accident potential zones tend to be industrial in nature. The existing and proposed
use of this site is consistent with other industrial, warehousing, and repair uses located in this area of London
Bridge Road.
The 1978 Conditional Use Permit evaluation does not provide any contextualization for the inclusion of
Condition 5, which prohibits any buildings to be constructed within 600 feet of London Bridge Road. Possible
explanations may be the sites proximity to Naval Air Station Oceana and close proximity to the residential
dwelling that has since been demolished. At that time, the site was larger with street line frontage on London
Bridge Road requiring a deep setback to accommodate possible future development at NAS Oceana. In the
early 2000s sites with street line frontage on London Bridge Road began to be developed with buildings
fronting London Bridge Road eliminating the need for a deep setback.
As noted in the application, the applicant intends to only use the site for the maintenance and repair of
vehicles stored within the existing bulk storage yard on the property.The site will not be open to the public
and will not have any additional employees.
A condition has been recommended by Staff to ensure that the existing Bulk Storage Yard comes into
compliance with today's standards for screening Bulk Storage Yards. Category VI landscaping to include a
minimum six-foot tall privacy fence with Category I plant material is required, per Section 228 of the Zoning
Ordinance. While there is an existing six-foot privacy fence on the property, the property will be brought into
compliance with Category I plantings to be installed along areas of the existing six-foot tall privacy fence that
does not provide planting materials. In addition, the landscape plan shall include plantings on a minimum of
fifty (50) percent of the side of the building facing the Precision Drive right-of-way.The planted areas must be a
minimum of three (3) feet in width and shrubs planted immediately adjacent to the building shall be a
minimum of eighteen (18) inches in height at time of planting.The applicant is aware of and amendable to this
condition. Further review of the landscaping will be completed during final site plan review.
Given that there are no adverse traffic impacts and that the use is compatible with the surrounding area and
the AICUZ, Staff recommends approval of this request subject to the conditions and exhibits below.
Recommended Conditions for CUP for Automobile Repair Garage
1. A Landscape Plan shall be submitted to the Department of Planning & Community
Development/Development Service Center (DSC) for review and ultimate approval prior to the issuance of
a Certificate of Occupancy that shows the following:
a. The required Category VI landscaping along the existing minimum six-foot tall privacy fencing to
meet current landscape screening standards for Bulk Storage Yards.
b. A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the side of the building facing the Precision Drive right-of-way
shall be installed with plantings. Planted areas must be a minimum of three (3) feet in width and
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shrubs planted immediately adjacent to the building shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) inches in
height at time of planting.
2. No sale of motor vehicles shall be permitted.
3. No outside storage or display of equipment, parts, tires, or materials shall be permitted on this site.
4. No vehicles in obvious state of disrepair shall be parked in the parking lot at 619 London Bridge Road or
parked on the street along 619 London Bridge Road.
5. All junk, debris, parts, old tires, or other discarded items must be removed from the site.
Further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City Ordinances and Standards. Any
site plan submitted with this application may require revision during detailed site plan review to meet all
applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits required by the City Code, including those
administered by the Department of Planning/Development Services Center and Department of Planning/
Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any
approvals allowed by this application are valid.
The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police Department
for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) concepts and
strategies as they pertain to this site.
Recommended • • • • of Bulk Storageand Buidling Contractor's
1. All previous conditions attached to the Conditional Use Permit for Bulk Storage and Building
Contractor's Yard approved on November 13, 1978, shall be deleted and replaced with the following
conditions below.
2. A Landscape Plan shall be submitted to the Department of Planning & Community
Development/Development Service Center (DSC) for review and ultimate approval prior to the issuance
of a Certificate of Occupancy that shows the following:
a. The required Category VI landscaping along the existing minimum six-foot tall privacy fencing to
meet current landscape screening standards for Bulk Storage Yards.
b. A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the side of the building facing the Precision Drive right-of-
way shall be installed with plantings. Planted areas must be a minimum of three (3) feet in
width and shrubs planted immediately adjacent to the building shall be a minimum of eighteen
(18) inches in eight at time of planting.
3. No outside storage or display of equipment, parts, tires, or materials shall be permitted on this site.
4. No sale of motor vehicles shall be permitted.
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5. No vehicles in obvious state of disrepair shall be parked in the parking lot at 619 London Bridge Road or
parked on the street along 619 London Bridge Road.
6. Standard improvements as required by the Site Plan Ordinance.
7. An acceptable sewage system to be approved by the Health Department.
8. Right-of-way improvements will be necessary on London Bridge Road; this includes pavement
widening, curb and gutter, sidewalk, and drainage facilities.
9. No sale or processing of scrap, salvage, or second-hand material will be permitted.
10. A fence or wall not less than six feet in height shall completely enclose the storage yard except for the
necessary openings for ingress and egress.
11. A dedication of right-of-way 40 feet from the centerline of the existing 50 foot right-of-way and a
reservation of an additional 15 feet along the 227.08 foot frontage on London Bridge Road (a 15-foot
dedication and a 15-foot reservation) shall be dedicated and shall be reserved.
1978 ConditionalPermit Conditions
1. Standard improvements as required by the Site Plan Ordinance.
2. An acceptable sewage system to be approved by the Health Department.
3. Right-of-way improvements will be necessary on London Bridge Road; this includes the pavement
widening, curb and gutter, sidewalk, and drainage facilities.
4. No sale or processing of scrap, salvage, or second-hand material will be permitted.
5. No building is to be erected within 600 feet of London Bridge Road.
6. A fence or wall not less than 6 feet in height shall completely enclose the storage yard except for the
necessary openings for ingress and egress.
7. A dedication of right-of-way 40 feet from the centerline of the existing 50 foot right-of-way and a
reservation of an additional 15 feet along the 227.08 foot frontage of London Bridge Road (a 15-foot
dedication and a 15-foot reservation).
Comprehensive Plan Recommendations
This project falls in the Suburban Area within the West Oceana Special Economic Growth Area (SEGA). The
primary guiding principle for SEGA's is to promote economic growth and value in special areas (p. 2-84). With
the location of this property falling in the greater than 75 dB and APZ 2 of the Noise Zone of the AICUZ and an
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page 6 of 17
industrial use district, this is an acceptable location for this use. Additionally, this use aligns with the
appropriate land use within the SEGA.
Natural & Cultural Resources Impacts
The site is located in the Chesapeake Bay and is outside the Resource Protection Area.
There are no known historic or cultural resources that will be affected by this project.
Traffic Impacts/Transportation
Traffic Counts
Street Name Present Volume Present Capacity Generated Traffic
London Bridge Road 33,780 ADT' 36,900 ADT 1(LOS 3"D") No Change Anticipated'
Precision Drive No Data Available 9,900 ADT 1(LOS 3 "D") No Change Anticipated'
1 Average Daily Trips 'As defined by a repair garage and 3LOS = Level of
proposed 2,400 existing bulk storage Service
square foot auto yard
Master Transportation Plan(MTP)and Capita/Improvement Program(CIP)
London Bridge Road is a divided four-lane Major Suburban Arterial roadway that is included in the MTP as a
future divided roadway with a bikeway on a 120-foot right-of-way section. No direct access from London
Bridge is being proposed and direct access would not be allowed.
Precision Drive is an undivided two-lane local industrial street that is not shown in the MTP and the section
adjacent to the site is not affected by any CIP projects.
ImpactsPublic Utility
Wa ter
The site is already connected to City water. There is an existing 8-inch City water main along Precision Drive
and within a public utility easement along the western property line.
Sewer
The site is already connected to City sanitary sewer. There is an existing 8-inch sanitary sewer gravity main
along Precision Drive and within a public utility easement along the western property line.
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Public Outreach Information
Planning Commission
• As required by the Zoning Ordinance, the public notice signs were placed on the property on August 12,
2024.
• As required by State Code, this item was advertised in the Virginian-Pilot on Wednesdays, August 28,
2024 and September 4, 2024.
• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding the request and the
date of the Planning Commission public hearing on August 26, 2024.
• This Staff report, as well as all reports for this Planning Commission's meeting, was posted on the
Commission's webpage of virginiabeach.gov/pc on September 5, 2024.
City Council
• As required by City Code, this item was advertised in the Virginian-Pilot on Tuesdays, October 1, 2024
and October 8, 2024.
• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding both the request and
the date of the City Council's public hearing on September 30, 2024.
• The City Clerk's Office posted the materials associated with the application on the City Council website
of https://clerk.virginiabeach.gov/city-council on October 11, 2024.
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DisclosureDisclosure Statement
BEACHVIRGINIA
The disclosures contained in this form are necessary to inform public officials who may vote on the
application as to whether they have a conflict of interest under Virginia law. Completion and submission of
this farm is required for all applications that pertain to City real estate matters or to the development and/or
use of property in the City of Virginia Beach requiring action by the City Council, boards, commissions, or
other bodies.
SECTION 1-:-AP-PLICANT DISCLOSURE
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Applicant Name: +I +/ !
as listed on application ff +_ — Y U
Is Applicant also the Owner of the subject property? Yes No®
If no,Property Owner must complete SECTION 2:PROPERTY OWNER DISCLOSURE(page 3).
Does Applicant have a Representative?Yeso Noe
If yes,name Representative:
Is Applicant a corporation,partnership,firm,business,trust or unincorporated business? YesQNoe
If yes,list the names of all officers,directors,members,or trustees below AND businesses that have a
parent-subsidiary t or affiliated business entity 2 relationship with the applicant.(Attach list if necessary.)
Does the subject property have a proposed or pending purchaser? Yes No 0
If yes,name proposed or pending purchaser. _
KNOWN INTEREST BY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE
Does an official or employee of the City of Virginia Beach have an interest in the subject land or any
proposed development contingent on the subject public action? Yeso Noo
If yes,name the official or employee,and describe the nature of their interest.
IF-
APPLICANT SERVICES DISCLOSURE
READ:The Applicant must certify whether the following services are being provided in connection to the
subject application or any business operating or to be operated on the property. The name of the entity
and/or individual providing such services must be identified.(Attach list if necessary.)
SERVICE YES NO SERVICE PROVIDER
_ (Name entity and/or individual
Financing(mortgage,deeds of trust, 0 FVN
cross-collateralization,etc.)
Real Estate Broker/Agent/Realtor 0 "ID, —
Disclosure Statement I rev. May-2024 page 1 Df 3
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Disclosure
SECTION • -.
SERVICE _ YES NO SERVICE PROVIDER
Nome entity and/orindividua
Accounting/Tax Return Preparation 0
Architect/Designer/Landscape Architect/Land Planner 0e
Construction Contractor 0
Engineer/Surveyor/Agent 0 ® 1
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Legal Services 0 i 1
APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
READ:I certify that all information contained in this Form is complete,true,and accurate.I understand that
upon receipt of notification that the application has been scheduled for public hearing,I am responsible for
updating the information provided herein three weeks prior to the meeting of Planning Commission, City
Council, VBDA,CBPA, Wetlands Board or any public body or committee in connection with this application.
Applicant Name(Print)' I Applicant Signature Date
1"Parent-subsidiary relationship"means a relationship that exists when one corporation directly or
indirectly owns shares possessing more than 50 percent of the voting power of another corporation."See
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act VA.Code§2.2-3101.
Z Affiliated business entity relationship"means"a relationship,other than parent-subsidiary relationship,
that exists when(i)one business entity has a controlling ownership interest in the other business entity,00
a controlling owner in one entity is also o controlling owner in the other entity,or(iii)there is shared
management or control between the business entities.Factors that should be considered in determining
the existence of on affiliated business entity relationship include that the same person or substantially the
some person own or manage the two entities;there are common or commingled funds or assets;the
business entities share the use of the some offices or employees or otherwise share activities,resources or
personnel on a regular basis;or there is otherwise a close working relationship between the entities."See
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act,Va.Code§2.2-3101.
FOR CITY USE ONLY:
No changes as of(date):9/24/2024
Alexis Bailey ,A 9/26/2024
Staff Name(Print) Staff Signature67 Date
Disclosure Statement I rev. May-2024 _ page 2 of 3
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Disclosure
-SECTION • • • OWNER DISCLOSURE
PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION
Property Owner Name: ` r f -
as listed on application }IQ�Q y�T�x l�t�t�S Luz- --Ti 'nu
Is the Owner a corporation,partnership,firm,business,dust,or unincorporated business?Yes®No©
If yes,list the names of all officers,directors,members,or trustees below AND businesses that have a
parent-subsidiary'or affiliated business entity z relationship with the applicant.(Attach list if necessary.)
Does the subject property have a proposed or pending purchaser? Yeso No®
If yes,name proposed or pending purchaser:
KNOWN INTEREST BY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE
Does an official or employee of the City of Virginia Beach have an Interest in the subject land or any
proposed development contingent on the subject public action? Yes 0 No
If yes,name the official or employee,and describe the nature of their interest.
PROPERTY OWNER SERVICES DISCLOSURE
READ:The Owner must certify whether the following services are being provided in connection to the subject
application or any business operating or to be operated on the property.The name of the entity or individual
providing such services must be identified.(Attach list if necessary.)
SERVICE YES NOii SERVICE PROVIDER
(Name entity and/or individual)
Financing(mortgage,deeds of trust, O
cross-coliateraiization,etc.)
Real Estate Broker/Agent/Realtor C`J
i
Accounting/Tax Return Preparation o 0
Architect/Designer/Landscape O
Architect/Land Planner I,
Construction Contractor 0
Engineer/Surveyor/Agent O 0
Legal Services
PROPERTY OWNER CERTIFICATION
READ:i certify that all information contained in this Form is complete,true,and accurate.1 understand that,
upon receipt of notification that the application has been scheduled for public hearing,I am responsible for
updating the information provided herein three weeks prior to the meeting of Planning Commission, City
Council,VBDA,CBPA, Wetlands Board or any public body or committee in connection with this application.
n.
perty Owner Name(Print) perty Owner Signature Date
Disclosure Statement I rev. May-2024 page 3 of 3
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Next Steps
• Upon receiving a recommendation from Planning Commission, this request will be scheduled for a City
Council public hearing. Staff will inform the applicant and/or their representative of the date of the
hearing in the upcoming days.
• Following City Council's decision, the applicant will receive a decision letter from Staff.
• Once the conditions of approval are in place and/or completed, the applicant must contact the Zoning
Division of the Planning Department to obtain verification that the conditions have been met. Contact
the Zoning Division at 757-385-8074.
• If the request requires land disturbance and/or a subdivision of property, please contact the
Development Services Center (DSC) to discuss next steps for site plan/plat review. Contact the DSC at
757-385-4621 or the Development Liaison Team at 757-385-5692.
• Please note that further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City
Ordinances and Standards. Any site plan submitted with this application may require revision during
detailed site plan review to meet all applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits
required by the City Code, including those administered by the Department of Planning/ Development
Services Center and Department of Planning/ Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any approvals allowed by this application are valid.
• The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police
Department for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
(CPTED) concepts and strategies as they pertain to this site.
Mellie Valianos-Reynolds
Agenda Items 7 & 8
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Virginia Beach Planning Commission September 11, 2024
Public Meeting Item # 8 & 9 Mellie Valianos-Reynolds
Recommendation: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
Discussion
Ms. Byler: Thank you,Commissioner Hippen. The next item is on the agenda as items
#8 and #9, Mellie Valianos-Reynolds, property owner. Is there a
representative hereto speak on this item? Welcome. Please state your name
for the record.
Ms. Reynolds: Thank you,Madam Chair and Commission. Mellie Valianos-Reynolds.
Ms. Cuellar: And are the conditions acceptable to you?
Ms. Reynolds: Yes ma'am,they are.
Ms.Byler: Thank you. You may be seated. We have asked Commissioner Parks to
please read this into the record.
Mr. Parks: Thank you. The applicant is seeking the modifications of conditions in the
conditional use permit to construct and operate an automobile repair garage
at 619 London Bridge Road. Condition 5 of the 1978 conditional use permit
restricted construction of any building within 600 feet of London Bridge
Road. The applicant seeks to modify this condition to construct a 40 foot
by 60 foot automobile repair garage within 600 feet of London Bridge Road.
The proposed building, as indicated on the elevation plan, will be
approximately 16 feet tall. The site of the proposed automobile repair
garage is currently occupied by shipping containers that will be removed
from the property prior to construction of the building. The automobile
repair garage will be used to service and repair equipment and vehicles
stored in the bulk storage yard. The garage will not be open to the public.
The automobile repair garage will be prefabricated metal building with two
roll up bay doors and one entrance door. Hearing no objections and with a
favorable staff report,we felt this was appropriate for the consent agenda.
Ms. Byler: The Planning Commission places the following applications on the consent
agenda. Agenda items 5, 6, 8,9, and 10.
Ms. Cuellar: Thank you very much. Do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda
as read by Commissioner Byler?
Ms. Hippen: So moved.
Mr. Plumlee: Second.
Ms. Cuellar: Hearing a second. Are there any planning commissioners abstaining on the
any items on the consent agenda? The motion for approval is made by
Commissioner Hippen, seconded by Commissioner Plumlee.
Madam Clerk: The vote is now open. By a vote of 8 to 0,items 5,6,8,9,and 10 have been
recommended for approval on the consent agenda.
Ms. Cuellar: If you had an application that was on the consent agenda today,your request
will now be scheduled for an upcoming City Council meeting. Staff will
contact you about the date. For those applicants on the consent agenda,
thank you for participating today. You are welcome to join us for the
remainder of the meeting,either virtually or in person,but certainly you are
free to leave as well. Our next order of business will be the regular agenda.
