HomeMy WebLinkAboutII. A. PENDING PLANNING ITEMS 2.4.2025PLANNING ITEMS
FEBRUARY 4TH & FEBRUARY 18TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
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SUMMARY – February 4TH (Slide 1 of 3)
12 Planning Items Scheduled for City Council’s Consideration
ITEM 1: Chase A. Victoria R. Eisenberg
•Subdivision Variance
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
ITEM 2: Princess Anne Witchduck Associates 1, LC
•Subdivision Variance
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
ITEM 3: Kaylor Family Trust
•Street Closure
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
ITEM 4: Commonwealth Brewing Company, LLC
•Modification of Conditions
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
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SUMMARY – February 4TH (Slide 2 of 3)
ITEM 5: Born Primitive, LLC
•Modification of Proffers
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
ITEM 6: Daniel Ryan Wilder, Top Notch Cycles, LLC
•Conditional Use Permit (Automobile Repair Garage)
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
ITEM 7: Green Clean Holland, LLC
•Conditional Use Permit (Car Wash Facility)
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission &
Denial by Staff
ITEM 8: Shine Pro
•Conditional Use Permit (Car Wash Facility)
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
12 Planning Items Scheduled for City Council’s Consideration | 3
SUMMARY – February 4TH (Slide 3 of 3)
ITEM 9: Jeff Hamilton
•Conditional Use Permit (Short Term Rental)
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
ITEM 10: Victoria Walsh
•Conditional Use Permit (Short Term Rental)
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
ITEM 11: Oren Robbins
•Conditional Use Permit (Short Term Rental)
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
ITEM 12: OVJ Property Resources, Inc
•Conditional Use Permit (Short Term Rental)
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
12 Planning Items Scheduled for City Council’s Consideration | 4
ITEM 1 – CHASE A. & VICTORIA R. EISENBERG (Slide 1 of 3)
City Council: District 2 (Henley)
Location: Parcel directly south of 1984 & 1992 Gum Bridge Road
SUBDIVISION VARIANCE
(Section 4.4(b) of the Subdivision Regulations)
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 11 to 0 to recommend Approval 5
ITEM 1 – CHASE A. & VICTORIA R. EISENBERG (Slide 2 of 3)
•Lot 10 created by Partition Plat in 1971
without Planning review or approval
•Not a valid subdivision without Planning
Department approval
•When created, property was zoned A-R,
Agricultural Restricted
•Parcel met zoning requirements at that time
•To legalize parcel, new plat must be
recorded and lot must meet dimensional
requirements of the current AG-1 & AG-2
zoning
CHASE A. & VICTORIA R. EISENBERG | 6
ITEM 1 – CHASE A. & VICTORIA R. EISENBERG (Slide 3 of 3)
•Proposed parcel has a lot size of 3.308
acres and lot width of 133 feet
•Minimum 1-acre lot size and 150-foot lot
width required in AG-1 & AG-2
•Lots 1-5 of same Partition Plat granted
Subdivision Variance for lot width in
2019
•Several other legal lots with substandard
lot width on Gum Bridge Road
•Condition added for future residence to
comply with Comprehensive Plan’s Rural
Area Design Guidelines
•No known opposition
CHASE A. & VICTORIA R. EISENBERG| 7
ITEM 2 – PRINCESS ANNE WITCHDUCK ASSOCIATES 1, LC (Slide 1 of 3)
City Council: District 3 (Berlucchi)
Location: 5160 Princess Anne Road
SUBDIVISION VARIANCE
(Section 4.4(b) of the Subdivision Regulations)
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 11 to 0 to recommend Approval 8
ITEM 2 – PRINCESS ANNE WITCHDUCK ASSOCIATES 1, LC (Slide 2 of 3)
Existing Parcel
“Parcel G”
120,912 SF
•Proposed subdivision of the 2.8-acre
Parcel G in the B-4K Historic
