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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAPRIL 21, 2026 INFORMAL AND FORMAL SESSION MINUTES IA- <U Yr aQ;aa �,ri a e VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Virginia Beach, Virginia APRIL 21,2026 Mayor Robert M. Dyer called to order the CITY COUNCIL MEETING of the VIRGINL4 BEACH CITY COUNCIL in the City Council Conference Room, City Hall, on Tuesday,April 21, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. Council Members Present: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: Jennifer Rouse—Arrived at 2:05 P.M. 2 CITY COUNCIL'S BRIEFING VIRGINIA BEACH COASTAL STORMWATER RISK MANAGEMENT STUDY UPDATE ITEM#78203 2:00 P.M. Mayor Dyer welcomed L.J. Hansen, Director—Public Works. Mr. Hansen expressed his appreciation to City Council for their continued support and distributed copies of today's presentation, attached hereto and made apart of the record. Mayor Dyer expressed his appreciation to Mr. Hansen for the presentation. April21, 2026 Virginia Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management ( CSRM ) Feasibility Study Update City Council Briefing U Hansen I April 21, 2026 1 • a . . • ' • .,. f ✓ :,. .Al,,/.,' .., 9�,. )wr ae.,. Y^.. 5. +.,,.a. . w .. .,.... .., ..,.r,. .., ...x. ;.,.< z . r. ..,... t.:, ,� >v�a. , . �^;�.>'�.. ...,,,.., ,. ,.._.. ,.,x . . . ,..,. � ,✓., ,. ,., n /r nr,. ,xM1 ,. ., ,_ .. .. a^9^t ,rr. ,/. .,....E, ,z;, <.. .a,i �..., r , . ,, ... . .,�..,, ,.. ,. « .,,.. Stormwater Elements Overview Flood Protection Program (FPP) Coastal Storm Regulatory Risk Management 3 Stormwater Fund ( ERU ) Stormwater Flood Operations Protection Program (FPP) Coastal Storm Regulatory Risk Management 2 . 5C Real Estate Dedication (Stormwater lockbox Stormwater Flood Operations Protection Program (FPP) Coastal Storm Regulatory Risk Management 5 4. 1C Real Estate Dedication (Flood Protection Lockbox) Stormwater `- Flood Operations Protection Program (FPP) Coastal Storm Regulatory Risk Management 6 Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM ) Stormwater Flood Protection Operations Program (FPP) Regulatory Coastal Storm Risk Management Purpose of Briefing • Update City Council on CSRM Study status and new USACE requirements • Explain the need to select one Early Actionable Element to maintain study schedule • Present staff's recommended Early Actionable Element • Request City Council concurrence to advance the recommended element. Background Planning Areas r • Study is the first step to getting federal funding assistance — "New Start" • Stud focuses exclusive) on coastal storm E Y Y inundation — not recurrent rainfall (Flood Protection Program) • Evaluates long-term coastal storm risks across 6 Planning Areas • Develops strategies for protecting life and property over a 50-year horizon • Incorporates sea level rise and storm surge - modeling 9 Study Evolution • 2022 (July) : Study launched under USACE "SMART" framework: • 3-year limit • $3M cap ($1.5M City Share) • 3 levels of Corps engagement throughout (District, Division, & Headquarters) • Chief's Report signed at —10% design • 2023 (Jan) : Reclassified as "Complex" due to interconnected flooding • Budget increased to $5.5M, schedule extended to Spring 2026 • 2023 (Jun) : Revised Headquarters Direction • More Robust modeling, geotechnical work, and Class 3 cost estimate • Total cost now $13.5M (6.67M City Share), completion extended to Spring 2028 SMART— Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Risk-Informed, Timely 10 New USACE Requirements • Early Actionable Element Requirement • 35% design maturity required before the Chief's Report can be signed • Must include Class 3 cost estimate • Only one structural measure in a planning area can advance initially • What This Means for Virginia Beach • USACE Norfolk District cannot advance all structural options simultaneously • City must identify one Early Actionable Element to keep the CSRM Feasibility Study on schedule • All remaining options remain part of the comprehensive plan for advancement in later phases under existing authority 11 Early Actionable Element — Candidate Options Six Candidate Planning Area Locations: • Elizabeth River • Little Creek • Lynnhaven Inlet • Rudee Inlet + Oceanfront Floodwall • West Neck Creek • • • . • . • gashiAs ruo t c',nxy Ah �... • • • rnr oesert sffi, • • • 40 ,•* S*.0 9a Po Naa,a ,' • • • • • , • • a.e. {itay.. Frx lMWmq • Sum irF • t:rtte Neck • • , • • • • • • Y,'rlCh f7Uck rio9 Pen • ' t YOtrti Ne[: Type off+ 8`rd Neck r'a,nt 1 • • • • • �•.,:—Nree �',xer« ,r,j, • • Ah • Virginia 8 W Virginia Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management =, lynnhaven Inlet Option 1 Bw�. Ars � A c. ;r,;. . 1 - . � 0. Staff Recommendation Recommended Early Actionable Element: Lynnhaven Inlet Surge Barrier w. r across Lynnhaven Inlet with a rising -\� --�, sector gate and Tainter gates " • Floodwalls and fortified ` dunes along bay and ocean Y sides � , ` � �� �� ° � �'�� • Ultimately creates continuous Chesapeake Bay Fort Story ,. protection line Lynnhaven Inlet Storm Surge Barrier Concept 14 High- risk Interior Neighborhoods A Now& 3 1 P _ 9 Ocean Park ` • Lynnhaven Colony •„ , , Mariners Landing �° .. .. Bay Island '" : Feet, NAVD88 .m ��5+► ° w • CJ. �r, r High- risk Interior Neighborhoods `* ! -' ' � '' • Lynnhaven Inlet is the source #, t t � .: of tidal flooding for much of a a the City Affecting tidal levels in : 'fit ' ' y;y • Central Resort nq • Bay Colony w r r # ; Great Neck } • Town Center • Windsor Woods/Princess . J Anne Plaza Yv. Yet ' 16 Lynnhaven Inlet Storm Surge Barrier Concept --- -�--- _.r r a r Gate Open Gat Closed n i Example of Tainter gates - Fox Point Hurricane Barrier, Providence, Rhode Island 17 Rising Sector Gate Opan Position _.CtMM / St�Cli ,y w y . e { ` f }' r Rising Sector Gate Closed Position Lynnhaven Inlet Storm Surge Barrier Concept W-9 a,p / / / Gate Closed SAI bVgelgn Example Irisingsectorgates Thames Barrier London • . . . 4 U.S.ARMY PRELIMINARY CLOSURE INFORMATIO M. Closure Threshold is the forecasted m —VIL W"W. n " water level for which operation of a i60 storm surge barrier is authorized: '° -- ------------------ -- ________ _ -----------------, F� - 4 feet NAVD88 (preliminary) Closure Timing 0 " - Gates will remain open until navigation has ��* �. . . . . . T-- '7 "- z r , r,T f ---r-=- t-7-1-7-r-,-r cleared or until the following conditions are met: 6- • Gates will begin closing 2 hours before water level :.. are forecasted to exceed closure threshold. I • Gates will close if the site experiences tropical storm force winds(39 mph). ' • Gates will close at the lowest water surface elevation practicable to increase the storage r capacity of the basin. Reopening Timing - Gates will reopen after the storm passes on z falling tide when the head difference on the Hurricane Isabel gates is < 1 foot. 5 HISTORICAL STORMS - CLOSURES • U.S.ARMY 70 8638610 fw- 1 w Sewells Point 40- - --------------- -- - ---- - - '0 30- F77= feet. Closure Top Ten Date Type %�Im. NAVD88 Duration(Hours) 8123/1933 Hurricane 6.41 2 911812003 Hurricane 6.28 3 1111212009 Noreaster 6.12 66 4- -------------------------- --- -- -- -- 4 812812011 Hurricane 5.95 26 5 317/1962 Nor'easter 5.61 44 6 1012912012 Hurricane 5.19 54 7 9/1811936 Hurricane 5.11 20 8 11/2212006 Noreaster 5.02 14 9 21511998 Noreaster 4.97 52 10 10f712006 Noreaster 4.91 50 Closure Duration(Hours) Storm Type Average Min Max Hurricane 26.4 14 Y Nov 2009 Nor'easter Nor'easter 45.2 14 66 Ile 6 s CLOSURE FREQUENCY - HISTORICAL DATA C73 U.S.ARMY NOAA Tide Station at Sewells Point, VA Closure Threshold = 4.0 ft NAVD88 • 60 closure days since 1930 • 33 closure days since 2000 e —,--- —T--- Number of closure Days per Decade 7 Decade 4 ft NAVD88 5 ft NAVD88 6 ft NAVD88 a 1930s 4 2 1 1 1940s 1 0 0 1950s 3 0 0 2 } �'fi ,r i w 1960s 4 2 0 $ ' 1970s 2 1 0 o 1980s 3 0 0 2 1990s 10 1 0 ai , �1 ';If ��EI .r3 >F�l "{�i I 2000s 13 5 3 "MovobwV00 ,. 2010s 14 4 1 $` NOAA s«wa.o�A cw,..n,,.— 2020s 1 0 0 -6 L------____s_-__--__-._-____i 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1990 1990 2000 2010 2020 2000 Funding Overview Total Study Cost: $13.5M, City Local Share: $6.67M (CIP 100512) • <A �I UA n r,mmnrintorl to r1ate z%W trr�-- • $2.4M programmed for FY27—FY28 • No additional City funding is needed right now to advance the Early Actionable Element After the 35% design and Chief's Report, the project becomes eligible for congressional authorization—the step required for future federal appropriations for design and construction 22 Timeline 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Feasibility Phase Tentatively Selected Plan Draft Feasibility Report Command Validation Final Feasibility Report Signed Chief's Report INUM May 2028 PED Phase � r cZwt � a x� Design Agreement (DA), Detailed Construction Plans Construction Phase Congressional Authorization (WRDA) & Appropriation, Project Partnership Agreement (PPA), Construction Start PED— Preconstruction Engineering & Design WRDA— Water Resources Development Act 35% City Funding Required 50% City Funding Required 23 What We Seek from City Council Today • Concurrence on the selection of the nhaven Surge Barrier and associated infrastructure as the Early Actionable Element OR.. • Provide Alternative Direction 24 Next Steps — If Council Concurs • Complete 35% design for the selected Early Actionable Element • Plan and Program Local Matching Funds (65/35 Cost Share) • Explore Feasibility of USACE Section 203 opportunities to advance additional measures, including: • Using City funding to complete 35% design on another measure • Submitting a Section 203 report to USACE for review and potential approval • Enabling a locally advanced measure to become federally authorized • Allowing progress on additional elements without waiting for the full CSRM study timeline. 25 THANK YOU QUESTIONS? 7 � CLOSURE FREQUENCY - PROJECTIONS ;4.r; U.S.ARMY M. Sea Level Data and Projections:Sewells Point VA(8638610) NOAA co-ops USACE-Low SLC NOM Tide GaUGe S.—Ils Point VA 25-years 4' 3r. Z 2 ...-. -.... �. .„ .y . Hourty OEeerwbn u 4a : . —IA610nc SLR Trent -MSL Value MSL S Ynar Movng Avptags S 3 CIWIIIeTW*~ MSL-1 9-Year Moving Average MSL-USACE 2013-low -b S- FuMe ODaergeoru untic/Ined-USACE 2011�Low MSL�USACE 2013-Intermgdgte USACEd-ow SLC undelirtetl-VSACE 2011-Intprmediale --MSL-USACE 2011-High undefined-USACE 2011-H,gh MSL:Custom Rocord(19V.20201 TreM l050 tg75 2000 2026 2050 2076 2100 2125 SLC rate used In equation based projecO—4.75—yry(1 56 fVt0)M) MSL retard span 1627 en 2E'24 t37 Ycar'.r Number of Closure Days per Year 4 ft NAVD88 5 ft NAVD88 6 ft NAVD88 Low SLC Int.SLC High SLC Low SLC Int.SLC High SLC Low SLC Int.SLC High SLC 2030s 2 3 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 2040s 3 5 33 0 1 3 0 0 0 2050s 4 9 122 1 1 12 0 0 1 2060s 6 17 273 1 2 59 0 0 6 2070s 8 36 345 1 3 213 0 0 31 2080s 12 75 357 1 7 334 0 1 164 2090s 17 148 356 2 15 356 0 2 323 1 HEC-RAS MODEL RESULTS 1 % AEP, 2089 HIGH SLC FWOP Lynnhaven Only FWOP - Lynnhaven Only Fe t 'IF R!e[ Feet NAVD88 ►AVOU " i r. 10 INEW 4 e v 90 1 mn 1 Ix a Ix•u I)-H • � • • - • • I • • • • • C • Protection Elevations Location Structural Measures Current Sponsor (Planning Area) Design Preference Little Creek SSB: 20' 20' Roodwalts: 16' 16' Dunes(Bay Side): 17' Coordinate with Norfolk Lynnhaven SSB: 20' 20' Roodwalts(Bay Side): 16' Dunes/Levees(Bay Side): 17' Roodwalts(Ocean Side): 16' Dunes/Levees(Ocean Side): 21' Rudee SSB: 22' 22' (Resort Beach) Roodwalts/Seawalls: 19' <'(adapt to 19" Dunes: 21' Back Bay Dunes: 21' Elevated Road/Levees: 13' Elizabeth River SSB: 1$' Roodwalts: 18' Southern Rivers SSB: 13' 9' Elevated Road/Levees: 13' 9' 29 Benefits of the Recommended Alternative • Provides greatest surge Federal ° Protection at a crit'ca I f : entry point = • Reduces Chesapeake Bay-driven tidal influence on the stormwater system • Strategically protects "` multiple high-risk interior y: neighborhoods (e.g., Ocean Park/Mariners ; �yPote Bulkhead On Landing, Bay Island, .. L nnhaven Colony, � �' ,.� y y 2— 120 ft Tainter Gates on each side with Windsor Woods) ' a 200 ft Rising Sector Gate in the middle f Lynnhaven Inlet Storm Surge Barrier Concept 30 Stormwater Fund ( ERU ) FY25 Revenue - $49.3M Budgeted Expenditures Operations & Maintenance $20.5M Operations CIP (Pay-Go) $11.5M Regulatory CIP (Pay-Go) $5.2M Flood Protection CIP (Debt Service) $12.1M Total Expenditures $49.3M 31 2.5C Real Estate Dedication (Stormwater Lockbox) FY25 Revenue - $ 19. 7M Expenditures Engineering - SWEC $4.9M Operations & Maintenance $6.6M Regulatory $2.8M Mosquito Control $2.8M Street Sweeping $3.1M Total Expenditures $20.2M 32 4. IC Real Estate Dedication (Flood Protection Lockbox) FY25 Revenue - $32.3M Expenditures Flood Protection Debt Service $9. 7M Future Capital Reserve Debt Service $22.6M Total Expenditures $32.3M 33 3 CITY MANA GER'S BRIEFINGS DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET PRESENTATIONS PLANNING ITEM#78204 2:41 P.M. Mayor Dyer welcomed Kathy Warren,Director-Planning. Ms. Warren expressed her appreciation to City Council for their continued support and distributed copies of today's presentation, attached hereto and made apart of the record. Mayor Dyer expressed his appreciation to Ms. Warren for the presentation. April21, 2026 " ru/ a m -AL Au City of Virginia Beach Proposed FY 2026-27 Planning Department Kathy Warren, Planning Director April 21, 2026 1 Trends & Issues Implementation of •Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) combined the Erosion and - - • • - Sediment Control and Stormwater Management Programs. • Planning and Public Works worked to update and combine Virginia Beach's combined • . men . • • Erosion and Stormwater Management Ordinance. •Continued efforts to improve the data accuracy and reporting capability of the Accela software for permitting, licensing, code enforcement, and service request VBStat • - - • management are underway. •The customer service dashboard allows a transparent look at the expected workflow timelines. •The final format of the updated Comprehensive Plan is set for City Council adoption in Comprehensive . 2026. • • . - •Several rounds of public engagement meetings, focus groups, and workshops have been held to gain feedback from the community on the City's Comprehensive Plan. 2 Trends & Issues Continued •Planning is partnering with Human Resources to implement targeted strategies Staff ing 111 such as streamlining hiring processes, increasing utilization of hiring bonuses and hiring above minimums, and fostered partnerships with talent recruiters. Short—Term Rental t •Nineteen recommendations for improvement from the Short-Term Rental Task Force have been implemented including adding Zoning Inspector positions, Enforcement increased annual permit fee, and non-refundable application fee. 1 •To celebrate the 250t" anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, enhanced July 4t" fireworks and helping plan multiple events in partnership with the Sons Commission and the Daughters of the American Revolution. 3 �� 3 ems ,. �,.a�,� � I �,�; � t Trends & Issues Continued •The Planning Department is tracking monthly front counter visits and incoming phone calls to strengthen operational awareness and service delivery. •This data supports informed decision-making, enhanced transparency, and provides measurable insight into how Planning is serving the community. 77 •Staff initiated a condition assessment for each of the 26 state historical highway HistoricalHighway markers located in Virginia Beach and will coordinate an initiative with the Historic Preservation Commission to accomplish refurbishment of damaged Markers markers. Major Budget Changes • i •A recommendation included as a part of the Comprehensive Study to update the Zoning Ordinance last update in 1988. -The update is designed to support City Council initiative to encourage affordable housing and development within the Strategic Growth Areas. Northi • •North Landing River &Albemarle Sound Estuarine Symposium is an annual ' • • conference hosted by the Green Ribbon Committee to bring together River/Albprofessionals working in the Southern Rivers Watershed. Estuarine Symposium •The event has been absorbed by Planning previously and the budget will now reflect the Symposium as a planned and funded event. Questions ? 4 CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET PRESENTATIONS PUBLIC WORKS ITEM#78205 2:51 P.M. Mayor Dyer welcomed L.J. Hansen, Director—Public Works. Mr. Hansen expressed his appreciation to City Council for their continued support and distributed copies of today's presentation, attached hereto and made a part of the record. Mr. Hansen continued on to the next presentation. April21, 2026 O < . .0 ,u Mut e , City of Virginia Beach Proposed FY 2026-27 Department of Public Works U Hansen, Director of Public Works April 21, 2026 � � , Trends & Issues • Public Works is working to identify and implement technology-based solutions and data-informed- • • • • ' ' decision-making. •The ability to utilize collected data is limited by technology implementation and staffing constraints. • • • fir, RF •Technology efforts require dedicated staff,time,funding, support,training, and documentation,which are a high priority for the department. • Parking Management launched the Resident Parking Voucher Program on April 1,2026. •The program will provide eligible residents vouchers for discounted or complimentary parking in Parkingdesignated areas at the Oceanfront. • Parking Management is also implementing a more customer-focused parking availability and payment system. MarketConditions and • Construction bids are rising due to market volatility, labor shortages, and material cost escalation. •sts •To keep critical infrastructure work moving forward,funds often must be transferred between projects. Waste • • • ' • • In 2025,the City of Virginia Beach extended its Use and Support Agreement with SPSA for 25 years. • SPSA and Commonwealth Sortation are negotiating alternative waste disposal plans that will extend the life Public • of the Regional Landfill in Suffolk through 2095. • The City does not anticipate continuing third-party recycling collection contracts past 2028 and will instead 6k (SPSA) use SPSA's single-stream collection and disposal services. Major Budget Changes — General Fund Additional • • for Buildings i • i - •Additional funding will be utilized to maintain service levels across City departments in the face of rising energy costs over the past five years. Additional Fundingfor • • 11 !! ! •Several new custodial positions were added in FY 2025-26 to accommodate the addition of multiple buildings. •This increase funds the necessary additional custodial supplies which were not included in the FY 2025-26 budget Special Events Support Group 3.0 FTEs - $999,973 ($800,000 one-time) •The 6-person Special Event Team will provide dedicated support to manage the growing special event demands across the City. •The Team will provide resources for traffic control, temporary work zones, special events, and support for the Traffic Signs Shop. 3 Major Budget Changes — TIP Fund Additional • Public Works will purchase an additional tractor and beach cleaner to support the or : growing number of events at the beach. • . Operationsch •This equipment will also add a contingency in the event that the current tractor goes $1 • down for maintenance,400,.000 ( -time) •The City's recycling contract with TFC was renewed in FY 2024-25, with nearly double the rate. Increase • • Even if the City does not renew its contract in the future, Public Works anticipates that funds - $40,,00 1 alternative solutions, such as the Waste Disposal Southeastern Public Service il Authority, would require similarly increased funding. RAW Major Budget Changes — Stormwater Pump Maintenance • • Public Works faces growing maintenance demands for the City's pump systems and Electricians • flood protection gates. •Staffing additions were recommended in the Jacobs Operational Assessment Report and included in the funding plan for the rate increase authorized in FY 2025-26. (net $0) Technical Support • • Public Works will create the Stormwater Operations Center, the City's central hub for • ' - monitoring and managing stormwater infrastructure, flood control systems, and 4 related emergency management operations. Operations _ ' • Control •The Stormwater Operations Center will depend on a complex set of technology enter_ , platforms to gather data and help coordinate actions. FTE •A new Business Application Specialist will be the Center's technology project owner. (net $0) Major Budget Changes — Waste Management 7777 Additional Motor Equipment Operator 11 Positions 2.0 FTEs - (net $0) •The Landfill has experienced a 50% reduction in staff since 2008 and increasingly relied on contracted manpower to meet service expectations. •Converting contracted manpower to full-time positions will enhance stability, reduce turnover, and ensure compliance with regulations. •Public Works is requesting to increase the refuse container fee from $75 to $100. •The fee has not been updated since 2004. •Additional revenue will be used to cover ongoing costs of the program. •Public Works is requesting to increase the yard debris container rental fee from $40 to $50 for a 24-hour weekday rental and $75 to $150 for a Friday-Monday rental. •The fee has not been updated since 2008. •Additional revenue will cover ongoing costs of the program. , ��. �%� / ti ,' , Major Budget Changes •- Additional Funds Parking Management - . .•rt Business Application •- 1 1 •An additional Business Application Specialist will help support the City's rapidly expanding parking technology programs and to ensure effective administration, integration, and maintenance of several critical parking systems. •This position is funded by redirecting expenses within the Parking Enterprise Fund. Landstown Fuel Tank ' - • 11 111 • •Due to its age, the tank is at risk of structural failure, corrosion, and leakage, which could cause fueling delays for the City fleet or potential safety or environmental hazards. Town Center SSID '-• '41 •Starting in FY 2026-27, funding associated with parking enforcement, general maintenance, and street maintenance of Town Center will be moved from Economic Development to Public Works. •This accounting change better reflects which department is responsible for providing these services. , ' ` i , �. ,. 'r �r, ru�� �s„< � s�� ��� �• .�a is Questions ? 5 CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET PRESENTATIONS ROADWAYS CIP ITEM#78206 3:07P.M. Mr. Hansen distributed copies of today's presentation, attached hereto and made apart of the record. Mr. Hansen continued on to the next presentation. April21, 2026 M � e .. ' IMAAr IL M x 4.. +. i C,HP:ry eve, City of Virginia Beach PROPOSED FY 2026-27 to FY 2031-3 2 ROADWAYS CIP U Hansen, P.E., Director of Public Works April 21, 2026 Roadways Project Type Overview �1% Congestion Relief & Capacity Improvements 3% 31 Projects & Programs Special = f m 17% Safety Improvements 14 Projects & Programsr , Special — 8 Projects & Programs Maintenance Congestion — 3 Programs Bridge — 2 Projects Percentage of Total 58 Total Projects & Programs Roadways Funding z , Roadways Funding Overview Program Totals State 7�11 (Excluding 1-264/Independence) Contribution ' Speed Enforcement Total Program Cost = '" 5% $1.5 billion General Fund Major Projects Fund Total Six- Year Program = $340.9 million LIII I Federal LContribution Total BTC = $543 millionL 25% * State and/or Federal Contribution on 39 of 58 Projects & Programs 3 '� � .� : � ` � � ,'.F 100564: Holland Road Phase I (District 10/3) Major Changes — Newly Fully Funded *> A, - �� ,� Funding increased by $14.4 million across six- year CIP Converts road to six lanes and i1 mproves safety features � 100482: Independence Blvd/Edwin Drive Intersection (District 3) I'll, a Funding increased by $8.6 million across the six-year CIP Improv es tr affic flow with median U-turns and road widening ¢ > • 100682: Woodstock Road Sidewalk (District 1) ' Added $2.8 million in FY27 funding through Speed Enforcement Revenue rt Builds sidewalk and connects existing pedestrian paths 100702: Lookout Road Sidewalk (District 9) Added $622k in F27 funding through Speed Enforcement Revenue "44 �F' Constructs sidewalk and supports stormwater improvements n Bill tol t7 F WTI 100211: I-264 / Independence Interchange Improvements (District 4) r:0 A • Added $10 million in Federal earmark funding in FY27 • Supports interchange study and future development • Balance to Complete: $586.8 million 100239: Laskin Road Phase I-B (District 6) ' � • Awarded $6 million State and $29.1 million Federal funding (RSTP, Federal Earmark) . • Constructs six-lane highway and relocates utilities °� ' • Balance to Complete: $41.5 million 100243: Laskin Road Phase III (District 6) • Awarded RSTP funding for FY27- FY28 • Builds six-lane roadway with bike and corridor improvements 8 : • Balance to Complete: $25.9 million Preliminary Design On Hold Design/Project 10%-30% Design 60%-90% Design Site Acquisition Under Construction Scoping/Study Indian River Rd General Booth Boulevard/ Dam Neck Road Holland Landstown Road Atlantic Avenue Thompkins Lane Clearfield Avenue Cceana Boulevard Road Intersection Centerville 11 Improvements Phase I Pedestrian Improvements Intersection imp. Intersection Improvements Indian River Road Indian River Road Safety General Booth Boulevard Nimmo Parkway Elbow Road Extended Cleveland Street Elbow Road Extended Phase VII-A Improvements Dam Neck Road Phase VII-B Phase 11-D Improvements Phase IV Phase 11-B& 11-C Intersection Indian River Road Indian River Road Bridge Holland Road Phase I&11 Pleasure House Road N.Great Neck Road First Colonial Rd/Va. Phase VII-B Improvements Phase 11 Bridge Rehabilitation Beach Blvd.Intersection Independence Blvd N.Great Neck/London Pleasure House Road Laskin Road Phase III Edwin Drive Intersection Shore Drive Corridor Bridge/VA Beach Blvd General Booth Blvd Improvements Phase I Imp. improvements-Phase IV Intersection Imp Camp Pendleton ---------- ------ ------- ------I I,--,------ Northampton Independence Blvd/ Greenwich Road Rosemont Road Phase V Pleasure House Road Crossover/Cleveland Blvd/Diamond Springs —------- Intersection Imp. -Street Upton Drive Parliament Drive Sidewalk; Parlia Extended/Dam Neck Providence Road Laskin Road Phase I-B Phase I&11 Station Improvements Leading Pedestrian Shore Drive Corridor Interval Intersection Improvements Phase III Improvements Lookout Road Sidewalk Pacific Avenue Turn Lanes Virginia Beach Blvd& Independence Blvd Ped Crossings Woodstock Road Sidewalk aRjON �• a • -e r w,va av �t �9 N v Quest *10 A w" hw i 1 , „�.._ SO .^^a,_ .�' �,,:.�«,,,:. :"'�^ „�.�C'-• �Y "�� -��- —tea.. �.�; �?--:-a:a "�„�^.���,•s�,4�=� ,y,� . 