Madam Clerk,we're ready for the first item on the regular agenda.
Vote Tall
AYE 8 NAY 0 ABS 0 ABSENT 3
Alcaraz X
Anderson X
B ler X
Cromwell X
Coston X
Cuellar X
Estaris X
Hi en X
Mauch X
Parks X
Plumlee X
Conditions
1. A Landscape Plan shall be submitted to the Department of Planning & Community
Development/Development Service Center(DSC)for review and ultimate approval prior to
the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy that shows the following:
a. The required Category VI landscaping along the existing minimum six-foot tall privacy
fencing to meet current landscape screening standards for Bulk Storage Yards.
b. A minimum of fifty(50) percent of the side of the building facing the Precision Drive
right-of-way shall be installed with plantings. Planted areas must be a minimum of
three (3) feet in width and shrubs planted immediately adjacent to the building shall
be a minimum of eighteen (18) inches in height at time of planting.
2. No sale of motor vehicles shall be permitted.
3. No outside storage or display of equipment, parts, tires, or materials shall be permitted on
this site.
4. No vehicles in obvious state of disrepair shall be parked in the parking lot at 619 London
Bridge Road or parked on the street along 619 London Bridge Road.
5. All junk, debris, parts, old tires, or other discarded items must be removed from the site.
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ITEM: AARON C. DAVENPORT [Applicant] AARON & KENDRA DAVENPORT
[Property Owners] Conditional Use Permit (Short Term Rental) for the
property located at 421 22nd Street (GPIN 2427082711). COUNCIL DISTRICT
6 (Remick)
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background:
The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to operate a Short Term
Rental in a two-bedroom single-family dwelling located at 421 22nd Street.
■ Considerations:
The Short Term Rental request is for an existing 2-bedroom single-family dwelling,
located within the Oceanfront Resort (OR) Short Term Rental Overlay District. The
immediate surrounding area consists predominately of single-family and low-
density multifamily dwellings. There are no current or past violations associated
with this property and the 2 required parking spaces are provided on site. Further
details pertaining to the application, as well as Staff's evaluation, are provided in
the attached Staff Report. There is no known opposition to this request.
■ Recommendation:
On September 11, 2024, the Planning Commission passed a motion to
recommend approval of this item on the Consent Agenda, by a recorded vote of
8-0.
1. The following conditions shall only apply to the dwelling unit addressed as
421 22nd Street, and the Short Term Rental use shall only occur in the
principal structure.
2. An annual (yearly) STR Zoning Permit must be obtained from the Department
of Planning and Community Development (Zoning Administration) before
using the dwelling for Short-Term Rental purposes.
3. The dwelling unit shall comply with all required Fire and Building code
requirements.
4. Off-street parking shall be provided as required by Section 241.2 and
2303(b)(a)(i)(ii) of the City Zoning Ordinance or as approved by City Council.
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5. This Conditional Use Permit shall expire five (5) years from the date of
approval. The renewal process of this Conditional Use Permit may be
administrative and performed by the Planning Department; however, the
Planning Department shall notify the City Council in writing prior to the
renewal of any Conditional Use Permit for a Short Term Rental where the
Short Term Rental has been the subject of neighborhood complaints,
violations of its conditions or violations of any building, housing, zoning, fire or
other similar codes.
6. No events associated with the Short Term Rental shall be permitted with
more than the allowed number of people who may stay overnight (number of
bedrooms times two (2)) on the property where the Short Term Rental is
located. This Short Term Rental may not request or obtain a Special Event
Permit under City Code Section 4-1.
7. The owner or operator must provide the name and telephone number of a
responsible person, who may be the owner, operator or an agent of the owner
or operator, who is available to be contacted and to address conditions
occurring at the Short Term Rental within thirty (30) minutes and to be
physical present at the Short Term Rental within one (1) hour.
8. If, or when, the ownership of the property changes, it is the seller's
responsibility to notify the new property owner of requirements 'a' through 'c'
below. This information must be submitted to the Planning Department for
review and approval. This shall be done within six (6) months of the property
real estate transaction closing date.
a) A completed Department of Planning and Community Development Short
Term Rental Zoning Permit; and
b) Copies of the Commissioner of Revenue's Office receipt of registration;
and
c) Proof of liability insurance applicable to the rental activity of at least one
million dollars.
9. To the extent permitted by state law, each Short Term Rental must maintain
registration with the Commissioner of Revenue's Office and pay all applicable
taxes.
10.There shall be posted in a conspicuous place within the dwelling a summary
provided by the Zoning Administrator of City Code Sections 23-69 through 23-
71 (noise), 31-26, 31-27 and 31-28 (solid waste collection), 12-5 (fires on the
beach), 12-43.2 (fireworks), and a copy of any approved parking plan.
11 .All refuse shall be placed in automated refuse receptacles, where provided,
and comply with the requirements of City Code sections 31-26, 31-27 and 31-
28.
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12.Accessory structures shall not be used or occupied as Short Term Rentals.
13.No signage shall be on-site, except that each short term rental shall have one
(1) four-square foot sign posted on the building, or other permanent structure
or location approved by the Zoning Administrator, that identifies the property
as a short term rental and provides the telephone numbers for the Short Term
Rental Hotlines in text large enough to be read from the public street.
14.The Short Term Rental shall have no more than one (1) rental contract for
every seven (7) consecutive days.
15.The owner or operator shall provide proof of liability insurance applicable to
the rental activity at registration and renewal of at least one million dollars
($1,000,000) underwritten by insurers acceptable to the City.
16.There shall be no outdoor amplified sound after 10:00 p.m. or before 10:00
a.m.
17.The maximum number of persons on the property after 11 :00 p.m. and before
7:00 a.m. ("Overnight Lodgers") shall be two (2) individuals per bedroom,
which number shall not include minors under the age of 16, provided that in
no case may the total number of persons staying overnight at the property
exceed the number of approved bedrooms multiplied by three (3).
18.The property owner, or their representative, shall provide to the City Planning
Department permission to inspect the Short Term Rental property annually.
Such inspection shall include: 1) At least one fire extinguisher has been
installed inside the unit (in the kitchen) and in plain sight 2) Smoke alarms
and carbon monoxide detectors are installed in accordance with the building
code in effect at the of construction and interconnected. Units constructed
prior to interconnection requirements must have a minimum of one smoke
alarm installed on every floor of the structure and in the areas adjacent to all
sleeping rooms, and when activated, be audible in all sleeping rooms, and 3)
All smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors have been inspected within
the last twelve months and are in good working order.
Properties managed by Short Term Rental Companies certified by the
Department of Planning shall only be required to be inspected every three
years. The inspection for compliance with the requirements above shall be
performed by the short term rental management company and be
documented on a form prescribed by the Planning Department and shall be
provided during the yearly permitting process.
Properties may be inspected annually for compliance with the requirements
above by certified Short Term Rental Management Companies or Certified
Home Inspectors. The compliance inspection shall be documented on a form
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prescribed by the Planning Department and shall be provided during the
yearly permit process.
19.A structural safety inspection report shall be provided to the city every three
(3) years indicating all exterior stairways, decks, porches, and balconies have
been inspected by a licensed design professional qualified to perform such
inspection (engineer or architect) and are safe for use. The report must
indicate the maximum number of occupants permitted on each level of these
structures and placards indicating the maximum number of occupants of all
exterior stairways, decks, porches, and balconies must be posted on each
level of these structures.
■ Attachments:
Staff Report and Disclosure Statements
Location Map
STR Vicinity Map
Minutes of Planning Commission Hearing
Recommended Action: Staff recommends Approval. Planning Commission
recommends Approval.
Submitting Department/Agency: Planning Department ( +,
City Manager: A70
Agenda
CouncilApplicant: Aaron Davenport
Property Owner: Aaron & Kendra Davenport
Planning Commission Public Hearing: September 11, 2024 V_B_
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Background SummaryofProposal
• This 3,900 square-foot parcel contains an existing Single-family dwelling and detached garage. The
parcel is zoned OR Oceanfront Resort District. According to City records, this dwelling was constructed
in 1930.
• The property lies within the Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) boundary, where parking during
the evening and overnight hours is prohibited. Based on this, Condition 4 is recommended to prohibit
the occupants of the STR from parking on the street during the restricted hours.
• Staff inspected the site on July 12, 2024, to observe site conditions for this report.
• Since this property was not registered with the Commissioner of the Revenue nor paying transient
occupancy taxes to the Commissioner of the Revenue prior to July 1, 2018, the property would not be
considered a grandfathered Short Term Rental and thus would require a Conditional Use Permit prior to
operating.
• Known Short Term Rental activity as of July 23, 2024, is shown in the chart below:
REGISTERED WITH THE
CURRENTLY ADVERTISED LAST KNOWN RENTAL COMMISSIONER OF THE
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The applicant submitted a Conditional Use Permit for a Short Term Rental unit addressed 42122nd Street. The
regulations for Short Term Rental use are identified in Section 241.2 and Section 2303 of the City Zoning
Ordinance. Specific details pertaining to this application are listed below.
• Number of bedrooms in the Short Term Rental: 2
• Maximum number of guests permitted on the property after 11:00 pm (maximum 2 per room): 4
• Number of parking spaces required (1 space per bedroom required): 2
• Number of parking spaces provided: 2
Zoning History
Map Key No. Request Al2 ',r3
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4 NON Approved 11/28/2000 OR
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5 ALT Approved 03/11/2014
6 CUP (Short Term Rental) Approved
08/11/2023
Application Types
CUP: Conditional Use Permit MDP: Modification of Proffers SVR:Subdivision Variance
REZ: Rezoning NON: Nonconforming Use LUP: Land Use Plan
CRZ: Conditional Rezoning STC:Street Closure STR:Short Term Rental
MDC: Modification of FVR: Floodplain Variance
Conditions ALT.•Alternative Compliance
Evaluation • • •
In Staff's opinion, this proposed Short Term Rental unit is consistent with requirements of the Oceanfront
Resort Short Term Rental overlay district outlined in Sec. 2303 of the City Zoning Ordinance, as well as Sec. 5.2
of the Oceanfront Resort district Form-based Code.
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The Short Term Rental request is for an existing 2-bedroom single-family dwelling, constructed in 1930 per City
records, which is located in the 400 block on the north side of 22nd Street.The existing dwelling is located
within the Ocean Resort (OR) Short Term Rental Overlay District. The immediate surrounding area consists
predominately of single-family and low-density multifamily dwellings.
The subject dwelling unit has not yet been advertised nor utilized as a Short Term Rental, according to City
records and Host Compliance. Due to these factors, there is no previous history for Staff to analyze regarding
compliance with existing ordinances.
The parking plan for this application provides the required two spaces in the driveway off of the alley and there
is an additional space in the detached garage.
For the reasons stated above, Staff recommends approval of this request with the conditions listed below.
Recommended Conditions
1. The following conditions shall only apply to the dwelling unit addressed as 42122nd Street, and the Short
Term Rental use shall only occur in the principal structure.
2. An annual (yearly) STR Zoning Permit must be obtained from the Department of Planning and Community
Development (Zoning Administration) before using the dwelling for Short-Term Rental purposes.
3. The dwelling unit shall comply with all required Fire and Building code requirements.
4. Off-street parking shall be provided as required by Section 241.2 and 2303(b)(a)(i)(ii) of the City Zoning
Ordinance or as approved by City Council.
5. This Conditional Use Permit shall expire five (5) years from the date of approval. The renewal process of
this Conditional Use Permit may be administrative and performed by the Planning Department; however,
the Planning Department shall notify the City Council in writing prior to the renewal of any Conditional Use
Permit for a Short Term Rental where the Short Term Rental has been the subject of neighborhood
complaints, violations of its conditions or violations of any building, housing, zoning, fire or other similar
codes.
6. No events associated with the Short Term Rental shall be permitted with more than the allowed number of
people who may stay overnight (number of bedrooms times two (2)) on the property where the Short Term
Rental is located. This Short Term Rental may not request or obtain a Special Event Permit under City Code
Section 4-1.
7. The owner or operator must provide the name and telephone number of a responsible person, who may
be the owner, operator or an agent of the owner or operator, who is available to be contacted and to
address conditions occurring at the Short Term Rental within thirty (30) minutes and to be physical present
at the Short Term Rental within one (1) hour.
8. If, or when, the ownership of the property changes, it is the seller's responsibility to notify the new
property owner of requirements 'a' through 'c' below. This information must be submitted to the Planning
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Department for review and approval.This shall be done within six (6) months of the property real estate
transaction closing date.
a) A completed Department of Planning and Community Development Short Term Rental Zoning Permit;
and
b) Copies of the Commissioner of Revenue's Office receipt of registration; and
c) Proof of liability insurance applicable to the rental activity of at least one million dollars.
9. To the extent permitted by state law, each Short Term Rental must maintain registration with the
Commissioner of Revenue's Office and pay all applicable taxes.
10. There shall be posted in a conspicuous place within the dwelling a summary provided by the Zoning
Administrator of City Code Sections 23-69 through 23-71 (noise), 31-26, 31-27 and 31-28 (solid waste
collection), 12-5 (fires on the beach), 12-43.2 (fireworks), and a copy of any approved parking plan.
11. All refuse shall be placed in automated refuse receptacles, where provided, and comply with the
requirements of City Code sections 31-26, 31-27 and 31-28.
12. Accessory structures shall not be used or occupied as Short Term Rentals.
13. No signage shall be on-site, except that each short term rental shall have one (1) four-square foot sign
posted on the building, or other permanent structure or location approved by the Zoning Administrator,
that identifies the property as a short term rental and provides the telephone numbers for the Short Term
Rental Hotlines in text large enough to be read from the public street.
14. The Short Term Rental shall have no more than one (1) rental contract for every seven (7) consecutive days.
15. The owner or operator shall provide proof of liability insurance applicable to the rental activity at
registration and renewal of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) underwritten by insurers acceptable to
the City.
16. There shall be no outdoor amplified sound after 10:00 p.m. or before 10:00 a.m.
17. The maximum number of persons on the property after 11:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m. ("Overnight
Lodgers") shall be two (2) individuals per bedroom, which number shall not include minors under the age
of 16, provided that in no case may the total number of persons staying overnight at the property exceed
the number of approved bedrooms multiplied by three (3).
18. The property owner, or their representative, shall provide to the City Planning Department permission to
inspect the Short Term Rental property annually. Such inspection shall include: 1) At least one fire
extinguisher has been installed inside the unit (in the kitchen) and in plain sight 2) Smoke alarms and
carbon monoxide detectors are installed in accordance with the building code in effect at the of
construction and interconnected. Units constructed prior to interconnection requirements must have a
minimum of one smoke alarm installed on every floor of the structure and in the areas adjacent to all
sleeping rooms, and when activated, be audible in all sleeping rooms, and 3) All smoke alarms and carbon
monoxide detectors have been inspected within the last twelve months and are in good working order.
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Properties managed by Short Term Rental Companies certified by the Department of Planning shall only be
required to be inspected every three years.The inspection for compliance with the requirements above
shall be performed by the short term rental management company and be documented on a form
prescribed by the Planning Department and shall be provided during the yearly permitting process.
Properties may be inspected annually for compliance with the requirements above by certified Short Term
Rental Management Companies or Certified Home Inspectors.The compliance inspection shall be
documented on a form prescribed by the Planning Department and shall be provided during the yearly
permit process.
19. A structural safety inspection report shall be provided to the city every three (3) years indicating all exterior
stairways, decks, porches, and balconies have been inspected by a licensed design professional qualified to
perform such inspection (engineer or architect) and are safe for use.The report must indicate the
maximum number of occupants permitted on each level of these structures and placards indicating the
maximum number of occupants of all exterior stairways, decks, porches, and balconies must be posted on
each level of these structures.
Further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City Ordinances and Standards. Any
site plan submitted with this application may require revision during detailed site plan review to meet all
applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits required by the City Code, including those
administered by the Department of Planning/Development Services Center and Department of Planning/
Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any
approvals allowed by this application are valid.
The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police Department
for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) concepts and
strategies as they pertain to this site.
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Public Outreach Information
Planning Commission
• As required by the Zoning Ordinance, the public notice sign(s) was placed on the property on August
15, 2024.
• As required by State Code, this item was advertised in the Virginian-Pilot on Wednesdays, August 28,
2024 and September 4, 2024.
• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding the request and the
date of the Planning Commission public hearing on August 26, 2024.
• This Staff report, as well as all reports for this Planning Commission's meeting, was posted on the
Commission's webpage of virginiabeach.gov/pc on September 5, 2024.
City Council
• As required by City Code, this item was advertised in the Virginian-Pilot on Tuesdays, October 1, 2024
and October 8, 2024.
• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding both the request and
the date of the City Council's public hearing on September 30, 2024.
• The City Clerk's Office posted the materials associated with the application on the City Council website
of https://clerk.virginiabeach.gov/city-council on October 11, 2024.
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Site Layout
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Disclosure
isclosure Statement
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The disclosures contained In this form are necessary to inform public officials who may vote an the application as to
whether they have a conflict of Interest under Virginia law. The completion and submission of this form is renui:ed for
all applications that pertain to City real estate matters or to the development and/or use of property in the City of
Virginia Beach requiring action by the City Council or a City board,commission or other body.
Ap Ip icarn Disclosure
Applicant Name Aaron C. Davenport
pees the applicant have a representative? ❑yes /No
• I'yes,list the name of the representative.