Kempsville Mixed-Use District
•New parcel—24,054 sf
•Residual parcel—96,858 sf
•Variance to lot width required
•Large public utility easements resulting
from a 2014 Street Closure
•Land within a public utility easement
wider than 20 feet cannot be used to
calculate lot width
PRINCESS ANNE WITCHDUCK ASSOCIATES 1, LC | 9
ITEM 2 – PRINCESS ANNE WITCHDUCK ASSOCIATES 1, LC (Slide 3 of 3)
Residual Parcel
Proposed Lot
17,437 SF outside
easement
Variable Width
Public Utility
Easement
•Directly behind the easement, both parcels would meet corner lot width requirement of 110 feet
•New parcel—112-foot width; Residual parcel—125-foot width
•Recommended Conditions:
•No development permitted in the public easements
•Future building must comply with Historic Kempsville Architectural Design Guidelines
•No known opposition
PRINCESS ANNE WITCHDUCK ASSOCIATES 1, LC | 10
ITEM 3 - KAYLOR FAMILY TRUST (Slide 1 of 2)
City Council: District 5 (Wilson)
Location: 630 Surfside Avenue
STREET CLOSURE
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 10 to 0 to recommend Approval 11
ITEM 3 - KAYLOR FAMILY TRUST
(Slide 2 of 2)•Request by Kaylor Family Trust to close
7.5-foot wide portion of unimproved and
unnamed alley
•Area to be incorporated into adjacent
property owned by the applicant
•Application is consistent with other Street
Closure applications in Croatan Beach
neighborhood
•Viewers’ Meeting held on November 1,
2024 requested to retain a public
drainage easement over closed portion of
alley
•No known opposition
KAYLOR FAMILY TRUST| 12
ITEM 4 – COMMONWEALTH BREWING COMPANY, LLC
(Slide 1 of 2)
City Council: District 9 (Schulman)
Location: 2440 & 2444 Pleasure House Road
MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 10 to 0 to recommend Approval 13
ITEM 4 – COMMONWEALTH BREWING COMPANY, LLC
(Slide 2 of 2)
•Conditional Use Permit for a Craft
Brewery approved in 2014
•Modification of Conditions and
Street Closure approved in 2023
•Site plan to be submitted within 90 days
of CC approval
•Permits to be obtained and
construction started within one year
•Requesting 1-year extension to
obtain permits and begin
construction
•No known opposition
COMMONWEALTH BREWING COMPANY, LLC | 14
ITEM 5 – BORN PRIMITIVE, LLC (Slide 1 of 3)
City Council: District 6 (Remick)
Location: 1469, 1477, & 1489 Virginia Beach Boulevard, parcel directly east of 1469 Virginia Beach Boulevard,
and parcel directly west of 1425 Virginia Beach Boulevard
MODIFICATION OF PROFFERS
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 11 to 0 to recommend Approval 15
ITEM 5 – BORN PRIMITIVE, LLC (Slide 2 of 3)
•Requesting to modify the previously
approved proffers to revise the
conceptual plan, building elevations,
and renderings
•Revisions include:
•2nd floor office addition (increase
48,120 sf to 53,440 sf)
•Warehouse reduced from 34,200 sf to
27,380 sf
•Conversion of 1,500 sf of warehouse
space into employee locker and break
rooms
BORN PRIMITIVE, LLC | 16
ITEM 5 – BORN PRIMITIVE, LLC (Slide 3 of 3)
•Building elevations revised to a more
neutral color palate
•35-foot building height remains as
previously proffered
•No changes proposed to conceptual
landscape plan
•No known opposition
BORN PRIMITIVE, LLC | 17
ITEM 6 – DANIEL RYAN WILDER, TOP NOTCH CYCLES, LLC (Slide 1 of 3)
City Council: District 5 (Wilson)
Location: 2608 Horse Pasture Road, Suite 104
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
(Automobile Repair Garage)
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 11 to 0 to recommend Approval 18
ITEM 6 – DANIEL RYAN WILDER, TOP NOTCH CYCLES, LLC (Slide 2 of 3)
•Conditional Use Permit request for
Automobile Repair Garage
•Hours of operation:
•Monday thru Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
•1 employee anticipated
DANIEL RYAN WILDER, TOP NOTCH CYCLES, LLC | 19