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Mayor Dyer expressed his appreciation to Mr. Hansen for the presentations. April21, 2026 f. Y F f N.r Ws r a � F City of Virginia Beach Proposed FY 2026-27 to FY 2031-32 Building and Assets CIP L.J. Hansen, Director of Public Works April 21, 2026 Section Overview 1% Facility Replacements/ New Facilities 15% Renovations & Maintenance 29% Facilities Planning Services Public Safety Equipment 37 Total Projects & Programs Major Budget —Changes ExistingProjects Beach Maintenance Facility • Added $250,000 in FY 2027 • Continues design/study on the Beach Maintenance Facility 100729: Public Safety Equipment Replacement 11 • Supports the replacement of major equipment for all public safety departments • $2.7 million additional programmed in FY2027 • Includes funding for replacement of the courthouse security scanner K „ , --. k • Added $20.2 million in FY 2027 for elevator replacement and the two ADA courtrooms in the Courthouse • Funded by the Major Projects Fund • $15 million in design funds for remaining portion of the project remain funded in FY2028 A 100747: Human Services Building Renovation • This project supports renovations and maintenance needs at the main Human Services building and roof replacement at the Juvenile Detention Center .. .. • $4.1 million programmed between FY 2027 and FY 2028 100748: Library Building Renovations • This project will support renovations and maintenance needs for Public Library ' Facilities h - � J ` 100746: Municipal Center Building Renovation -.VIRGINIA BEACH MUNICIPAL CENTER • This project will preserve, restore, and extend the functional life of the Municipal v Center - -- - • $5 million is programmed each year New Projects Continued . r �� 100743: Public Works Operation Yard Improvements ` • $300,000 programmed in FY 2027, supported by VDOT funds 1 • This project funds the maintenance at several Public Works operations yards including: �� ED Dam Neck, Euclid Yard, and the Potters Road Facility »-� 100749: Viriginia Aquarium Modification + ' • $3 million is programmed in FY 2027 for scoping and planning analyses of the Aquarium ., � • No funds will be expended until further direction is provided by the City Council ra '����� • Future capital maintenance to be funded through the operating agreement • Supports non-routine capital maintenance of the Dome Questions ? 7 CITY COUNCIL COMMENTSIDISCUSSION/INITIATIVES ITEM#78208 3:31 P.M. Council Member Berlucchi advised last Saturday he attended the dedication ceremony for the "Harbor of Stories," artwork installed at the intersection of Witchduck and Princess Anne Road. Council Member Berlucchi explained the artwork was a collaborative effort by the Washington Glass Studio, Culture Affairs, Historic Kempsville Citizen Action Committee and members of the Kempsville community, and that it reflects the history of Kempsville through images displayed on glass panels. Council Member Berlucchi expressed his appreciation to those involved in the project and encouraged the public to visit the site. April21, 2026 8 CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS/DISCUSSION/INITIATIVES ITEM#78209 (Continued) Council Member Berlucchi advised last Sunday the Museum of Contemporary Art(MOCA)opened its new facility to the public at Virginia Wesleyan University (VWL9,featuring artwork by Nina Chanel Abney. Council Member Berlucchi congratulated the MOCA Board of Directors, VWU and the many philanthropist who made it possible and encouraged anyone interested to visit. April21, 2026 9 CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS/DISCUSSION/INITIATIVES ITEM#78210 (Continued) Vice Mayor Wilson referenced the FY24-25 Volunteer Resources Annual Report and commended the City's volunteers for their contributions. Vice Mayor Wilson emphasized the importance of public awareness regarding the impact of volunteer service, noting that volunteers provide support equivalent to 384 full- time employees, resulting in an estimated annual savings of$27.7-Million. Vice Mayor Wilson commended the Office of Volunteer Resources for maintaining what she believes is the best volunteer program in the state,founded by Mary Russo in 1978. April21, 2026 10 CITY COUNCIL COMMENTSIDISCUSSION/INITIATIVES ITEM#78211 (Continued) Council Member Remick expressed his appreciation to the Convention and Visitor's Bureau and IMGoing Beach Events for organizing the "Stars, Stripes and Spurs: Virginia Beach Military Appreciation Weekend" at the Oceanfront. Council Member Remick advised the event will kick off on Friday at 4:00 P.M. with the dedication of the 24`" Street Stage in honor of Bobby Melatti. Council Member Remick advised the event also recognizes the 250'h Anniversary of the United States and will include free live entertainment. Council Member Remick further advised that the Atlantic Avenue Association has solicited support from seventy-five(75)businesses on Atlantic Avenue to support the "take our beach back"initiative and invited the public to attend. Mayor Dyer advised Bobby Melatti was an icon in the City who contributed decades of service and will be honored through the renaming of the 24`"Street Stage. Mayor Dyer advised Mrs. Eva Melatti and family members will attend the ceremony and believes it will be a meaningful tribute. April21, 2026 11 CITY COUNCIL COMMENTSIDISCUSSION/INITIATIVES ITEM#78212 (Continued) Council Member Rouse advised that on behalf of Mayor Dyer, she presented the Proclamation recognizing National Library Week at the Tidewater Community College (TCQ Joint Use Library. Council Member Rouse advised National Library Week runs from April 19'h — 25'h and encouraged the public to take advantage of the many services offered by the City's public libraries. April21, 2026 12 AGENDA REVIEW SESSION ITEM#78213 3:38 P.M. BY CONSENSUS, the following shall compose the Legislative CONSENT AGENDA: K. ORDINANCESIRESOL UTIONS. 1. Ordinance to GRANT twenty(20)Franchise Agreements in the Resort Area: a. SEDA, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 200 21 s`Street#103 b. Calabrese Management Group, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 200 21"Street#105 c. Moliar Liquid Assets 2, LLC, re sidewalk cafe at 202 22"d Street d. Kouri, LLC, re sidewalk cafe at 706 Atlantic Avenue e. Inga Mit, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 812 Atlantic Avenue f. Planet Pizza, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 812 Atlantic Avenue g. Kiraly, LLC, re sidewalk cafe at 1102 Atlantic Avenue h. ANSHI, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 1516 Atlantic Avenue i. K&M, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 1718 Atlantic Avenue #103 j. Happymeals, LLC, re sidewalk cafe at 1814 Atlantic Avenue k. VB's Raw Bar, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 2014 Atlantic Avenue 1. EEE LLC, re sidewalk cafe at 2200 Atlantic Avenue m. Virginia George Co, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 2410 Atlantic Avenue n. Grill Virginia Beach, LLC, re sidewalk cafe at 40519'h Street, Suite 115 o. Mi Vida Virginia Beach, LLC, re sidewalk cafe at 332 201"Street, Suite 120 p. Las Palmas Boardwalk Corporation re boardwalk cafe at 1601 Atlantic Avenue q. Beachside, LC, re boardwalk cafe at 2607 Atlantic Avenue r. 3001 Atlantic, LLC, re boardwalk cafe at 3001 Atlantic Avenue s. 3315 Atlantic, LLC, re boardwalk cafe at 3315 Atlantic Avenue t. Harrison Virginia Beach North, SPE, LLC, re boardwalk cafe at 3900 Atlantic Avenue 2. Ordinance to AUTHORIZE the acquisition of property in fee simple and the acquisition of temporary and permanent easements, either by agreement or condemnation re Lakeview Drive Channel Improvements Project, CIP 100405 and 100662 3. Ordinance to AUTHORIZE the acquisition of property in fee simple and the acquisition of temporary and permanent easements, either by agreement or condemnation re Rosemont Road and South Plaza Trail Intersection Improvements Project, CIP 100423.022 4. Resolution to DESIGNATE "Driving East"by Celeste Kellogg as the Official Song of the City of Virginia Beach(Requested by Mayor Dyer and Vice Mayor Wilson) April21, 2026 13 AGENDA REVIEW SESSION ITEM#78213 (Continued) 5. Resolution to ESTABLISH a "Virginia Beach Sports District" and AUTHORIZE the City Manager to take actions in support (Requested by Mayor Dyer and Council Members Henley, Jackson-Green, Remick and Schulman)Deferred from February 17, 2026 6. Resolution to REFER to the Planning Commission the proposed Amendments to the City Zoning Ordinance(CZO)AMEND the Official Zoning Map re reduce the Oceanfront Resort Short Term Rental Overlay District; AMEND Section 2303 of the City Zoning Ordinance (CZO) re Parking Requirements; and AMEND Section 241.2 of the City Zoning Ordinance (CZO) re Short Term Rentals(Requested by Vice Mayor Wilson and Council Members Remick, Schulman and Henley) 7. Ordinance to ADOPT the 2026 Housing Choice Voucher Annual Agency Plan and Administrative Plan and AUTHORIZE the City Manager to EXECUTE and SUBMIT plans to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD) 8. Ordinance to CONVERT four (4) long-term vacant part-time positions equivalent to 3.2 FTE to three(3)full-time positions within the FY2025-26 Police Department Operating Budget re Camera Operator positions 9. Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRLATE$30,248 from the Virginia Crisis Intervention Team Coalition to the FY2025-26 Human Services Operating Budget re support the Crisis Intervention Team(CI7) 10. Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $26,477.75 from each of the following Cities: Portsmouth,Suffolk and Norfolk to the FY2025-26 Human Services Operating Budget re Regional Recovery High School 11. Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRMTE $21,436.25 and $643.09 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the FY 2025-26 Fire Department Operating Budget for the mobilization of Virginia Task Force 2 re the Washington flooding deployment 12. Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $18,669.51 and $560.09 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the FY 2025-26 Fire Department Operating Budget for the administration and mobilization of Virginia Task Force 2 re Invest 94L South Carolina deployment 13. Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRLATE$2,500 from the Office of the Attorney General to the FY2025-26 Sheriffs Office Operating Budget re efforts to reduce crimes against seniors K. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS: COUNCIL MEMBER REMICK FILED A DISCLOSURE LETTER FOR ITEM#1 ITEM#5 WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR INDEFINITE DEFERRAL, COUNCIL MEMBER HENLEY WILL VOTE VERBAL NAY April21, 2026 14 AGENDA REVIEW SESSION ITEM#78213 (Continued) BY CONSENSUS, the following shall compose the Planning CONSENT AGENDA: L. PLANNING: I. VA OPCLAND LLC/NORTHAMPTONDEVELOPMENT,LLCfor a Modification of Proffers to a Conditional Change of Zoning redevelop the Veterans Administration outpatient treatment facility at a parcel directly West of 5866 Northampton Boulevard DISTRICT 4 2. NORTHAMPTON DEVELOPMENT, LLC for a Modi cat on of Proffers to a Conditional Change of Zoning re development of a shopping center at a parcel directly West of 5866 Northampton Boulevard District 4 3. JEFF BERKOWITZ/PA UL S BROWN FAMILY LLC for a Rezoning from AG-2 Agricultural District & B-2 Community Business District to I-1 Light Industrial District & Conditional Use Permit re bulk storage yard at Northwest corner of London Bridge Road&Hornet Drive District 5 4. 5644 PARLIAMENT DRIVE, LLC for Conditional Change of Zoning from R-40 Residential District to Conditional B-2 Community Business District) & Conditional Use Permit re indoor recreational facility at a portion of 5620 Parliament Drive District 1 5. SOUTH ROSEMONT STORAGE, LLC/MONARCH PROPERTIES, INC. for a Conditional Change o f Zoning from Conditional 0-1 Office District to Conditional B-2 Community Business District& Conditional Use Permit re mini-warehouse at 1756 South Rosemont Road District 10 6. ANNSAGLE/ANNE&PHILIPR SAGLEfor a Conditional Use Permit re home-based wildlife rehabilitation facility at 1212 Candlewood Drive District 1 7. THE RUNNYMEDE CORPORATION / WITCHDUCK ONE ASSOCIATES, LLC F/K/A WITCHDUCK ONE PARTNERSHIP & THE RUNNYMEDE CORPORATION for a Conditional Use Permit re multi family dwellings at 5101 Cleveland Street, 129 North Witchduck Road, 5121 Cleveland Street, 5163 Cleveland Street&parcels Southwest and Southeast of 5121 Cleveland Street District 4 8. OUTER BANKS BEACH BUGGIES,LLC PROPERTY/SEASHELL ASSOCIATES,LLC for a Conditional Use Permit re motor vehicle sales& rental at 4417 Shore Drive, Unit B District 9 9. 21S`STREET PROPERTIES,LLC/LILLYHLLC,LILLYINC, CRAB BOSS LLCfor a Special Exception for Alternative Compliance re nine (9)-story mixed-use building with a loft and dwelling units on the ground floor at the Southwest corner of Pacific Avenue&22"d Street; 2106 & 2108 Pacific Avenue, I S foot by 200 foot strip North of 2106 Pacific Avenue, 302, 304, 306, & 308 22"d Street District 6 April21, 2026 15 AGENDA REVIEW SESSION ITEM#78213 (Continued) 10. Ordinance to REMOVE GPIN24140508440000 and a portion of GPIN 24140549120000 from the Nimmo Church Historic and Cultural District and AMEND the Official Zoning Map re eliminate the Nimmo Church Historic and Cultural District 11. Ordinance to ADOPT the Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan - imagineV62040 which will supersede the Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan 2016 12. Ordinance to AMEND the City Zoning Ordinance Sections (CZO) 239.05, 283, 405, 500, 1500, 1501, 1502, 1507, 1520, 1521, 1524, 1526, 1804, 1810, 2106, 2211, and 2401 re reflect the imagineVB2040, Comprehensive Plan 13. Ordinance to AMEND City Code Section 16-43 re reflect the imagineVB2040 Comprehensive Plan 14. Ordinance to ADD City Zoning Ordinance (CZO) Section 208.1 re the regulation of roll off containers L. PLANNING: ITEM#5 WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY ITEM#1I WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR INDEFINITE DEFERRAL ITEM#12 WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY ITEM#13 WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY April21, 2026 16 ITEM#78214 Mayor Robert M. Dyer entertained a motion to permit City Council to conduct its CLOSED SESSION, pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A), Code of Virginia, as amended,for the following purpose: LEGAL MATTERS: Consultation with legal counsel and briefings by staff members or consultants pertaining to actual or probable litigation,where such consultation or briefing in an open meeting would adversely affect the negotiating or litigating posture of the public body pursuant to Section 2.2- 3711(A)(7). • Lawrence v. City of Virginia Beach • Dillon, et al. v. City of Virginia Beach • Other potential curfew litigation PUBLICLY HELD PROPERTY. Discussion or consideration of the acquisition of real property for public purpose, or of the disposition of publicly held property, where discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(3). • District 2 PERSONNEL MATTERS: Discussion, consideration, or interviews of prospective candidates for employment, assignment, appointment,promotion, performance, demotion,salaries,disciplining, or resignation of specific public officers, appointees, or employees of any public body pursuant to Section 2.2- 3 711(A)(1). • Council Appointments: Council, Boards, Commissions, Committees,Authorities,Agencies and Appointees April21, 2026 17 ITEM#78214 (Continued) Upon motion by Council Member Berlucchi, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council voted to proceed into CLOSED SESSION at 3:47 P.M. Voting: 10- 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Robert W "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross- Hammond, Jennifer Rouse,Joashua F. "Joash"Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: Cal "Cash"Jackson-Green—Stepped out during vote Break 3:47 P.M. — 3:58 P.M. Closed Session 3:58 P.M. — 5.27 P.M. Break 5:27 P.M. — 5:59 P.M. April21, 2026 18 FORMAL SESSION VIRGINL4 BEACH CITY COUNCIL APRIL 21,2026 6:00 P.M. Mayor Dyer called to order the FORMAL SESSION of the VIRGINL4 BEACH CITY COUNCIL in City Council Chamber, City Hall, on Tuesday,April 21, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. Council Members Present: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None INVOCATION.• Mayor Dyer MOMENT OF SILENCE PLEDGE OFALLEGL4NCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OFAMERICA CITY COUNCIL DISCLOSURES: Vice Mayor Rosemary Wilson DISCLOSED that she is a real estate agent affiliated with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services ("Howard Hanna'), who's Oceanfront Office is located at 303 34`h Street Suite 102, Virginia Beach, VA 23451. Because of the nature of realtor and real estate agent affiliation, the size of Howard Hanna, and the volume of transactions it handles in any given year,Howard Hanna has an interest in numerous matters in which she is not personally involved and of which she does not have personal knowledge. In order to ensure her compliance with both the letter and the spirit of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (the "Act'), it is her practice to thoroughly review the agenda for each meeting of City Council for the purpose of identifying any matters in which she might have an actual orpotential conflict. If, during her review of the agenda for any given meeting of the Council, she identifies a matter in which she has a "personal interest," as defined in the Act, she will file the appropriate disclosure letter to be recorded in the official records of the City Council. Vice Mayor Wilson regularly makes this disclosure. Her letter of February 20, 2018 is hereby made part of the record. April 21, 2026 19 CITY COUNCIL DISCLOSURES: Council Member Remick DISCLOSED that he is employee of Colliers International Virginia, LLC, ("Colliers')which is a commercial real estate services company. Because of the size and nature of Colliers and the volume of transactions it handles in any given year, Colliers has an interest in numerous matters in which he is not personally involved and has no personal knowledge. In that regard, he is always concerned about the appearance of impropriety that might arise if he participates in a matter before the City Council in which Colliers has an interest in the transaction and he has no personal knowledge of that interest. In order to ensure compliance with both the letter and the spirit of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (the "Act'), it is Council Member Remick's practice to thoroughly review the agenda for each meeting of the City Council to identify any matters in which he might have an actual or potential conflict. If, during review of the agenda for a Council meeting, he identifies a matter in which he has a `personal interest,"as defined by the Act, either individually or as an employee of Colliers, he will file the appropriate disclosure or abstention letter to be recorded in the official records of the City Council. April21, 2026 20 VI.F CERTIFICATION ITEM#7821 S Upon motion Council Member Jackson-Green, seconded by Council Member Rouse, City Council CERTIFIED THE CLOSED SESSION TO BE INACCORDANCE WITH THE MOTION TO RECESS Only public business matters lawfully exempt from Open Meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in Closed Session to which this certification resolution applies. AND, Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the Closed Session were heard, discussed or considered by Virginia Beach City Council. Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 ,`�G�NIA'BEgcb 0 U /_ z �p BUR N� NS RESOL UTION CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED SESSION VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL WHEREAS: The Virginia Beach City Council convened into CLOSED SESSION,pursuant to the affirmative vote recorded in ITEM#78214 on Page 17 and in accordance with the provisions of The Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and, WHEREAS:Section 2.2-3712 ofthe Code of Virginia requires a certification by the governing body that such Closed Session was conducted in conformity with Virginia law. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED: That the Virginia Beach City Council hereby certifies that, to the best of each member's knowledge, (a)only public business matters lawfully exempted from Open Meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in Closed Session to which this certification resolution applies; and, (b) only soh public business matters as were identified in the motion convening this Closed Session were heard, d' cussed or considered by Virginia Beach City Council. da rn C City Clerk April21, 2026 21 ITEM— VI.G.l MINUTES ITEM#78216 Upon motion by Council Member Cummings, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council APPROVED the MINUTES of the INFORMAL and FORMAL SESSIONS of April 7,2026 Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 22 ITEM— VI.G.2 MINUTES ITEM#78217 Upon motion by Council Member Cummings, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond„ City Council APPROVED the MINUTES of the SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION of April 14,2026 Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 23 ITEM— VI.G.3 MINUTES ITEM#78218 Upon motion by Council Member Cummings, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council APPROVED the MINUTES of the SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION of April 1 S,2026 Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. `Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 24 ITEM— VI.G.4 MINUTES ITEM#78219 Upon motion by Council Member Cummings, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council APPROVED the MINUTES of the SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION of April 16,2026 Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 25 ITEM— VI.H.1 MAYOR'S PRESENTATIONS ITEM#78220 RESOLUTION AUTISMACCEPTANCE MONTH On behalf of City Council, Council Member Berlucchi welcomed Tyler Williamson, Chief Executive Officer —Families ofAutistic Children of Tidewater(FACT)and Cameron Malone, HERO Internship—Families of Autistic Children of Tidewater (FACT) and read the Resolution declaring April 2026 as `AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH". City Council recognized the following eight (8) organizations in the City whichprovide services to individuals on the Autism spectrum as well as family members affected by Autism are: FACT(Families of Autism Coming Together), The Autism Society Tidewater Virginia, Aid Another, Commonwealth Autism, Easterseals PORT Health, Lider Counseling & Consulting, Sentara Therapy Centers and The Social Butterflies Club®for their efforts to address the diverse needs of individuals on the Autism spectrum and their families and recognize April 2026 as Autism Acceptance Month in order to create a kinder, more inclusive world for people with Autism spectrum disorder. Mr. Williamson expressed his appreciation to City Council for their continued support on behalf of all of the organizations recognized. Mr. Malone, a HERO intern with FACT, explained he is an autistic adult and expressed appreciation for the services provided by the recognized organizations which create opportunities that might not otherwise be available. Mr. Malone emphasized that individuals on the autism spectrum are 'Just as human as everybody else." April21, 2026 GQ}V'-Bpa 04 ��. q� et fI con KW,N.s RESOLUTION WHEREAS:Autism spectrum disorder affects an estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children and 1 in 45 U.S. adults and is a complex condition that affects each person differently,resulting in unique strengths and challenges;and WHEREAS: Autism results in differences with verbal and nonverbal communication, social interaction, and repetitive behaviors, and can affect anyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic background,- and WHEREAS:Autism is often accompanied by medical conditions that impact quality of life;and WHEREAS: A comprehensive, collaborative approach will help promote connections to support, services, community,and resources that individuals on the Autism spectrum need to live filly across their lifespan;and WHEREAS:Early identification and intervention tailored to individual needs can have lifelong benefits,easing the transition to adulthood and fostering greater independence;and WHEREAS:Each person and family affected by Autism should have access to reliable information and support; and WHEREAS:Individuals on the Autism spectrum should have opportunities to reach their full potential and the whole of society stands to benef t from this;and WHEREAS:Eight of the organizations located in Virginia Beach providing services to individuals on the Autism spectrum as well as family members affected by Autism are: • FACT(Families ofAutism Coming Together) • The Autism Society Tidewater Virginia • Aid Another • Commonwealth Autism • Easterseals PORT Health • Lider Counseling&Consulting • Sentara Therapy Centers • The Social Butterflies Club NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED: That the Virginia Beach City Council pause in its deliberations to recognize FACT, Autism Society Tidewater Virginia, Aid Another, Commonwealth Autism, Easterseals PORT Health, Lider Counseling& Consulting, Sentara Therapy Centers, and Social Butterflies Club for their efforts to address the diverse needs of individuals on the Autism spectrum and their families and recognize April 2026 as Autism Acceptance Month in order to create a kinder, more inclusive world for people with Autism spectrum disorder. Given by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia the 211 day of April 2026 and present this Resolution duly signed by each Member of the Virginia Beach City Council. ouncil Member Michael F.Berlucchi Council ember Stacy m pings ouncil Member Barbara M Henley Council e�tber David Hutcheson Council Member C "Cash" ckaon-Green Council Member obert W. " orth"Remick Council Member Dr.Amelia Ross-Hammond C(Ycil Member Jennifer V.Rouse Council Member Joashua F.Schulman Vi Mayor Rosemary Wilson Mayor Robert M. "Bobby"Dyer 26 ITEM— VI.H.2 MAYOR'S PRESENTATIONS ITEM#78221 RESOLUTION MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD On behalf of City Council, Council Member Rouse welcomed Laura Baxter, Executive Director—Armed Services YMCA of Hampton Roads and read the Resolution declaring April 2026 as "MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD". City Council honored the resilience, strength, and sacrifices of military children and families in the community and the important contributions of the Armed Services YMCA of Hampton Roads for its programs and services supporting military children and families, and directed that a copy of the Resolution be presented to the organization. Council Member Rouse expressed City Councils sincere gratitude to military families, their children, and all service members for their commitment to the country, ensuring that their sacrifices are recognized and celebrated not only in the month of April but throughout the year. Ms. Baxter expressed her appreciation to City Council for their continued support and this recognition. April21, 2026 op 0UR NA'h� RESOLUTION WHEREAS.The Month of the Military Child is observed annually in April,serving as a time to honor the sacrifice and resilience of the children of service members who proudly serve in the United States Armed Forces,representing the branches of the Army,Navy,Air Force,Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Space Force;and WHEREAS.Military children are integral members of military families who endure unique challenges and demonstrate remarkable strength, adaptability,and