Is the applicant a corporation,partnership,firm,business,trust or an unincorporated business?❑yes M No
• li yes,IiKr the curies of all officers,d.rectors,members,tnastecs;e;t,Wow, (Attach a fist if necessaryl
• I'yes,List trip businesses the:have a parent srbskllaryl or affiliated business entityt relationship with the applicant. (Attach
a 6s-i`necessar;}
'"Parent-subsidiary relationship"means'a relationship clot exists when"e,corporation directly or indirectly owns 0-arcs
possessing more than 50 percent of the voting power of another corporations." See State and Local Government Conflict of Interests
Act,VA.Code§2.2-3101.
a"Affiilated business entity relationship'means'a relationship,other than paroM4ubsidlary relationship,that exists when(l)one
business entity has a controlling ownership Interest In the other business entity,(mil a controlling owner in one entity is also a
controlting owner in the other entity,or fiii)there is shared managwrient or control between the business entities. factors that
should be considered in determining the existence of an affiliated business entity relationship include that the sa me person or
substaritialsy the same person own or manage the two entities;there are common or commingled hands or assets;the business
entities share the use of the some offices or employees or otherwise share acti cities,resources or person";on a regular basis;or
there is otherwise a close working relationship between the entitles," See State and local Govemm►ent Conflict of Interests Act,Va.
Code 61.2-3101,
• h$YisCd 71.t19.7020
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Disclosure
Disclosure Statement
Manning ComminRy
Known Interest by Public Official or Employee
Does an official or employee of the City of Virginia Beach have an interest in cite suLjecl land or any wutsowd development
contingent on the subject public action?0 Yes N No
• if yes,what is the name of the ci,%ciaf or employ"and what Is the nature of the interest?
Applicant Services Disclosure
1. hoes me applicant have any existing financing(mortgage,derds of trust,croaswllateraliaatioq etcl or are they considering
any financing in connec:io-with the subject of the application or any business operating or to be operated on ttx prosrer'ty?
CD Yes ■ No
• it yes,idenlily^.tie fmanc�a!rnssdctlons providing the service.
2. Does the applicant have a real estate broker/agent/realtor for Current and anticipated future sales of the subject mpery?
©Yes ®No
• If Ww,identify the company and,ndividua'providing the service.
3. Does the applicant have services for aowunting and/or preparation of tax returns provided in connection w+th the subject of
the application or any business operating or m be operated on the Property?®Yes 0 No
tf yes,identify the firm end individual providing the service.
4. Does the applicant have services from an architect/landscape architect/la nd planner provided in connector with the subject of
the applcation or any busmrss operating or to be operated on the Property?0 Yes ■ No
+ If yes identfy the firm and individual provfdfg the service_
5. is there any uthe,pending or proposed purchaser of the subject property?13 Yes 0 No
If yes,identNy thr purchaser and purchaser's se>vxe providers.
Sew-ed $�F�dht
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Disclosure
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6. Does the applicant have a construction contractor in connection with the subject ofthe application or any buskwu apitit we or
to be operated on the Property?0 Yes ■ No
• 1f yaE,identity the Company and individual providing the service.
7. Dues thr applicant have an engineer/surveyor/agent if,Connection with thesubjeCt of the application or any business
operating or to be operateo or,ine ptopeny?Li Yes 0 No
=1 yes,identify the firm and irufivldual prowdk g tee service.
8. is t"applicant rece wing legal services in connection with the subject of the application or any business operating or to be
operated on the property?❑Yes t No
if yes,identify the firm and individual proMing the service.
Meant Signature
I certify that all of the Information contained,n this Disclosure Stotemrnt Form Is complete,twe,and accurate, i w0m ritand that,
upon receipt of notification that the app'ic.anrin has been scheduled for public frearirg.I am responsible for updating the
infonlyodon provided herein two weeks prior to the meeting of Planning Commission,City Council,VBDA,COPA,Wetlands Board
or any public body or tommRt"..in connection w"this application,
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Applicant Signature
Aaron C Davenport
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Agenda Item 12
page 12 of 13
Next Steps
• Upon receiving a recommendation from Planning Commission,this request will be scheduled for a City
Council public hearing. Staff will inform the applicant and/or their representative of the date of the
hearing in the upcoming days.
• Following City Council's decision, the applicant will receive a decision letter from Staff.
• Once the conditions of approval are in place and/or completed, the applicant must contact the Zoning
Division of the Planning Department to obtain verification that the conditions have been met. Contact
the Zoning Division at 757-385-8074.
• If the request requires land disturbance and/or a subdivision of property, please contact the
Development Services Center (DSC) to discuss next steps for site plan/plat review. Contact the DSC at
757-385-4621 or the Development Liaison Team at 757-385-5692.
• Please note that further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City
Ordinances and Standards. Any site plan submitted with this application may require revision during
detailed site plan review to meet all applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits
required by the City Code, including those administered by the Department of Planning/ Development
Services Center and Department of Planning/ Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any approvals allowed by this application are valid.
• The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police
Department for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
(CPTED) concepts and strategies as they pertain to this site.
Aaron Davenport
Agenda Item 12
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Public Meeting Item # 12 Aaron C. Davenport
Recommendation: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
Discussion
Ms. Cuellar: Thank you very much. We have one more agenda item number. Madam
clerk,could please call that.
Madam Clerk: Item#12,Aaron C. Davenport.
Ms. Cuellar: Mr. Davenport, if you could please come forward.
Mr. Davenport: Thank you, Madam Commissioner, and fellow commissioners. My name
is Aaron Davenport. I'm a retired Coast Guard service disabled Virginia
vet. I want to thank Garrek Hannigan for his help with the application
process. This is about I want to share about the property. This is a historic,
almost hundred year, old classic 1930s 300 square foot Virginia Beach
bungalow with a historic maple tree between a large two car garage,parking
pads for almost three cars. My wife Kendra, and I bought this at during
COVID,and put in thousands of dollars to restore the place, and to preserve
this historic bungalow, and many of its really unique features. I'm proud to
say today it's one of the nicest properties on the street. My family intends
to keep this in the family. I have no intention to sell. A short-term rental
gives the opportunity for my family,extended family,and friends to use this
while it's a short-term rental. If it was long term,we wouldn't be able to use
it as you know it's very small, and thank you for an opportunity to speak
with you about this unique property.
Ms. Cuellar: Do I have any questions for this speaker?
Mr. Plumlee: Thank you, sir, for coming down today. I'm sorry you couldn't make it last
time to present on your behalf. The parking in the back is accessible through
the alley, is it either direction or is it a one-directional alley?
Mr. Davenport: Actually it is two ways, but I wouldn't try to pass something. So 22 and a
half street? Yes,that's two way.
Mr. Plumlee: Okay, and there's also parking in the front street, 22nd street as well?
Mr. Davenport: Yes, that's public parking, but I have an oversized garage that fits to,
actually I have a 2500 Sierra with an eight foot bed, and I can fit in a king
cabin,I could fit in the garage. So it's bigger than any other garage I've seen
around,and it also has this a large parking pad with an apron around,so you
can actually fit three cars,but we don't want that many people in this. That's
why it's for two bedrooms. It's small,and we want to preserve this property.
Mr. Plumlee: Have you been in touch with your immediate neighbors and surveyed their
support of what you're doing?
Mr. Davenport: Yeah, all around me is short-term rentals, and I've got McThrift at one end
of the street and some other yeah, so there's short terms, there's one long
term next, but right across is short-terms, there's a bunch of short-term
rentals.
Mr. Plumlee: And there have been some violations noted earlier, we had an informal
proceeding and there were discussions about violations. Had that come up
to you? Had anybody presented that to you as the owner there prior to
today?
Mr. Davenport: No.
Ms. Cuellar: Any other questions from the commission? At this time, I'm going to open
up the floor to entertain a motion and further discussion.
Ms. Hippen: Move to approve.
Mr. Plumlee: Second.
Ms. Cuellar: We have a motion for approval by Commissioner Hippen, and a second by
Commissioner Coston. Any further discussion?
Mr. Mauch: I think there was some conversation about the maximum number of persons
per room. Just for clarity,making sure it is three instead of two that was on
our sheet.
Ms. Bookholt: Yes, it's listed correctly in the conditions. It's max two per bedroom.
Mr. Mauch: For the record, I just want to make sure that we all do understand that even
though there are violations, there's some good short-term rentals out there,
but I think it's incumbent upon our city to make sure that we're trying as
hard as we can, knowing that we're understaffed in that position in that role
to make sure that people are conforming as best as possible, and It'll be a
growing concern as we approve more. Just wanted that known for the
record.
Ms. Cuellar: Thank you, and we certainly appreciate citizens such as Mr. Davenport
coming forward today, filling out the required paperwork.
Ms. Hippen: I want to put this on the record. The violations were not on Mr.Davenport's
property. So, I moved to have this approved because I don't feel that he
should be held up because of the violations of people around him. He's
trying to do the right thing, and he's coming forward in the process, and I
believe that's the reason why I moved to approve this.
Mr. Plumlee: I agree with that sentiment. When you have property, and you're there at
times, and not there at times, it's always good to know these things, and
these things were brought to us today. There was an objector at the previous
hearing, so we felt it necessary to address that issue, and they weren't your
violations. It wasn't about your property. I just want to be clear about that.
Ms. Cuellar: If there's no further discussion, staff will now call for the vote.
Madam Clerk: Vote is now open. By a recorded vote of 8 to 0, Item #12, Aaron C.
Davenport has been approved.
Ms. Cuellar: Okay thank you very much. I'd like to thank everyone who participated
today. I'd like to thank the staff, especially for preparing this agenda for us
for the commissioners for their work, and I certainly on behalf of the
commission, I'd like to thank Elizabeth Novak for her service to our city.
It's certainly Virginia Beach's loss, and Norfolk's gain,but we know you're
passionate about historic preservation, and they must be delighted that you
can share, that you can share your talent with them. So thank you, and
you're always welcome to come back on a Wednesday. So we'd love to see
you again, and wish you all the best in your career. Our meeting is
adjourned.
Vote Tall
AYE 8 NAY 0 ABS 0 ABSENT 3
Alcaraz X
Anderson X
B ler X
Cromwell X
Coston X
Cuellar X
Estaris X
Hi en X
Mauch X
Parks X
Plumlee X
Conditions
1. The following conditions shall only apply to the dwelling unit addressed as 42122nd Street,
and the Short Term Rental use shall only occur in the principal structure.
2. An annual (yearly) STR Zoning Permit must be obtained from the Department of Planning
and Community Development (Zoning Administration) before using the dwelling for Short-
Term Rental purposes.
3. The dwelling unit shall comply with all required Fire and Building code requirements.
4. Off-street parking shall be provided as required by Section 241.2 and 2303(b)(a)(i)(ii) of the
City Zoning Ordinance or as approved by City Council.
5. This Conditional Use Permit shall expire five (5)years from the date of approval.The renewal
process of this Conditional Use Permit may be administrative and performed by the Planning
Department; however,the Planning Department shall notify the City Council in writing prior to the
renewal of any Conditional Use Permit for a Short Term Rental where the Short Term Rental has
been the subject of neighborhood complaints,violations of its conditions or violations of any
building, housing,zoning,fire or other similar codes.
6. No events associated with the Short Term Rental shall be permitted with more than the
allowed number of people who may stay overnight (number of bedrooms times two (2)) on
the property where the Short Term Rental is located.This Short Term Rental may not
request or obtain a Special Event Permit under City Code Section 4-1.
7. The owner or operator must provide the name and telephone number of a responsible
person, who may be the owner, operator or an agent of the owner or operator, who is
available to be contacted and to address conditions occurring at the Short Term Rental
within thirty (30) minutes and to be physical present at the Short Term Rental within one (1)
hour.
8. If, or when,the ownership of the property changes, it is the seller's responsibility to notify the new
property owner of requirements 'a'through 'c' below.This information must be submitted to the
Planning Department for review and approval.This shall be done within six(6) months of the
property real estate transaction closing date.
a) A completed Department of Planning and Community Development Short Term Rental Zoning
Permit; and
b) Copies of the Commissioner of Revenue's Office receipt of registration;and
c) Proof of liability insurance applicable to the rental activity of at least one million dollars.
9. To the extent permitted by state law, each Short Term Rental must maintain registration
with the Commissioner of Revenue's Office and pay all applicable taxes.
10. There shall be posted in a conspicuous place within the dwelling a summary provided by the
Zoning Administrator of City Code Sections 23-69 through 23-71 (noise), 31-26, 31-27 and
31-28 (solid waste collection), 12-5 (fires on the beach), 12-43.2 (fireworks), and a copy of
any approved parking plan.
11. All refuse shall be placed in automated refuse receptacles, where provided, and comply with
the requirements of City Code sections 31-26, 31-27 and 31-28.
12. Accessory structures shall not be used or occupied as Short Term Rentals.
13. No signage shall be on-site, except that each short term rental shall have one(1)four-square foot
sign posted on the building,or other permanent structure or location approved by the Zoning
Administrator,that identifies the property as a short term rental and provides the telephone
numbers for the Short Term Rental Hotlines in text large enough to be read from the public street.
14. The Short Term Rental shall have no more than one (1) rental contract for every seven (7)
consecutive days.
15. The owner or operator shall provide proof of liability insurance applicable to the rental activity at
registration and renewal of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) underwritten by insurers
acceptable to the City.
16. There shall be no outdoor amplified sound after 10:00 p.m. or before 10:00 a.m.
17. The maximum number of persons on the property after 11:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m.
("Overnight Lodgers") shall be two (2) individuals per bedroom, which number shall not
include minors under the age of 16, provided that in no case may the total number of
persons staying overnight at the property exceed the number of approved bedrooms
multiplied by three (3).
18. The property owner,or their representative, shall provide to the City Planning Department
permission to inspect the Short Term Rental property annually.Such inspection shall include: 1)At
least one fire extinguisher has been installed inside the unit(in the kitchen)and in plain sight 2)
Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are installed in accordance with the building code in
effect at the of construction and interconnected. Units constructed prior to interconnection
requirements must have a minimum of one smoke alarm installed on every floor of the structure
and in the areas adjacent to all sleeping rooms,and when activated, be audible in all sleeping
rooms, and 3)All smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors have been inspected within the last
twelve months and are in good working order.
Properties managed by Short Term Rental Companies certified by the Department of Planning shall
only be required to be inspected every three years.The inspection for compliance with the
requirements above shall be performed by the short term rental management company and be
documented on a form prescribed by the Planning Department and shall be provided during the
yearly permitting process.
Properties may be inspected annually for compliance with the requirements above by certified Short
Term Rental Management Companies or Certified Home Inspectors.The compliance inspection shall
be documented on a form prescribed by the Planning Department and shall be provided during the
yearly permit process.
19. A structural safety inspection report shall be provided to the city every three (3) years
indicating all exterior stairways, decks, porches, and balconies have been inspected by a
licensed design professional qualified to perform such inspection (engineer or architect) and
are safe for use.The report must indicate the maximum number of occupants permitted on
each level of these structures and placards indicating the maximum number of occupants of
all exterior stairways, decks, porches, and balconies must be posted on each level of these
structures.
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AGENDA ITEM
ITEM: TRAVIS SMITH [Applicant] TRAVIS AND ELIZABETH SMITH [Property
Owners] Conditional Use Permit (Short Term Rental) for the property
located at 304 28th Street Unit 205 (GPIN 24280028662005). COUNCIL
DISTRICT 6 (Remick)
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background:
The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to operate a Short Term
Rental in a two-bedroom unit of the Playa Rana Condominiums located at 304 28th
St, Unit 205.
■ Considerations:
The applicant is requesting to operate a two-bedroom Short Term Rental within
the Playa Rana Condominiums. Short Term Rentals are prevalent on this property
with a total of 11 approved Conditional Use Permits for Short Term Rentals. There
is one assigned parking space associated with this unit in the condominium's
parking lot. Playa Rana Condominiums is one such property granted a historical
exception to the Short Term Rental parking requirement of one space per
bedroom; therefore, only one parking space is required for the entire unit. All other
requirements of Section 241.2 and Section 2303 of the Zoning Ordinance
regulating Short Term Rentals can be reasonably met with this application. Further
details pertaining to the application, as well as Staff's evaluation, are provided in
the attached Staff Report. There is no known opposition to this request.
■ Recommendation:
On September 11, 2024, the Planning Commission passed a motion to
recommend approval of this item on the Consent Agenda, by a recorded vote of
8-0.
1. The following conditions shall only apply to the dwelling unit addressed as
304 28th Street Unit 205, and the Short Term Rental use shall only occur in
the principal structure.
2. An annual (yearly) STIR Zoning Permit must be obtained from the Department
of Planning and Community Development (Zoning Administration) before
using the dwelling for-Short-Term Rental purposes.
Travis Smith
Page 2 of 4
3. The dwelling unit shall comply with all required Fire and Building code
requirements.
4. Off-street parking shall be provided as required by Section 241.2 and
2303(b)(a)(i)(ii) of the City Zoning Ordinance or as approved by City Council.
5. This Conditional Use Permit shall expire five (5) years from the date of
approval. The renewal process of this Conditional Use Permit may be
administrative and performed by the Planning Department; however, the
Planning Department shall notify the City Council in writing prior to the
renewal of any Conditional Use Permit for a Short Term Rental where the
Short Term Rental has been the subject of neighborhood complaints,
violations of its conditions or violations of any building, housing, zoning, fire or
other similar codes.
6. No events associated with the Short Term Rental shall be permitted with
more than the allowed number of people who may stay overnight (number of
bedrooms times two (2)) on the property where the Short Term Rental is
located. This Short Term Rental may not request or obtain a Special Event
Permit under City Code Section 4-1 .