ITEM 6 – DANIEL RYAN WILDER, TOP NOTCH CYCLES, LLC (Slide 3 of 3)
•No exterior changes proposed except
for signage
•No known opposition, 3 letters of
support provided
DANIEL RYAN WILDER, TOP NOTCH CYCLES, LLC | 20
ITEM 7 – GREEN CLEAN HOLLAND, LLC (Slide 1 of 3)
City Council: District 10 (Rouse)
Location: 4245 Holland Road
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (Car Wash Facility)
Staff Recommends Denial
Planning Commission voted 7 to 3 to recommend Approval 21
ITEM 7 – GREEN CLEAN HOLLAND, LLC (Slide 2 of 3)
•Deferred at the January 21st City
Council hearing
•Request for a Conditional Use Permit
for a Car Wash Facility to adapt an
existing former Rite-Aid building for
reuse as a car wash
•Similar application deferred at the
July 9, 2024, and August 20, 2024,
City Council hearings before being
withdrawn by the applicant
•Applicant conducted additional public
outreach and provided bike racks and
benches at the southern portion of
the site
GREEN CLEAN HOLLAND, LLC | 22
ITEM 7 – GREEN CLEAN HOLLAND, LLC (Slide 3 of 3)
•Staff recommending denial:
•Counter to recommendation in
Commercial Area Pattern Book for
redevelopment of large shopping
centers and in Comprehensive Plan
•Would further entrench auto-oriented
uses on a prominent corner in the
Holland Road corridor
•Immediately opposite apartments on
S. Plaza Trail
•13 letters of support
GREEN CLEAN HOLLAND, LLC | 23
ITEM 8 – SHINE PRO (Slide 1 of 3)
City Council: District 10 (Rouse)
Location: 4239 Holland Road, Suite 772
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
(Car Wash Facility)
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 11 to 0 to recommend Approval 24
ITEM 8 – SHINE PRO (Slide 2 of 3)
•Conditional Use Permit request for a
Car Wash Facility
•Existing suite used for retail—auto
care and cleaning items
•Seeks to add a car detailing service
to the existing business
•Detailing will occur in rear of the
suite on a “dry mat” that is intended
to absorb a majority of the runoff
SHINE PRO | 25
ITEM 8 – SHINE PRO (Slide 3 of 3)
•Hours of operation:
•Monday thru Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
•Anticipate average volume of 2-3
vehicles per day
•2 employees anticipated
•No known opposition, 156 letters of
support
SHINE PRO | 26
ITEM 9 – JEFF HAMILTON (Slide 1 of 3)
City Council: District 5 (Wilson)
Location: 933 Pacific Ave, Unit A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
(Short Term Rental)
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 11 to 0 to recommend Approval 27
ITEM 9 – JEFF HAMILTON (Slide 2 of 3)
•Request for a Conditional Use Permit
to operate a Short Term Rental
•2-bedroom unit within the Pacific
Place Condominiums
•25 previously approved Conditional
Use Permits for Short Term Rentals
within Pacific Place
JEFF HAMILTON | 28
ITEM 9 – JEFF HAMILTON (Slide 3 of 3)
•1 parking space required and
provided
•Previous Notice of Violation issued
for operation without CUP;
advertisement active, and CUP
application filed
JEFF HAMILTON | 29
ITEM 10 – VICTORIA WALSH (Slide 1 of 3)
City Council: District 5 (Wilson)
Location: 917 Pacific Avenue, Unit A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
(Short Term Rental)
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 11 to 0 to recommend Approval 30
ITEM 10 – VICTORIA WALSH (Slide 2 of 3)
•Request for a Conditional Use Permit
to operate a Short Term Rental
•1-bedroom unit within the Pacific
Place Condominiums
•25 previously approved Conditional
Use Permits for Short Term Rentals
within Pacific Place
VICTORIA WALSH | 31
ITEM 10 – VICTORIA WALSH (Slide 3 of 3)
•1 parking space required and
provided
•Previous Notice of Violation issued
for operation without CUP
•1 letter of opposition related to
concerns about prior STR operation
without a CUP
VICTORIA WALSH | 32
ITEM 11 – OREN ROBBINS (Slide 1 of 3)