courage in the face offrequent relocations,deployments,and the demands of military life;and WHEREAS.Virginia Beach,situated within the Hampton Roads region,is home to a significant military community,including active-duty service members,veterans,and their families,with numerous military installations including Naval Air Station Oceana,Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story,and Naval Station Norfolk making the City and region a proud and essential hub for military personnel and their families;and WHEREAS:The City of Virginia Beach acknowledges the invaluable contributions of military families to the community,recognizing that their dedication to the nation's defense extends beyond the battlefield positively impacting local schools,businesses,and neighborhoods;and WHEREAS.To celebrate the resilience and unwavering support of military children,Purple Up Day will be observed annually on April 15,2026, where citizens are encouraged to wear purple as a symbol of unity,recognizing all five branches of the military and honoring the children of those who serve;and WHEREAS:Purple Up Day provides an opportunity for the entire communio—civilians,educators,business owners,and local leaders—to stand together and recognize the importance of supporting military families,as well as the broader efforts to promote their well-being and recognize their sacrifices;and WHEREAS:The Armed Services YMCA of Hampton Roads,plays a critical role in supporting military families,providing programs and services that enhance the lives of military children and their families,offering recreational,educational,and wellness resources to ensure their well-being during times of transition and separation;and WHEREAS:The Armed Services YMCA is one of only 12 branches across the nation and the only location serving all branches of the military,and its mission supports active-duty military members and their families,with a special focus on junior-enlisted members WHEREAS.The Armed Services YMCA consistently expands their programs and services and achieves expert status as evidenced by achieving national accreditation,Purple Star School status,recognition as a United Way Mission United"Community Champion"for outstanding work within the military community;and NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED:That the City of Virginia Beach does hereby recognize the month of April as the Month of the Military Child,encouraging all citizens to take time to recognize and celebrate the extraordinary military children in our community,who demonstrate courage,strength,and resilience as they support their parents'service to the nation;and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:That the City of Virginia Beach encourages all citizens to participate in Purple Up Day on April 15,2 02 6,to wear purple and demonstrate their solidarity with military children and their families,recognizing the vital role they play in the strength and success of the United States Armed Forces;and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:That the City of Virginia Beach expresses its sincere gratitude to military families,their children,and all service members for their commitment to the country,ensuring that their sacrifices are recognized and celebrated not only in the month of April but throughout the year;and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:That a copy of this resolution be presented to the Armed Services YMCA of Hampton Roads,honoring their contributions and reaffirming the City's steadfast support for the military community. Given by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia the 21'day ofApri12026 and present this Resolution duly signed by each Member of the Virginia Beach City Council Co ncil Member Michael .Berlucch� Co ember Stacy Cu in Council Member Barbara M. nley Council Member avid Hutcheson. L Age! Council Member Cal ' ash"Ja ks n-Green Council Member Robert W. "Worth"Remick —/ �rl 6""ba"`°" 1 Council Member Dr.Amelia Ross-Hammond o cil Member Jennifer V.Rouse Council Member Joashua F.Schulman Vice Mayor Ros ry i s� ayor Robert M "Bo by„Dyer 27 ITEM— VI.H.3 MAYOR'S PRESENTATIONS ITEM#78222 RESOLUTION BIRTHPLACE OFAMERICAN CUISINE DAY On behalf of City Council, Council Member Remick welcomed Patrick Evans-Hylton, Food Journalist& Food Historian, Debbie Lou Hague, VBRA President and Restauranteur and Martha Davenport, VBRA Executive Director and read the Resolution declaringApril 27, 2026 as "BIRTHPLACE OFAMERICAN CUISINE DAY". City Council recognized the City' historic role in the origins of American cuisine beginning with the 1607 Cape Henry landing and the first written account ofprepared food in present-day Lynnhaven. The resolution highlighted the blending oflndigenous,English, and African culinary influences that shaped early American and coastal cuisine, as well as the continued importance of agriculture, aquaculture, commercial fishing and the hospitality industry to the region and Commonwealth. Council Member Remick urged all people to enjoy a wide range of cuisine offered in Virgina Beach restaurants showcasing the diversity and depth of Virginia Beach's food scene. Ms. Davenport and Ms. Hague both expressed their appreciation for this recognition and City Councils continued support. April21, 2026 1A•BEA c 2 OF OUR NAT_00- RSOLON WHEREAS: On April 26, 1607, three ships of the Virginia Company, the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, dropped anchor at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay,and the first English settlers in the New World came ashore near what is now Cape Henry;and WHEREAS:On April 27, 1607,just one day after landing at Cape Henry,while exploring the area,a small group including George Percy, a future Governor of the Virginia Colony, marched "eight miles up into the land", which is present day Lynnhaven Bay,where he happened upon a site where Native Americans had been preparing a meal,and WHEREAS: The scene was described by Percy as finding a `great fire"where the Indigenous people had been roasting oysters. Upon seeing the English explorers,the Native Americans fled,leaving behind many oysters,which Percy described as "...large and delicate in taste". This encounter is what is now considered the first written account of prepared food in the United States;and WHEREAS:This occasion served as the genesis of American cuisine,and while the roasted oyster remains a staple of the American diet up and down the east coast, it is but one component of the beginning of American cuisine;and WHEREAS:Long before the arrival of the English colonists, the Chesepian Native American tribes, relied on the land and surrounding waters for sustenance focusing on seasonal availability. Early settlers adopted these practices, incorporating seafood, corn, beans,and game into their diets;and WHEREAS. The English colonists brought with them wheat, livestock, and European preservation and baking methods, while enslaved Africans introduced the use of rice,millet,okra,yams and other crops. As European colonies expanded to the Caribbean, new ingredients such as sugar, citrus, and spices were introduced as well;and WHEREAS:English colonists learned to harvest seafood such as oysters,fish, and crabs from local waters, while using their cooking traditions, laid the foundations for what is now recognized as American coastal cuisine;and WHEREAS: Virginia's coastal region is widely recognized as the birthplace ofAmerican cuisine due to its early blending of Indigenous, English and later African influences. Ingredients such as corn, shellfish, game and local grown produce formed the basis of early colonial diets and remain central to Virginia Beach menus today;and WHEREAS:Today, agriculture, aquaculture, and commercial fishing businesses employ tens of thousands of Virginians and produce high-quality products enjoyed across the Commonwealth and the world-and WHEREAS:As the Commonwealth commemorates VA250, it seems only fitting to formally recognize the Birthplace of American Cuisine, by celebrating the people who sustain it today, and highlight food, travel and hospitality as powerful drivers of tourism and economic vitality across the Commonwealth and,more specifically, Virginia Beach. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED: The City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, does hereby recognize and proclaim April 27,2026,as Birthplace of American Cuisine Day;and it is further RESOLVED,That all people are urged to enjoy a wide range of cuisine offered in Virgin Beach restaurants showcasing the diversity and depth of Virginia Beach's food scene. Given by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia the 21s`day of April 2026 and present this Resolution duly signed by each Member of the Virginia Beach City Council. 04- 61��tf J40 -(/I I - C it Member Michael .Berlucchi Co i e er,4ta Cummt s Council Member Barbara M Henle V` Y N C � Council Membe avid Hutcheson Council Membe al"C h"Jackson-Green Council Member Robert W. "Worth"Remick Council Member Dr.Amelia Ross-Ilnrnmor:d C ncil &ember Jennifer V.Rouse Council Member Joashua F.Schulman -52 Vice Mayo�maWilson Mayor Robert M. 'Bobby"Dyer 28 ITEM— VI LI PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM#78223 Mayor Dyer DECLARED a PUBLIC HEARING and read the following: "The FY 2026-27 Operating Budget as submitted to the City Council proposes a real estate tax rate at$0.97 on each$100 of assessed real property. Due to the appreciation of real property within the City, the proposed rate results in an effective increase in real estate levies of more than 1%. Therefore, Section 58.1-3321 of the Code of Virginia requires a public hearing and the City Council hereby opens a public hearing for such purpose. SPEAKERS AT THIS HEARING WILL BE PROVIDED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. I WOULD NOW ASK THE CITY CLERK TO CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER" The following registered to speak: Jackson Kassir, 312 Galldon Drive, Phone: 754-1541, did not respond Janet Meyer, 312 Spot Lane, Phone: 617-3612, spoke in OPPOSITION to the proposed Real Property Tax Increase Terry Scott, 1619 Rodeo Drive, Phone: 837-6838, spoke in OPPOSITION to the proposed Real Property Tax Increase Ray Beard, 501 Cromwell Court, Phone: 575-7821, spoke in OPPOSITION to the proposed Real Property Tax Increase Courtney Pritchard, 2417 Casey Court, Phone: 560-2690, spoke in OPPOSITION to the proposed Real Property Tax Increase JB Maas, 1712 Middlemost Key, Phone: 414-3040, spoke in OPPOSITION to the proposed Meal Tax Increase Jimmy Rogers, 2232 Elder Road, Phone: 353-5750, spoke in SUPPORT to the proposed Real Property and Meal Tax Increases Dianna Howard, 1057 Debaca Court, Phone: 567-9021, spoke in OPPOSITION to the proposed Real Property Tax Increase Holli Martir, 4165 Rainbow Drive, Phone: 339-5328, spoke in OPPOSITION to the proposed Real Property Tax Increase Erin Sandwell, 5400 Compton Circle, Phone: 403-4384, did not respond There being no additional speakers, Mayor Dyer CLOSED the PUBLIC HEARING April21, 2026 29 ITEM— VIL2 PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM#78224 Mayor Dyer DECLARED a PUBLIC HEARING: ACQUISITION OFAGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION(ARP) EASEMENT Installment Purchase Agreement for 138.36 acres at 5853 Blackwater Road There being no speakers, Mayor Dyer CLOSED the PUBLIC HEARING April21, 2026 30 ITEM— VI L3 PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM#78225 Mayor Dyer DECLARED a PUBLIC HEARING: DECLARATIONAND SALE OF EXCESS CITYPROPERTY 1372 Laskin Road to Foreman Services, LLC There being no speakers, Mayor Dyer CLOSED the PUBLIC HEARING April21, 2026 31 ITEM— VI.J FORMAL SESSIONAGENDA ITEM#78226 Mayor Dyer read the Speaker Policy and advised for items where only one (1) speaker is registered, the City Clerk will call the speaker, and they will be given a total of six(6)minutes to speak on all items. Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council APPROVED, BY CONSENT, Agenda Items Ordinances/Resolutions K. 1, 2, 3, 4, S (DEFERRED INDEFINITEL I'), 6, 7,8,9,10,11,12,13 and 14 and Planning L:1,2,3,4, 6, 7, 8, 9,10(DEFERRED INDEFINITEL 19 and 14 Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None K. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS: CO UNCIL MEMBER REMICK FILED A DISCLOSURE LETTER FOR ITEM#1 COUNCIL MEMBER HENLEY VOTED VERBAL NAY FOR ITEM#S L. PLANNING: ITEM#S WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY ITEM#11 WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY ITEM#12 WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY ITEM#13 WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY April21, 2026 32 ITEM— VI K.I ORDINANCESIRESOL UTIONS ITEM#7822 7 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council ADOPTED,BY CONSENT, Ordinance to GRANT twenty(20)Franchise Agreements in the Resort Area: a. SEDA, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 200 21 S`Street#103 b. Calabrese Management Group, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 200 21'Street#105 c. Moliar Liquid Assets 2, LLC, re sidewalk cafe at 202 22"d Street d. Kouri, LLC, re sidewalk cafe at 706Atlantic Avenue e. Inga Mit, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 812 Atlantic Avenue f. Planet Pizza, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 812 Atlantic Avenue g. Kiraly, LLC, re sidewalk cafe at 1102 Atlantic Avenue h. ANSHI, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 1516 Atlantic Avenue i. K&M, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 1718 Atlantic Avenue#103 j. Happymeals, LLC, re sidewalk cafe at 1814 Atlantic Avenue k. VB' Raw Bar, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 2014 Atlantic Avenue 1. EEE LLC, re sidewalk cafe at 2200 Atlantic Avenue m. Virginia George Co, Inc., re sidewalk cafe at 2410 Atlantic Avenue n. Grill Virginia Beach, LLC, re sidewalk cafe at 405191h Street, Suite 115 o. Mi Vida Virginia Beach, LLC, re sidewalk cafe at 332 20'h Street, Suite 120 p. Las Palmas Boardwalk Corporation re boardwalk cafe at 1601 Atlantic Avenue q. Beachside, LC, re boardwalk cafe at 2607 Atlantic Avenue r. 3001 Atlantic, LLC, re boardwalk cafe at 3001 Atlantic Avenue s. 3315 Atlantic, LLC, re boardwalk cafe at 3315 Atlantic Avenue t. Harrison Virginia Beach North, SPE, LLC, re boardwalk cafe at 3900 Atlantic Avenue Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 i i 1 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TWENTY 2 FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS FOR OUTDOOR 3 CAFES IN THE RESORT AREA 4 5 WHEREAS, City Council adopted revised regulations for outdoor cafe franchises 6 on October 20, 2020 ("Revised Regulations"); and 7 8 WHEREAS, the Revised Regulations simplify the outdoor cafe franchise program 9 and allow more flexibility for outdoor cafe owners and operators to keep pace with 10 current standards in construction, design, and materials; and 11 12 WHEREAS, the City has developed a franchise agreement for the regulation of 13 outdoor cafes, which the grantees are required to execute as a condition of the grant; 14 and 15 16 WHEREAS, the City Council has traditionally granted initial franchises for one- 17 year terms; and 18 19 WHEREAS, after an outdoor cafe successfully operates for one year, the 20 franchisee may return to Council and request a five-year franchise agreement; and 21 22 WHEREAS, the City Council has been briefed on the scope of the Atlantic 23 Avenue Improvement Project ("CIP Project"), and City Staff is awaiting additional 24 direction; and 25 26 WHEREAS, because of the uncertainty of what the final scope of the CIP Project 27 will be, the Resort Management Office determined it is prudent for the City to issue 28 shorter term, one-year franchises, rather than five-year franchises, in areas that could 29 be impacted by the CIP Project; and 30 31 WHEREAS, the following thirteen entities are eligible for one-year franchise 32 agreements because they are either seeking an initial franchise or are located in areas 33 likely impacted by the CIP Project: 1) SEDA, Inc., t/a 21st Street Grill, for a sidewalk cafe 34 at 200 21st Street #103; 2) Calabrese Management Group, Inc., t/a Albie's Pizza, for a 35 sidewalk cafe at 200 21st Street #105; 3) Moliar Liquid Assets 2, LLC, t/a Repeal 36 Bourbon & Burgers, for a sidewalk cafe at 202 22nd Street; 4) Kouri, LLC, t/a Cafe 37 Atlantic, for a sidewalk cafe at 706 Atlantic Avenue; 5) Inga Mit, Inc., t/a 9th Street Grill 38 Cafe, for a sidewalk cafe at 812 Atlantic Avenue; 6) Planet Pizza, Inc., t/a Planet Pizza, 39 for a sidewalk cafe at 812 Atlantic Avenue; 7) Kiraly, LLC, t/a 2D Cafe and Eatery, for a 40 sidewalk cafe at 1102 Atlantic Avenue; 8)ANSHI, Inc., t/a Cancun Fiesta, for a sidewalk 41 cafe at 1516 Atlantic Avenue; 9) K&M, Inc., t/a Halal Munchies, for a sidewalk cafe at 42 1718 Atlantic Avenue #103; 10) Happymeals, LLC, t/a Oh My Shawarma, for a sidewalk 43 cafe at 1814 Atlantic Avenue; 11) VB's Raw Bar, Inc., t/a Seaside Raw Bar Cafe, for a 44 sidewalk cafe at 2014 Atlantic Avenue; 12) EEE LLC, t/a La Dulce Vida, for a sidewalk 45 cafe at 2200 Atlantic Avenue; and 13) Virginia George Co, Inc., t/a Dough Boy's Cafe, 46 for a sidewalk cafe at 2410 Atlantic Avenue; and 47 48 WHEREAS, the following seven entities have successfully operated outdoor 49 cafes pursuant to either one-year or five-year franchise agreements, are seeking five- 50 year franchise agreements, and are located in areas not likely to be impacted by the 51 CIP Project: 1) Grill Virginia Beach, LLC, t/a The Grill, for a sidewalk cafe at 405 191h 52 Street, Suite 115; 2) Mi Vida Virginia Beach, LLC, t/a Mi Vida, for a sidewalk cafe at 332 53 20th Street, Suite 120; 3) Las Palmas Boardwalk Corporation, t/a Las Palmas, for a 54 boardwalk cafe at 1601 Atlantic Avenue; 4) Beachside, LC, t/a Yacht Club Cafe, for a 55 boardwalk cafe at 2607 Atlantic Avenue; 5) 3001 Atlantic, LLC, t/a Catch 31, for a 56 boardwalk cafe at 3001 Atlantic Avenue; 6) 3315 Atlantic, LLC, t/a Lagerheads, for a 57 boardwalk cafe at 3315 Atlantic Avenue; and 7) Harrison Virginia Beach North, SPE, 58 LLC, t/a The Square Whale, for a boardwalk cafe at 3900 Atlantic Avenue; and 59 60 WHEREAS, the Office of Resort Management recommends that the above- 61 named entities be granted outdoor cafe franchise agreements. 62 63 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 64 VIRGINIA BEACH: 65 66 That the City Council hereby grants one-year franchise agreements to:1) SEDA, 67 Inc., t/a 215t Street Grill, for a sidewalk cafe at 200 215t Street #103; 2) Calabrese 68 Management Group, Inc., t/a Albie's Pizza, for a sidewalk cafe at 200 21st Street #105; 69 3) Moliar Liquid Assets 2, LLC, t/a Repeal Bourbon & Burgers, for a sidewalk cafe at 70 202 22"d Street; 4) Kouri, LLC, t/a Cafe Atlantic, for a sidewalk cafe at 706 Atlantic 71 Avenue; 5) Inga Mit, Inc., t/a 9th Street Grill Cafe, for a sidewalk cafe at 812 Atlantic 72 Avenue; 6) Planet Pizza, Inc., t/a Planet Pizza, for a sidewalk cafe at 812 Atlantic 73 Avenue; 7) Kiraly, LLC, t/a 2D Cafe and Eatery, for a sidewalk cafe at 1102 Atlantic 74 Avenue; 8) ANSHI, Inc., t/a Cancun Fiesta, for a sidewalk cafe at 1516 Atlantic Avenue; 75 9) K&M, Inc., t/a Halal Munchies, for a sidewalk cafe at 1718 Atlantic Avenue #103; 10) 76 Happymeals, LLC, t/a Oh My Shawarma, for a sidewalk cafe at 1814 Atlantic Avenue; 77 11) VB's Raw Bar, Inc., t/a Seaside Raw Bar Cafe, for a sidewalk cafe at 2014 Atlantic 78 Avenue; 12) EEE LLC, t/a La Dulce Vida, for a sidewalk cafe at 2200 Atlantic Avenue; 79 13) Virginia George Co, Inc., t/a Dough Boy's Cafe, for a sidewalk cafe at 2410 Atlantic 80 Avenue, 81 82 That the City Council hereby grants five-year franchise agreements to: 1) Grill 83 Virginia Beach, LLC, t/a The Grill, for a sidewalk cafe at 405 19th Street, Suite 115; 2) Mi 84 Vida Virginia Beach, LLC, t/a Mi Vida, for a sidewalk cafe at 332 20th Street, Suite 120; 85 3) Las Palmas Boardwalk Corporation, t/a Las Palmas, for a boardwalk cafe at 1601 86 Atlantic Avenue; 4) Beachside, LC, t/a Yacht Club Cafe, for a boardwalk cafe at 2607 87 Atlantic Avenue; 5) 3001 Atlantic, LLC, t/a Catch 31, for a boardwalk cafe at 3001 88 Atlantic Avenue; 6) 3315 Atlantic, LLC, t/a Lagerheads, for a boardwalk cafe at 3315 89 Atlantic Avenue; and 7) Harrison Virginia Beach North, SPE, LLC, t/a The Square 90 Whale, for a boardwalk cafe at 3900 Atlantic Avenue. Adopted by the City Council of Virginia Beach, Virginia on this 21sday of April ) 2026 APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: Convention and isitors ureau City A y s Office `�vf Aries CA17008 R-2 April 15, 2026 SUMMARY OF TERMS 20 FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS FOR OUTDOOR CAFES GRANTOR: City of Virginia Beach ("City") GRANTEES: 1) SEDA, Inc., t/a 215t Street Grill 2) Calabrese Management Group, Inc., t/a Albie's Pizza 3) Moliar Liquid Assets 2, LLC, t/a Repeal Bourbon & Burgers 4) Kouri, LLC, t/a Cafe Atlantic 5) Inga Mit, Inc., t/a 9th Street Grill Cafe 6) Planet Pizza, Inc., t/a Planet Pizza 7) Kiraly, LLC, t/a 2D Cafb and Eatery 8)ANSHI, Inc., t/a Cancun Fiesta 9) K&M, Inc., t/a Halal Munchies 10) Happymeals, LLC, t/a Oh My Shawarma 11)VB's Raw Bar, Inc., t/a Seaside Raw Bar Cafe 12) EEE LLC, t/a La Dulce Vida 13)Virginia George Co, Inc., t/a Dough Boy's Cafe 14) Grill Virginia Beach, LLC, t/a The Grill 15) Mi Vida Virginia Beach, LLC, t/a Mi Vida 16) Las Palmas Boardwalk Corporation, t/a Las Palmas 17) Beachside, LC, t/a Yacht Club Caf6 18) 3001 Atlantic, LLC, t/a Catch 31 19) 3315 Atlantic, LLC, t/a Lagerheads 20) Harrison Virginia Beach North, SPE, LLC, t/a The Square Whale TERM: Grantees 1-13 above: 1-year terms: 5/1/2026 until 4/30/2027 Grantees 14-20 above: 5-year terms 5/1/2026 until 4/30/2031 FEES: Fees are assessed based on a)type of cafe; and b) square footage of cafe. Fees increase three percent(3%) annually. Exhibit B lists fees. PROPOSED Grantees authorized to operate outdoor cafes on public property. USE: REMOVAL: City can require removal of cafe structures from City property upon 60- days notice if necessary for public safety or capital improvement projects. BOND: Grantees required to execute bond or letter of credit in favor of City in amount of$10,000, conditioned upon Grantee constructing, maintaining, and removing cafe from public property. TERMINATION: City can terminate for cause. LIABILITY: Grantees required to indemnify and hold City harmless. INSURANCE: Grantees must provide City with certificates of insurance prior to commencing work. Required insurance includes worker's compensation (not less than$500,000)and comprehensive general liability(not less than $2,000,000 combined single limit). RIGHT OF INSPECTION: City has right to inspect cafes at all reasonable times, with or without notice, to determine compliance with Regulations. AUDIT: City has right to audit all books and records related to each franchise agreement. Bic -�� � City of Virgii-iia F3 each U S Op QU ,T1oN VB90vcom ROBERT W.`WORTH"REMICK CELL:(757)840-5855 COUNCILMEMBER EMAIL:WRemick(avboov.com DISTRICTS Pile No. 0101028 April 7, 2026 Mrs. Amanda Barnes City Clerk Municipal Center Virginia Beach,Virginia 23456 Re: Disclosure Pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.2-3115(I) Dear Mrs. Barnes: Pursuant to the Virginia Conflict of Interests Act, Sections 2.2-3115(I), Code of Virginia, I make the following declarations: 1. I am executing this written disclosure regarding the application of Las Palmas Boardwalk Corporation for a boardwalk cafd at 1601 Atlantic Avenue. 2. Members of the property owner, Rockfish Sea Grill, LLC, are principals in other properties for which Colliers International Virginia, LLC ("Colliers") is a service provider. I have a personal interest in Colliers because I am an employee of the firm,and its address is 150 West Main Street, Suite 1100,Norfolk,Virginia 23510. 3. I do not personally represent or provide services to any party to this transaction, and the City Attorney's Office has advised me that the Act provides that I may participate in the City Council's consideration of this application. 4. I hereby disclose the facts above and declare that I am able to participate in this transaction fairly, objectively, and in the public interest. 2401 COURTHOUSE DRIVE,SUITE 2116,VIRGINIA BEACH,VIRGINIA23456 Mrs.Amanda Bames -2- April 7,2026 Re: Disclosure Pursuant to Virginia Code §2.2-3115(I) I respectfully request that you record this declaration in the official records of the City Council. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Sincer , lorth Remick Councilmember RWR/RRI 33 ITEM— VI K:2 ORDINANCESIRESOL UTIONS ITEM#78228 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council ADOPTED,BY CONSENT, Ordinance to AUTHORIZE the acquisition of property in fee simple and the acquisition of temporary and permanent easements, either by agreement or condemnation re Lakeview Drive Channel Improvements Project, CIP 100405 and 100662 Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 1 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE 2 ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY IN FEE SIMPLE 3 FOR THE LAKEVIEW DRIVE CHANNEL 4 IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, CIP 100405 AND 5 100662, AND THE ACQUISITION OF 6 TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT 7 EASEMENTS, EITHER BY AGREEMENT OR 8 CONDEMNATION 9 10 WHEREAS, the Lakeview Drive Channel Improvements Project, CIP 100405 and 11 100662 (the "Project"), is a drainage improvement project located west of Independence 12 Boulevard in the Haygood Point neighborhood; 13 14 WHEREAS, the Lakeview Channel drains approximately 250 acres including 15 Independence Boulevard. The channel runs through a residential neighborhood and 16 ultimately drains into Lake Smith, 17 18 WHEREAS, the stormwater discharge in the Lakeview Channel has become 19 concentrated, which has resulted in scouring and severe erosion immediately downstream 20 of the outfall at Bromfield Avenue, residents are experiencing progressive slope failures 21 along this channel, and accessory residential structures, such as fences, sheds and pools, 22 have failed, 23 24 WHEREAS, the Project provides bank stabilization, extending an existing box 25 culvert, filling eroded areas, installing new fencing, and grading; and 26 27 WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, a 28 public necessity exists for the construction of this important Project to provide improved 29 stormwater handling, drainage and improved bank stabilization and for the preservation of 30 the safety, health, peace, good order, comfort and convenience and for the welfare of the 31 people in the City of Virginia Beach. 32 33 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 34 VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: 35 36 Section 1. That the City Council authorizes the acquisition by purchase or 37 condemnation pursuant to Sections 15.2-1901, et seq., Section 15.2-2109 ,and Title 25.1 of 38 the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, of all that certain real property in fee simple, 39 including temporary and permanent easements (collectively, the "Property"), as shown on 40 the Project plans entitled "LAKEVIEW DRIVE CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS CIP NO. 41 100405 PWCN-22-00025," also described on the acquisition plats for the Project (plats and 42 plans collectively referred to as the "Plans"), the Plans being on file in the Engineering 43 Division, Department of Public Works, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. 