7. The owner or operator must provide the name and telephone number of a
responsible person, who may be the owner, operator or an agent of the owner
or operator, who is available to be contacted and to address conditions
occurring at the Short Term Rental within thirty (30) minutes and to be
physical present at the Short Term Rental within one (1) hour.
8. If, or when, the ownership of the property changes, it is the seller's
responsibility to notify the new property owner of requirements `a' through `c'
below. This information must be submitted to the Planning Department for
review and approval. This shall be done within six (6) months of the property
real estate transaction closing date.
a) A completed Department of Planning and Community Development Short
Term Rental Zoning Permit; and
b) Copies of the Commissioner of Revenue's Office receipt of registration;
and
c) Proof of liability insurance applicable to the rental activity of at least one
million dollars.
9. To the extent permitted by state law, each Short Term Rental must maintain
registration with the Commissioner of Revenue's Office and pay all applicable
taxes.
10.There shall be posted in a conspicuous place within the dwelling a summary
provided by the Zoning Administrator of City Code Sections 23-69 through 23-
Travis Smith
Page 3 of 4
71 (noise), 31-26, 31-27 and 31-28 (solid waste collection), 12-5 (fires on the
beach), 12-43.2 (fireworks), and a copy of any approved parking plan.
11 .AlI refuse shall be placed in automated refuse receptacles, where provided,
and comply with the requirements of City Code sections 31-26, 31-27 and 31-
28.
12.Accessory structures shall not be used or occupied as Short Term Rentals.
13.No signage shall be on-site, except that each short term rental shall have one
(1) four-square foot sign posted on the building, or other permanent structure
or location approved by the Zoning Administrator, that identifies the property
as a short term rental and provides the telephone numbers for the Short Term
Rental Hotlines in text large enough to be read from the public street.
14.The Short Term Rental shall have no more than one (1) rental contract for
every seven (7) consecutive days.
15.The owner or operator shall provide proof of liability insurance applicable to
the rental activity at registration and renewal of at least one million dollars
($1,000,000) underwritten by insurers acceptable to the City.
16.There shall be no outdoor amplified sound after 10:00 p.m. or before 10:00
a.m.
17.The maximum number of persons on the property after 11:00 p.m. and before
7:00 a.m. ("Overnight Lodgers") shall be two (2) individuals per bedroom,
which number shall not include minors under the age of 16, provided that in
no case may the total number of persons staying overnight at the property
exceed the number of approved bedrooms multiplied by three (3).
18.The property owner, or their representative, shall provide to the City Planning
Department permission to inspect the Short Term Rental property annually.
Such inspection shall include: 1) At least one fire extinguisher has been
installed inside the unit (in the kitchen) and in plain sight 2) Smoke alarms
and carbon monoxide detectors are installed in accordance with the building
code in effect at the of construction and interconnected. Units constructed
prior to interconnection requirements must have a minimum of one smoke
alarm installed on every floor of the structure and in the areas adjacent to all
sleeping rooms, and when activated, be audible in all sleeping rooms, and 3)
All smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors have been inspected within
the last twelve months and are in good working order.
Properties managed by Short Term Rental Companies certified by the
Department of Planning shall only be required to be inspected every three
years. The inspection for compliance with the requirements above shall be
performed by the short term rental management company and be
Travis Smith
Page 4 of 4
documented on a form prescribed by the Planning Department and shall be
provided during the yearly permitting process.
Properties may be inspected annually for compliance with the requirements
above by certified Short Term Rental Management Companies or Certified
Home Inspectors. The compliance inspection shall be documented on a form
prescribed by the Planning Department and shall be provided during the
yearly permit process.
19.A structural safety inspection report shall be provided to the city every three
(3) years indicating all exterior stairways, decks, porches, and balconies have
been inspected by a licensed design professional qualified to perform such
inspection (engineer or architect) and are safe for use. The report must
indicate the maximum number of occupants permitted on each level of these
structures and placards indicating the maximum number of occupants of all
exterior stairways, decks, porches, and balconies must be posted on each
level of these structures.
■ Attachments:
Staff Report and Disclosure Statements
Location Map
STR Vicinity Map
Minutes of Planning Commission Hearing
Recommended Action: Staff recommends Approval. Planning Commission
recommends Approval. r
Submitting Department/Agency: Planning Department
City Manager:0�p
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Project Details
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Location
304 28th Stret Unit 205
GP/N
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Site Size
53,138 square feet (974 square feet unit)
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Watershed
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Existing Land Use and Zoning District
Condominium Complex/OR Oceanfront Resort
Surrounding Land Uses and Zoning Districts
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Travis Smith
Agenda Item 10
page 1 of 14
Background SummaryofProposal
• The applicant is seeking a Conditional Use Permit for a Short Term Rental at 304 28th Street Unit 205.
The 53,138 square foot parcel contains the Playa Rana Condominiums and is zoned Oceanfront Resort
District.
• According to City records, this multi-family condominium was constructed in 2008.
• On-street parking is permitted 24-hours per day, therefore any overflow parking beyond the minimum
parking spaces required could occur within the public street.
• When researching the property for the current request, staff did not discover any past violations or City
Council action.
• According to the applicant, this property was not used for Short-Term Rental purposes prior to July 1,
2018.
• Known Short Term Rental activity as of August 21, 2024 is shown in the chart below:
CURRENTLY ADVERTISED LAST KNOWN RENTAL REGISTERED WITH THE COMMISSIONER
OF THE REVENUE
No N/A No
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Agenda Item 10
page 2 of 14
Summary of • • •
The applicant submitted a Conditional Use Permit request to operate a Short Term Rental on the subject site.
The regulations for Short Term Rental use are identified in Section 241.2 of the City Zoning Ordinance. Specific
details pertaining to this application are listed below.
• Number of bedrooms in the Short Term Rental: 2
• Maximum number of guests permitted on the property after 11:00 pm: 4
• Number of parking spaces required (1 space per bedroom required): 1
• Number of off-street parking spaces provided: 1
Travis Smith
Agenda Item 10
page 3 of 14
Zoning History
Map Request 2 3 °
Key
No.
CUP (Short Term Rental) Approved
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CUP (Short Term Rental) Approved '
06/04/2024
CUP (Short Term Rental) Approved
m/n� 03/19/2024
CUP (Short Term Rental) Approved -
CUP (Short Term Rental) Approved its _
06/01/2021 - At?
CUP (Short Term Rental) Approved
06/01/2021 Application Types
1 CUP (Short Term Rental) Approved CUP: MDC: Modification of
04/06/2021 Conditional Conditions
Use Permit MDP: Modification of Proffers
CUP (Short Term Rental) Approved
04/06/2021 REZ: NON: Nonconforming Use
Rezoning STC:Street Closure
CUP (Short Term Rental) Approved
10/20/2020 CRZ: FVR: Floodplain Variance
CUP (Short Term Rental) Approved Conditional ALT-Alternative Compliance
Rezoning SVR:Subdivision Variance
no in��',�9 07/25/2020
LUP: Land Use Plan
CUP (Short Term Rental) Approved
STR:Short Term Rental
99 in 0-07/25/2020
CUP (Housing for the Elderly) Approved
04/23/1996
CUP (Short Term Rental) Approved
2 08/16/2022
FVR Approved 08/08/2006
CRZ (RT-3 Resort Tourist, A-36 Apartment and
3 A-12 Apartment to Conditional RT-3 Resort
Tourist) Approved 05/09/2006
Travis Smith
Agenda Item 10
page 4 of 14
Evaluation • • . •
The applicant is requesting to operate a two-bedroom, 974 square-foot Short Term Rental within the Playa
Rana Condominium building. Short Term Rentals are prevalent on this property with a total of PA-Re eleven
approved Conditional Use Permits for the operation of Short Term Rentals.
There is one assigned parking space associated with this unit in the condominium's parking lot. According to
the City of Virginia Beach Zoning Ordinance,Appendix A, Article 23, Section 2303, (b), a., ii., "There are certain
condominium properties that have historically operated as short term lodging units and have not experienced
any inconvenience to guests or the surrounding area without the required one (1) parking space per bedroom.
Further, such properties are unable to provide the required parking on-site. For these condominium
properties, the Zoning Administrator may, at his discretion, require one (1) parking space per dwelling unit
similar to the requirement for lodging uses in the Oceanfront Resort District Form Based Code (ORDFBC). Such
properties must provide written evidence of their past use and the Zoning Administrator shall find that there is
no public inconvenience with the current parking design." Playa Rana Condominiums is one such property
granted a historical exception to the Short Term Rental parking requirements of one space per bedroom;
therefore, only one parking space is required for the entire unit. All other requirements of Section 241.2 and
Section 2303 of the Zoning Ordinance regulating Short Term Rentals can be reasonably met with this
application.
Based on the considerations above, Staff recommends approval of this request with the conditions listed
below.
Recommended Conditions
1. The following conditions shall only apply to the dwelling unit addressed as 304 28th Street Unit 205, and
the Short Term Rental use shall only occur in the principal structure.
2. An annual (yearly) STR Zoning Permit must be obtained from the Department of Planning and Community
Development (Zoning Administration) before using the dwelling for Short-Term Rental purposes.
3. The dwelling unit shall comply with all required Fire and Building code requirements.
4. Off-street parking shall be provided as required by Section 241.2 and 2303(b)(a)(i)(ii) of the City Zoning
Ordinance or as approved by City Council.
5. This Conditional Use Permit shall expire five (5) years from the date of approval. The renewal process of
this Conditional Use Permit may be administrative and performed by the Planning Department; however,
the Planning Department shall notify the City Council in writing prior to the renewal of any Conditional Use
Permit for a Short Term Rental where the Short Term Rental has been the subject of neighborhood
complaints, violations of its conditions or violations of any building, housing, zoning, fire or other similar
codes.
6. No events associated with the Short Term Rental shall be permitted with more than the allowed number of
people who may stay overnight (number of bedrooms times two (2)) on the property where the Short Term
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Rental is located. This Short Term Rental may not request or obtain a Special Event Permit under City Code
Section 4-1.
7. The owner or operator must provide the name and telephone number of a responsible person, who may
be the owner, operator or an agent of the owner or operator, who is available to be contacted and to
address conditions occurring at the Short Term Rental within thirty (30) minutes and to be physical present
at the Short Term Rental within one (1) hour.
8. If, or when, the ownership of the property changes, it is the seller's responsibility to notify the new
property owner of requirements 'a' through 'c' below. This information must be submitted to the Planning
Department for review and approval. This shall be done within six (6) months of the property real estate
transaction closing date.
a) A completed Department of Planning and Community Development Short Term Rental Zoning Permit;
and
b) Copies of the Commissioner of Revenue's Office receipt of registration; and
c) Proof of liability insurance applicable to the rental activity of at least one million dollars.
9. To the extent permitted by state law, each Short Term Rental must maintain registration with the
Commissioner of Revenue's Office and pay all applicable taxes.
10. There shall be posted in a conspicuous place within the dwelling a summary provided by the Zoning
Administrator of City Code Sections 23-69 through 23-71 (noise), 31-26, 31-27 and 31-28 (solid waste
collection), 12-5 (fires on the beach), 12-43.2 (fireworks), and a copy of any approved parking plan.
11. All refuse shall be placed in automated refuse receptacles, where provided, and comply with the
requirements of City Code sections 31-26, 31-27 and 31-28.
12. Accessory structures shall not be used or occupied as Short Term Rentals.
13. No signage shall be on-site, except that each short term rental shall have one (1) four-square foot sign
posted on the building, or other permanent structure or location approved by the Zoning Administrator,
that identifies the property as a short term rental and provides the telephone numbers for the Short Term
Rental Hotlines in text large enough to be read from the public street.
14.The Short Term Rental shall have no more than one (1) rental contract for every seven (7) consecutive days.
15.The owner or operator shall provide proof of liability insurance applicable to the rental activity at
registration and renewal of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) underwritten by insurers acceptable to
the City.
16. There shall be no outdoor amplified sound after 10:00 p.m. or before 10:00 a.m.
17. The maximum number of persons on the property after 11:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m. ("Overnight
Lodgers") shall be two (2) individuals per bedroom, which number shall not include minors under the age
of 16, provided that in no case may the total number of persons staying overnight at the property exceed
the number of approved bedrooms multiplied by three (3).
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18. The property owner, or their representative, shall provide to the City Planning Department permission to
inspect the Short Term Rental property annually. Such inspection shall include: 1) At least one fire
extinguisher has been installed inside the unit (in the kitchen) and in plain sight 2) Smoke alarms and
carbon monoxide detectors are installed in accordance with the building code in effect at the of
construction and interconnected. Units constructed prior to interconnection requirements must have a
minimum of one smoke alarm installed on every floor of the structure and in the areas adjacent to all
sleeping rooms, and when activated, be audible in all sleeping rooms, and 3) All smoke alarms and carbon
monoxide detectors have been inspected within the last twelve months and are in good working order.
Properties managed by Short Term Rental Companies certified by the Department of Planning shall only be
required to be inspected every three years.The inspection for compliance with the requirements above
shall be performed by the short term rental management company and be documented on a form
prescribed by the Planning Department and shall be provided during the yearly permitting process.
Properties may be inspected annually for compliance with the requirements above by certified Short Term
Rental Management Companies or Certified Home Inspectors.The compliance inspection shall be
documented on a form prescribed by the Planning Department and shall be provided during the yearly
permit process.
19. A structural safety inspection report shall be provided to the city every three (3) years indicating all exterior
stairways, decks, porches, and balconies have been inspected by a licensed design professional qualified to
perform such inspection (engineer or architect) and are safe for use.The report must indicate the
maximum number of occupants permitted on each level of these structures and placards indicating the
maximum number of occupants of all exterior stairways, decks, porches, and balconies must be posted on
each level of these structures.
Further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City Ordinances and Standards. Any
site plan submitted with this application may require revision during detailed site plan review to meet all
applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits required by the City Code, including those
administered by the Department of Planning/Development Services Center and Department of Planning/
Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any
approvals allowed by this application are valid.
The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police Department
for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)concepts and
strategies as they pertain to this site.
Public Outreach Information
Planning Commission
• As required by the Zoning Ordinance, the public notice sign(s) was placed on the property on August
12, 2024.
• As required by State Code, this item was advertised in the Virginian-Pilot on Wednesdays, August 28,
2024 and September 4, 2024.
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• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding the request and the
date of the Planning Commission public hearing on August 26, 2024.
• This Staff report, as well as all reports for this Planning Commission's meeting, was posted on the
Commission's webpage of virginiabeach.gov/pc on September 5, 2024.
City Council
• As required by City Code, this item was advertised in the Virginian-Pilot on Tuesdays, October 1, 2024
and October 8, 2024.
• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding both the request and
the date of the City Council's public hearing on September 30, 2024.
• The City Clerk's Office posted the materials associated with the application on the City Council website
of https://clerk.virpiniabeach.gov/city-council on October 11, 2024.
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Disclosure
VIRGINIA
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Statement
The disclosures contained in this form are necessary to inform public officials who may vote on the
application as to whether they have a conflict of interest under Virginia law. Completion and submission of
this form is required for all applications that pertain to City real estate matters or to the development and/or
use of property in the City of Virginia Beach requiring action by the City Council, boards, commissions, or
other bodies.
SECTIONAPPLICANT DISCLOSURE
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Applicant Name:
os listed on application Travis Smith
Is Applicant also the Owner of the subject property? Yes@ No4
If no,Property Owner must complete SECTION 2:PROPERTY OWNER DISCLOSURE(page 3).
Does Applicant have a Representative?Yes©No@
If yes,name Representative:
Is Applicant a corporation,partnership,firm,business,trust or unincorporated business? Yes©No@
If yes,list the names of all officers,directors,members,or trustees below AND businesses that have a
parent-subsidiary 1 or affiliated business entity Z relationship with the applicant. (Attach list if necessary.)
Does the subject property have a proposed or pending purchaser? Yes No •
If yes,name proposed or pending purchaser:
KNOWN INTEREST BY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE
Does an official or employee of the City of Virginia Beach have an interest in the subject land or any
proposed development contingent on the subject public action? Yeso No(i)
If yes,name the official or employee,and describe the nature of their interest.
APPLICANT SERVICES DISCLOSURE
READ:The Applicant must certify whether the following services are being provided in connection to the
subject application or any business operating or to be operated on the property. The name of the entity
and/or individual providing such services must be identified. (Attach list if necessary.)
SERVICE YES NO SERVICE PROVIDER
Name entity and or individual
Financing(mortgage,deeds of trust, O O
cross-collateralization,etc.)
Real Estate Broker/Agent/Realtor 0
Disclosure Statement I rev. M a y-2024 page 1 of 3
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Disclosure
SECTION 1: APPLICANT DISCLOSURE continued
SERVICE YES NO SERVICE PROVIDER
Name entity and/or individual
Accounting/Tax Return Preparation O 0
Architect/Designer/Landscape O O
Architect/Land Planner
Construction Contractor 0
Engineer/Surveyor/Agent 0 0
Legal Services 0
APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
READ:1 certify that all information contained in this Form is complete,true,and accurate.I understand that,
upon receipt of notification that the application has been scheduled for public hearing,I am responsible for
updating the information provided herein three weeks prior to the meeting of Planning Commission, City
Council, VBDA,CBPA, Wetlands Board or any public body or committee in connection with this application.