City Council: District 6 (Remick)
Location: 613 22nd Street
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
(Short Term Rental)
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 11 to 0 to recommend Approval 33
ITEM 11 – OREN ROBBINS (Slide 2 of 3)
•Request for a Conditional Use Permit
to operate a 3-bedroom Short Term
Rental
•3 parking spaces required and
provided
OREN ROBBINS | 34
ITEM 11 – OREN ROBBINS (Slide 3 of 3)
•No prior zoning complaints,
advertisements, or rentals
•1 letter of opposition with concerns
about parking, the number of
bedrooms, and the operation of an
STR on another site
OREN ROBBINS | 35
ITEM 12 – OVJ PROPERTY RESOURCES, INC (Slide 1 of 3)
City Council: District 6 (Remick)
Location: 4005 Atlantic Avenue, Unit 219
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
(Short Term Rental)
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 11 to 0 to recommend Approval 36
ITEM 12 – OVJ PROPERTY RESOURCES, INC (Slide 2 of 3)
•Request for a Conditional Use Permit
to operate a 1-bedroom Short Term
Rental
•Within the Ocean’s II Condominiums
•14 previously approved Short Term
Rental Conditional Use Permits
OVJ PROPERTY RESOURCES, INC | 37
ITEM 12 – OVJ PROPERTY RESOURCES, INC (Slide 3 of 3)
•1 parking space required and
provided
•Prior Zoning Compliant received in
2021, site determined to be in
compliance
•Site is not currently advertised
•No known opposition
OVJ PROPERTY RESOURCES, INC | 38
SUMMARY – February 18TH (Slide 1 of 2)
17 Planning Items Scheduled for City Council’s Consideration
ITEMS 1 & 2: 33rd Street, LLC
•Alternative Compliance & Street Closure
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
ITEM 3: Evergreen Virginia, LLC
•Modification of Conditions
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
ITEM 4: Westview Plaza Associates, LLC
•Conditional Rezoning (B-2 Community Business District to
Conditional A-24 Apartment District)
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
ITEM 5: Knosos, LLC
•Conditional Rezoning (AG-1 Agricultural District to
Conditional R-7.5 Residential District)
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
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SUMMARY – February 18TH (Slide 2 of 2)
ITEM 6 - 16: Vibe 19, LLC
•Conditional Use Permit (Short Term Rental)
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
ITEM 17: City of Virginia Beach
•Ordinance (Urban Forest Management Plan, 2023)
•Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff
17 Planning Items Scheduled for City Council’s Consideration | 40
ITEM 1 – 33rd STREET, LLC (Slide 1 of 8)
City Council: District 6 (Remick)
Location: 3330 Pacific Avenue, 3300 Pacific Avenue, 305 33rd Street, parcel immediately west of 305 33rd
Street, and parcel immediately east of 3300 Pacific Avenue
ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 10 to 0 to 1 to recommend Approval 41
ITEM 1 – 33rd STREET, LLC (Slide 2 of 8)
•Request for Alternative Compliance
to allow for a deviation in building
height to allow 158.5 feet
•1.29-acre site consists of five parcels
west of Pacific Avenue between 33rd
and 34th Streets.
•Existing Suntrust building and the
Jefferson Manor Motel will be
demolished.
33rd Street, LLC | 42
ITEM 1 – 33rd STREET, LLC (Slide 3 of 8)
•Proposal is for a 12-story senior
housing facility
•Will consist of 97 independent living
units, 27 assisted living units, and 8
memory care units
•Structured parking will provide 157
parking spaces
•Offices, amenities, and parking will
occupy the lower floors. Residential
units will occupy the tower portion
of the building
33rd Street, LLC | 43
ITEM 1 – 33rd STREET, LLC (Slide 4 of 8)
•The prescribed height in the
Ordinance is 35 feet
•Building height is 158.5’ at its tallest
point (rooftop amenities) and 146.5’ to
the top of the tower.