44 45 Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to make or cause to be made 46 on behalf of the City of Virginia Beach, to the extent that funds are available, a reasonable 47 offer to the owners or persons having an interest in said Property. If refused, if the property 48 owners are unable to convey clear title, or if the owners cannot be identified or located, the 49 City Attorney is hereby authorized to initiate, prosecute, and settle or resolve proceedings 5o to condemn to acquire title to the Property. 51 52 Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the 21 s t day of 53 April , 2026. CA17048 R-1 3/12/2026 \\vbgov.com\dfs1\applications\citylaw\cycom32\wpdocs\d004\p051\01111326.doc APPROVED AS TO CONTENT APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY PUBLIC WORKS/REAL ESTATE CITY ORNE 34 ITEM— VI.K.3 ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS ITEM#78229 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council ADOPTED,BY CONSENT, Ordinance to AUTHORIZE the acquisition ofproperty in fee simple and the acquisition of temporary and permanent easements, either by agreement or condemnation re Rosemont Road and South Plaza Trail Intersection Improvements Project, CIP 100423.022 Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 1 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE 2 ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY IN FEE SIMPLE 3 FOR THE ROSEMONT ROAD AND SOUTH 4 PLAZA TRAIL INTERSECTION 5 IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, CIP 100423.022 6 AND THE ACQUISITION OF TEMPORARY 7 AND PERMANENT EASEMENTS EITHER BY 8 AGREEMENT OR CONDEMNATION 9 10 WHEREAS, the Rosemont Road and South Plaza Trail Intersection Improvements 11 Project, CIP 100423.022 (the "Project") is a traffic safety improvement project located at the 12 intersection of Rosemont Road and South Plaza Trail in Virginia Beach approximately 0.6 13 miles south of the Interstate 264; 14 15 WHEREAS, the Project is to improve transportation, connectivity and safety within 16 the City and for other related public uses for the preservation of the safety, health, peace, 17 good order, comfort, convenience, and for the welfare of the people in the City of Virginia 18 Beach; 19 20 WHEREAS, the Project will extend the storage length of the eastbound left-turn lane 21 from South Plaza Trail onto northbound Rosemont Road and construct a new dedicated 22 right-turn lane onto southbound Rosemont Road to improve turning movements and reduce 23 congestion; 24 25 WHEREAS, the Project plans include installation of new traffic signals and signal 26 equipment, new light poles and fixtures, ADA accessibility and pedestrian safety features, 27 and the relocation of existing fiber optic cables and stormwater facilities to accommodate 28 the proposed improvements; 29 30 WHEREAS, the intersection currently experiences significant vehicular delay, and 31 upon completion, the proposed improvements are expected to enhance overall intersection 32 operations, reduce congestion, decrease vehicle idling, improve traffic flow along the 33 Rosemont Road corridor, and provide associated air quality benefits through reduced 34 vehicle emissions; and 35 36 WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, a 37 public necessity exists for the construction of this important public project to construct 38 transportation facilities to improve transit routes; to enhance pedestrian connectivity within 39 adjacent neighborhoods; and for other related public purposes for the preservation of the 40 safety, health, peace, good order, comfort, convenience, and welfare of the people in the 41 City of Virginia Beach. 42 43 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 44 VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: 45 46 Section 1. That the City Council authorizes the acquisition by purchase or 47 condemnation pursuant to Sections 15.2-1901, et seq., Title 33.2, and Title 25.1 of the 48 Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, of all that certain real property in fee simple, 49 including temporary and permanent easements (the "Property"), as shown on the Project 50 plans entitled "ROSEMONT ROAD AND SOUTH PLAZA TRAIL INTERSECTION 51 IMPROVEMENTS FROM: JERICHO ROAD TO: ROSEMONT ROAD CIP NO. 100423.022" 52 and on the acquisition plats for the Project (plats and plans collectively referred to as the 53 "Plans"), the Plans being on file in the Engineering Division, Department of Public Works, 54 City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. 55 56 Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to make or cause to be made 57 on behalf of the City of Virginia Beach, to the extent that funds are available, a reasonable 58 offer to the owners or persons having an interest in said Property. If refused, if the property 59 owners are unable to convey clear title, or if the owners cannot be identified or located, the 60 City Attorney is hereby authorized to institute, prosecute, and settle or resolve proceedings 61 to condemn said Property. 62 63 Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the 21 s t day of 64 April , 2026. CA17041 R-1 \\vbgov.com\dfs1\applications\citylaw\cycom32\wpdocs\d004\p051\01111293.doc APPROVED AS TO CONTENT APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICI \, PUBLIC WOR /REAL ESTATE CITY RNEY 35 ITEM— VI.K.4 ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS ITEM#78230 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council ADOPTED, BY CONSENT, Resolution to DESIGNATE "Driving East" by Celeste Kellogg as the Official Song of the City of Virginia Beach(Requested by Mayor Dyer and Vice Mayor Wilson) Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None *After adoption, City Council welcomed Celeste Kellogg and presented her with the ceremonial Resolution. April21, 2026 REQUESTED BY MAYOR DYER AND VICE MAYOR WILSON 1 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING "DRIVING EAST" BY 2 CELESTE KELLOGG AS THE OFFICIAL SONG OF THE 3 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH 4 5 WHEREAS, the song "Driving East" by Celeste Kellogg captures the spirit of the 6 City of Virginia Beach with references to the coast and to moving forward with anticipation 7 and clarity; and 8 9 WHEREAS, "Driving East" embodies both the City's heritage and its future and 10 includes lyrics about the City's coastal characteristics, driving east until the land meets 11 the sea, finding a place "where my soul feels free," and the call back to Virginia Beach; 12 and 13 14 WHEREAS, Celeste Kellog performed "Driving East" at the 2026 State of the City 15 Address on March 5, 2026; and 16 17 WHEREAS, the song resonated deeply with attendees and councilmembers; and 18 19 WHEREAS, in recognition of the songs powerful reflection of the City's identity and 20 aspirations, the City Council desires to designate "Driving East" as the official song of 21 the City of Virginia Beach. 22 23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 24 OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: 25 26 That the City Council hereby designates "Driving East" by Celeste Kellogg as the 27 official song of the City of Virginia Beach; and 28 29 That the City Council directs that this designation be entered into official records 30 and encourages the use of "Driving East" at civic ceremonies, community events, and 31 other occasions celebrating the people and the promise of the City of Virginia Beach. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the 21 s t day April , 2026. APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: City Attorney's Office CAI 7144 R-2 April 16,2026 36 ITEM— VI.K5 ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS ITEM#78231 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council DEFERRED INDEFINITELY, BY CONSENT, Resolution to ESTABLISH a "Virginia Beach Sports District"and AUTHORIZE the City Manager to take actions in support (Requested by Mayor Dyer and Council Members Henley,Jackson-Green, Remick and Schulman)Deferred from February 17, 2026 Voting: 10- 1 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F.Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings,Mayor Robert M.Dyer,David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross- Hammond, Jennifer Rouse,Joashua F. "Joash"Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Voting Nay: Barbara M. Henley Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 37 ITEM— VIK.6 ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS ITEM#78232 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council ADOPTED,BYCONSENT,Resolution to REFER to the Planning Commission the proposedAmendments to the City Zoning Ordinance (CZO)AMEND the Official Zoning Map re reduce the Oceanfront Resort Short Term Rental Overlay District; AMEND Section 2303 of the City Zoning Ordinance (CZO) re Parking Requirements; and AMEND Section 241.2 of the City Zoning Ordinance (CZO) re Short Term Rentals(Requested by Vice Mayor Wilson and Council Members Remick, Schulman and Henley) Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 REQUESTED BY VICE-MAYOR WILSON AND COUNCILMEMBERS REMICK, SCHULMAN AND HENLEY 1 A RESOLUTION REFERRING TO THE PLANNING 2 COMMISSION THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE 3 CITY ZONING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO AMENDING 4 THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REDUCE THE 5 OCEANFRONT RESORT SHORT TERM RENTAL OVERLAY 6 DISTRICT, AMENDING SECTION 2303 OF THE CITY 7 ZONING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM 8 RENTAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS, AND AMENDING 9 SECTION 241.2 OF THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE 10 PRETAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTALS 11 12 WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning 13 practice so require; 14 15 WHEREAS, there is concern that the proliferation of short term rentals in portions of 16 the current Oceanfront Resort Short Term Rental Overlay District negatively affects the 17 City's housing stock and negatively impacts existing residential communities in the 18 Oceanfront area; and 19 20 WHEREAS, the ordinances are to amend the Official Zoning Map to reduce the 21 Oceanfront Resort Short Term Rental Overlay District and revise the parking requirements 22 for short term rentals within parking garages; 23 24 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, 25 VIRGINIA: 26 27 There are hereby referred to the Planning Commission, for its consideration and 28 recommendation, two amendments to the City Zoning Ordinance, pertaining to amending 29 the official zoning map to reduce the Oceanfront Resort Short Term Rental Overlay District 30 and pertaining to short term rental parking requirements. A true copy of such proposed 31 amendments are hereto attached. 32 33 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA 34 BEACH, VIRGINIA: 35 1 36 That the Planning Commission be, and hereby is, directed in accordance with Virginia 37 Code Section 15.2-2285 to transmit to the City Council its recommendations concerning the 38 aforesaid amendments no later than ninety (90) days after the date of the adoption of this 39 Resolution. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach,Virginia, on the 21 s t day of April , 2026. APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: City Attorney's Office 0 CA17053 R-3 March 10, 2026 2 REQUESTED BY VICE-MAYOR WILSON AND COUNCILMEMBERS REMICK, SCHULMAN AND HENLEY 1 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP 2 BY THE DESIGNATION AND REDUCTION OF PROPERTY 3 LOCATED IN THE OCEANFRONT RESORT SHORT TERM 4 RENTAL OVERLAY DISTRICT 5 6 WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning 7 practice so require; 8 9 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 10 VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: 11 12 That the official zoning map of the City of Virginia Beach be, and hereby is, 13 amended to modify the boundary of the Oceanfront Resort Short Term Rental Overlay 14 District as follows: 15 16 1) The Oceanfront Resort Short Term Rental Overlay District shall consist only of 17 those properties zoned Oceanfront Resort District and shown on the attached 18 map labeled "Proposed STR Map Boundary 2025." 19 20 2) Any short-term rental within this overlay district that is grandfathered pursuant 21 to section 241.2(12) shall still be considered grandfathered and must still meet 22 the conditions of section 241.2. Any expansion of the footprint of the dwelling 23 housing the short term rental that expands the overall square footage by more 24 than twenty-five (25) percent or one thousand (1,000) square feet, whichever 25 is less, shall have its grandfathered status revoked. Grandfathered status shall 26 run with the land. However, any grandfathered short term rental that 27 continuously remains vacant, or not used as a short term rental, for a period of 28 two (2) years or more, starting from the date of adoption of this ordinance, shall 29 lose its "grandfathered" designation. 30 31 3) Any short term rental within this overlay district that received a conditional use 32 permit before the adoption of this ordinance shall be considered grandfathered 33 and shall be permitted to continue subject to the conditions of section 241.2(1) 34 through (15) and (17) as modified by the terms of the conditional use permit 35 and shall not require additional administrative approval. 36 Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the day of , 2026. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: Planning Department City Attorney's Office CA-17094 R-3 March 10, 2026 2 Proposed STR Map Boundary 2025 CITY OF VIRGINIA .�. BEACH b t y. x 1 ; o .r \ 3 { y m t y 9 O . (WD®0 0 �o O O m 1 O - �y •Noncompliant STRs within OR(107) o �" •Compliant STRs within OR(331) '\ `? OSTRs Outside of Proposed Overlay Boundary(50) ,�f m Proposed Overlay =Current STR Overlay District \�N o Y 0 - Sources: Compliant STR data is from Accela and Noncompliant STR data is from Grdnicus Host eCompliance(Note:each point that was flagged by Host Compliance has not been a'1 confirmed that there is a violation occurring.Some may be compliant homeshores,have ' fully closed calendars,etc.).Data obtained December 2025. ( Moplcreated by'Planning Department on 12/12/2025 REQUESTED BY VICE-MAYOR WILSON AND COUNCILMEMBERS REMICK, SCHULMAN AND HENLEY 1 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2303 2 OF THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE 3 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTAL 4 PARKING REQUIREMENTS 5 6 Section Amended: § 2303 7 8 WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning 9 practice so require; 10 11 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA 12 BEACH, VIRGINIA: 13 14 That Section 2303 of the City Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended and 15 reordained to read as follows: 16 17 Sec. 2303. — Use regulations.. 18 19 (a) Subject to general requirements and to the regulations of the underlying 20 zoning district, all uses and structures permitted as principal, conditional or 21 accessory uses in the underlying zoning district in which they are located shall be 22 so designated within the Short-term Rental Overlay Districts. 23 24 (b) Short-term rental overlay. 25 a. Short-term rentals in a STR Overlay District shall be in compliance with 26 the requirements of Section 241.2 as modified as follows: 27 28 i. Add to condition (1): Parking spaces created to comply with this 29 condition shall not add additional impervious area to the site. Area within a 30 residential garage may be used for no more than one (1) required space 31 provided the available area within the garage meets the dimensional 32 requirements of this article used for required parking. Driveway area 33 located within the city right-of-way may be utilized to meet the parking 34 requirement provided there is no traffic impact and the location of the 35 parking space does not block vehicular traffic or an existing sidewalk. 36 Leasing of public parking spaces within garages to meet the parking 37 requirement is not permitted. 38 39 ii. Add to condition (1): There are certain condominium properties that 40 have historically operated as short-term lodging units and have not 41 experienced any inconvenience to guests or the surrounding area without 42 the required one (1) parking space per bedroom. Further, such properties 43 are unable to provide the required parking on-site. For these condominium 44 properties, the zoning administrator may, at his discretion, require one (1) 45 parking space per dwelling unit similar to the requirement for lodging uses 46 in the Oceanfront Resort District Form Bases Code (ORDFBC). Such 47 properties must provide written evidence of their past use and the Zoning 48 Administrator shall find that there is no public inconvenience with the 49 current parking design. 50 51 .... 52 53 Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the day 54 of , 2026. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: Planning Department City Attorney's Office CA17095 R-1 March 2, 2026 1 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 241.2 2 OF THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE 3 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTALS 4 5 Section Amended: § 241.2 6 7 WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning 8 practice so require; 9 10 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA 11 BEACH, VIRGINIA: 12 13 That Section 241.2 of the City Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended and 14 reordained to read as follows: 15 16 Sec. 241.2. Short-term rental. 17 18 . . . . 19 20 Short-term rentals shall be subject to the following conditions unless specifically 21 modified by action of the city council in granting a conditional use permit or creating a 22 short-term rental overlay district: 23 24 (12.1) Any short-term rental that received a conditional use permit between 25 November 1, 2019 and September 1, 2026 Q,=nt,=rnh��7221 and that is 26 located within a zoning district where short-term rentals are not a 27 permitted or conditional use, shall be considered grandfathered and shall 28 be permitted to continue subject to the conditions of subsections 241.2(1) 29 through (15) and (17) as modified by the terms of the conditional use 30 permit and shall not require additional administrative renewal; 31 32 . . . . Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the day of , 2026. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: Planning Department City Attorney's Office CA17113 R-1 March 10, 2026 38 ITEM— VI K.7 ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS ITEM#78233 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council ADOPTED, BY CONSENT, Ordinance to ADOPT the 2026 Housing Choice Voucher Annual Agency Plan and Administrative Plan and A UTHORIZE the City Manager to EXECUTE and SUBMIT plans to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD) Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 1 AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE 2026 HOUSING CHOICE 2 VOUCHER ANNUAL AGENCY PLAN AND 3 ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY 4 MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND SUBMIT SUCH PLANS TO 5 THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 6 DEVELOPMENT 7 8 WHEREAS, the City's Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation 9 ("DHNP") operates the federally funded Housing Choice Voucher program ("HCV"); 10 11 WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") 12 requires agencies that operate HCV programs to submit (1) an Annual Agency Plan for 13 each fiscal year in which DHNP receives federal funding for its HCV program; and (2) 14 an Administrative Plan; 15 16 WHEREAS, the purpose of the Annual Agency Plan is to update HUD on 17 DHNP's progress in achieving the goals stated in the current Five Year Plan; 18 19 WHEREAS, the purpose of the Administrative Plan is to describe in detail the 20 operational procedures of the HCV program in DHNP; 21 22 WHEREAS, the DHNP is also required by HUD to include a certification in the 23 Annual Plan demonstrating DHNP's compliance with applicable laws and HUD rules 24 and regulations in order to continue to operate the HCV program; and 25 26 WHEREAS, executive summaries of the Annual and Administrative Plans are 27 attached hereto as Exhibit A, and a copy of all Plans are on file with the City Clerk. 28 29 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 30 VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: 31 32 That the DHNP 2026 Housing Choice Voucher Annual Agency Plan and 33 Administrative Plan are hereby approved, provided such Plans conform in all material 34 aspects to the executive summaries attached hereto as Exhibit A; and 35 36 That the City Manager or designee is authorized to execute such Plans and 37 submit the Plans to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the 21 s t day of April , 2026. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: Department 4OHousing & City Attorney Neighborhood Preservation CAI 7209/R-1/April 10, 2026 Executive Summary 2026 Housing Choice Voucher—Annual and Administrative Plans Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation March 28, 2025 Federally Required Plans for the Housing Choice Voucher Program The Department of Housing &Neighborhood Preservation(DHNP) operates the city's federal Housing Choice Voucher Program(HCV). The program provides funding for rental subsidies for over 2,000 households in Virginia Beach and sometimes in neighboring cities. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds the HCV program. To comply with all Federal requirements for this program,the city must establish policies and procedures to ensure consistency in program operation and adopt the following plans: Plan Name Summary,Purpose, and Status Content Five-Year Provides long-term Developed by staff and Agency Plan guidance for the program adopted by the Council in 2025. Annual Agency Describes the agency's plan Developed by staff and Plan for the current year, proposed for adoption by consistent with the five-year the Council with this plan ordinance Administrative Describes in detail how the Amendments have been Plan HCV program will operate developed by staff and are proposed for adoption by the Council with this ordinance Pursuant to 24 CFR 982.54,the VBDHNP must adopt a written administrative plan that establishes local policies for administering the HCV program in accordance with HUD requirements. The City Council must formally adopt the administration plan and make any revisions to it. This is required because Virginia Beach does not have a housing authority and,therefore, no board of commissioners. The administrative plan outlines the VBDHNP's policy on matters for which the VBDHNP has the discretion to establish local policies. The plan must comply with HUD regulations and requirements. The Virginia Beach City Council approved the current administrative plan on April 6, 2021, and subsequently submitted it to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The administrative plan is a required attachment for the agency's Annual Agency Plans,which the VBDHNP also submits. CONTENTS OF THE PLAN Federal regulations 24 CFR 982.54 further stipulate that the VBDHNP administrative plan must cover VBDHNP policies on the following subjects: 1 Executive Summary 2026 Housing Choice Voucher—Annual and Administrative Plans Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation March 28, 2025 • Assisting a family that claims that illegal discrimination has prevented the family from leasing a suitable unit(Chapter 2); • Occupancy polices, including definition of what group of persons may qualify as a"family", definition of when a family is considered to be "continuously assisted"(Chapter 3); • How to determine who remains in the program is a family breaks up (Chapter 3); • Providing information about a family to prospective owners (Chapters 3 and 9); • Selection and admission of applicants from the DHNP waiting list, including any DHNP admissions preferences,procedures for removing applicant names from the waiting list, and procedures for closing and reopening the DHNP waiting list (Chapter 4); • Any special rules for use of available funds when HUD provides targeted funding to the DHNP for special purposes (e.g., Mainstream, IDD), including funding for specified families or specified categories of families (Chapter 4); • Issuing or denying vouchers, including the DHNP policy on governing the voucher term and any extensions or suspensions of the voucher term. "Suspension"means stopping the clock on the term of a family's voucher after the family submits a request for"approval of the tenancy" (Chapter 5); • Subsidy standards (Chapter 5); • The process for establishing and revising voucher payment standards (Chapter 6); • The method of determining reasonable rent to owners (Chapter 8); • Procedural guidelines and performance standards for conducting required housing quality standard inspections (Chapter 8); • Special policies concerning special housing types in the program (e.g., use of shared housing) (Chapter 9); • DHNP screening of applicants for family behavior or suitability for tenancy (Chapter 9); • Restrictions on the number of moves by a participant family (Chapter 10); 2 Executive Summary 2026 Housing Choice Voucher—Annual and Administrative Plans Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation March 28, 2025 • Interim re-determinations of family income and composition(Chapter 11); • Standards for denying admissions or terminating assistance based on criminal activity or alcohol abuse in accordance with 982.553 (Chapters 12); • Family absence from the dwelling unit(Chapter 12); • Policies concerning debts owed by families to DHNP (Chapter 12); • Encouraging participation by owners of suitable units located outside of areas of low income (Chapter 13); • Disapproval of owners (Chapter 13); • Informal review procedures for applicants (Chapter 14); • Informal hearing procedures for participants (Chapter 14); • Approval by City Council or other authorized officials to establish/change the maximum amount that may be charged against the unrestricted net position (UNP) and administrative fee reserve (Chapter 16); Additional Detail on Plan Contents Annual Agency: This plan must be submitted annually. The plan was developed by staff and contains the following information: • Eligibility, selection, and admissions policies, including de-concentration and wait list procedures • Financial resources • Rent determination procedures • Operations and management • Grievance procedures • Civil rights certifications • Fiscal year audit • Housing needs for the area • Strategy for meeting housing needs • Progress in meeting mission and goals • Any significant amendment, substantial deviations, or modifications • Any plan elements that have been revised since the last Annual Plan certification • A listing of the locations where key elements of the Plan can be found 3 Executive Summary 2026 Housing Choice Voucher—Annual and Administrative Plans Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation March 28, 2025 As mentioned,many of the above requirements are outlined in documents maintained in the offices of DHNP. Those documents and their location can merely be cited rather than included in this plan. In addition to the City Council's adoption of the 2026-27 Agency Plan(HUD Form 50077-ST) and the 5-year PHA Plan (HUD Form 50075-5Y),two other HUD-required certifications must also be approved. A copy of those certifications is attached to this executive summary. The first certification is HUD Form 50077-ST-HCV-HP, which addresses DHNP's compliance with various program and statutory requirements, including the Fair Housing Act, Title VI,the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, ADA regulations, and other applicable federal laws. The second certification is HUD Form 50077-SL, which states that the Housing Choice Voucher Agency Plan is consistent with the City's Consolidated Plan and has been previously cited. The Annual Plan Update was made available to the public on February 13, 2026, for the required 45-day review period. A public meeting was held on March 30, 2026,to allow citizens to ask questions about the plans. Public comments are in the plan. The approved Annual Agency Plan, along with the two required certifications, must be electronically submitted to HUD by April 17, 2026, 75 days before the beginning of our fiscal year on July 1, 2025. Administrative Plan: Staff have developed revisions to the 2026 plan. Due to the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016, signed into law on July 29, 2016,the Department of Housing& Urban Development(HUD)has mandated implementation of all aspects of the law that impact the Housing Choice Voucher program by July 1, 2025. This deadline has been delayed until January 1, 2027. As a result of this decision all previous policies based on HOTMA had to be removed from the current Administrative Plan. Primary differences between the prior plan and this proposed revision are as follows: • Change in occupancy standards: Establishing that a married or cohabiting couple, or a single head of household, will be granted one bedroom, and then every additional two people listed in the family will be granted a bedroom to determine voucher size,unless there is a gender difference between the other two people. • Removed HOTMA policies other than those already required to be implemented by a PHA according to HUD. Unless another delay is conveyed, all HOTMA requirements will be implemented effective January 1, 2027. 