Travis Smith 07/29/2024
Applicant Name(Print) Applicant Signature Date
1"Parent-subsidiary relationship"means"a relationship that exists when one corporation directly or
indirectly owns shares possessing more than 50 percent of the voting power of another corporation."See
State and Local Government Conflict of interests Act,VA.Code§2.2-3101.
Z Affiliated business entity relationship"means"a relationship,other than parent-subsidiary relationship,
that exists when(i)one business entity has a controlling ownership interest in the other business entity,(ii)
a controlling owner in one entity is also a controlling owner in the other entity,or(iii)there is shared
management or control between the business entities.Factors that should be considered in determining
the existence of an affiliated business entity relationship include that the same person or substantially the
same person own or manage the two entities;there are common or commingled funds or assets;the
business entities share the use of the some offices or employees or otherwise share activities,resources or
personnel on a regular basis;or there is otherwise a close working relationship between the entities."See
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act,Va.Code§2.2-3101.
FOR CITY USE ONLY:
No changes as of(date): 09/24/2024
Alexis Bailey 09/26/2024
Staff Name(Print) Staff Sign Date
Disclosure Statement I rev. May-2024 page 2 of 3
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Disclosure
SECTIONPROPERTY OWNER DISCLOSURE
PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION
Property Owner Name:
as listed on application Travis Smith
Is the Owner a corporation,partnership,firm,business,trust,or unincorporated business?YesONoO
If yes,list the names of all officers,directors,members,or trustees below AND businesses that have a
parent-subsidiary 1 or affiliated business entity 2 relationship with the applicant. (Attach list if necessa
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Does the subject property have a proposed or pending purchaser? YesQ No •
If yes,name proposed or pending purchaser: _--._—
KNOWN INTEREST BY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE
Does an official or employee of the City of Virginia Beach have an interest in the subject land or any
proposed development contingent on the subject public action? Yes O No O
I es,name the official or employee,and describe the nature of their interest.
PROPERTY OWNER SERVICES DISCLOSURE
READ:The Owner must certify whether the following services are being provided in connection to the subject
application or any business operating or to be operated on the property.The name of the entity or individual
providing such services must be identified. (Attach list if necessary.)
SERVICE YES NO SERVICE PROVIDER
Name entity and/or individual
Financing(mortgage,deeds of trust, O O
cross-collateralization,etc.)
Real Estate Broker/Agent/Realtor 0
Accounting/Tax Return Preparation 0 O
Architect/Designer/Landscape O O
Architect/Land Planner
Construction Contractor 0 O
Engineer/Surveyor/Agent 0 0
Legal Services 0
PROPERTY OWNER CERTIFICATION
READ:i certify that all information contained in this Form is complete,true,and accurate.I understand that,
upon receipt of notification that the application has been scheduled for public hearing,I am responsible for
updating the information provided herein three weeks prior to the meeting of Planning Commission, City
Council,VBDA,CBPA, Wetlands Board or any public body or committee in connection with this application.
Travis Smith 7 C • 07/29/2024
Property Owner Name(Print) Property Owner Signature Date
Disclosure Statement I rev. May-2024 page 3 of 3
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•
• Upon receiving a recommendation from Planning Commission, this request will be scheduled for a City
Council public hearing. Staff will inform the applicant and/or their representative of the date of the
hearing in the upcoming days.
• Following City Council's decision, the applicant will receive a decision letter from Staff.
• Once the conditions of approval are in place and/or completed, the applicant must contact the Zoning
Division of the Planning Department to obtain verification that the conditions have been met. Contact
the Zoning Division at 757-385-8074.
• If the request requires land disturbance and/or a subdivision of property, please contact the
Development Services Center (DSC) to discuss next steps for site plan/plat review. Contact the DSC at
757-385-4621 or the Development Liaison Team at 757-385-5692.
• Please note that further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City
Ordinances and Standards. Any site plan submitted with this application may require revision during
detailed site plan review to meet all applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits
required by the City Code, including those administered by the Department of Planning/ Development
Services Center and Department of Planning/ Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any approvals allowed by this application are valid.
• The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police
Department for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
(CPTED) concepts and strategies as they pertain to this site.
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Public Meeting Item # 10 Travis Smith
Recommendation: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
Discussion
Ms. Byler: The next item is on the agenda as item #10, Travis Smith. Is there a
representative here to speak today? Welcome. Please state your name for
the record.
Mr. Smith: Good afternoon. I'm Travis Smith.
Ms. Byler: Thank you for being here. Are the conditions acceptable to you?
Mr. Smith: Yes, ma'am.
Ms. Byler: Thank you. You may be seated. We have asked Commissioner Plumlee to
read this into the record.
Mr. Plumlee: This is an application for short-term rental at 304 28th Street Unit 205. It
appears by staff to meet all the requirements for short-term rental
application. There were no prior violations indicated on this data sheet,and
there was no objection either from the public or any member of the Planning
Commission, and therefore it's appropriate for the consent agenda.
Ms. Byler: Madam Chair, that was the last item on the consent agenda. The Planning
Commission places the following applications on the consent agenda.
Agenda items 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10.
Ms. Cuellar: Thank you very much. Do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda
as read by Commissioner Byler?
Ms. Hippen: So moved.
Mr. Plumlee: Second.
Ms. Cuellar: Hearing a second. Are there any planning commissioners abstaining on the
any items on the consent agenda? The motion for approval is made by
Commissioner Hippen, seconded by Commissioner Plumlee.
Madam Clerk: The vote is now open. By a vote of 8 to 0,items 5,6, 8, 9,and 10 have been
recommended for approval on the consent agenda.
Ms. Cuellar: If you had an application that was on the consent agenda today,your request
will now be scheduled for an upcoming City Council meeting. Staff will
contact you about the date. For those applicants on the consent agenda,
thank you for participating today. You are welcome to join us for the
remainder of the meeting, either virtually or in person,but certainly you are
free to leave as well. Our next order of business will be the regular agenda.
Madam Clerk, we're ready for the first item on the regular agenda.
Vote Tall
AYE 8 NAY 0 ABS 0 ABSENT 3
Alcaraz X
Anderson X
B ler X
Cromwell X
Coston X
Cuellar X
Estaris X
Hi en X
Mauch X
Parks X
Plumlee X
Conditions
1. The following conditions shall only apply to the dwelling unit addressed as 304 28th Street
Unit 205, and the Short Term Rental use shall only occur in the principal structure.
2. An annual (yearly) STR Zoning Permit must be obtained from the Department of Planning
and Community Development (Zoning Administration) before using the dwelling for Short-
Term Rental purposes.
3. The dwelling unit shall comply with all required Fire and Building code requirements.
4. Off-street parking shall be provided as required by Section 241.2 and 2303(b)(a)(i)(ii) of the
City Zoning Ordinance or as approved by City Council.
5. This Conditional Use Permit shall expire five (5)years from the date of approval.The renewal
process of this Conditional Use Permit may be administrative and performed by the Planning
Department; however,the Planning Department shall notify the City Council in writing prior to the
renewal of any Conditional Use Permit for a Short Term Rental where the Short Term Rental has
been the subject of neighborhood complaints,violations of its conditions or violations of any
building, housing, zoning,fire or other similar codes.
6. No events associated with the Short Term Rental shall be permitted with more than the
allowed number of people who may stay overnight (number of bedrooms times two (2)) on
the property where the Short Term Rental is located. This Short Term Rental may not
request or obtain a Special Event Permit under City Code Section 4-1.
7. The owner or operator must provide the name and telephone number of a responsible
person, who may be the owner, operator or an agent of the owner or operator, who is
available to be contacted and to address conditions occurring at the Short Term Rental
within thirty(30) minutes and to be physical present at the Short Term Rental within one (1)
hour.
8. If, or when,the ownership of the property changes, it is the seller's responsibility to notify the new
property owner of requirements 'a'through 'c' below.This information must be submitted to the
Planning Department for review and approval.This shall be done within six(6) months of the
property real estate transaction closing date.
a) A completed Department of Planning and Community Development Short Term Rental Zoning
Permit; and
b) Copies of the Commissioner of Revenue's Office receipt of registration;and
c) Proof of liability insurance applicable to the rental activity of at least one million dollars.
9. To the extent permitted by state law, each Short Term Rental must maintain registration
with the Commissioner of Revenue's Office and pay all applicable taxes.
10. There shall be posted in a conspicuous place within the dwelling a summary provided by the
Zoning Administrator of City Code Sections 23-69 through 23-71 (noise), 31-26, 31-27 and
31-28 (solid waste collection), 12-5 (fires on the beach), 12-43.2 (fireworks), and a copy of
any approved parking plan.
11. All refuse shall be placed in automated refuse receptacles, where provided, and comply with
the requirements of City Code sections 31-26, 31-27 and 31-28.
12. Accessory structures shall not be used or occupied as Short Term Rentals.
13. No signage shall be on-site,except that each short term rental shall have one(1)four-square foot
sign posted on the building, or other permanent structure or location approved by the Zoning
Administrator,that identifies the property as a short term rental and provides the telephone
numbers for the Short Term Rental Hotlines in text large enough to be read from the public street.
14. The Short Term Rental shall have no more than one (1) rental contract for every seven (7)
consecutive days.
15. The owner or operator shall provide proof of liability insurance applicable to the rental activity at
registration and renewal of at least one million dollars($1,000,000) underwritten by insurers
acceptable to the City.
16. There shall be no outdoor amplified sound after 10:00 p.m. or before 10:00 a.m.
17. The maximum number of persons on the property after 11:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m.
("Overnight Lodgers") shall be two (2) individuals per bedroom, which number shall not
include minors under the age of 16, provided that in no case may the total number of
persons staying overnight at the property exceed the number of approved bedrooms
multiplied by three (3).
18. The property owner,or their representative,shall provide to the City Planning Department
permission to inspect the Short Term Rental property annually.Such inspection shall include: 1)At
least one fire extinguisher has been installed inside the unit (in the kitchen) and in plain sight 2)
Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are installed in accordance with the building code in
effect at the of construction and interconnected. Units constructed prior to interconnection
requirements must have a minimum of one smoke alarm installed on every floor of the structure
and in the areas adjacent to all sleeping rooms,and when activated, be audible in all sleeping
rooms,and 3)All smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors have been inspected within the last
twelve months and are in good working order.
Properties managed by Short Term Rental Companies certified by the Department of Planning shall
only be required to be inspected every three years.The inspection for compliance with the
requirements above shall be performed by the short term rental management company and be
documented on a form prescribed by the Planning Department and shall be provided during the
yearly permitting process.
Properties may be inspected annually for compliance with the requirements above by certified Short
Term Rental Management Companies or Certified Home Inspectors. The compliance inspection shall
be documented on a form prescribed by the Planning Department and shall be provided during the
yearly permit process.
19. A structural safety inspection report shall be provided to the city every three (3)years
indicating all exterior stairways, decks, porches, and balconies have been inspected by a
licensed design professional qualified to perform such inspection (engineer or architect) and
are safe for use. The report must indicate the maximum number of occupants permitted on
each level of these structures and placards indicating the maximum number of occupants of
all exterior stairways, decks, porches, and balconies must be posted on each level of these
structures.
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AGENDA ITEM
ITEM: AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT AND INCORPORATE INTO THE VIRGINIA
BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 2016, THE URBAN FOREST
MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2023, WHICH WILL SUPERSEDE THE URBAN
FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2014
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
■ Background:
The purpose of the Virginia Beach Urban Forest Management Plan Update is to
identify immediate and long-term priority actions to preserve, expand, and diversify
a sustainable urban forest for Virginia Beach. This document updates the previous
Urban Forest Management Plan adopted in 2014. It provides a current assessment
of the city's urban forest and establishes a clear set of priorities, objectives,
projects, and recommendations for managing and collaborating with partners and
stakeholders on positive urban forest growth. Although the city lost 1.34% of the
Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) between 2012 and 2018, the plan maintains the goal
of achieving 45% UTC by 2045.
The Urban Forest Management Plan, 2023 is proposed to be adopted by reference
and incorporated into the City of Virigina Beach Comprehensive Plan, 2016,
superseding the Urban Forest Management Plan, 2014. A copy of the plan is
provided.
■ Considerations:
Internal and external stakeholders were part of the plan creation, and public
engagement was completed through in-person meetings and an online survey.
Staff is unaware of any opposition to the proposed amendment. Further details
pertaining to the application, as well as Staff's evaluation, are provided in the
attached Staff Report.
■ Recommendation:
On September 11, 2024, the Planning Commission passed a motion to
recommend approval of this request by a vote of 7 to 1.
■ Attachments:
Staff Report and Ordinance
Minutes of Planning Commission Hearing
Urban Forest Management Plan, 2023
City of Virginia Beach — Urban Forest Management Plan, 2023
Page 2 of 2
Recommended Action: Staff recommends Approval. Planning Commission
recommends Approval.
Submitting Department/Agency: Planning Department
City Manager:
1 AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT AND INCORPORATE INTO
2 THE VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 2016
3 THE URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2023,
4 WHICH WILL SUPERSEDE THE URBAN FOREST
5 MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2014
6
7 WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning
8 practice so require;
9
10 WHEREAS, the Urban Forest Management Plan, 2023 has been developed with
11 extensive input from the community and stakeholders, including two public meetings
12 and an online public survey; and
13
14 WHEREAS, the revisions to the Urban Forest Management Plan were necessary
15 to identify immediate and long-term priority actions to preserve, expand, and diversify a
16 sustainable urban forest for Virginia Beach.; and
17
18 WHEREAS, the Urban Forest Management Plan, 2023 should be adopted and
19 incorporated as part of the Comprehensive Plan 2016.
20
21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
22 VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA:
23
24 That the Comprehensive Plan 2016 of the City of Virginia Beach be, and hereby
25 is, amended and reordained by:
26
27 The adoption by City Council of the Urban Forest Management Plan 2023 and its
28 incorporation into the Comprehensive Plan 2016. Such document is attached hereto
29 and made a part hereof, having been exhibited to the City Council and placed on file in
30 the Department of Planning and Community Development.
31
32
33 Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on this
34 day of , 2024.
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URBAN FOREST
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Parks & PARK & LANDSCAPE SERVICES I PLANNING, DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
Recreation PREPARED BY: • • • Garrigani Associates, Design
■ Acknowledgments
Parks & Recreation Public Utilities
Michael Kirschman I Director of Parks and Recreation William Christian I Engineer III
Shirley Deibler I Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation James Plaatsman I Engineer II
Frank Fentress I Park and Landscape Services Administrator
Brooke Costanza I CityArborist Virginia Beach Public Schools
Susan French I Former City Arborist Melisa Ingram I Executive Director of Facilities Services
Symsi Denson I Park and Landscape Coordinator Tim Cole I Former Sustainability Officer
Rob MacPherson I Landscape Architect Kyle Gilmer I Former GIS Analyst
Corinna Green I Planner Ill
Jay Brewster I Plannerll Housing and Neighborhood Preservation
Robert Buchardt I Inspector Supervisor Wells Freed I Housing Code Administrator
Brian Crouch I Landscape Inspector ll
Jeff Klindienst I Landscape Inspector ll Agriculture
Mary Prier I Former Marketing Manager(in memoriam) Jenny McPherson I Rural Community Coordinator
Public Works City Attorney's Office
Michael Mundy I Stormwater Program Manager(Engineer IV) Greg Surber I Associate City Attorney
Sue Kriebel I Former Stormwater Engineer(Engineer/ll)
Brian Proctor I Traffic Engineer(Engineer IV) The Center for Geospatial Information Services
Tim Copeland I Real Estate Agent
Zand Bakhtiari I GIS Systems Analyst II
Tara Copeland I Media and Communications Coordinator
David Arnold I Former GIS Production Manager(Systems Analyst III)
Planning Consultants
Seth Edwards I Development Services Center Administrator
Stromberg/Carrigan&Associates,Inc.
Carrie Bookholt I Development Services Center Deputy Director
WPL Site Design
Jeff Klindienst I Landscape Architect
Kevin Kemp I Zoning Administrator
PJ Scully I Planning Evaluation Coordinator
2023 Urban Forest Management Plan
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ............................................... 2
` Table of Contents 3
Overview .................................................................4
z. Introduction............................................................ 5
TheUTC.................................................................. 6
Assessment.............................................................7
Benefits of Single Trees...................................... 8
Benefits of Trees as a Forest............................. 9
Tree Metrics 11
Mapping Gain & Loss .........................................14
Public Engagement.............................................19
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Management & Collaboration 20
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Future Considerations.......................................26
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Overview
Purpose of the UFMP Update Mission Strive to maintain that annual tree canopy loss is not
greater than the annual tree canopy gain, therefore
The purpose of the Virginia Beach Urban Forest The mission of the Plan Update is to preserve and expand resulting in a net gain.
Management Plan Update is to identify immediate the City of Virginia Beach's urban forest and cultivate its
and long-term priority actions to preserve, expand, stewardship for an adaptable, healthy, sustainable, and Greatly expand and proactively undertake tree
and diversify a sustainable urban forest for Virginia vibrant community. preservation,replacement planting,and reforestation
Beach. This document updates the previous Urban efforts.