•Tower portion of the building is
located along Pacific Avenue
•Building steps down on the western
side adjacent to the Seapines
neighborhood
•Building height is 43.5’ where closest to
the neighborhood (parking structure)
33rd Street, LLC | 44
ITEM 1 – 33rd STREET, LLC (Slide 5 of 8)
33rd Street, LLC | 45
ITEM 1 – 33rd STREET, LLC (Slide 6 of 8)
•Building maintains a 5’ setback along
Pacific Avenue, 33rd and 34th Streets
•10’ setback adjacent to the Seapines
neighborhood
•Landscaping buffer will be installed
•Sidewalks and street scaping will be
installed per City requirements
•Amenities for the residents include:
•Indoor pool, pickleball courts, fitness
area, media room, game room, library,
salon, bike rentals, storage facilities,
dining areas, and trash collection area
33rd Street, LLC | 46
ITEM 1 – 33rd STREET, LLC (Slide 7 of 8)
•Proposed density does not increase
from what could be achieved from
developing under the prescribed
form , which could accommodate 97
units
•Additional height needed to
accommodate number of amenities
and larger living units
•Assisted living and memory care units
considered institutional vs. residential
•Density Study was reviewed by the
JRP on November 21, 2024, and
deemed acceptable
33rd Street, LLC | 47
ITEM 1 – 33rd STREET, LLC (Slide 8 of 8)
•The RAC-PDRC voted to support the
proposal on December 3, 2024
•Staff feels proposal meets the goals
of the RASAP plan
•Promotes pedestrian type transit,
provides active street frontages,
provides diversified housing options
and year-round residents
•Staff received a petition of
opposition with 31 signatures of
opposition, primarily from the
adjacent Seapines neighborhood
33rd Street, LLC | 48
ITEM 2 – 33rd STREET (Slide 1 of 4)
City Council: District 6 (Remick)
Location: 20-foot wide by 82-foot long air rights parcel, west of the intersection of 33rd ½ Street and Pacific
Avenue, immediately adjacent to 3300 & 3330 Pacific Avenue and 305 35th Street
STREET CLOSURE
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 10 to 0 to 1 to recommend Approval 49
ITEM 2 – 33rd STREET, LLC (Slide 2 of 4)
•Request for a street closure of two
parcels (Parcel ‘A’ and ‘B’)
•Closure is for the air-rights above the
33 ½ street alley
•Necessary so the building can extend
over the street to provide a continuous
front along Pacific Avenue
•The alley will remain open to
vehicular and pedestrian traffic
33rd Street, LLC | 50
ITEM 2 – 33rd STREET, LLC (Slide 3 of 4)
16.5’ alley clearance
•The closure of air rights begins 16.5’
over the surface of the street and
extends to height of 162’
33rd Street, LLC | 51
ITEM 2 – 33rd STREET, LLC (Slide 4 of 4)
•Viewer’s Meeting held on November
1, 2024, and no concerns were noted
•Conditions were recommended to
replace and modify sanitary sewer
within the alley
•4-foot right-of-way dedication to
increase alley width to 24 feet
33rd Street, LLC | 52
ITEM 3 – EVERGREEN VIRGINIA, LLC (Slide 1 of 3)
City Council: District 3 (Berlucchi)
Location: 3700 & 3736 Sentara Way
MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 11 to 0 to recommend Approval 53
ITEM 3 – EVERGREEN VIRGINIA, LLC (Slide 2 of 3)
•Request to incorporate an additional
parcel at 3736 Sentara Way to
expand the existing car dealership
•Expansion will be done in 2 phases—
includes several building additions
and additional parking and display
area
•Hours of operation will remain from
7 a.m. to 10 p.m., 7 days a week
EVERGREEN VIRGINIA, LLC | 54
ITEM 3 – EVERGREEN VIRGINIA, LLC (Slide 3 of 3)
•Retention of prior conditions
relating to light, noise, and loading
& unloading of vehicles
•4 prior Zoning Complaints, all of
which have been resolved
•Letter of concern received—
concerns about light & noise
pollution, loss of trees , wildlife
displacement, & degradation of
property values