Forest Management Plan adopted in 2014. It provides Vision
a current assessment of the city's urban forest and
establishes a clear set of priorities, objectives, projects, By 2045, Virginia Beach will achieve 45% tree canopy
and recommendations for managing and collaborating coverage by planting,nurturing,and protecting a diverse, Measurable Objectives
with partners and stakeholders on positive urban forest regenerative urban forest in partnership with the local Establish tree replacement equivalency in terms
growth. community, which includes residents, business owners, of size, maturity, ecological benefit, and economic
developers, nonprofit organizations, and government value for use in assessment of replanting efforts,
entities. Virginia Beach will be a model city for tree reforestation,and potential tree replacement bonds.
management and green infrastructure that supports the
long-term health, well-being, and adaptability of the city, Ensure adequate resources, human and otherwise,
its environment,its residents,and its economy. to track and record real-time tree loss and tree
planting, building on the efforts currently in place
Plan Priorities specifically for City property, to be able to better
IA '�`' "' project actual UTC loss and gain in between periodic
+. Acknowledging a nearly 2,082-acre net loss of Virginia aerial assessments.
Beach's urban forest infrastructure between 2012 and
2018, which significantly impacts the health, safety, and Implement active measures to preserve and protect
welfare of the Virginia Beach community,we will: Virginia Beach's existing urban forest so that no more
r- .• .. �ti �'y'x than 353 acres (the current average yearly gain) of
: � • Y a "�`. - >�yl� �e'. ,r* ,•, Accept that unless a shift in community philosophy, UTC are lost in any given year to ensure that the City
—' • �•• w , sue} r` - public policy,and tree infrastructure valuation occurs, is not losing more tree canopy than it is gaining.
? the measurable Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) goal of
45%reaffirmed in this plan will likely not be achieved. Develop a detailed schedule and strategy to achieve
_ a 45%tree canopy by 2045,with the understanding
Preserve and protect Virginia Beach's existing urban that a multi-faceted approach including tree
forest infrastructure preservation,education and tree planting is essential
t to mitigate yearly loss.
Minimize the foreseeable impacts to the existing
'A urban forest infrastructure. Outline a yearly preservation and/or planting strategy
to maintain 45% tree canopy once the target has
been reached.
A
The Urban Forest in the Pembroke Area,Virginia Beach,VA
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E Introduction
What Are the Urban Forest and the Change Assessment completed for the City of Virginia events and maintaining the integrity of the land on which
Urban Tree Canopy? Beach by the University of Vermont Spatial Analysis the city sits. Acting as natural stormwater infrastructure,
Laboratory,a conservative estimate for a the average tree a healthy urban forest prevents excess runoff, reduces
The U.S. Forest Service's 2011 Vibrant Cities & Urban canopy size of an individual tree in the city was 414 square sudden flood effects,and filters out pollutants from paved
Forests report defines urban forests as"systems of trees, feet. From this average canopy size, the approximate surfaces before they reach larger bodies of water.
other vegetation,and water within any urban area. They number of trees can then be estimated. According to
can be understood as dynamic green infrastructure that the 2012-2018 Tree Canopy Change Assessment, there In highly developed areas,the urban forest also lowers air
provides cities and municipalities with environmental, are approximately 6.6 million trees estimated to exist in temperatures and reduces the urban heat island effect by
economic, and social benefits. Urban forests are forests Virginia Beach. releasing moisture into the atmosphere,providing shade,
for people." In other words, the urban forest is more and absorbing reflective heat from impervious surfaces
than just a collection of trees. It comprises the trees Why Is the Urban Forest and structures,which can reduce energy consumption and
and everything integral to their ecosystem within our costs.Additionally,the urban forest has positive economic
So Important.? and social effects, such as increasing property values,
community. According to the U.S. Forest Service, urban forests "include urban parks, street trees, landscaped A healthy urban forest is vital for maintaining the quality of boosting activity in commercial districts, strengtheningcommunity engagement and pride,encouraging physical
boulevards, gardens, river and coastal promenades, life in Virginia Beach, defined broadly as the city's public activity, and discouraging crime. Many of these benefits
greenways, river corridors, wetlands, nature preserves, health,safety,and welfare.The direct and indirect benefits activ activ discussed in the 201 Urban Forest Management
shelter belts of trees, and working trees at former of an urban forest are numerous,but one important benefit werePlan, which found that apartments and offices rent
industrial sites." As the 2014 Urban Forest Management is the ability of a healthy urban forest and its root system more quickly and have a higher occupancy rate when
Plan noted, Virginia Beach's urban forest is a vital to intercept rainfall and absorb millions of gallons of surrounded by a tree canopy and that homes planted with
component of the city's infrastructure, as important as stormwater per year.In a low-lying city like Virginia Beach, trees sell more quickly and are worth more money than
efficient transportation and clean water. with an average elevation of 12 feet above sea level,
those without.
interception of stormwater is crucial to mitigating flood
Urban tree canopy, or "UTC" for short, has a more
quantifiable definition than urban forest.It is blanket term
for measurable tree coverage in a given area, referring "
to the size, in square feet or acres,of the layer of leaves, ' `
branches,and stems of trees that cover the ground when , a
viewed from above.Based on the 2012-2018 Tree Canopy ; '_t
A healthy Urban Forest functions as ;,
a network of green infrastructure
that provide a broad set of systemic
community-wide economic, health, .
and safety benefits: 7
Red Wing Park,Virginia Beach,VA
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■ The UTC
Virginia Beach's
Urban Tree Canopy (UTC)
The review of Virginia Beach's urban tree canopy in
this Plan Update builds upon and refines findings in the
University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Laboratory's 2012-
2018 Tree Canopy Change Assessment.The assessment ''t�
established metrics and used tree coverage data from
2012 and 2018 to estimate the change in Virginia Beach's z
UTC over that six-year time frame.
Using LiDAR(light detection and ranging)aerial mapping
technology, the data from the 2012-2018 assessment 196 590 acres
that Virginia Beach's UTC, based on total land
coverage, dropped from 41.7%to 40.3%(a total of 1.34% `
net reduction). Relative to the total tree canopy area,this
would equate to a 3.2% loss, which amounts to 2,082
net acres of tree canopy. This equates to approximately
219,105 trees.
The goal of this plan is to achieve a 45% Urban Tree ' *-
Canopy(UTC)by the year 2045. 41,724 r
T.
acres154,874
<;
acres
' A 40% tree canopy was a goal for municipalities
previously set as a benchmark in a 1997 article from
American Forests Magazine, a publication of the oldest �
national non-profit conservation organization in the US.
American Forests also cites a national analysis by U.S. ,
Forest Service researchers specifying that "a 40-60 • / '
percent urban tree canopy is attainable under ideal 62,443 URBANTR
r
conditions in forested states."Given that Virginia Beach is CANOPY
acres T
located in a forested region,40%should be the baseline .
for the UTC in the city, with 45% being the target goal
recommended in the 2014 Urban Forest Management
Virginia Beach's UTC Coverage in.2018
Plan and reiterated in this Plan Update.
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■ Assessment
Benefits of Trees and the Urban Forest Environmental& Health
■ Improve air qualm by absorbing and filtering The City of Virginia Beach calculated the value of the
Virginia Beach's urban forest contributes to the city's pollutants ecosystem services provided by its existing UTC to
overall sustainability as a community and to the quality of ■ Reduce greenhouse gases by direct carbon be almost $446M in 2018 USD annually based on the
life of its residents.The path to a sustainable community, sequestration and through avoided carbon emissions benefits derived from an average tree with a 414-square
as defined by the Urban Sustainability Directors Network from reduced energy use foot canopy.In 2022,this would equate to roughly$493M.
(USDN), includes the common elements of "a healthy ■ Save energy by directly shading building and through The economic values of Virginia Beach's ecosystem
environment, a strong economy, and the well-being of the cooling effects of transpiration services are based on the cost of obtaining these same
people living in the community." The tree canopy plays ■ Mitigate overall air temperature extremes and reduce services without the benefit of having trees. Without
urban"heat island"effect
numerous roles within the city and affects all areas of Help manage stormwater,reduce flooding,and trees, additional infrastructure such as filtration systems,
sustainability, including but not limited to stormwater improve water quality check dams,and ponds,would need to be built to meet
management, energy use, air and water quality, wildlife Support wildlife populations and overall biodiversity state and federal environmental quality standards for
habitat, public health, economic viability, social equity, stormwater mitigation and erosion control. Without trees,
and overall livability. ■ Reduce ultraviolet radiation levels air pollution and ambient temperatures would be far
Economic less mitigated through transpiration. Whole ecosystems
Since trees are the defining element of the urban forest, n Save energy and cut costs for summer cooling(shade) would be greatly affected, with no trees contributing to
it is important to establish the value that a tree provides and winter heating(windbreak) pollination and fewer habitats for insects, mammals,
to the community. There are both direct and indirect ■ Increase property values,benefiting homeowners and and birds. The local lumber industry and various other
benefits from trees, and these benefits compound increasing local tax revenues tree byproducts would essentially cease to exist. The
when trees are working together in the same area. The ■ Boost commercial district activity wellbeing of the public would also suffer from lack of trees
"natural capital" of the urban forest can be categorized, ■ Support green industry jobs in streets and open space. These would be just a few of
as with other contributing factors, to a community's n Reduce cost to taxpayers for traditional"gray" the ramifications of not having trees,and they underscore
overall sustainability, into environmental, economic, and infrastructure(like treatment plants and stormwater the value of trees in our city.
social benefits.These benefits are collectively known as pipes)
ecosystem services, which are often defined as direct ■ Supply wood products—ranging from rerycled A summary of the annual value of the ecosystem services
and indirect contributions of natural systems to human material such as mulch,to hardwood furniture,and provided by the city's UTC is outlined below:
well-being — in other words, any positive benefit that fuel for energy production
wildlife or ecosystems provide to people. Social
■ Promote public health and well-being
In The Sustainable Urban Forest: A Step-by Step m Encourage physical activity by creating
Approach, published by the Davey Institute and the U.S. attractive,shaded outdoor spaces Ecosystem Service Calculated Val
Forest Service, Urban Forester Michael Leff summarizes ■ Discourage crime and create safe Increased Property Value 5199,337,587
the ecosystem services provided by trees: places to gather
■ Strengthen community engagement Stormwater Runoff Reduction $142,815,0011
and revitalize neighborhoods Electricity Conservation $39,516,769'
■ Promote social equity and Air Quality Improvement $30,087,746
environmental justice for neglected m p
communities 'Natural Gas Conservation $18,648,412
■ Supply healthy edibles—fruit and nuts COz Reduction $15535,459'
■ Provide solace,spiritual sustenance, Total Annual Ecosystem Services $445,940,973'
and a sense of place *Values are in 2018 USD
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-..o-enef its of bin le Trees
Water Quality Habitat&Diversity
&Water Table Management CTotalvings benefit Total savings in
7.87 per "Stormwater Runoff Reduction"
r old tree $21.74 per tree
Stormwater Absorption Soil Stability&
Erosion Control
Benefits in Savings in
"Air Quality Improvement" "Energy Conservation"
to $4.58 per tree $8.85 per tree
Pollination Urban Heat Island +=
Reduction `~
Gl
C
m
s
Air quality improvement Human Health, = Estimated increase in Reduction in
through Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Safety&Wellness "Property Value" "Carbon Dioxide"
reduction/carbon sequestration = to $30.34 per tree $2.36 per tree
m 13%
U 44.7%
0 0 1
o
Y c v �-
w w - 3.5%
32% 6.8%
Environmental&Health Benefits ofA Tree in Virginia Beach Economic Benefits ofA Tree in Virginia Beach in 2018 USD
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Benefits of Trees as a Forest 1 of 2
Environmental & Health Benefits
Pollination
Soil Stability&
Erosion Control
Water Quality
& Water Table Management
Urban Heat Island
Reduction
' Air quality improvement
i
through Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
reduction/carbon sequestration
Human Health,
Safety & Wellness
Habitat& Diversity
i
Environmental&Health Benefits of the Urban Forest in Virginia Beach.
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0 Benefits of Trees as a Forest 2 of 2
Economic Benefits
Benefits in
"air quality improvement"
Osavings
$30,087,746
Savings in
"Energy Conservation"
Total savings in i $58,165,181
"stormwater runoff reduction" i N, Reduction in
$142,815,001 "Carbon Dioxide"
i Estimated increase $15,535,459
"Property value"
$199,337,587
INS
Economic Benefits of the Urban Forest in Virginia Beach in 2018 USD
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■ Tree Metrics r
Establishment of Assessment Metrics
The City of Virginia Beach used the UTC metrics established
in the 2012-2018 University of Vermont assessment for
the basis of quantification. The following information
provides an updated understanding of the current state
of Virginia Beach's UTC. The UTC quantification metrics
found in the University of Vermont assessment establish
a consistent methodology for performing future citywide
UTC assessments as the city strives to reach its 45%UTC
goal by the year 2045.
As touched upon in the Introduction of this Plan Update, > 2,S00 SF
414 square feet is an average derived from University Z (Largest Single Tree Size)
of Vermont data for the purposes of UTC estimates.
W
This is a tree at approximately 10 years' growth and is 0 1------------------;
a more conservative estimate than the 828 square feet Z
average tree canopy size used in the 2014 Urban Forest
Management Plan. W An Individual Tree
N i i The area of an individual tree was
The following graphics highlight the tree size used for N r r
estimated at 414 square feet and
assessment,the number of trees in an acre,the number W
of trees lost from 2012 to 2018, and the total value of W used as a conservative basis of
ecosystem services lost as a result of lost trees over the E.• � �
measurement for the UTC. A 414
same time period. It is important to note that tree loss is •--- ---- square foot canopy size is what one
immediate, in contrast to tree gain. It can take at least 10 414 SF tree.would find on a 10-year-old canopy
years to grow a new tree large enough to provide similar (Average tree size used for
measurable value of the ecosystem services to a more UTC assessment)
mature tree. Calculation must account for the 10 years it
would take for a tree to effectively replace the dollar value
lost during the same assessment period.
16 SF
(Smallest Single Tree Size)
SF=Square Foot
Measured by LIDAR
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Tree Metrics 2 of 3 FROM 2012-2018 THE CITY
HAD A NET UTC LOSS OF
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a, }" 1.34% = 219,105 TREES LOST
EQUIVALENT • EQUIVALENT TO
OF
FOOTBALL FIELD FOOTBALL FIELDS
• L SF TREE
EQUIVALENT TOPARKED CARS i z o o z ;o io io zo o ao so ao ao zo ,o
OF • INTERNATIONAL
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• -rounded to the
nearest whole number
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YEARLY VALUE OF TREES CUMULATIVE LOSS OF VALUE
LOST PER YEAR FROM 2012-2018 FROM 2012 THROUGH 2O18:
i-
-'• 2012-2013: $2,478,477
2013-2014: $4,956,953
+ 2014-2015: $7,435,430
BASED ON A 2{+015-2016: $9,913,907
TREE SIZE �'f± ❑❑ IM
2016-2017: $12,392,383
i6,51F, TREES LOST PER YEAR X $67.87 2017-2018: $14,870,860
:< $2,478,47 PER YEAR
0489010
Total loss from 2012 to 2018
-------------------- Value of Tree Loss Between
UTC Assessments
19390,425,406
1 TREE Total loss from 2012 to 2045
_ The amount of net tree loss as (assuming the same rate of loss)
measured in acres can be tabulated
$67.8 ' VALUE PER YEAR to show approximated value in trees
from2012to2018.Projecting the rate If steps are taken to achieve
of loss forward without intervention the 45/o goal by 2045,
shows the compounding loss as & if the rate of tree loss is eliminated,
an opportunity cost which would the City will gain roughly
otherwise be attributed to various
City services. $2 213 0,74 73 3 0 3
in equivalent value
Values are in 2018 USD
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■ Mapping Gain & Loss
Changes in the UTC
As a continuation of the assessment/management/collaboration model
established in the 2014 Urban Forest Management Plan, the current j
extent and condition of the UTC was assessed for both geographical First Landing North
losses and gains.This section details the changes in the UTC from 2012 State Park
to 2018 and highlights the areas of the city where such losses and gains ;
were observed. [goad Ray
r•y.. i LLftlecreek. �'VeDterY1 Lynnh ven. p7
Currently,UTC loss is outpacing UTC gain by twofold.At the current % River« ��•
> •Eastern Lynnhayen
pace and with no proactive plan or policy measures,the UTC would Riven r
decrease to roughly 34.3%by 2045. This would amount to a net loss
of over 800,000 trees or roughly 7,600 acres between 2022 and
2045,which is roughly equivalent to 13%of the existing tree canopy.
Wolrsnare6eek
Norfolk :'•
Thalia Creek
5000 r`
!� - ,Naval Air, y Ocean-front
Station i
ELzabethRiver' Oceana ?
+5 London RridgePCr✓sek
4000 _
3000
r� .:. .• '-DamNPCk _
-� Upper North Landing'River y l'•
2000 v '' Upper West Neck
Creek'
Chesapeake
1000 Ilk
t i6
LEGEND:
Gain _ T
0 x
Loss
Gain tM • �► h
Z121 4,204- ,
Virginia Beach Tree Canopy Change in Acres from
2012 to 2018. 0 1 25 5 mi
_ t
Partial Virginia Beach Map of Tree Canopy Change from 2012 to 2018.
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■ Mapping Gain
Tree Canopy Gain Per Zoning District
Change from 2012-2018-Gains
During the six-year period between the two aerial assessments of
the UTC in 2012 and 2018, there were certain areas of the city that First Landing North
experienced gains in the UTC. Total gains equated to 353 acres per ` .. State Park 1
year, on average. These gains, though small, were significant in the
residentially and agriculturally zoned properties in the southern half of '�Vad Bay 7.
Virginia Beach away from urban development. Agricultural timbering w- Little creek Western Lynnhaven Enlarged 0)7
activities occur not only on agriculturally zoned land but on land zoned River Eastern Lynnhaven Plan North
for single-family residential as well.The categorizations used in the map River p
on the right represent zoning districts rather than land use categories.It �t0o1
is recommended that additional analysis be completed that also looks at
land use in order to fully assess sources of loss. Norfolk Wolfsnarecreek
Thaliii Creek
l ,Naval Air V, Ocean-front
Station
Elizabeth River Oceana
London Bridge CRek,
3.0% f ,�
Dam Neck
' Enlarged
Upper North Landing River B !.�Plan South
i=i
Upper West Neck
79A% Creek
Virginia Beach Tree Canopy Gain By Percentage from 2012 to 2018.
Chesapeake
Zonino Categories
Single Family Residential" Parks or Open Space
1,685 acres 33 acres
Multi-Family Residential Industrial
63 acres 210 acres
- Commercial Right of Way
52 acres 78 acres
0 1 LS 5 mi
•Agnculturally mned land is included wthin --.-
Sing;,Family Residential Zaning Category
Partial Virginia Beach Map of Tree Canopy Gain from 2012 to 2018. Upscale on page 17
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■ Mapping Loss
Tree Canopy Loss Per Zoning District
Change from 2012-2018-Losses r
Tree loss reflected in the UTC assessment was over twice the amount of
tree gain from 2012 to 2018.As with the gains,losses occurred primarily First Landing North
on residentially and agriculturally zoned properties. However, there State Park
were also significant losses of UTC acreage in rights-of-way and, to a
lesser extent, in multifamily and commercial zones. In rights-of-way 337 BWd Bay 9
acres of UTC were lost with 315 aggregate acres lost in the multifamily y j 'LittleCreek Western Lynnhaven ! Enlarged N�
and commercial zones.Much of Virginia Beach's existing development is River Eastern Lynnhaven ` Plan North n
located in the Lynnhaven River watershed where over 2%(roughly 759 River O
acres)of UTC loss occurred. (oV
Norfolk WolfsnareCreek
Thalia Creek
1.55
u_
Naval Air) Ocean-front
Station �1
Elizabeth River Oceana
London Bridge Creek
42%
i
♦ Dam Neck
Enlarged
Upper North Landing River a Plan South
Upper West Neck
76.17. Creek
Virginia Beach Tree Canopy Gain By Percentage from 2012 to 2018.
Chesapeake
Zonina Cateaories
Single Family Residential* Parks or Open Space
3,282 acres 63 acres
Multi-Family Residential Industrial
175 acres 205 acres
- Commercial Right of Way
142 acres 337 acres 0 1 2.5 S mli
•Agricultmally:oned land is included within --.�
Single Family Residential Zoning Category
Partial Virginia Beach Map of Tree Canopy Loss from 2012 to 2018. t. Upscale on page 17
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■ Mapping Gain & Loss
Enlarged Plan North Enlarged Plan South
r
- 161 'I
`
Piney Gr-jve
Baptist
d( ' , r•j ,�, C h u rC h }
.�
Btaycllff '
-I1l it
A Tree Canopy Gain-Lynnhaven Watershed Area B Tree Canopy Gain-Southern Rivers Watershed Area
40
Jir
It rowe
. a +� _ r *h LI rC .
;
B, G�1 4,rc-
r ,� -.o
C Tree Canopy Loss-Lynnhaven Watershed Area p Tree Canopy Loss-Southern Rivers Watershed Area
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■ M vvinw Net Loss ;wy Counuil Distriut
Tree Canopy Net Loss Per Council District
Change from 2012-2018-Net Loss
There was net loss of Urban Tree Canopy during the six-year period
between the two aerial assessments from 2012 and 2018. The map First Landing North
to the right shows how this relates to the Council Districts,which were State Park
newly created in 2022. Each district is shown with its own percentage 9
of Urban Tree Canopy coverage in 2018 relative to its current district 35.24% y
boundaries,and the percentage of net loss from the two assessments is (-2.25%) 6 d
shown below the UTC percentage. 8
54.26% �n
The bar chart below shows for each district, the approximate acres of 48.64% (-1.65%)(-2.86%)
UTC gained or lost between the two different assessments.
4
Norfolk 25.26%
(-2.78%)
3
1 30.11% Naval Air
32.65% (-2.1 1%) Station Oceana
Approximate Tree Canopy Loss/Gain 5
in Acres by Council District 10 40.26%
2500 20.89% (-0.80%)
7 (-0.92%)
1,985 34.02%
2000 (-1.27%)
■Gain ■Loss
u, 1500
T 1,314
V
Q
1000
Chesapeake
Soo 399 356 2
318 286
182 25 41.74%
57 78 41 10 58134 84 75 48 85 (-0.88%)
0 ' ■' �' ' �1 .1 ■1 ■' M■
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2.5 5mi
Districts
Partial Virginia Beach Map of Tree Canopy Net Loss from 2012 to 2018 by Council District.
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■ ublic Enga ement
_
Public Engagement for the Urban Forest Management Plan
I
Update
Meetings:
On November 14th and November 29th of 2023, Public Meetings occurred at the Great Neck
t Recreation Center and the Princess Anne Recreation Center,respectively. Surveys were handed
_ - out at the meetings and made available online through January,2024.
�e
Survey Results:
The survey consisted of 13 questions completed by 58 participants.Approximately 60%of them
had some familiarity with the concept of an Urban Tree Canopy(UTC). Half of them felt they had
a strong understanding of the importance and benefits of a healthy UTC. About 85%expressed
t IL interest in learning more about tree care,planting,and conservation.
Over 80%of the participants prioritized planting new trees"everywhere",with schools,residential
' areas, parks, and waterways being the next top choices. The preferences for tree preservation
t areas mirrored these results,with "everywhere"leading,followed by residential and commercial
Public Meeting at the Princess Anne Recreation Center,November 29,2023. areas,waterways,and parks.
When asked about actions to prioritize for the UTC,the respondents'top choice was to modify
ordinances and design guidelines to recognize trees as infrastructure.This was followed by the
desire to plant more trees in socio-economically disadvantaged areas, increase the care for
Question#4:Where would you like to see more trees preserved? large or heritage trees, and establish a tree mitigation fund that would require all projects to
compensate for city trees removed.
Resiler,VaL
areas In response to an open-ended question,the respondents identified new development as the most
i,dostrial,' -- significant threat to existing trees. Other threats mentioned included lack of knowledge, costs,
i0""°r"" potential storm damage,invasive plants,and maintenance issues.The respondents perceived the
r�•atcrwa. greatest challenges to planting new trees to be costs,followed by maintenance,lack of education,
buYc•s
and difficulties in finding suitable locations or sites.
Roadways
Regarding the feasibility of the Next Steps outlined in the report,the respondents believed that
Schools �f targeting public lands for maximum tree cover was the most feasible, followed by multi-level
education programs and the formalization of a tree tracking and removal notification system.
Parks In terms of Future Considerations, the respondents felt that the most feasible approach was to
educate City departments and the development community about the UTC.This was followed by
Cverywh��e the idea of incentivizing tree protection through land development ordinances and promoting a
Other!Ncaac property owner tax incentive education program.
sRccity)
10% '-'C°� 30% a0% 505: 50% ?0% 80°�. 90°s rU0% A majority of the respondents were in favor of participating in tree-based tax incentive programs
0%
for planting on private property,including their own property.
Example of one of the survey questions and compiled results.
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Management & Collaboration
The Goal Moving Forward
The current plan establishes a goal of 45%tree canopy Virginia Beach's urban forest is a dynamic asset that
coverage by 2045. The existing tree canopy is nearly 1 requires a multi-pronged approach to mitigate tree
million trees short of this goal, necessitating planting of loss (preservation) and promote tree gain (planting), to Between 2012 and 2018, the City of
almost 40,000 trees per year until 2045 in order to reach minimize tree conflicts with other assets, and to ensure Virginia Beach had a net loss of 1.34%
the desired tree canopy coverage.Meanwhile,the City is the health and longevity of trees in the community
also losing roughly 36,000 trees every year on average. Everyone has a role in managing the urban forest, and in its Urban Tree Canopy, which is
Steps taken to achieve the 45% tree canopy coverage management of the urban forest will achieve the greatest equivalent to 219,105 trees or roughly
should account for not only the gap between the existing success and community support as a collaborative effort 2,082 acres.
and desired canopy,but also this current rate of decline. between all stakeholders,from the municipal government
to homeowners to developers.
Current Tree Canopy in 2022* Yearly planting required to achieve
4 5% U TC by 2045
36k annual loss 76k trees
36k replacement
I _T
acres if yearly tree loss remains the same
or
AAA40k trees
trees
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Keep Doing What's Working
Targeted Goal:
Build upon and carry forward the successful elements of the sustainability model established in
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■ Tree Mapping / Inventory — Continue and advance tree mapping for new installations,
replacements,and maintenance of trees.
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nurseries.
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loss mitigation based on acre,caliper size,or specimen.
■ Collaboration&Engagement-Expand on the success of events like Arbor Day and Treetopia
and multiply recent efforts on the website and branding that have a high response rate.
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■ Review the most recent strategies and successes toward UTC preservation which have occurred
since the most recent UTC assessment.
■ Find ways to summarize these achievements and broadcast this information to other City
Departments in order to solicit help and spur improvements.
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Next Steps 2 of 4
`.� Next Step #2:
z„ Undertake A Multi-Level Educational Program
Targeted Goal:
Greatly increase community and stakeholder understanding of the problem of tree canopy loss
and the need for and benefits of a healthy,growing tree canopy in Virginia Beach.
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■ A seamless connection to constituents, City staff, and elected officials about the UTC and
\ documentation of each meeting occurrence.
P` �* ■ The establishment of a network of organized constituent groups such as members from
the Master Gardeners'Tree Stewards project supporting the allocation of City resources to
" implement the vision of this Plan Update will have taken place.
■ Formation of several formalized projects,actions,and partnerships will have been established
over the next five years. Partnerships would ideally involve an organized constituent group
A '� with members such as residents,business owners, and developers who are committed to not
cutting down trees and who can become advocates for budgetary and staff resources.
■ Tools&Techniques
■ Expand current branding and public relations initiative for the educational program and
• various implementation initiatives to foster greater awareness of the importance of the tree
canopy to the environmental,economic,and social health of Virginia Beach.
■ Formalize the current educational program crafted for the various stakeholder groups who
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■ Perform outreach with formalized groups to establish a partnership network.
■ Utilize a multi-generational approach to tap into younger residents'interest in the environment
w. and to senior citizens'interest in supporting community benefits and beautification.
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Next Step #3:
Target Public Lands for Maximum Tree Cover
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• ti Prioritize public resources on increasing UTC on public lands,where there is the greatest ability to
permanently protect the urban forest.
Desired Outcomes:
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■ Allocate annual capital resources for tree plantings.
■ Pursue funding through government and foundation grants to leverage city funds in
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■ Map all areas on public lands, including those owned and managed by non-City public
" `� entities,where unforested areas could be planted with trees.
■ Consider Open Space funds for acquisition of forested parcels or those that might be suitable
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Formalize Tree Tracking And Removal Notification System
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■ Consider programs like Tree Keeper and Capterra to help with assembling and reporting data
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utu re Consiulerations 1 of 4
Future Consideration #1:
Inform Other City Departments and the Development
Community About the UTC Goals and Tree Mitigation Policy
Desired Outcomes:
■ The City culture should better embrace the citys trees and urban forest as public infrastructure
and as a public resource providing a public service.
► "' "`� ■ The Tree Planting, Preservation and Replacement ordinance in the City Code should be
updated to better support the UTC and other current best practices.
■ City's Landscaping Guide and Tree Planting, Preservation, and Replacement documents
r x' should be updated and coordinated between all City departments with regard to tree planting
and preservation.
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■ Establish a city-wide replacement standard for tree removal and replacement on all new site
r — = plans and subdivision plans based on the recent State Ordinance Model(SB537) that passed
in 2022. The new language in State Code,Section 15.2-961 suggests a tree canopy coverage
ranging from 10%-20%based on development intensity.
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` preservation for all site plans and to enforce tree preservation plans submitted with site plans.
i ■ Clarify guidance language that is based on the use of trees as a visual, spatial, and aesthetic
quality for new development.
■ Hold regular training and briefings with various City departments on the City policies and
�t ,• --- goals for the UTC and correlative tree mitigation.
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Future Considerations 2 of 4
Future Consideration #2:
Incentivize Tree Protection Through The Land Development
; Ordinances
Targeted Goal:
Explore zoning tools and techniques that could provide incentives, like development density
bonuses, for achieving greater than the minimally required tree canopy on land development
plans. In addition,tree preservation would be incentivized more than tree planting, and fees in
lieu of tree planting or preservation would not yield additional bonuses but would be required if
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p. n , ■ The zoning, subdivision, and site plan ordinances will include provisions for certain zoning
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fund tree planting efforts offsite.That funding should pay for enough tree planting to provide
an equivalent percentage of tree canopy coverage as required by its zoning designation.
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A►�j ray, density,or additional housing,and consider implementing a zoning overlay that incentivizes
Ax WE �$ �. higher tree canopy percentages in exchange for development incentives.
ffiw ��,�3�' s <, .� `��►� ♦� ,y ■ Adopt a formal tree mitigation/preservation credit process by enacting Code that mirrors the
as, recently passed State model ordinance(SB537).
■ Promote a CIP Tree Fund that developers can pay into when meeting tree planting
r` ..., ` F requirements onsite is impossible. Payment in lieu should support planting at least as many
trees in appropriate locations as would have been required onsite for a particular development.
■ If trees must be removed for a development, incentivize the removal of smaller, less mature
trees so that replacement of them could achieve the same canopy size,resulting in less net loss
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■ Use Stormwater Credits as an incentive for tree preservation as metrics become available for
the stormwater quality and quantity benefits of preserving large groups of mature trees.This
work is being conducted by researchers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Tree Preservation Area on a Construction Site,Virginia Beach,VA
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Future Considerations 3 of 4
Future Consideration #3:
Establish a Tree Protection Easement Program.
Targeted Goal:
Creating a mutually beneficial program that allows property owners to institute protective
easements or covenants in exchange for property tax relief is a method for protecting trees(at
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°* a 1 i t relief provided to participants. This would function similar to the Cit)A Agriculture Preserve
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I} ■ While property owners with forested tracts of 20 acres or more may benefit from lower real
i'j p ,,� y estate taxes,owners with mixed use of cropland and forest land may also be interested to take
I advantage of this land use value taxation if they qualify based on sufficient acreage amounts.
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■ Establish a set of program guidelines that provides property tax relief for property owners who
enter into easement agreements or covenants to preserve mature tree canopies.
■ Directly Promote the easement program first to the citys many property owners who have larger
= y tracts of land that abut against waterways,intact woodlands,and other fragile environments.
■ Once a critical mass of interest develops,begin promoting the program to other areas where
the preservation of the tree canopy would aid in reducing fragmentation of the urban forest.
■ Seek to replicate natural and managed reforestation processes on both green development and
redevelopment sites.
■ Tree protection and reforestation easements would be set up in perpetuity,however,a strategy
should be developed for ongoing tree survivability,forest quality,inspection,and maintenance
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resource. Considerations could include location of the tree with respect to property lines as
— well as value and health of the tree.
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Future Consideration #4:
r, Establish a Property Owner Tax Incentive Education Program.
Targeted Goal:
There are federal tax incentivizes for reforestation projects,including projects which are a part of
timbering operations.Establishing a program that educates property owners and connects them
�'✓ with resources to promote reforestation can aid in offsetting timbering impacts,especially in the
southern areas of the city.
Desired Outcomes:
�•` ■ A program that connects timbering operations and rural property owners to tax incentive
opportunities related to reforestation will be promoted and managed.
1� ■ New development will result in a net gain in the UTC by requiring developers who are not
g'a" able to meet tree planting requirements to fund tree planting efforts in more suitable locations
" or by allowing developers to replant trees of the same total inches in diameter as the removed
trees.
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■ Reach out directly to rural property owners and timber companies to gauge interest and
obtain support for the city's reforestation efforts.Inform these stakeholders about the federal
tax incentives available for reforestation projects.
■ Promote the existing Agricultural Reserve Program and the fact that tree planting is an eligible
{` agricultural activity for participation in the program.
■ The state's new model tree preservation and replanting ordinance (SB537) allows for
�..,., ' '� ,��`�_' .� reforestation on other site in lieu of preservation on the development site under certain
circumstances. This framework should be used to aid in reforestation efforts city-wide in
concert with federal tax incentivization programs.
■ The federal tax incentives in Virginia go beyond just education and many are tied to various
state and federal agencies. In general terms,the costs of reforestation are tax deductible up to
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Conclusion
- -�� In conclusion, the Virginia Beach Urban Forest Management
SR Plan Update is a comprehensive strategy aimed at preserving,
m expanding, and diversifying the city's urban forest. Recognizing
the significant loss of the urban forest infrastructure, the
plan outlines immediate and long-term actions to achieve a
sustainable and vibrant urban forest. The vision is to reach 45%
tree canopy coverage by 2045 through a community-wide effort
involving residents, business owners, developers, non-profit
organizations, and government entities. The plan emphasizes
the need for a shift in community philosophy and public policy
towards tree infrastructure valuation. It sets clear priorities and
- measurable objectives, including tracking real-time tree loss and
gain, and undertaking significant tree preservation, replacement
planting, and reforestation efforts equating to a net increase of
roughly 40,000 trees (376 acres) every year until 2045. The
ultimate goal is to transform Virginia Beach into a model city
for tree management and green infrastructure, enhancing the
health, well-being, and adaptability of the city, its environment,
and its residents. This plan serves as a testament to the city's
commitment to its urban forest, recognizing it as more than
just a collection of trees, but a dynamic green infrastructure
that provides significant environmental, economic, and social
benefits.