EVERGREEN VIRGINIA, LLC | 55
ITEM 4 – WESTVIEW PLAZA ASSOCIATES, LLC (Slide 1 of 3)
City Council: District 1 (Hutcheson)
Location: 6528 & a portion of 6544 Indian River Road, parcel directly north & west of 6528 Indian River Road
CONDITIONAL REZONING
(B-2 Community Business District to Conditional A-24 Apartment District)
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 11 to 0 to recommend Approval 56
ITEM 4 – WESTVIEW PLAZA ASSOCIATES, LLC (Slide 2 of 3)
•Request to rezone 9.95-acre site from
B-2 Community Business District to
Conditional A-24 Apartment District
•Proposed 165 multifamily units,
resulting in a density of 23 units per
acre
•Enhanced landscape buffer adjacent
to residential properties
•Parking met on site
•302 spaces required; 308 spaces
provided
WESTVIEW PLAZA ASSOCIATES, LLC | 57
ITEM 4 – WESTVIEW PLAZA ASSOCIATES, LLC (Slide 3 of 3)
•Four, 3 -story buildings proposed with
total building height of 45 feet
•Opposition received noting concerns
of overcrowding of schools, wetlands
contamination, stormwater, invasion
of privacy, & encroachment into bald
eagle nesting spots
•Petition of opposition with 81
signatures,
•5 speakers in opposition at Planning
Commission hearing
WESTVIEW PLAZA ASSOCIATES, LLC | 58
ITEM 5 – KNOSOS, LLC (Slide 1 of 3)
City Council: District 2 (Henley)
Location: Parcel directly south of 2832 Bald Eagle Road
CONDITIONAL REZONING
(AG-1 Agricultural District to Conditional R-7.5 Residential District)
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 11 to 0 to recommend Approval 59
ITEM 5 – KNOSOS, LLC (Slide 2 of 3)•Request to rezone a 2.45-acre
parcel to develop an 8-lot
subdivision
•7 single-family lots
•1 stormwater management lot
•Residential density of 2.85-units per
acre
•A cash payment in lieu of the
open space dedication is
requested due to small size of
required dedication and proximity
to existing public park
•Proposal presented to JRP Group;
no objections raised by JRP
KNOSOS, LLC | 60
ITEM 5 – KNOSOS, LLC (Slide 3 of 3)
•Proposed house styles will be compatible
with surrounding neighborhood
•Opposition received noting concerns with
increased traffic, change in community
character, removal of mature trees, and
stormwater
•2 letters of opposition,
•21 signature petition of opposition,
•3 speakers in opposition at Planning
Commission
KNOSOS, LLC | 61
ITEMS 6-16 – VIBE 19, LLC (Slide 1 of 3)
City Council: District 6 (Remick)
Location: 1907 Cypress Avenue, Units 101-109, 200, & 300
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
(Short Term Rental)
Staff Recommends Approval
Planning Commission voted 10 to 0 to recommend Approval 62
ITEMS 6-16 – VIBE 19, LLC (Slide 2 of 3)
•Request for 11 Conditional Use
Permits to operate 11 Short Term
Rentals
•9 townhouse units
•2 apartment units
•Project currently under site plan
review
VIBE 19, LLC | 63
ITEMS 6-16 – VIBE 19, LLC (Slide 3 of 3)
•31 parking spaces required and
provided
•No known opposition
VIBE 19, LLC | 64
ITEM 17 – CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
(Slide 1 of 2)
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
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH | 65
ITEM 17 – CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH (Slide 2 of 2)
•Comprehensive strategy aimed at preserving,
expanding and diversifying the city’s urban forest
•Plan maintains the goal of achieving 45% UTC by 2045
•City lost 1.34% of the Urban Tree Canopy (UTC)
between 2012 and 2018
•Outlines steps to achieve the 45% UTC that include
tracking, education, management, and collaboration
•Public Engagement
•Internal and external stakeholders
•In-person meetings
•Online survey
•Recommended for approval at the September 11,
2024 Planning Commission Hearing
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH | 66