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Agenda
A•• of BeachPlanning • • • SepteThe Urban mber
2023
An Ordinance to adopt and incorporate into the Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan, 2016, the Urban Forest
Management Plan, 2023, which will supersede the Urban Forest Management Plan, 2014
Summary of •
The purpose of the Virginia Beach Urban Forest Management Plan Update is to identify immediate and long-
term priority actions to preserve, expand, and diversify a sustainable urban forest for Virginia Beach.This
document updates the previous Urban Forest Management Plan adopted in 2014. It provides a current
assessment of the city's urban forest and establishes a clear set of priorities, objectives, projects, and
recommendations for managing and collaborating with partners and stakeholders on positive urban forest
growth.The Parks and Recreation Department asks that the Planning Commission approve the updated plan
to be incorporated into the Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of this ordinance to adopt and incorporate the Urban Forest Management Plan,
2023 into the Comprehensive Plan, 2016, and replace the Urban Forest Management Plan, 2014.
City of Virginia Beach
Agenda Item 1
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Ordinance
1 AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT AND INCORPORATE INTO
2 THE VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 2016
3 THE URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2023,
4 WHICH WILL SUPERSEDE THE URBAN FOREST
5 MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2014
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7 WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning
8 practice so require;
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10 WHEREAS, the Urban Forest Management Plan, 2023 has been developed with
11 extensive input from the community and stakeholders, including two public meetings
12 and an online public survey; and
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14 WHEREAS, the revisions to the Urban Forest Management Plan were necessary
15 to identify immediate and long-term priority actions to preserve, expand, and diversify a
16 sustainable urban forest for Virginia Beach.; and
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18 WHEREAS, the Urban Forest Management Plan, 2023 should be adopted and
19 incorporated as part of the Comprehensive Plan 2016.
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21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
22 VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA:
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24 That the Comprehensive Plan 2016 of the City of Virginia Beach be, and hereby
25 is, amended and reordained by:
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27 The adoption by City Council of the Urban Forest Management Plan 2023 and its
28 incorporation into the Comprehensive Plan 2016. Such document is attached hereto
29 and made a part hereof, having been exhibited to the City Council and placed on file in
30 the Department of Planning and Community Development.
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33 Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on this
34 day of 2024.
City of Virginia Beach
Agenda Item 1
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Ordinance
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
Planning Department City Attorney's Office
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City of Virginia Beach
Agenda Item 1
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Virginia Beach Planning Commission September 11, 2024
Public Meeting Item # 1 City of Virginia Beach
Recommendation: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
Discussion
Ms. Cuellar: Our next order of business will be the regular agenda. Madam Clerk,we're
ready for the first item on the regular agenda.
Madam Clerk: The first item is item#1,City of Virginia Beach.
Ms. Costanza: Good afternoon. My name is Brooke Costanza. I'm the City Arborist for
Virginia Beach. I'm here to present the Urban Forest Management Plan for
2023. We would like this incorporated into the fuller comprehensive plan
for the city. We have done a couple of urban tree canopy or a few urban
tree canopy studies. The last one we did was in 2018, and comparing that
to 2012, we actually have lost 1.4% of our urban canopy. So, what this
document does is it goes through guidelines on how the city can achieve a
goal of 45%urban tree canopy by 2045 that was established by city council
in 2014. We are keeping that goal for this particular document as well. We
have gone through some internal review and public engagement. We have
had a couple of public meetings to present this to the public. We also have
presented this to the Open Space Committee. We also have shared it
throughout the city, throughout all the departments, and have had lots of
good comments come back, and we have modified that document based on
their comments that have come back.
Ms. Cuellar: Okay. Thank you very much. Are there any questions of the applicant from
the planning commission? Commissioner Plumlee?
Mr. Plumlee: Hey there,how are you today? Thank you so much for your work. I really
do appreciate it. I had brought up at the informal some concerns about the
stakeholders involvement in the creation of the document. Do you know
when it was advertised to the public for comment, this particular version
2023?
Ms. Constanza: Yes,we advertised that November last year.
Mr. Plumlee: November of last year?
Ms. Costanza: Correct.
Mr. Plumlee: And were the meetings with the stakeholders,were those also held last year?
Ms. Constanza: Yes. Internally, they were done at the end of summer of last year. For the
public, it was done in the fall. So October-November, November is when
we actually had the public meetings, and we had a an online survey up for,
I believe it's three months from November until January, and advertise that
online as well.
Mr. Plumlee: Okay. That's good to hear. There were several objectives set forth that are
called measurable objectives, and I had asked you this question in the in the
informal because I was concerned about these being mandates, but I think
you are pointing out that these are objectives,and not necessarily mandates.
Can you explain that, and that because it may come up in the future as to
whether or not these are mandates,but it's being presented to us as these are
objectives, and I want to get your position on that.
Ms. Constanza: Yes, so a few of those statistics in there are stating that you have to, I think
you presented, you have to plant this many acres in order to achieve the
skull, and that's if we don't follow, certain objectives, we don't do tree
preservation, then we would have to plant this many acres in order to
achieve that goal because we are losing this amount of acreage per year,but
a lot of those objectives are things that we are already doing when it comes
to future considerations. Those are just things that we're going to look at in
the future. So, I don't know if that kind of answers your question.
Mr. Plumlee: Just being specific. So, it says implement measures to preserve 350 acres
of urban tree canopy in any given year. That is not a mandate,is what you're
saying?
Ms. Constanza: That is not a mandate.
Mr. Plumlee: It would also require that we're properly tracking, and that we have the
facility to properly track whether or not we are in fact destroying more than
350 or whether we're getting close to that. What are the tracking measures
that are going to be put in place so that we know because this is sort of real
time, right? So,we're getting these applications coming in, and we need to
take out 10 acres of trees in order to construct something that's being
requested. How will we be able to know where we are on our goal of 350
acres?
Ms. Constanza: Sure. One thing that we're doing for city property, we can't necessarily do
this on private property, but we are tracking all tree removals, and tree
plantings on city properties. Another thing that we're doing, we just had a
flyover to measure the tree canopy in Virginia Beach. It's called LiDAR.
It's basically a laser that comes through,measures the elevation of basically
everything. Then you compare it to a heat tracking map. So, we're doing
that every,we did it six years ago. We're doing it again now,so we're doing
that every so often so we can track the percentage over time on private and
public lands.
Mr. Plumlee: We also have a request for a strategy to have a thousand acres of tree
preservation, and/or planting each year for the next 13 years. That's also
part of the objectives. Would that also fall under the same sort of tracking
method that you just described?
Ms. Costanza: Yes, we track all of our tree planting, tree preservation as well, but all of
our tree planting is tracked on a map called VB Trees that we created in-
house with our GIS team.
Mr. Plumlee: Where I would be hard pressed to know where we would be in our
immediate process of considering applications. If we're doing this on an
every five or six year basis where we do a heat map, I can't, the LiDAR
project, which I think are expensive, and take some time to perform, how
are we going to make real time decisions knowing where we're coming out
on the preservation or the destruction side with regards to this objective.
Ms. Costanza: So you're saying because of the large time frame between those studies, it's
hard to make a decision, a policy decision or a decision on your behalf,
right? It is a hard question,right? Because a lot of that tree removal is done
on private property,which is something that we can't necessarily track. So,
I would say we have a public access map. So, you can actually track the
tree removals versus tree plantings, and that actually counts it per year, or
even you can do a six month time frame, and it'll show you how many
removals versus plantings we've had on city property. When it comes to
private property, we do not have that kind of control.
Mr. Plumlee: So that's what worries me about having these goals set. These objectives in
this fashion because we're putting it up against measures. Let's think about
this, it's 2023, we're already into the 2014 plan, quite a distance, or no, I'm
sorry, this is a 2024. It's the 2023 document being updated in 2024, that
was actually the 2022 document, but we're doing it for 2014, and if it were
going to be another five years down the road before we know city wide
where we are in our accounting of trees, and as you say,we can't track that
on private property, the usefulness becomes problematic in my view, and
that's just an opinion on my part. One other question,one subject question
was I believe in the 2023 version,I still have the 2022 in front of me because
I couldn't get printed out in time to 2023. There is a proposal to have sort
of a tree bank for lack of a better phrase, in-farm regions of our city for tree
plantings to offset impacts of development. Can you describe that?
Ms. Costanza: So I believe that was in the future considerations. So the future
considerations are more ideas that were taken from maybe other localities
that are something to think about in the future instead of something that we
want to implement right now. This is something, that would be something
that we'd have to talk to a lot of different stakeholders about. These are just
ideas that are included in the document,so that we can talk about them later.
Mr. Plumlee: So it was for the purpose because it was listed along those objective
measurables or what is it measurable objective. It was listed among those
in the 2023. I did catch it online. Has there been any discussion about
incentivizing private landowners throughout the city to plant trees? And,
there were discussions of tax credit and tax incentives. Had there ever been
any discussion among the public in general that if you're a landowner, and
you'd like to improve your property with a tree that there could be some
credit given for that effort?
Ms. Costanza: I have heard that somebody did bring it before. I'm not sure if it was city
council that they did bring an easement idea before City Council, where if
you have a certain canopy of tree on your private property, then you would
get some kind of tax break of some sort,the property tax I'm assuming. We
also do have that idea in the document for future considerations as well.
Mr. Plumlee: I noticed the explanation about the impacts of 100 trees, 105 trees per acre
on average, having a drainage effect of 100,000 gallons of stormwater in
our city, and stormwater is a very significant problem throughout the city,
and so I really do appreciate this plan, and find some real positive to it.
Obviously,I see some weaknesses on measuring this goal as we go through,
but whatever we can do to advance the technology of tracking our canopy,
I think would be of high importance. Thank you very much.
Ms. Cuellar: Are there any other questions from commissioners? Madam Clerk, do we
have any speakers?
Madam Clerk: Yes,we have one speaker,Eddie Bourdon.
Mr. Bourdon: Thank you, Madam Chair. I'll be brief. I'm not opposed to this at all. and
I've served on the Green Ribbon Committee since its inception, and I did
confirm that we heard a little bit about this update at a meeting that was
dominated by discussion of the trees that we need to plant that Dominion
Power is paying for because of the clearing for the large transmission line
serving the offshore wind energy project. This didn't get a lot of my focus,
and I haven't been available to until yesterday to try to look this up. I had
my secretary look it up, and all we could find was the 2022 update. I'm
again, not opposed to this at all, and as Billy Allman's who's here and our
committee has been very supportive of the of some of the ideas, many of
the ideas in here and most importantly, to follow on Mr. Plumlee's
comments,at the state level we have been attempting,and we may soon get
stormwater credit for trees,which is a financial incentive, and on the Green
Ribbon Committee has been my advocacy, and I'm pretty much everyone
agrees that we need to incentivize this not so much tell people what they
can and can't do with their trees, because then the trees will be gone pretty
fast when you start going down that road. So, the incentives, and I know
Rob Goodman's been working on to try to get a plan in place to save live
oaks and things like that, which all these are very good things, and I'll end
this by simply saying, the document that you're voting on, my secretary,
who's good on the computer,not me could not find, we found the 2022, and
personally, I didn't have a chance to read it for other reasons, but, and I
would like the opportunity to read it,but that can happen between now and
City Council as far as I'm concerned, I'm not here to oppose or, what y'all
wish to do,but the ideas,there are a lot of ideas,most of them are very good,
mandates are not a good idea in my view. Thank you.
Ms. Cuellar: Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Bourdon. Are there any questions for the
speaker? Any additional speakers, Madam Clerk?
Madam Clerk: No.
Ms. Cuellar: Okay. I'd like to open up the floor for discussion or to entertain a motion.
Ms. Byler: I move that this ordinance be adopted, and incorporated into the Virginia
Beach Comprehensive Plan.
Ms. Hippen: Second.
Ms. Cuellar: I have a motion by Commissioner Byler. for approval of this item to be
adopted into the comprehensive plan. Second by Commissioner Hippen.
Discussion? Having no discussion, we can open the vote.
Madam Clerk: The vote is now open. Item #1 has been recommended for approval by a
vote of 7 to 1.
Ms. Cuellar: Thank you very much. Madam Clerk, if you call our next agenda item
number,please.
Vote Tall
AYE 7 NAY 1 ABS 0 ABSENT 3
Alcaraz X
Anderson X
Byler X
Cromwell X
Coston X
Cuellar X
Estaris X
Hippen X
Mauch X
Parks X
Plumlee X
M. APPOINTMENTS
BAYFRONT ADVISORY COMMISSION
BEACHES AND WATERWAYS ADVISORY COMMISSION
CLEAN COMMUNITY COMMISSION
COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD
EASTERN VIRGINIA INDUSTRIAL FACILITY AUTHORITY
HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD
HISTORICAL REVIEW BOARD
OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ADVISORY GROUP
URBAN AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
VIRGINIA BEACH CANNABIS ADVISORY TASK FORCE
N. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
O. NEW BUSINESS
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I. CITY COUNCIL'S BRIEFINGS
A. VB THRIVE UPDATE Mark Uren,CEO-
(Requested by Vice-Mayor Wilson and United Way of
Councilmembers Berlucchi&Remick) South Hampton
Roads
B. BY-RIGHT VERSUS DISCRETIONARY Kathy Warren,
DEVELOPMENT Director,Planning
(Requested by Mayor Dyer and Councilmembers Kevin Kemp,
Henley&Taylor) Zoning
Administrator,
Planning
C. DIRECTION ON ITA STUDY/PASSIVE Michael
RECREATION Kirschman,
Director,Parks&
Rec
Chad Morris,
Planning Design&
Development
Administrator,
Parks&Rec
D. 2025 DRAFT LEGISLATIVE AGENDA Brent McKenzie,
Legislative Affairs
Director
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I. INFORMAL AND FORMAL SESSIONS APPROVED 11-0 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
September 17,2024
2• SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION APPROVED 11-0 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
September 24,2024
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IT. MAYOR'S PRESENTATIONS
1 HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH 2O24
Patricia Bracknell-Founder/CEO Chamber for
Hispanic Progress
Monica Nieves-Pestana-Community Engagement
Director,Chamber for Hispanic Progress
Ursula De la Luna-Treasurer Chamber for Hispanic
Progress
Carmen Sermini-Secretary Chamber for Hispanic
Progress
Ana Williams-Education Director,Chamber for
Hispanic Progress
NATIONAL ARTS and HUMANITIES MONTH
Dr.Cynthia Romero,Chair of the Virginia Beach Arts
&Humanities Commission
NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
MONTH
J.1. Resolution to DIRECT the City Manager to provide ADOPTED,BY 11-0 1' Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
additional medical screenings re public safety CONSENT
personnel(Requested by City Council)
,I.2. Ordinance to AUTHORIZE the acquisition of ADOPTED,BY 11-0 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y l
property in fee simple and acquisition of temporary CONSENT
and permanent easements, either by agreement or
condemnation re Robinson Road Improvements
Project,CIP 100347.032
J.3. Ordinance to AUTHORIZE the acquisition of an ADOPTED,BY 11-0 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 1' 1'
Agriculture Land Preservation(Arp)Easement from CONSENT
David W.Heafner,Jr(152.96+/-acres),the issuance
by the City of its contract's obligations in the
maximum principal amount of $1,171,582, and
TRANSFER funds to purchase U.S.Treasury Strips
J.4. Ordinance to AUTHORIZE the City Manager to ADOPTED,BY 10-1 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N 1 1'
EXECUTE a Management Agreement with CONSENT
Hometown Sports Management, LLC, re the
operation and management of the Sportsplex and
Field Hockey Complex
1.5. Resolution to formally RE-ADOPT the Virginia ADOPTED,BY 11-0 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y l' Y Y Y
Beach Emergency Operations Plan(EOP) CONSENT
J.6. Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE$3.5- ADOPTED,BY 11-0 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 1' Y
Million from the Virginia Department of CONSENT
Transportation State of Good Repair / Primary
Extension Program to Capital Project#100401,"Street
Reconstruction II"re road paving projects
J.7. Ordinance to APPROPRIATE $5,000 from fee ADOPTED,BY 11-0 Y Y Y Y Y
revenue to the FY 2024-25 Commonwealth Attorney CONSENT
Operating Budget re purchase supplies and support
the operation of Drug Treatment Court
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K.1. ADEKOJE PJ 22001,LLC for a Conditional Change APPROVED/AS 9-2 Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N
of Zoning from AG-I Agricultural to Conditional R-10 PROFFERED
Residential redevelop a ten (10) lot single-family
subdivision West of Bluegrass Lane&East of 2044
Aloma Drive DISTRICT 2 (Deferred from July 9,
2024)
L. APPOINTMENTS RESCHEDULED 11-0 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
BAYFRONT ADVISORY COMMISSION
BEACHES AND WATERWAYS ADVISORY
COMMISSION
CLEAN COMMUNITY COMMISSION
COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD
EASTERN VIRGINIA INDUSTRIAL FACILITY
AUTHORITY
HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD
HISTORICAL REVIEW BOARD
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
IMPLEMENTATION ADVISORY GROUP
URBAN AGRICULTURE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
VIRGINIA BEACH CANNABIS ADVISORY
TASKFORCE
M. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
N. NEW BUSINESS
O. ADJOURNMENT 7:08 PM
OPEN DIALOGUE 5 SPEAKERS
7:24 PM