4 39 ITEM— VI K.8 ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS ITEM#78234 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council ADOPTED, BY CONSENT, Ordinance to CONVERT four (4) long-term vacant part-time positions equivalent to 3.2 FTE to three (3)full-time positions within the FY2025-26 Police Department Operating Budget re Camera Operator positions Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 1 AN ORDINANCE TO CONVERT PART-TIME CAMERA 2 OPERATOR POSITIONS (3.2 FTE) TO 3.0 FULL-TIME 3 POSITIONS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT 4 5 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, 6 VIRGINIA, THAT: 7 8 Vacant Camera Operator positions, equivalent to 3.2 FTE, are hereby converted 9 into three full-time positions within the FY 2025-26 Operating Budget of the Police 10 Department. Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the 21 st day of April , 2026. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: ,L- ai�t� — 11�/_ Budget and-Management Services orney's Office CA17202 R-1 April 3, 2026 40 ITEM— VI.K.9 ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS ITEM#78235 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council ADOPTED, BY CONSENT, Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $30,248 from the Virginia Crisis Intervention Team Coalition to the FY 2025-26 Human Services Operating Budget re support the Crisis Intervention Team(CIT) Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 1 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS 2 FOR THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM 3 4 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, 5 VIRGINIA, THAT: 6 7 $30,248 is hereby accepted from the Virginia Crisis Intervention Team Coalition 8 and appropriated, with revenue from the Commonwealth increased accordingly, to the FY 9 2025-26 Operating Budget of the Department of Human Services to support the Crisis 10 Intervention Team. Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the 21 st day of April , 2026. 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 rAftorney's Office CA17207 R-1 April 8, 2026 41 ITEM— VI K 10 ORDINANCESIRESOL UTIONS ITEM#78236 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council ADOPTED, BY CONSENT, Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $26,477.75 from each of the following Cities:Portsmouth, Suffolk and Norfolk to the FY2025-26 Human Services Operating Budget re Regional Recovery High School Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 1 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS 2 FOR THE REGIONAL RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL 3 4 WHEREAS, the City, through its Department of Human Services, serves as the 5 regional lead for certain opioid abatement activities, including funding related to the 6 regional recovery high school, in consultation with the Virginia Opioid Abatement 7 Authority; 8 9 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, 10 VIRGINIA, THAT: 11 12 1) $26,477.75 is hereby accepted from the City of Portsmouth and appropriated, 13 with revenue increased accordingly, to the FY 2025-26 Operating Budget of the 14 Department of Human Services. 15 16 2) $26,477.75 is hereby accepted from the City of Suffolk and appropriated, with 17 revenue increased accordingly, to the FY 2025-26 Operating Budget of the 18 Department of Human Services. 19 20 3) $26,477.75 is hereby accepted from the City of Norfolk and appropriated, with 21 revenue increased accordingly, to the FY 2025-26 Operating Budget of the 22 Department of Human Services. Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the 21st day Of April , 2026. 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 City ttorney's Office CA17208 R-1 April 8, 2026 42 ITEM— Vlgll ORDINANCESIRESOL UTIONS ITEM#7823 7 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council ADOPTED,BY CONSENT, Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRMTE$21,436.25 and$643.09 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the FY 2025-26 Fire Department Operating Budget for the mobilization of Virginia Task Force 2 re the Washington flooding deployment Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 1 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS 2 FOR COSTS RELATED TO THE WASHINGTON FLOODING 3 DEPLOYMENT 4 5 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, 6 VIRGINIA, THAT: 7 8 1) $21,436.25 is hereby accepted from the Federal Emergency Management 9 Agency and appropriated, with federal revenue increased accordingly, to the 10 FY 2025-26 Operating Budget of the Fire Department for the mobilization of 11 Virginia Task Force for the Washington flooding deployment. 12 13 2) $643.09 is hereby accepted from the Federal Emergency Management Agency 14 and appropriated, with federal revenue increased accordingly, to the FY 2025- 15 26 Operating Budget of the Fire Department for the mobilization of Virginia 16 Task Force for the Washington flooding deployment. Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the 21st day Of A n r i 1 , 2026. Requires an affirmative vote by a majority of all members of the City Council. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: B dget and Management Services orney's Office CA17201 R-1 April 3, 2026 43 ITEM— Vlg 12 ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS ITEM#78238 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council ADOPTED,BY CONSENT, Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE$18,669.51 and$560.09 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the FY 2025-26 Fire Department Operating Budget for the administration and mobilization of Virginia Task Force 2 re Invest 94L South Carolina deployment Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 1 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS 2 FOR COSTS RELATED TO THE INVEST 94L 3 DEPLOYMENT TO SOUTH CAROLINA 4 5 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, 6 VIRGINIA, THAT: 7 8 1) $18,669.51 is hereby accepted from the Federal Emergency Management 9 Agency and appropriated, with federal revenue increased accordingly, to the 10 FY 2025-26 Operating Budget of the Fire Department for the mobilization of 11 Virginia Task Force 2 for the Invest 94L South Carolina deployment. 12 13 2) $560.09 is hereby accepted from the Federal Emergency Management Agency 14 and appropriated, with federal revenue increased accordingly, to the FY 2025- 15 26 Operating Budget of the Fire Department, for the administration of Virginia 16 Task Force 2's mobilization for the Invest 94L South Carolina deployment. Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the 21 Gt day Of April , 2026. 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 ervices rney rs Office CA17200 R-1 April 3, 2026 �t 44 ITEM— VI.K.13 ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS ITEM#78239 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council ADOPTED,BY CONSENT, Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE$2,S00 from the Office of the Attorney General to the FY2025-26 Sheriff's Office Operating Budget re efforts to reduce crimes against seniors Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 1 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE 2 FUNDING FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY 3 GENERAL OF VIRGINIA 4 5 NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, 6 VIRGINIA, THAT: 7 8 $2,500 is hereby accepted from the Office of the Attorney General and 9 appropriated, with state revenues increased accordingly, to the FY 2025-26 Operating 10 Budget of the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office for efforts to reduce crimes against seniors. Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the 21 st day of April , 2026. Requires an affirmative vote by a majority of all members of the City Council. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: Bu get and Management Services i y to ey's Office CA17206 R-1 April 8, 2026 45 ITEM— VI.L.I PLANNING ITEM#78240 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council APPROVED,AS MODIFIED,AS PROFFERED,BY CONSENT,Application of VA OPC LAND LLC /NOR THAMPTON DEVELOPMENT, LLC for a Modification of Proffers to a Conditional Change of Zoning re develop the Veterans Administration outpatient treatment facility at a parcel directly West of 5866 Northampton Boulevard DISTRICT 4 BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CO UNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINL4 BEACH, VIRGINL4 VA OPC LAND LLC/NOR THAMPTONDEVELOPMENT,LLCfor a Modification o Proffers to a Conditional Change of Zoning re develop the Veterans Administration outpatient treatment facility at a parcel directly West of 5866 Northampton Boulevard(GPIN.• 14587881195)DISTRICT 4 The following conditions shall be required: An Agreement encompassing Proffers shall be recorded with the Clerk of Circuit Court. This Ordinance shall be effective in accordance with Section 107(fi of the Zoning Ordinance. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the 21' day of April Two Thousand Twenty Six. Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 fl ftt l.� NSTgT k joNR4 R5D R5D 3 c� O B2 101 RIOq- �;\ X oG �rR15 t ® Site VA OPC Land LLC Zoning Parcel directly west of 5866 Northampton Boulevard Property Polygons Feet 0 100 200 400 600 800 Map created by Planning Department on 3/17/2026 AMENDMENT TO PROFFERED COVENANTS, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS VA OPC LAND LLC, a Delaware limited liability company NORTHAMPTON DEVELOPMENT,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 24th day of November, 2025,by and between VA OPC LAND LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, party of the first part, Grantor; NORTHAMPTON DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company, party of the second part, Grantor; and THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, a municipal corporation of the Commonwealth of Virginia, party of the third part,Grantee. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS,the party of the second part is the owner of that certain parcel of property located in District 4 of the City of Virginia Beach,containing approximately 32.932 acres and described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Burton Crossing Property");and WHEREAS, the party of the first part as contract purchaser of that certain portion of Burton Crossing Property containing approximately 20 acres which is more particularly described on Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Property")has been initiated a modification to a conditional amendment to the Zoning Map of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, by Petition addressed to the Grantee so as to modify GPIN: Part of 1458-78-8195-0000 Prepared By: R.Edward Bourdon,Jr.,Esquire VSB#22160 Sykes,Bowdon,Ahern&Levy,P.C. 4429 Bomey Road Suite 500 Virginia Beach,Virginia 23462 existing conditions applicable to the Property that is zoned Conditional B-2 Community Business District,and WHEREAS, the Grantors have requested the Grantee to permit this modification of the Proffered Covenants, Restrictions and Conditions dated June 7,2018,and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia as Instrument Number 20180629000527010 (hereinafter"2018 Proffers");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 Grantors acknowledge that the competing and sometimes incompatible development of various types of uses conflict and that in order to permit differing types of uses on and in the area of the Burton Crossing Property and at the same time to recognize the effects of change that will be created by the Grantors' proposed proffer modification, certain reasonable conditions governing the use of the Property for the protection of the community that are not generally applicable to land sithilarly zoned are needed to resolve the situation to which the Grantors' proffer modification application gives rise; and WHEREAS, the Grantors have voluntarily proffered, in writing, it advance of and prior to the public hearing before the Grantee, the following amendment to the previously proffered conditions related to the physical development,operation, and use of the Property to be incorporated as a part of the previously adopted amendment to the Zoning Map applicable to the Property. 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 pra qpo for zoning, rezoning, site plan, building permit, or subdivision approval, hereby make the following amended and modified declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions governing the physical development, operation, and use of tine 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 2 and persons claiming under or through the Grantors, their successors, personal representatives,assigns,grantees,and other successors in interest or title: 1. Proffers numbered 1 through 8 as contained i, the 2018 Proffers are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following: 1. When the Property is developed, it shall be developed as a Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Based Outpatient Clinic at Burton Crossing substantially as shown on the exhibits entitled, "CONCEPTUAL SITE LAYOUT U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC AND BURTON CROSSING RETAIL SHOPS VIRGINIA BEACH", dated November 11, 2025, prepared by WPL (the"Rendered Site Plan"); and "V.A. Virginia Beach Outpatient Clinic Details for V.A. OPC LAND LLC Virginia Beach, VA 23455", dated 11/24/2025 revised 4/9/26, prepared by VHB (the "Detailed Conceptual Site Plan"), which have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Pianuuilg and Conununity Development. If any inconsistency is found between the proffered Site Plans, the Detailed Conceptual Site Plan shall govern. 2. The exterior of the 243,800 square foot V.A. Outpatient Clinic depicted on the Conceptual Site Plans shall utilize the exterior building materials, architectural features and enhancements substantially as depicted and described on the exhibits entitled "EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS" Applicant: Legacy Virginia Beach OPC,LLC numbers A104 and A105 and"RENDERING #1" Applicant: Legacy Virginia Beach OPC, LLC numbered A102 and A103, dated November 11,2025,prepared by Gresham Smith,Architect,which have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning and Commrnudty Development (hereinafter the"Elevations" or"Renderings"). 3. When the Property is developed, the site landscaping and landscape amenities shall be planted,installed and maintained substantially as depicted 3 on the proffered Conceptual Site Plans and Renderings and the freestanding sign shall be monument style and will adhere to the dimensions provided in the City's sign ordinance. 4. The VA Outpatient Clinic as depicted and described on the Elevations and Renderings shall not exceed sixty-four feet five inches (64' 5") it height which exceeds the 35 foot height limitation in the B-2 Zoning District. 5. When the Property is developed and the Burton Crossing Property is subdivided,the party of the second part,Grantor,shall dedicate to the Grantee those areas of right of way across the Burton Crossing Property that are necessary to extend and 'intersect Tolliver Road with Northampton Boulevard as depicted and described on the Exhibits entitled"Tolliver Road Extended for V.A. OPC Land LLC,Virginia Beach,VA 23455",dated 11/24/2025,prepared by VHB and as generally depicted on the Conceptual Site Plans and the party- of the first part shall design, obtain Grantee's approval and construct the depicted and described Tolliver Road extension and intersection improvements with Northampton Boulevard to create a gateway to the Grantee's Burton Station S.G.A. All references hereinabove to the B-2 Community Business Zoning District and to the requirements and regulations applicable thereto refer to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Ordinance of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, in force as of the date of approval of this Agreement by City Council, which are by this reference incorporated herein. 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 4 written instrument recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach,Virginia,and executed by the record owners 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 Grantors covenant and agree 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 Admiistrator, made pursuant to these provisions, the Grantors 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 Grantors and the Grantee. 5 WITNESS the following signature and seal: Party of the First Part/Grantor: VA OPC Land LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By:— _(SEAL) Bradley Sher,Manager STATE OF _CITY/COUNTY OF (' 66 I-K, to-wit: s The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this / day of PC'eM C1_' . 2025, Br dley Sher,— alter of VA OPC Land. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,Grantor. Notary Public My Commission Expires: Co , Notary Registration Number L SA PJSCO NOEN Notary Public,StateLV, da Appointment No.05 .1 eMy Appi.Expires Ju28 6 WITNESS the following signature and seal: Party of the Second Part/Grantor: Northampton Development,LLC, a Virginia limited liability company By: (SEAL) Mile B.Leon,Manager STATE OF VIRGINIA CITY OF t J OA)k ,to-wit: The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this_Z^4 day of December, 2025,Miles B.Leon,Manager of Northampton Development,LLC,a Virginia limited liability company,Grantor. Z2��- - z'1'.Az Nl- Notary Public My Commission Expires: w'1" 1.2Q U ALIGIA WARD GORSKI Notary Registration Number: 3 17�F3 ...°t ROTARY PUBLIC•REG.A 321743 Canmonweft of Virginia ••" My ComrriWon Expires 02P2B12026 7 EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION BURTON CROSSING PROPERTY All that certain piece or parcel of land located in the Bayside District of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, containing 32.932 acres and designated "PARCEL C2-3" on that "SUBDIVISION PLAT OF RESIDUAL PARCEL C2 PROPERTY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK", dated May 16, 2018, as recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach,Virginia, as Instrument Number 20180611000473790. Said Parcel being more particularly described as: Beginning at a point on the northerly right of way line of Northampton Boulevard at its intersection with the easterly right of way line of Wesleyan Drive thence S 78° 38' 23" W, a distance of 41.27' to a point on the easterly right of way line of Wesleyan Drive; thence along the easterly right of way line of Wesleyan Drive N 36' 15' 29" W, a distance of 432.35' to a point; thence along the terminus of Wesleyan Drive S 58° 32' 54" IM, a distance of 64.90' to a point on the easterly right of way line of Premium Outlets Boulevard; thence along the easterly right of way line of Premium Outlets Boulevard N 30'34'44"W,a distance of 833.35' to a point; thence leaving the easterly right of way Iine of Premium Outlets Boulevard N 59' 25' 12" E, a distance of 451.35' to a point thence N 03° 22' 48" E, a distance of 211.30' to a point; thence S 86'37' 12" E,a distance of 431.87' to a point; thence S 67'00' 16" E,a distance of 471.84' to a point; thence S 39' 01' 31" E, a distance of 692,61' to a point on the northerly right of way line of Northampton Boulevard; thence along the northerly right of way line of Northampton Boulevard S 49'37'44" W,a distance of 246.27' to a point,thence along a curve to the right with an arc length of 169.26', a radius of 2814.79', a chord bearing of S 51' 3' 44" W, and a chord length of 169.23' to a point; thence S 53' 18' 09" W, a distance of 756.80' to a point which is the point of beginning. Having an area of 1,434,528 square feet or 32.932 acres. GPIN: 1458-78-8195-0000 8 EXHIBIT "B" LEGAL DESCRIPTION THE PROPERTY All that certain piece or parcel of land located in District 4 of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia,containing 19.92 acres t and being more particularly described as: Beginning at a point on the northerly night of way line of Northampton Boulevard at its intersection with the easterly right of way line of Wesleyan Drive thence S 78' 38' 23" W, a distance of 41.27' to a point on the easterly right of way line of Wesleyan Drive;thence along the easterly right of way line of Wesleyan Drive N 36' 15' 29" W, a distance of 432.35' to a point; thence along the terminus of Wesleyan Drive S 58'32'54" W, a distance of 64.90' to a point on the easterly right of way line of Premium Outlets Boulevard; thence along the easterly tight of way lime of Premium Outlets Boulevard N 30'34'44"W,a distance of 833.35' to a point; thence leaving the easterly right of way Tune of Premitarn Outlets Boulevard N 59' 25' 12" E,a distance of 451.35' to a point thence N 03' 22' 48" E,a distance of 211.30' to a point; thence S 86°37' 12" E, a distance of 431.87 to a point; thence S 67' 00' 16" E, a distance of 401.76' to a point; along the future right of way line of an extension of Tolliver Road; thence turning and running S 25' 49'04"W,a distance of 152.10 feet to a point; thence along the arc of a curve to the left having a radius of 385.00 feet,chord of said arc running S 30'47'33" W 206.91 feet to a line S 040 36' 18" E, 73.50 feet to a curve to the left having a radius of 282.25 feet,chord of said arc running S 28' 33'16"E,140.67 feet to a point; thence S 52'22'02" W,116.32 feet to a point; thence S 61'23'26" W,618.68 feet to a point;thence S 36"22'55"E,328.10 feet to a point;thence S 55'17 45"E,77.13 feet to a point; thence S 36' 22' 55" E, 53.39 feet to a point on the northern right of way of Northampton Boulevard; thence along the northern right of way of Northannptonn Boulevard S 53"18' 09"W,34.53 feet to the Point of Beginning. GPIN: Part of 1458-78-8195-0000 H:\AM\"Mod of Proffers\"Legacy Virginia Beach OPC\Amendment to Profferx_final 12-01-2025.docx 9 46 ITEM— VI.L.2 PLANNING ITEM#78241 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council APPROVED, AS MODIFIED, AS PROFFERED, BY CONSENT, Application of NORTHAMPTON DEVELOPMENT,LLCfor a Modification of Proffers to a Conditional Change of Zoning re development of a shopping center at a parcel directly West of 5866 Northampton Boulevard District 4 BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINL4 BEACH, VIRGINIA NORTHAMPTON DEVELOPMENT, LLC for a Modification o Proffers to a Conditional Change of Zoning re development of a shopping center at a parcel directly West of 5866 Northampton Boulevard(GPIN.- 1458788195)District 4 The following conditions shall be required.• An Agreement encompassing Proffers shall be recorded with the Clerk of Circuit Court. This Ordinance shall be effective in accordance with Section 107(fi of the Zoning Ordinance. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the 21s` day ofApril Two Thousand Twenty Six. Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 et,RTQ I1 sr, AT/O/v�O. Rr,r) R5D B2 -y 20 G �\ 4 iJ O1 R15 o Pam, ® site Northampton Development, LLG Ca zoning Parcel directly west of 5866 Northampton Boulevard Property Polygons Feet 0 100 200 400 600 800 Map created by Planning Department on 3/17/2026 FIRST AMENDMENT TO PROFFERED COVENANTS, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS NORTHAMPTON DEVELOPMENT,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 2501 day of November, 2025, by and bem een NORTHAMPTON DEVELOPMENT, 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 that certain parcel of property located in District 4 of the City of Virginia Beach,containing approximately 32.932 acres and described in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Burton Crossing Propergr");and WHEREAS, Grantor has contracted to sell a 20 acre portion of the Burton Crossing Property which is the subject of a companion application to amend and replace the existing proffers applicable to those 20 acres; and WHEREAS, the Grantor has initiated a modification to a conditional amendment to the Zoning Map of the City of Virginia Beach,Virginia, by Petition addressed to the Grantee so as to modify the conditions applicable to the balance of the Burton Crossing Property GPIN: Part of 1458-78-8195-0000 Prepared By; R.Edward Bourdon,Jr.,Esq.,VSB#22160 Sykes,Bourdon,Ahern&LeN y,P.C. 4429 Bonney Road Suite 500 Virginia Beach,Virginia 23462 containing 12+ acres and is described hi Exhibit"A"attached hereto and 'incorporated herein by this reference(the"Property")that is zoned Conditional B-2 Community Business District; and WHEREAS, the Grantor has requested the Grantee to permit this modification of the Proffered Covenants, Restrictions and Conditions dated Jiuie 7, 2018, and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia as Instrument Number 20180629000527010 (hereinafter"2018 Proffers");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 the competing and sometimes incompatible development of various types of uses conflict and that in order to permit differing types of uses on and in the area of the Property and at the same time to recognize the effects of change that will be created by the Grantor's proposed proffer modification, 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 resolve the situation to which the Grantor's proffer modification application gives rise; and WHEREAS, the Grantor has voluntarily proffered,in writing,in advance of and prior to the public hearing before the Grantee, the following amendment to the previously proffered conditions related to the physical development, operation,and use of the Property to be incorporated as a part of the previously adopted amendment to the Zoning Map applicable to the Property. NOW, THEREFORE, the Grantor, 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 amid pro quo for zoning, rezoning, site plan, building permit, or subdivision approval, hereby makes the following amended and modified declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions governing 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 2 and persons claiming under or through the Grantor,its successors,personal representatives, assigns,grantees,and other successors in interest or title: 1. Proffer numbered 1 as contained in the 2018 Proffers is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: 1. When the Property is developed, it shall be developed substantially as shown on the exhibits entitled, "CONCEPTUAL SITE LAYOUT BURTON CROSSING VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA FOR NORTHAMPTON DEVELOPMENT,LLC",dated November 11,2025,Revision Date 03/04/2026, prepared by Kimley-Horn and the rendered "CONCEPTUAL SITE LAYOUT FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC AND BURTON CROSSING RETAIL SHOPS VIRGINIA BEACH,VIRGINIA", dated November 11,2025,prepared by WPL,which have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning and Community Development and are incorporated herein by this reference (hereinafter referred to as the "Concept Plans"). 2. Proffer numbered 5 as contained un the 2018 Proffers is deleted and replaced with the following: 5. As depicted on the Renderings,and with the exception of those two (2) buildings designated #6 and #7 closest to the northeastern side boundary line of the Property as depicted on the Concept Plans, the buildings shall be designed to have,or appear to have,"double fronts". The back walls (i.e. northeast facing) of the two (2) buildings numbered 6 and 7 which align roughly parallel with to the northeastern side boundary line of the Property and shall incorporate the design features specified in Sections 245(a)(3) and (a)(4)of the Design Standards For Retail Establishments as set forth in the CZO. Any HVAC and similar equipment located upon the roof of any building shall be concealed from street level view as provided in Section 245(b)(2) of the above referenced Design Standards. 3 3. Except as expressly amended herein,all of the proffered covenants,restrictions and conditions set forth in the 2018 Proffers are ratified, affirmed and remain binding upon the Property. All references hereitabove to the B-2 Community Business Zoning District and to the requirements and regulations applicable thereto refer to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordnance and Subdivision Ordinance of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, in force as of the date of approval of this Agreement by City Council, which are by this reference incorporated herein. 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, 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, 4 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 Plam-ti ng 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 naives of the Grantor and the Grantee. 5 WITNESS the following signature and seal: Grantor Northampton Development, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company By: (SEAL) es B.Leon,Manager STATE OF VIRGINIA CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH,to-wit: The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 1st day of December, 2025, by Miles B. Leon, Manager of Northampton Development, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company,Grantor. Notary Pub rc My Commission Expires: pa A22' oo*?& Notary Registration Number: 3a�z1a �,,,,�, ALICIA WARD GORSKI •°(" '° NOTARY PUBLIC-REG.1321743 6 EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION THE PROPERTY All that certain piece or parcel of land located in District 4 of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia,containing 12 acres t and being more particularly described as: Beginning at a point on the northerly right of way line of Northampton Boulevard at its intersection with the easterly right of way role of Wesleyan Drive and following the northern right of way line of Northampton Boulevard N 53°18'0"E,a distance of 34.02' to a point at the True Point of Beginning; thence continuing along said right of way N 53'18'09" E,704.30' to a point; thence continuing along a curve to the left with a1 arc length of 169.26', a radius of 2814.79',a chord bearing of N 51'3' 44" E to a point; thence continuing N 49'37' 44" E,246.27 to a point;thence turning and leaving the northern right of way line of Northampton Boulevard and running N 39'01'31" W,692.61' to a point; thence N 66"57 03" W,69.91' to a point;thence turning and rtuuling S 25'49' 04" W,a distance of 152.10 feet to a point; thence along the arc of a curve to the left having a radius of 385.00 feet,chord of said arc running S 30'47'33"W 206.91 feet to a line S 04'36'18" E,73.50 feet to a curve to the left having a radius of 282.25 feet,chord of said arc,running S 28'33'16" E,140.67 feet to a point; thence S 52'22' 02" W,116.32 feet to a point; thence S 61'23' 26" W,618.68 feet to a point; thence S 36'22' 55" E,328.10 feet to a point; thence S 55'17'45" E,77.13 feet to a point; thence S 36'22'55" E,53.39 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. GPIN: Part of 1458-78-8195-0000 7 EXHIBIT "B" LEGAL DESCRIPTION BURTON CROSSING PROPERTY All that certain piece or parcel of land located in the Bayside District of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, containing 32,932 acres and designated "PARCEL C2-3" on that "SUBDIVISION PLAT OF RESIDUAL PARCEL C2 PROPERTY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK", dated May 16, 2018, as recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach,Virginia, as Instrument Number 20180611000473790. Said Parcel being more particularly described as; Beginning at a point on the northerly right of way line of Northampton Boulevard at its intersection with the easterly right of way line of Wesleyan Drive thence S 78° 38' 23" W, a distance of 41.27' to a point on the easterly right of way line of Wesleyan Drive; thence along the easterly right of way line of Wesleyan Drive N 36° 15' 29" W, a distance of 432.35' to a point; thence along the terminus of Wesleyan Drive S 58' 32' 54" W, a distance of 64.90' to a point on the easterly right of way line of Premium Outlets Boulevard; thence along the easterly right of moray line of Premium Outlets Boulevard N 30°34'44"W,a distance of 833.35' to a point; thence leaving the easterly right of way line of Premium Outlets Boulevard N 59' 25' 12" E, a distance of 451.35' to a point thence N 03° 22' 48" E, a distance of 211.30' to a point, thence S 86'37' 12" E,a distance of 431.87' to a point; thence S 67' 00' 16" E, a distance of 471.84' to a point; thence S 39' 01' 31" E, a distance of 692.61' to a point on the northerly right of way line of Northampton Boulevard; thence along the northerly right of way line of ance of 246.27' to a point; thence along a curve Northampton Boulevard S 49'37'44" W,a dist to the right with an arc length of 169.26', a radius of 2814,79', a chord bearing of S 51'3' 44" W, and a chord length of 1.69.23' to a point; thence S 53' 18' 09" W, a distance of 756.80' to a point which is the point of beginning. Having an area of 1,434,528 square feet or 32.932 acres. GPIN: 1458-78-8195-0000 H:\AM\"Mod of ProffersV-Northampton Developmen1\2025\1ST Amendment to Proffers final 12-01-2025.docx t i f 3 i I 8 f 9 I' i 47 ITEM— VI.L.3 PLANNING ITEM#78242 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council APPROVED, AS MODIFIED, AS CONDITIONED, BY CONSENT, Application of JEFF BERKOWITZ/PAUL S BROWN FAMILYLLC for a Rezoning from AG-2 Agricultural District& B-2 Community Business District to I-1 Light Industrial District&Conditional Use Permit re bulk storageyard at Northwest corner of London Bridge Road&Hornet Drive District 5 BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINL4 JEFF BERKOWITZ/PAUL S BROWN FAMILY LLC for a Rezoning from AG-2 Agricultural District&B-2 Community Business District to I- I Light Industrial District&Conditional Use Permit re bulk storage yard at Northwest corner of London Bridge Road & Hornet Drive (GPIN: 1495954806)District 5 The following conditions shall be required: Amended Conditions 1. The site shall be developed in substantial conformance to the conceptual site plan entitled, "Concept Plan Hornet Drive Rezoning", dated January 21, 2026,prepared by VHB,which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file in the Department of Planning and Community Development. 2. The site shall be developed in substantial conformance to the conceptual landscape plan entitled, "CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPE PLAN HORNET DRIVE STORAGE", dated January 7, 2026,prepared by VHB, which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file in the Department of Planning and Community Development. 3. The outdoor storage materials shall not be stacked higher than the six (6)foot-tall solid privacy fence. 4. The required Category VI screening surrounding the Bulk Storage Yard shall be installed and maintained for the duration of the use of the site as a Bulk Storage Yard. 5. As depicted on the Conceptual Landscape Plan, the existing wooded buffer located on the adjacent property currently satisfies the Category VI landscaping requirement for this use. In the event that the existing mature trees and vegetation on the adjacent property are removed in the future, the applicant shall install the required Category VI landscaping, including Category I plantings, along the corresponding property lines on the subject property to ensure continued compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. April21, 2026 48 ITEM— VI.L.3 PLANNING ITEM#78242 (Continued) 6. If it is determined that when this parcel was created it was not done so legally, a Subdivision Plat to legally create this parcel shall be submitted to the Department of Planning& Community Development - Development Services Center (DSC)for review, approval, and recordation prior to site plan approval and release. 7. All outdoor lights shall comply with the following: a. Shall be shielded to direct light and glare onto the premises, said lighting and glare shall be deflected,shaded, and focused away from all adjoining property. b. Lighting fixtures shall not be erected any higher than fourteen (14)feet. 8. Curb and gutter, along with a one foot roadway widening, shall be installed along the London Bridge Road frontage as part of the site development, in accordance with the Public Works Design Standards Manual. This Ordinance shall be effective in accordance with Section 107(fl of the Zoning Ordinance. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the 21' day of April Two Thousand Twenty Six. Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 t ry � yi 0 7D 70 AG2 = t 0 Z m -a v X AG2 LONDON BR�pGE RD 1 B2 Site Jeff Berkowitz it (� Zoning Northwest corner of London Bridge Road & Hornet Drive Property Polygons Feet 0 62.5 125 250 375 500 Map created by Planning Department on 3/17/2026 49 ITEM— VI.L.4 PLANNING ITEM#78243 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council APPROVED, AS PROFFERED, AS CONDITIONED, BY CONSENT, Application of 5644 PARLIAMENT DRIVE, LLC for Conditional Change of Zoning from R-40 Residential District to Conditional B-2 Community Business District) & Conditional Use Permit re indoor recreational facility at a portion of 5620 Parliament Drive District 1 BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINL4 BEACH, VIRGINIA 5644 PARLIAMENT DRIVE, LLC for Conditional Change of Zoning from R-40 Residential District to Conditional B-2 Community Business District) & Conditional Use Permit re indoor recreational facility at a portion of 5620 Parliament Drive (GPIN.• 1467135890)District I The following conditions shall be required: Conditional Rezoning An Agreement encompassing Proffers shall be recorded with the Clerk of Circuit Court. Conditional Use Permit 1. The site shall be developed in substantial conformance to exhibit entitled, "GYMSTRADA PARKING EXPANSION FOR 5644 PARLIAMENT DRIVE, LLC VIRGINIA BEACH REZONING EXHIBIT'; dated November 4, 2025, rev. PLOT DATE. /strikethrough beginsJDECEMBER 15, 2025[strikethrough ends]MARCH 10, 2026,prepared by WPL, copies of which have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council, are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning and Community Development. 2. Should outdoor lighting be installed for the facility, a Lighting Plan shall be provided to the Department of Planning and Community Development for review and approval. All outdoor lights shall comply with the following: a. Shielded to direct light and glare onto the premises, said lighting and glare shall be deflected, shaded, and focused away from all adjoining property- b. Lighting fixtures shall not be erected any higher than fourteen (14) feet. 3. The applicant shall obtain all necessary permits and inspections from the Department of Planning& Community Development Permits and Inspections Division. April21, 2026 SO ITEM— VI.L.4 PLANNING ITEM#78243 (Continued) 4. Any landscaping planted along the Virginia Beach Trail right-of-way shall have a maximum mature height of four(4)feet or less and shall be maintained as such. S. The internal connection to the Virginia Beach Trail shall be located along the eastern side of the parking lot. This Ordinance shall be effective in accordance with Section 107(fl of the Zoning Ordinance. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the 21' day of April Two Thousand Twenty Six. Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 I f i SOUTHERN BLVD 132 1 K40 F PARLIAMENT DR -rj 1 a ss s�44, �4,+ B M3 site 5644 Parliament Drive, LLC Zoning A portion of 5620 Parliament Drive `V*', Property Polygons s Feet 0 40 80 160 240 320 Map created by Planning Department on 3/17/2026 5644 PARLIAMENT DRIVE,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 41h day of November, 2025, by and between 5644 PARLIAMENT DRIVE, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, Grantor; and THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, a municipal corporation of the Commonwealth of Virginia,Grantee. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Grantor is the owner of a certain parcel of land located in District #1 of the City of Virginia Beach,containing approximately 2.27 acres and described in Exhibit"A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference;and WHEREAS,the Grantor desires to conditionally rezone the western 31,383 square foot portion of the existing 2.27 acre parcel as described in Exhibit "A", which portion of that parcel to be conditionally rezoned is more particularly described in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (hereinafter referred to as the"Property");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 Classifications of the Property from R-40 Residential District to the Conditional B-2 Commercial 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 GPIN: Part of 1467-13-5890-0000 Prepared by: R.Edward Bourdon,Jr.,Esq.,VSB#22160 Sykes,Bourdon,Ahern&Levy,P.C. 4429 Bonney Road Suite 500 Virginia Beach,Virginia 23462 WHEREAS, the Grantor acknowledges that the 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 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 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 Suid pro quo for zoning,rezoning,site plan,building permit,or subdivision approval, hereby makes the following 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, grantees, and other successors in interest or title: 1. The Property shall be subdivided from the balance of Parcel A and resubdivided with the adjacent parcels to the west to create one (1) developed parcel with the existing building and parking along with the additional vehicle parking and landscaping to be developed on the Property,substantially as depicted and described on the two (2)page exhibit entitled, "GYMSTRADA PARKING EXPANSION FOR 5644 PARLIAMENT DRIVE, LLC VIRGINIA BEACH REZONING EXHIBIT", dated 11/04/2025, rev. PLOT DATE: MARCH 10, 2026, prepared by WPL, copies of which have been exhibited to the Virginia 2 Beach City Council, are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning and Community Development (the "Parking Expansion Plan") and are incorporated herein by this reference. 2. The Property zoned Conditional B-2 Community Business District may only be used for the following: (a) Animal Hospitals, veterinary establishments, shelters and commercial kennels provided all animals shall be kept in sound proofed, air- conditioned buildings; (b) Bakeries, confectionaries and delicatessens, provided that products prepared or processed on the premises shall be sold only at retail and only on premises; (c) Business studios, offices and clinics; (d) Eating and drinking establishments without drive-thru windows; (e) Drug stores, beauty shops and other similar personal service establishments; (f) Florists, gift shops and stationery stores; (g) Medical and Dental offices and clinics; (h) Financial institutions; (i) Medical laboratories; (j) Laboratories and establishments for the production and repair of eyeglasses,hearing aids and prosthetic devices, (k) Museums and Art galleries; (1) Outdoor cafes; (m) Outdoor plazas; (n) Personal service establishments other than those listed; (o) Job and commercial printing; (p) Public buildings and grounds;and (q) Recreational facilities other than those of an outdoor nature (i.e. Indoor Recreational Facilities whether greater than 7500 square feet with a Conditional Use Permit or 7500 square feet or less as a permitted use. 3. The Grantor,for itself and all successors or assigns holding title to the Property, shall install and maintain a Category 1V Landscape Buffer along the eastern property line in the event that record title to the Property and to the immediately adjacent parcel to the east (i.e.balance of the Property described in Exhibit"A"hereto)are no longer held by the Grantor herein and said adjacent property to the east remains in a Residential ("R") Zoning District. 4. All outdoor lighting for the Property shall be shielded, deflected, shaded and focused to direct light down onto the premises and away from adjoining properties. 3 5. Further conditions may be required by the Grantee during Resubdivision 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. All references hereinabove to the B-2 District and to the requirements and regulations applicable thereto refer to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Ordinance of the City of Virginia Beach,Virginia, in force as of the date of approval of this Agreement by City Council,which are by this reference incorporated herein. 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, 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; 4 (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 name of the Grantor and the Grantee. 5 WITNESS the following signature and seal: Grantor: 5644 Parliament Drive,LLC, a Virginia limited liability company By: (SEAL) 11ficolas J.Tolley,Manager STATE OF VIRGINIA CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, to-wit: The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 4th day of November, 2025,by Nicolas J.Tolley,Manager of 5644 Parliament Drive,LLC,a Virginia limited liability company,Grantor. Notary Public ����Q�K•E..,, a��. My Commission Expires: August 31,2026 cy k_b Notary Registration Number: 192628 ' co s 0• 6 EXHIBIT "A" ALL THAT certain lot,piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon, and the appurtenances thereunto belonging,lying, and situate in the Kempsville Borough of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and shown as Lot 2 on that certain plat titled "Subdivision of Property of Allen J.Gettel and Roger W.Gray,Kempsville Borough,Virginia Beach,Virginia",prepared by Harold C. Warren,Jr.,and recorded in the land records of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach,Virginia,in Map Book 153, at Page 40. GPIN: 1467-13-5890-0000 7 EXHIBIT "B" ALL THAT certain piece,portion or parcel of land and appurtenances thereunto belonging, lying, situate and being in District #1 of the City of Virginia Beach, containing the westernmost 31,383.1 square feet of Lot 2 "Subdivision of Property of Allen J. Gettel and Roger W. Gray,Kempsville Borough,Virginia Beach,Virginia" (M.B. 153,PG 40)being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point at the northwest corner of"Lot 2,2.237 Ac.",in Map Book 153,Page 40; thence S 84' 21' 00" East,a distance of 160.00';thence S 05°39' 00" West,a distance of 186.88"; thence N 87'20'30" West,a distance of 151.55';thence S 88'56 15" West,a distance of 17.05'; thence N 08'03'30"East, a distance of 196.96' to the POINT OF BEGINNING,having an area of 31383.10 square feet, 0.720 Acres, GPIN: 1467-13-5890-0000-PART OF AM/-Conditional Rezoning/`Gymstrada/Proffer Agreement_final4-02-2026.docx 8 51 ITEM— VI.L 5 PLANNING ITEM#78244 The following registered to speak.- Eddie Bourdon, 4429 Bonney Road#500, Phone: 499-8971,Attorney for Applicant, spoke in SUPPORT Dorothy Carlisle, 1729 Brigands Way, Phone: 418-2180, spoke in OPPOSITION Jason Carlisle, 1729 Brigands Way, Phone: 418-4765, spoke in OPPOSITION Daniela Berrone, 1717 Brigands Way, Phone: 515-238-3924, spoke in OPPOSITION Arriane Stokes, 1705 Brigands Way, Phone:597-5011, spoke in OPPOSITION Alexander Stokes, 1705 Brigands Way, Phone: 597-5011, did not respond Upon motion by Council Member Rouse, seconded by Council Member Schulman, City Council APPROVED, AS PROFFERED, AS CONDITIONED, Application of SOUTH ROSEMONT STORAGE, LLC / MONARCH PROPERTIES, INC. for a Conditional Change of Zoning from Conditional 0-1 Office District to Conditional B-2 Community Business District&Conditional Use Permit re mini-warehouse at 1756 South Rosemont Road District 10 BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINL4 BEACH, VIRGINIA SOUTH ROSEMONT STORAGE, LLC/MONARCH PROPERTIES, INC. for a Conditional Change of Zoning from Conditional 0-1 Office District to Conditional B-2 Community Business District & Conditional Use Permit re mini-warehouse at 1756 South Rosemont Road (GPIN.- 1485923997)District 10 The following conditions shall be required: Conditional Rezoning An Agreement encompassing Proffers shall be recorded with the Clerk of Circuit Court. Conditional Use Permit 1. When the Property is developed, it shall be developed substantially as shown on the exhibits entitled, SOUTH ROSEMONT STORAGE 1756 SOUTH ROSEMONT ROAD VIRGINIA BEACH— CONCEPT PLAN", dated April 1, 2025, REV. DATE: DEC. 31, 2025, and designated CP-1 and CP-2 ("Site Plan') and "SOUTH ROSEMONT STORAGE 1756 SOUTH ROSEMONT ROAD VIRGINL4 BEACH — CONCEPT LANDSCAPE PLAN, dated April 1, 2025, REV. DATE. DEC. 31, 2025, and designated CP-3 ("Landscape Plan'), which have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning and incorporated herein by this reference. April21, 2026 52 ITEM— VI.L 5 PLANNING ITEM#78244 (Continued) 2. The exterior of the building depicted on the Site Plan shall be substantially similar in appearance,architectural features and materials as depicted on the 2-page exhibit entitled, "NEW STORAGE FACILITY FOR SOUTH ROSEMONT STORAGE 1756 SOUTH ROSEMONT ROAD VIRGINM BEACH", dated March 19, 2025 — "EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS" Sheet A2.0 and "SCHEMATIC 3D VIEWS", Sheet A2.1, prepared by Covington Hendrix Anderson Architects, which have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning ("Elevations') and are incorporated herein by this reference. 3. The only exterior lighting within the enclosed yard area at the rear and north side of the building shall be motion-activated security lighting mounted at eight(8)feet above grade and shielded to direct light within the enclosed yard. As required by City Code, a Photometric Plan for all exterior lighting shall be submitted for review and approval as part of the Site Plan Review. 4. The storage units shall be used only for the storage of goods. The units shall not be used for office purposes, band rehearsals, residential dwellings, or any other purpose not consistent with the storage of goods. 5. There shall be no exterior(outside)storage of motorized vehicles, equipment, or materials on the property. 6. All on-site signage for the site shall meet the requirements of the City Zoning Ordinance (CZO). A separate sign permit shall be obtained from the Department of Planning & Community Development for the installation of any new signs. 7. Curb and gutter shall be installed along the full length of the edge of pavement as part of the site's development, in accordance with the Public Works Design Standards Manual. 8. The proposed eight(8)foot-tall aluminum fence shall be in substantial conformance to the fence rendering entitled "TYPICAL ALUMINUMFENCE PANEL DETAIL—1756 South ROSEMONT ROAD CUP, dated December 31, 2026,prepared by WPL", which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file in the Department of Planning and Community Development. 9. Parking above the maximum number of parking spaces shall only be permitted with approval by the Planning Director pursuant to Section 203(b)(9)of the Zoning Ordinance. April21, 2026 53 ITEM— VI.L 5 PLANNING ITEM#78244 (Continued) This Ordinance shall be effective in accordance with Section 107(j) of the Zoning Ordinance. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the 21' day of April Two Thousand Twenty Six. Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 R5D o 1 ° R4SD o � oKb D o �y 12 01 s� �o o �q' R5 D N Site South Rosemont Storage, LLC W E Property Polygons 1756 S. Rosemont Road 5 Zoning Building Feet 0 2040 80 120 160 200 240 SOUTH ROSEMONT STORAGE,LLC,a Virginia limited liability company MONARCH PROPERTIES,INC.,a Virginia corporation TO (PROFFERED COVENANTS, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS) CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH THIS AGREEMENT, made this 4th day of April, 2025, by and between SOUTH ROSEMONT STORAGE LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, party of the first part, Grantor; MONARCH PROPERTIES, INC., a Virginia corporation, party 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 party of the second part is the owner of a parcel of land located in District 2 (formerly the Princess Anne District) of the City of Virginia Beach, containing approximately 1.86 acres,which is described in Exhibit"A"attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference which is hereinafter referred to as the"Property";and WHEREAS, the party of the first part, as the contract purchaser of the Property, 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 Conditional 0-1 Office District to Conditional B-2 Community Business District;and WHEREAS, the Grantee's poI.icy is to provide only for the orderly development of land for various purposes through zoning and other land development legislation;and WHEREAS, the Grantors acknowledge that the competing and sometimes incompatible development of various types of uses conflict and that in order to pernnit differing types of uses on and in the area of the Property and at the same time to recognize the effects of change that will be created by the Grantors' proposed rezoning, certain reasonable conditions governing the use of the Property for the protection of the community GPIN: 1485-92-3997-0000 Prepared by: R.Edward Bourdon,Jr.,Esq.,VSB#22160 Sykes,Bourdon,Ahern&Levy,P.C. 4429 Bonney Road Suite 500 Virginia Beach,Virginia 23462 that are not generally applicable to land similarly zoned are needed to resolve the situation to which the Grantors'rezoning application gives rise;and WHEREAS, the Grantors have voluntarily proffered, it writing, in advance of and prior to the public hearing before the Grantee, as a part of the proposed amendment to the Zoning Map with respect to the Property,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 Grantors,their successors,personal representatives,assigns, grantees, and other successors in title or interest, voluntarily and tnvithout any requirement by or exaction from the Grantee or its governing body and without any element of compulsion or-quid 1ro-quo for zoning,rezoning,site plan,building pernnit,or subdivision approval, hereby snake 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 Grantors, their successors, personal representatives, assigns, grantees,and other successors in interest or title: 1. When the Property is developed,it shall be developed substantially as shown on the exhibits entitled,"SOUTH ROSEMONT STORAGE 1756 SOUTH ROSEMONT ROAD VIRGINIA BEACH - CONCEPT PLAN", dated April 1, 2025, REV. DATE: DEC. 31, 2025, and designated CP-1 and CP-2 ("Site Plan") and "SOUTH ROSEMONT STORAGE 1756 SOUTH ROSEMONT ROAD VIRGINIA BEACH - CONCEPT LANDSCAPE PLAN, dated April 1, 2025, REV. DATE: DEC. 31, 2025, and designated CP-3 ("Landscape Plan"), which have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning and are incorporated herein by this reference. 2. The exterior of the building depicted on the Site Plan shall be substantially similar in appearance,architectural features and materials as depicted on the 2-page exhibit entitled, "NEW STORAGE FACILITY FOR SOUTH ROSEMONT STORAGE 1756 SOUTH ROSEMONT ROAD VIRGINIA BEACH", dated 03/19/25 -- "EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS" 2 Sheet A2.0 and "SCHEMATIC 3D VIEWS", Sheet A2.1, prepared by Covington Hendrix Anderson Architects,which have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning("Elevations") and are incorporated herein by this reference. 3. Grantor shall,with the approval of the six (6)property owners of the abutting homes on Lots 9 through 14 of the Brigand's Quay Subdivision,replace their existing sections of solid cedar fencing between brick columns with new matching sections of 8' high solid cedar fencing and plant and maintain a evergreen buffer adjoining the existing fence line as depicted on the Landscape Plan. 4. As depicted on the Site Plan, the access to the Property shall be solely from South Rosemont Road and there will not be any refuse dumpster on the Site. The only exterior lighting within the enclosed yard area at the rear and north side of the building shall be motion activated security lighting mounted at 8 feet above grade and shielded to direct light within the enclosed yard. As required by City Code,a Photometric Plan for all exterior lighting shall be submitted for review and approval as part of the Site Plan Review. 5. Any HVAC condensers which are located upon the roof of the building shall only be located within twenty feet (20') of the front facing wall and any HVAC condensers Iocated outside the rear wall of the building shall be at ground level in the three (3) area(s) depicted on the Site Plan. 6. Further conditions may be required by the Grantee during detailed Site Plann review and administration of applicable City codes by all cognizant City agencies and departments to meet all applicable City code requirements. All references hereinnabove to B-2 District and to the requirements and regulations applicable thereto refer to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Ordinance of the City of Virginia Beach,Virginia,in force as of the date of approval of this Agreement by City Council,which are by this reference incorporated herein. The above conditions, having been proffered by the Grantors 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 3 amendment to the Zoning Ordinance even if the subsequent amendment is part of a comprehensive irnplementation 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, 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 Grantors covenant and agree 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 Beads, 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 Adnninistrator, made pursuant to these provisions, the Grantors 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 Adrni nistrator 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 Grantors and the Grantee. 4 WITNESS the following signature and seal: Grantor: South Rosemont Storage LLC, a Virginia limited liar' ' oz any By: (SEAL) Jonathan pei ger STATE OF VIRGINIA CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH,to wit: d The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ! day of April, 2025 by Jonathan L. Speight, Manager of South Rosemont Storage, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, Grantor. .............. ���LTfi flr Notary P&lic M Commission Expires: = r _ y p �13012� Notary Registration Number: °�yL0T4RY fill I 7 WITNESS the following signature and seal: Grantor: Monarch Properties,Inc., a Virginia corporation By: '� (SEAL) Danny W.Speight,Vice President STATE OF VIRGINIA CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH,to-wit: The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of April,2025 by Danny W. Speight, Vice President of Monarch Properties, Inc., a Virginia corporation, Grantor. FVXWA Rq�,''�.,. Notary Pub is My Conunission Expires: �,.)4 2� �o•:� ���. Notary Registration Number: 2y�� y�r�PgRY �� �A, 6 EXHIBIT "A" ALL THAT certain piece or parcel of land situate and lying in Seaboard Magisterial District, Princess Anne County,Virginia,and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe ii the Eastern line of the Norfolk Southern right-of-way and running thence N 37'28' W,562 feet to an iron pipe; thence N 61°30' E, 13 feet; thence S 50'18' E to a point i1 the line at J.C.Butts;thence parallel to the Landtown Public Road 135.7 feet to the point of beginning and containing 1.0 acre more or less. GPIN: 1485-92-3997-0000 H:\AM\"Conditional Rezoning\'S Rosemont Storage\Pro€fer Agreement clean 4-16-2025.docx' 7 54 ITEM— VI.L.6 PLANNING ITEM#78245 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council APPROVED,AS CONDITIONED,BY CONSENT,Application ofANNSAGLE/ANNE&PHILIPR SAGLE for a Conditional Use Permit re home-based wildlife rehabilitation facility at 1212 Candlewood Drive District I BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGI1VL4 BEACH, VIRGINIA ANN SAGLE/ANN E & PHILIP R SAGLE for a Conditional Use Permit re home-based wildlife rehabilitation facility at 1212 Candlewood Drive (GPIN: 1475390187)District 1 The following conditions shall be required.• 1. This Conditional Use Permit only permits rehabilitation of small mammals, weighing a maximum of 10lbs. 2. All wildlife shall be transported to the parent organization or other similar care facility for release. No wildlife shall be released on the subject property. 3. This application shall comply with all the provisions of Section 242.3 of the City Zoning Ordinance (CZO)pertaining to a Home-Based Wildlife Rehabilitation Facility. 4. The applicant shall comply with all applicable provisions established for wildlife rehabilitation by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 5. No more than five small mammals shall be housed at this property at any given time. 6. No animals shall be dropped off or picked up by the general public at this site. 7. No animals shall be transported between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. 8. Animal waste shall be removed daily and disposed of in a lawful manner. 9. All animals shall be properly and humanely contained within cages within a designated room in the house.Animals shall not be allowed to roam freely outside of the home. If any animal does escape, the City of Virginia Beach Animal Control Department shall be notified immediately. This Ordinance shall be effective in accordance with Section 107 f of the Zoning Ordinance. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the 21' day of April Two Thousand Twenty Six. April21, 2026 e - SS ITEM— VI.L.6 PLANNING ITEM#78245 (Continued) Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 R20 R20 a� w R10 ® site Ann Sagle p zoning 1212 Candlewood Drive ' Property Polygons Feet 0 15 30 60 90 120 Map created by Planning Department on 3/17/2026 56 ITEM— VI.L.7 PLANNING ITEM#78246 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council APPROVED, AS CONDITIONED, BY CONSENT, Application of THE RUNNYMEDE CORPORATION / WITCHDUCK ONE ASSOCIATES, LLC F/K/A WITCHDUCK ONE PARTNERSHIP& THE RUNNYMEDE CORPORATIONfor a Conditional Use Permit re multi family dwellings at 5101 Cleveland Street, 129 North Witchduck Road, 5121 Cleveland Street, 5163 Cleveland Street&parcels Southwest and Southeast of 5121 Cleveland Street District 4 BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINL4 THE RUNNYMEDE CORPORATION / WITCHDUCK ONE ASSOCLATES, LLC F/K/A WITCHDUCK ONE PARTNERSHIP & THE RUNNYMEDE CORPORATIONfor a Conditional Use Permit re multi family dwellings at 5101 Cleveland Street, 129 North Witchduck Road, 5121 Cleveland Street, 5163 Cleveland Street&parcels Southwest and Southeast of 5121 Cleveland Street (GPINs: 1467748423, 1467748330, 1467746222, 1467744489, 1467745157, 1467747148) District 4 The following conditions shall be required.• 1. The site shall be developed in substantial conformance with the conceptual site plan titled "Witchduck and Cleveland Sir.Apartments,"dated March 5, 2026, and prepared by Cox, Kleiwer & Company, P.C, which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning&Community Development. 2. The multifamily residential buildings constructed on the property shall be in substantial conformance with the building elevations exhibit titled "Witchduck and Cleveland St. Apartments," dated December 17, 2025, and the renderings dated February 16, 2026, prepared by Cox, Kleiwer & Company, P.C, which have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning & Community Development. 3. The site shall provide, at a minimum, a total of twenty(20)exterior bicycle parking spaces. The location of the bicycle racks shall be in substantial conformance with the locations depicted in the plan referenced in Condition 1. 4. The site shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the required street frontage and interior parking lot landscaping standards administered by the Department of Planning& Community Development. April21, 2026 57 ITEM— VI.L.7 PLANNING ITEM#78246 (Continued) 5. The site shall be developed with a low maintenance/maintenance free earth tone color privacyfence,at a minimum height of 6 feet, in between the subject site and the neighboring light industrial property located at 234 Expressway Ct. The design and placement of the fence shall comply with the Zoning Ordinance fence requirements and be in substantial conformance with the fence location depicted in the plan referenced in Condition 1. 6. The final Cleveland Street entrance design shall be subject to the review and approval o� the Virginia Beach City Tra is Engineer or their designee as a part o the site plan review rp ocess. This Ordinance shall be effective in accordance with Section 107(fi of the Zoning Ordinance. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the 21' day of April Two Thousand Twenty Six. Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 C L"V E'ANO Sr 07 t—'j 3Q w I r1 Wor a I'1 U U Q � V � 11r a3 � z 11 11 „�„"""""""....--... u 2 SOUTHERN BLVD q F U site The Runnymede Corporation C`I Zoning 5101 Cleveland Street, 129 N Witchduck Road, 5121 Cleveland Property Polygons Street, 5163 Cleveland Street, & parcels southwest and southeast s of 5121 Cleveland Street Feet 0 40 80 160 240 320 Map created by Planning Department on 3/17/2026 58 ITEM— VI.L.8 PLANNING ITEM 9 7824 7 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council APPROVED,AS CONDITIONED,BYCONSENT,Application of OUTER BANKS BEACHBUGGIES, LLCPROPERTY/SEASHELLASSOCL4TES,LLCfor a Conditional Use Permit re motor vehicle sales & rental at 4417 Shore Drive, Unit B District 9 BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRG17VL4 OUTER BANKS BEACH BUGGIES, LLC PROPERTY/SEASHELL ASSOCIATES,LLCfor a Conditional Use Permit re motor vehicle sales & rental at 4417 Shore Drive, Unit B(GPIN.• 1479777523)District 9 The following conditions shall be required: L No vehicles for sale or rental shall be parked outside of the designated display areas, and display area landscaping shall be depicted as shown on the site layout entitled "Outer Banks Beach Buggies Landscape Planter&Golf Cart Display Locations",dated February 4, 2026, which has been exhibited and is on file with the Department of Planning & Community Development. 2. The sale and rental of vehicles on the site shall only include low-speed vehicles. 3. The hours of operation shall be from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. 4. No parking of any vehicles shall be permitted within the right-of-way. 5. All vehicles for sale or rental shall be located on a paved surface. No vehicles shall be displayed on raised platforms, earthen berms, landscape islands, or any other structure designated to display a vehicle higher than the elevation of the main parking lot. 6. Vehicles in a state of obvious disrepair shall not be stored outside of the building. 7. Vehicles for sale or rental shall not be used for test drive through surrounding residential neighborhoods. 8. There shall be no storage of tires, equipment, parts or debris of any kind outside of the building. 9. No outside paging or amplified music system shall be permitted. 10. There shall be no test driving of vehicles on the site. April21, 2026 59 ITEM— VI.L.8 PLANNING ITEM#7824 7 (Continued) 11. Any on-site signage for the establishment shall meet the requirements of the City Zoning Ordinance, and there shall be no neon, electronic display or similar signage installed on the exterior of the building or in any window, or on the doors. Window signage shall not be permitted.A separate sign permit shall be obtained from the Department of Planning& Community Development for the installation of any new signs. 12. The applicant shall obtain a Certificate of Occupancy for the change of use from the Permits and Inspections division of the Department of Planning & Community Development if one is required after their review before the business license is issued. This Ordinance shall be effective in accordance with Section 107 f of the Zoning Ordinance. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the 21" day of April Two Thousand Twenty Six. Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 Bz R10(SD) Site Outer Banks Beach Buggies, LLC Zoning 4417 Shore Drive, Unit B ,. Property Polygons Feet 0 15 30 60 90 120 Map created by Planning Department on 3/17/2026 60 ITEM— VI.L.9 PLANNING ITEM#78248 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council APPROVED,AS CONDITIONED,BYCONSENT,Application of 21'STREET PROPERTIES,LLC/ LILLYII LLC, LILLYINC, CRAB BOSS LLC for a Special Exception for Alternative Compliance re nine (9)-story mixed-use building with a loft and dwelling units on the ground floor at the Southwest corner of Pacific Avenue & 22"d Street; 2106& 2108 Pacific Avenue, 15 foot by 200 foot strip North of 2106 Pacific Avenue, 302, 304, 306, & 308 22"d Street District 6 BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA 21"STREET PROPERTIES,LLC/LILLYII LLC,LILLYINC, CRAB BOSS LLC for a Special Exception for Alternative Compliance re nine (9)-story mixed-use building with a loft and dwelling units on the ground floor at the Southwest corner of Pacific Avenue & 22"d Street; 2106 & 2108 Pacific Avenue, 15 foot by 200 foot strip North of 2106 Pacific Avenue, 302, 304, 306, & 308 22"d Street (GPINs 2427180543, 2427180409, 2427180661, 2427180594, 2427181609, 2427180657, 2427180616, 2427089655, 2427089604)District 6 The following conditions shall be required: 1. The site shall be developed in substantial conformance with the submitted concept site plan,floor plan, and architectural elevations, entitled "Beach House",prepared by Cox, Kliewer& Company,P.C., and dated December 5, 2025, which have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning& Community Development.All 131 units shall be developed as presented in the conceptual floor plans in regard to the bedroom/unit breakdown and floor area. 2. The site shall be developed in substantial conformance with the submitted concept landscape plan, entitled "Beach House Mixed-Use Development, Landscape Plan", prepared by Timmons Group, and dated August 28, 2025, which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and are on file with the Virginia Beach Department of Planning&Community Development.However,final approval of specific planting species shall be subject to the Development Service Center's Landscape Architect. 3. An approved Outdoor Cafe Franchise Agreement from the City of Virginia Beach Resort Management Office will be required prior to the approval of the construction or operation of the Outdoor Seating Area depicted on the submitted concept plan. 4. An approved Encroachment Agreement from the City Council will be required prior to the approval of the displayed townhouse stairs which are shown encroaching into the City right-of-way. April21, 2026 61 ITEM— VI.L.9 PLANNING ITEM#78248 (Continued) S. Approval from the City of Virginia Beach Department of Public Works is required for the design of the parking structure, and the placement of proposed loading zones prior to the issuance of site plan approval. The applicant shall comply with all comments generated through the site plan approval process. 6. If developed in accordance with this Alternative Compliance request and the plans referenced in conditions #1 and #2, the overall density of this project is limited to 131 condominium units. 7. The site development shall comply with all conditions placed as part of the 2024-2025 RFP process pertaining to the historic structure at 302 22"d Street. 8. The on-street parking shown in the City right-of-way on 22"d Street shall not be used or designated as required parkingfor any private use,and shall remain available to the public at all hours. 9. The condominium declaration for the property, if developed in accordance with this Alternative Compliance, shall include a provision prohibiting the use of the property, or any portion thereof,for Short Term Rentals. This Ordinance shall be effective in accordance with Section 107(fi of the Zoning Ordinance. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the 21" day of April Two Thousand Twenty Six. Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 ,i OR(STR\t3R I-A pR C)R OR R STR-OR 'O DR �{1 l OR �, r C � OR(+?TR-OR)—,--- �R ' i taR OR m Site 21 st Street Properties, LLC ® zoning Southwest corner of Pacific Avenue & 22nd Street; 2106 & 2108 Property Polygons Pacific Avenue, 15-foot by 200-foot strip north of 2106 Pacific Avenue, 302, 304, 306, jM Feet & 308 22nd Street 0 25 50 100 150 200 Map created by Planning Department on 3/17/2026 62 ITEM— VI.L.10 PLANNING ITEM#78249 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council DEFERRED INDEFINITELY, BY CONSENT, Ordinance to REMOVE GPIN 24140508440000 and a portion of GPIN 24140549120000 from the Nimmo Church Historic and Cultural District and AMEND the Official Zoning Map re eliminate the Nimmo Church Historic and Cultural District Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 63 ITEM— VI.L11 PLANNING ITEM#78250 The following registered to speak.- Jessica Windish, Chair- Transportation Areal Interfacility Transition Area Citizens Advisory Committee, 2568 Cantwell Road, Phone: 343-8120, spoke in OPPOSITION Melissa Draudt, Responsible Growth Virginia Beach, 3137 Sacramento Drive, Phone:288-7101, spoke OPPOSITION Lisa Murphy, 1616 Dey Cove Drive, Phone:214-5493, spoke in SUPPORT Usha Eleswarapu, 1769 Champion Circle, Phone:216-597-6728, spoke in OPPOSITION After City Council discussion, Council Member Berlucchi made a motion,seconded by Vice Mayor Wilson, to APPROVE Ordinance to ADOPT the Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan-imagin e VB2 040 which will supersede the Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan 2016 Council Member Henley then made a SUBSTITUTE MOTION, seconded by Council Member Rouse, to DEFER for sixty (60) days, Ordinance to ADOPT the Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan - imagine VB2040 which will supersede the Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan 2016 Voting: 3 8 (MOTION FAILED DUE TO A NEGATIVE VOTE) Council Members Voting Aye: Barbara M. Henley, Cal "Cash"Jackson-Green and Jennifer Rouse Council Members Voting Nay: Michael F.Berlucchi,Stacy Cummings,Mayor Robert M.Dyer,David Hutcheson, Robert W. "Worth"Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent.- None April21, 2026 64 ITEM— VI.L.11 PLANNING ITEM#78250 (Continued) Upon motion by Council Member Berlucchi, seconded by Vice Mayor Wilson, City Council APPROVED Ordinance to ADOPT the Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan -imagineVB2040 which will supersede the Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan 2016 Voting: 8-3 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F.Berlucchi,Stacy Cummings,Mayor Robert M.Dyer,David Hutcheson, Robert W. "Worth"Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Voting Nay: Barbara M. Henley, Cal "Cash"Jackson-Green and Jennifer Rouse Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 1 AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE IMAGINEVB 2040, CITY 2 OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND ALL 3 PLANS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE WHICH WILL 4 SUPERSEDE THE 2016 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 5 6 WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning 7 practice require: 8 9 WHEREAS, the purpose of the Comprehensive Plan (the "Plan") is to guide and 10 accomplish the coordinated, adjusted and harmonious development of the City which 11 will, in accordance with present and probable future needs and resources, best promote 12 the health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity and general welfare of the 13 City and its citizens; 14 15 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, in concert with the Department of 16 Planning, completed three surveys, hosted ten focus group meetings and twelve public 17 meetings, and staff attended over 100 stakeholder meetings, in order to determine the 18 existing conditions and trends of growth, the probable future requirements, the needs 19 and desires of the general public and business, environmental, military, agricultural, 20 cultural and other groups; 21 22 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission hosted eight workshops to review drafts of 23 the plan, and on March 11, 2026, held a public hearing and recommended the adoption 24 of the imagineVB 2040, City of Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan, superseding the 25 previous Comprehensive Plan adopted by the City Council on May 17, 2016, and 26 thereafter amended, in accordance with the requirements of Article 3 of Chapter 22 of 27 Title 15.2 of the Code of Virginia, and certified the attached copy to the City Council; 28 and 29 30 WHEREAS, the certified copy of the Plan is in compliance with the required 31 provisions of the Virginia Code Sections 15.2-2223, 2223.1, 2223.2, 2223.3, 2223.4, 32 2223.5 and 2224. 33 34 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 35 OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: 36 37 That it hereby adopts the "imagineVB 2040, City of Virginia Beach 38 Comprehensive Plan," including the List of Revisions to the February 18, 2026 final draft for 39 consideration, attached hereto and made a part hereof, and all provisions of the 40 incorporated plans. ArinntPci by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on this _ 2Is t day of_A p r i 1 _, 2026. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: Planning Department City Attorney's Office CA17088/R-2/March 24, 2026 iinna � n e � 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Adopted April 21, 2026 VB, CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH M Contents 1 Overview and Development Context 8 2 Environment 40 3 Inland Context Area 78 4 Coastal Context Area 113 5 Courthouse Context Area 126 6 Rural Context Area 139 7 Place Types 147 Appendix A: Zoning to Place Types 212 Appendix B: Center Area Map Series 219 Appendix C: Documents Adopted by Reference 263 Appendix D: Soils Information 265 vs 2 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Acknowledgments Virginia Beach Residents: Management Leadership Team: A massive THANK YOU to all the neighbors • Patrick Duhaney, City Manager and stakeholders who participated in this • Kenneth L. Chandler, Deputy City Manager process. This plan would not be what it is without the diverse and knowledgeable • Monica Croskey, Deputy City Manager perspectives of Virginia Beach residents. . Amanda Jarratt, Deputy City Manager City Councilmembers: Project Team: • Mayor Robert M. "Bobby" Dyer Kathy Warren, Planning Director • Vice Mayor Rosemary Wilson Carrie Bookholt, Deputy Planning Director • Michael Berlucchi Hank Morrison, Project Manager • Stacy Cummings Kaitlen Alcock • Barbara Henley • Jamik Alexander • David Hutcheson • Victoria Eisenberg • Cal "Cash"Jackson-Green Rachael Miller • Robert W. "Worth" Remick Supporting City Departments: • Dr.Amelia Ross-Hammond Planning & Community Development • Jennifer V. Rouse • Agriculture • Joashua F. Schulman City Attorney's Office Planning Commission: Cultural Affairs • John Coston, Chair • Communications • Kathryn Byler,Vice Chair Convention & Visitor's Bureau • Michael Anderson Economic Development • Walter Camp Emergency Management • John Cromwell • Housing & Neighborhood Preservation • Holly Cuellar Information Technology • Susan Hippen Parks & Recreation • Michael Mauch • Public Utilities • Neena Moorjani Public Works • Katherine Schoonover • Bryan Plumlee '' ' 3 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN City Boards and Commissions: Stakeholder Groups: • Active Transportation Advisory Committee Citizens of Virginia Beach • Agricultural Advisory Commission Central Business District Association • Bayfront Advisory Commission Coastal Virginia Building Industry Association • Green Ribbon Committee •• Historic Preservation Commission Hampton Roads Transit • Hampton Roads Transportation District • Housing Advisory Board Commission • Human Rights Commission • Historic Kempsville Citizens Advisory • Mayor's Committee for Persons with Committee Disabilities • National Association of Active and Retired • Mayor's Commission on Aging Federal Employees • Old Beach Design Review Committee Seatack Civic League • Open Space Advisory Committee Virginia Beach Chapter, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce • Resort Advisory Commission • Virginia Beach Council of Civic • Transition Area/ITA Citizens Advisory Organizations Committee • Virginia Beach Vision • Virginia Beach Development Authority • Witchduck Point Civic League Consultant Team: • Renaissance Planning: Chris Sinclair, Kohl Malo • Dills Architects: Gerrie West, Clay Dills Plan Adopted on April 21, 2026 4 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ,4 t Imagine a city of water, with a variety of attractive beaches and large estuaries of "~ u IF a e» outstanding beauty that draw people { , .x. from throughout the - - country. It Imagine K expanses of lands • - - • by natural corridors that --Val create an environmental and open space system where plants thrive and animals • _ freely. a Imagine city with g Y a network of parks and trails within those natural lands and -- corridors. BI 5 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.1:Overview and Development Context y Imagine a city with rural lands and active farms growing food for Virginia Beach nl locals and beyond. - - Imagine a city with active and walkable urban , centers where people come together to work, shop, recreate, and become immersed in Imagine a city of arts and culture. distinct communities, where neighborhood residents safely and easily walk or bike to community hubs to gather, visit g farmers' markets, and enjoy parks and ` playgrounds. ` 6 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Foreword imagineVB is the City's Comprehensive Tourism will continue to be an economic Plan. It is a long-range, aspirational cornerstone,with a focus on attracting people document for the future. It is not a regulatory year round to the Resort Area and Princess document, but instead sets direction for Anne Commons. Military installations will future policies, programs,and investments. continue to employ many.The City is actively It reflects a clear public desire for the City to diversifying its economy into new industries, grow with balance—economically, socially, such as high tech, logistics,ecotourism, and environmentally. Being strategic about advanced manufacturing,sports tourism, growth protects natural resources, existing entertainment,and defense.The Plan focuses and future flood-prone areas, and rural land in on locations for those industries.Virginia while creating places that attract and retain Beach has limited undeveloped land north of people and businesses, including younger the Green Line and must be strategic about residents, military families, innovative the businesses it attracts.Agriculture in the companies, and long-term employers. southern half of the City remains a core part of Virginia Beach already offers water access the economy and will continue to be protected. and natural beauty. This plan builds on This Plan's Big Ideas are major investments those assets by focusing on strategic and initiatives the City can make over the growth and advancing a vision for what the long term to support environmental and rural City can become: a network of walkable protection, economic development, and centers connected by a Linear Park/Active quality neighborhoods. They ensure systems Transportation System, supported by robust work together and build from current transit, and anchored in an environmentally efforts. For example,the Linear Park/Active sensitive open space framework. Transportation System and Environmental This Plan directs growth away from sensitive Open Space Framework seek to create areas and toward locations where it great, sustainable places and align with the can deliver multiple benefits. It includes City's Sea Level Wise program. tools, guidelines, and policies to guide Most importantly,this Plan reinforces the infrastructure investments, improve urban redirection of the City's growth that began design, and support a high quality of life.The with the 2016 Plan. It builds the foundation Green Line continues to serve as a transition for updating the City's implementation between urban development and the City's tools, most notably the zoning ordinance. more rural, low-density areas. The Rural Place Types designated in this plan indicate Area Boundary(Blue Line), located south how the updated zoning ordinance should of the Green Line, affirms the City's intent regulate development. to limit urban services and direct growth away from farmland, rural communities, and In summary, imagineVB guides the City into environmentally sensitive areas. an environmentally sustainable, economically vibrant, safe, and secure future. 7 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.1:Overview and Development Context Chapter 1 Overview and Development Context Ns 8 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � CH.1:Overview and Development Context Introduction This Comprehensive Plan serves as Virginia • Improving quality of life: Residents Beach's guide for growth through 2040. It are concerned about maintaining safe integrates ideas based on residents'visions and secure neighborhoods,the lack of for the future and the strategies for achieving attainable housing,and an over-reliance on them. A key focus of this Update is the automobiles to get around. Residents want coordination of the City's ongoing initiatives more cultural, economic,and recreational to address sea level rise,flooding, population options. growth, and economic development while preserving the City's character and enhancing The City has taken many steps to respond residents' quality of life. to these challenges.Strategic efforts like the Outdoors Plan,Active Transportation plan,the The City faces significant long-term Sea Level Wise Program,the Flood Protection challenges: Program,Strategic Growth Area Master Plans, Public Art programs,the Open Space • Flooding and sea level rise risk: Frequent Acquisition Program, and the Agricultural and intense storms, along with rising Reserve Program are examples. imagineVB sea levels, put low-lying areas, lives, and synchronizes these plans and programs to property at risk. Sunny day and wind- realize a better future. driven flooding are increasing issues in the southern part of the City. The Comprehensive Plan charts an aspirational course for the future. It presents • Pressure to convert rural and agricultural gig Ideas that translate the City's goals areas:The City's natural lands and into tangible outcomes. Big Ideas weave agricultural areas south of the Green together and enhance actions the City has Line are vital ecological and economic already committed to. They double down assets. The City has along-standing on the City's ongoing efforts to protect policy of preserving those farmlands and environmental and agricultural lands and ecosystems. However, development safeguard neighborhood well-being. The pressures continue to threaten their long- plan focuses on transformational changes to term viability. auto-oriented development patterns along • Constraints on continued outward growth: major corridors to make walking, biking, The City must grow"inward and upward, and transit viable travel options. It includes not outward," focusing anticipated growth guidelines to guide the City in updating and future development in the northern the zoning ordinance, capital improvement part of the City where public infrastructure program, and other implementation tools already exists. Natural areas,water bodies, that will support these changes. bordering jurisdictions,fiscal constraints, and the desire to protect rural areas south of the Green Line limit the ability to accommodate expected growth using suburban-style development patterns. V 9 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � CH.1:Overview and Development Context Existi nJ Context Natural Context Water is the City's biggest attraction and its biggest challenge. Low-lying areas are prone to flooding during storms when water cannot quickly drain into estuaries.Sea level rise is to expected bring the p g opposite problem: � the inward flow of water.The City is actively addressing both issues through its stormwater ordinance and Sea Level Wise planning.The Sea Level Wise Adaptation Strategy outlines ways to strengthen natural systems, build engineered defenses,and adapt based on ; detailed local sea level modeling. It also r" weighs cost, potential loss, effectiveness, and local priorities in its recommendations. Beaches and parks attract more than 10 �w million tourists to the City annually. Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and False Cape State Park protect natural lands in Virginia Beach's southeastern corner. Rural and agricultural lands in the southern part of the City help preserve and protect habitats and ecosystems. First Landing State Park, between Broad Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, is a significant natural resource in the northern part of the City. a < t . 10 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN so 13 f 149� < t � i f i' H•Y• s M1 ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES Federal&State parks and other protected - areas 40 Surface waters a Wetland areas(marsh,swamp,bog,prairie) City-owned land,parks,or open space Figure 1-1—Natural Context 11 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.t Development Context Growth Trends The Hampton Roads region is among The City's population was about 84,000 in the largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas 1963 when it merged with Princess Anne in the country, and the sixth largest in the County(Table 1-1). By 2020,the City's Southeastern United States. The region is population increased to nearly 460,000. home to 1.7 million residents and is projected According to the Weldon Cooper Center, to grow by 300,000 residents by year 2045. the City's population is expected to grow to Located in the southeast part of the region, 484,000 by year 2040 and to 501,000 by Virginia Beach is the most populated City in year 2050. both Hampton Roads and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Also, according to the same source,the number of people over the age 65 is expected to increase by 77 percent in the City by 2040. Table 1-1—Historical and Forecast Population for the City of Virginia Beach Year Virginia Beach Population % Change from Prior Decade 1960 84,215 N/A 1970 172,106 +105% 1980 262,199 + 52% 1990 395,542 + 51% 2000 426,824 +8% 2010 438,864 +3% 2020 459,470 + 5% 2030 Forecast 474,052 Forecast +3% 2040 Forecast 483,916 Forecast +2% 2050 Forecast 501,022 Forecast +4% Sources: 1960:U.S. Census Bureau(1960). This year includes the population for both the City of Virginia Beach and Princess Anne County, which would merge in 1963.' 1970—2010: U.S. Census Bureau(2024)." 2020—2050: University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center. (2022). 12 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN A CH.1:i)/-[view anal I)pmenl Virginia Beach absorbed much of the region's The Weldon Cooper Center forecasts indicate growth between 1960 and 1990 when the City the region's growth rate will remain robust, grew by around 100,000 people per decade. around 300,000 new residents are expected Since then,the growth rate has slowed over the next twenty years.Those forecasts, considerably to between 20,000 to 30,000 reflecting past trends, anticipate Virginia people per decade.The region's growth Beach will absorb around 30,000 new shifted to Chesapeake and Suffolk which have residents, only ten percent of the region's ample amounts of vacant developable land. growth. The growing inward versus outward focus of this Comprehensive Plan update is designed to attract a larger portion of the region's growth. 600,000 - - - --- 500,000 -- 400,000 - -- 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 Virginia Newport Beach Chesapeake Richmond Norfolk News Alexandria 2023 Estimate 453,605 252,478 229,035 238,122 182,268 158,591 2040 Forecast 483,916 293,397 256,015 228,249 189,242 189,163 2050 Forecast 501,022 318,516 1 270,425 1 230,050 192,291 1 204,755 Source:University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. (2022)."' Figure 1-2—Population forecasts for six largest cities in Virginia(2023 to 2050) 13 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN A CH.1:Overview and Development Context Employment in the City follows population The key strategies are protecting developable trends,with high growth rates until 1990 that land for industrial uses and attracting business have slowed since then(Table 1-2).Through clusters seeking high amenity, urban settings. its economic growth initiatives,detailed in the The Comprehensive Plan affirms and expands Economic Development Strategic Plan,the those strategies. City has positioned itself to attract a larger share of the region's job growth. Table 1-2— Historical and Forecast Employment for the City of Virginia Beach Year Virginia Beach Employment Annual Growth Rate 1970 66,246 N/A 1980 111,607 + 5.4%/year 1990 187,249 + 5.3%/year 2000 236,446 +2.4%/year 2010 240,506 +0.2%/year 2015 254,958 +1.2%/year` 2045 Forecast 271,307 Forecast +0.2%/year Source:Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization(2019)1v Development Patterns Between 1960 and 2000,the City grew While major roadways are essential regional at a rapid rate, from 84,000 to 426,000 connectors,they also act as barriers that residents. Most of that growth was suburban, disrupt neighborhood cohesion. The physical characterized by single-family subdivisions, and visual divide created by these roadways shopping centers, and business parks. limits walkability and community interaction, reinforcing a fragmented developed Significant investments were made in urban landscape, even for more traditional and services,water/sewer, new roads, and compact forms of development. For example, roadway widenings. Developments were I-264, and at times Virginia Beach Boulevard, designed to primarily accommodate cars. act as barriers between many communities in Development first expanded into farmlands the northern and southern parts of the City. between the City of Norfolk and the Atlantic Ocean. It then expanded south. tv 14 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.1:Ove-wiov^ rmd Upvelopment Context In 1979, Virginia Beach established a Conversations with the public during the growth boundary,today named the Green update of the Comprehensive Plan indicated Line(Figure 1-3),to safeguard rural a strong interest in continuing the Green and agricultural lands and control local Line policies to protect the rural areas in expenditures. The Green Line was adopted, the southern part of the City. People also but not formally named, in 1979 to distinguish wanted continued growth, notably to diversify zoning districts, with residential zones the City's economic base and cultural north and agricultural ones south. The 1985 opportunities.There was consensus that the Comprehensive Plan formally recognized tension between the Green Line and growth the Green Line, and it has remained in the is best addressed by continuing to focus on same location since its inception. The City growing inward rather than outward, and continues to recognize the role of the Green through infill and redevelopment. Line to limit development into the City's southern area and limit costs of expanding infrastructure and services. In 2004,the City Council adopted a resolution that established the concept of the Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) as a boundary for potential extension of City water and sewer service.The Department of Public Utilities later developed a policy based on this resolution. While the Green Line has historically served as the primary tool for managing growth in the Comprehensive Plan, this Update for the first time acknowledges the Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) as a complementary policy tool. Together, these tools help define a clear transition between urbanized areas and the City's rural, agricultural, and natural areas. The GREEN LINE begins at the Chesapeake—Virginia Beach border,tracing the Interfacility Traffic Area (ITA) boundary northward to Princess Anne Road. From there, it follows Princess Anne Road east to Sandbridge Road and then turns south, bypassing the Sandbridge Special Service District. The Green Line restricts building intensity and density within the Southern Rivers Watershed, an area designated for agriculture and conservation,with notable flood risks. The RURAL AREA BOUNDARY(BLUE LINE)runs along North Landing Road to Indian River Road,then extends eastward to New Bridge Road,then proceeding north until it intersects with Sandbridge Road,then proceeding eastward tracing the eastern and southern boundaries of the Sandbridge Special Service District until such boundary reaches the Atlantic Ocean.The Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) marks the outer limit for city sewer and water services. 15 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN fa 13 �L } 56 f Atlantic Ocean', � f i _ { a r � F Green Line Rural Area Boundary u _ (Blue Line} Rural�Area` Boundary w (Blue Line) Green Line h „}, Overly North Landing Back Bay False - River Cape False Princess Cape State::= s Anne Park IF Wildlife Management Area MI CONTEXT AREA FEATURES ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) Surface waters Green Line - -Blue/Green Overlap City-owned land,parks,or open space - Coastal-Inland Federal&State parks and other protected MILITARY areas �eWetland areas(marsh,swamp,bog,prairie) Figure 1-3— Green Line and Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) Kip, 16 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.1:Overview and Development Context Because the area north of the Green Line is I9 r�t1 �► nearly built out,the City will increase its focus { �f to growing inward rather than outward. Growth I} " , 4 needs to be organized to advance the City's sustainability and quality-of-life goals.The III � x City created Strategic Growth Areas(SGAs) 141t ��kto absorb growth using higher density, mixed- oil use,use,walkable development patterns. Each ----- 9 SGA has a master plan that illustrates the transformation of existing suburban, auto- oriented development patterns into urban, multimodal patterns that provide residents with options for how they can move around the City. The SGAs and Centers designated in this Plan north of the Green Line can accommodate growth and help and expand businesses that diversify the City's economy and create jobs. The City is also seeking areas for other targeted industries, including logistics, ecotourism, advanced manufacturing,sporting events/entertainment,and defense and technology sectors such as cybersecurity, medical technology,and data analytics. Designated planning areas around Naval Aire'°. Station Oceana,areas within the Burton Station SGA, and existing clusters at Princess Anne Commons and the Princess Anne Athletic ■ ���1 ', Complex can also support these industries. M imagineVB directs most growth through infill and redevelopment techniques. Infill involves adding new buildings to vacant or underutilized }I land within already developed areas. — Redevelopment is replacing or ' I upgrading older buildings or sites to meet today's needs. 17 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH. 1: Regional Partnerships The City of Virginia Beach will continue Eastern Virginia Regional Industrial Facility working with regional, state, and federal Authority(EVRIFA),to develop and market partners on planning and coordinating regional business parks and large-scale efforts that serve the broader Hampton industrial sites. Roads area. Many of the region's challenges extend beyond city borders. Strengthening RVA757,to advance connectivity and cooperation with regional partners helps economic development in the Richmond and Virginia Beach and the region solve important Hampton Roads reigons. problems. Key partnerships include: Additional regional partners include utility • Hampton Roads Planning District and waste management organizations, Commission (HRPDC) and Hampton Roads Hampton Roads Sanitation District(HRSD), Transportation Planning Organization the Southeastern Public Service Authority (HRTPO),to support coordinated (SPSA), and the Southside Network Authority regional planning on land use, housing, S( NA),transport partners such as Norfolk transportation, infrastructure, and International Airport(ORF),the Virginia Port broadband. Authority, and the Hampton Roads Alliance (HRA), and environmental groups including • Hampton Roads Transit(HRT),to serve Lynnhaven River Now. Virginia Beach's mass transit needs and to support ongoing transit planning and f .. operations. = • Virginia Institute of Marine Science _ p (VIMS) and the Virginia Marine Resource01 Commission (VMRC),to monitor and help manage shoreline change,wetlands, and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and river systems. • The U.S. Military(described more on the following pages)to maintain military SSAPEAKE readiness, manage flood risk, and align coastal and flood resilience efforts with base operations. • Virginia Department of Emergency Management(VDEM)and Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA),to plan for severe weather response, update hazard mitigation plans, and coordinate ; disaster recovery. ' 18 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH, 1: MilitaryPartners and Planning The City of Virginia Beach values its military State Military Reservation:Virginia Army partners as critical to both the City and National Guard regional economies and essential to the community's long-term prosperity. The Located south of the Resort Area, State City will continue working with the military Military Reservation (SMR,formerly Camp to address disruptions and pursue shared Pendleton) occupies about 300 acres,with long-term goals. Military bases in the City are 27 additional acres leased from the federal shown on Figure 1-4, and include: government. It supports the Military Sealift Command and the 203rd RED HORSE of the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Virginia Air National Guard. Story: U.S. Navy and U.S.Army SMR was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Joint Expeditionary Base(JEB) Little Creek— Register in June 2004 and the National Ft. Story serves as the primary East Coast Register of Historic Places in September base for overseas contingency operations. It 2005 as the City's first historic district supports expeditionary forces in the Navy's recognized at both levels. SMR is in the Atlantic Fleet. The installation spans the Inland Coastal Context Area. and Coastal Context Areas and extends into Norfolk. Air Installations Naval Air Station Oceana and Dam Neck Compatibility Use Zones and Annex: U.S. Navy Accident Potential Zones Naval Air Station(NAS)Oceana is the Navy's Jet aircraft are essential components of the only operational Master Jet Base on the East missions supported at NAS Oceana. The City Coast. It hosts FA-18 C/D Hornet and FA-18 E/F and Navy carefully evaluate and manage Super Hornet squadrons for the Atlantic and noise impacts through the Air Installations Pacific Fleets. Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Compatibility Use Zones (AICUZ) planning (NALF)Fentress,located seven miles southwest efforts. in Chesapeake,simulates aircraft carrier decks and supports training operations. NAS Oceana The AICUZ program has modeled three lies in the Inland Context Area. Dam Neck noise zones based on the average sound Annex is in the Coastal Context Area. level of aircraft activity. Each noise zone has land use controls. 2005 Joint Land Use The City has made significant investments Study(JLUS) created the noise zones used in to meet the requirements of the Base the AICUZ Overlay Ordinance. Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process to protect its citizens and keep NAS Oceana in AICUZ "Subareas" have been designated by Virginia Beach and will continue to do so. the City of Virginia Beach to correspond to high noise contours. Each of these subareas has associated land use density policies and use restrictions. 19 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 60 /— First Lan 1 g� ` State Park 'f 3 - 337 Lynnh 1 , 58 ry `� 149 165 r "��, '.l ram►..-� lee a f ea North Landing, Back BaY _ False ' 1 River _ Cape c vim. . , .. False .; Princess Cape State , Anne Park Wildlife Management Area MILITARY AIRCRAFT PLANNING ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES AICUZ Surface waters CONTEXT AREA FEATURES Accident Potential Zones City-owned land,parks, _ Rural Area Boundary(Blue or open space Line) Clear Zone Federal&State parks and Green Line Accident Potnntial Zone 1 other protected areas ---�Blue/Green Overlap Accident Potential Zone 2 \�\ Wetland areas(marsh, ------ Coastal-Inland \ swamp,bog,prairie) Figure 1-4—Military Bases and A/CUZ contours 20 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Ll • MERC y CH.1:Overview and Development Context _ The City adopted the Intenfacility Traffic Area � , (ITA)&Vicin�_Master Plan, as an amendment ` - } to the Comprehensive Plan in 2011.An updated version of that plan was adopted by the City Council in 2017.The update recognized a significant increase in land in the ITA purchased by the City as part of the program to support operations at NAS Oceana.The N SS plan guides future land use and development in Virginia Beach within the high noise zone t contours between NAS Oceana and NALF Fentress. The Navy also identifies areas of accident _ potential based on historical data from aircraft mishaps, known as Accident Potential Zones (APZs),to assist in land use planning.The Navy recommends that certain land uses that concentrate large numbers of people— apartments, places of worship,and schools— be constructed outside APZs. The City has adopted the APZ-1/CZ Master r; Plan (2008)to help ensure safety while accommodating growth and long-term planning efforts. The City's APZ-1 Ordinance limits development in APZ-1 and Clear Zones to stay consistent with Navy safety regulations.These areas influence redevelopment in nearby areas, including the Lynnhaven and Hilltop SGAs. •..,•- Military Partnership Policies • Land uses in the AICUZ should conform to all adopted plans(e.g.,APZ-1/CZ Master Plan, ITA&Vicinity Master Plan, and the Strategic Growth Area Master Plans). • Support the mission of the military installations in Virginia Beach. • Continue to route to the Community Planning Liaison Officers(CPLOs)all discretionary and by-right development applications within "areas of interest."Work closely with the CPLOs to review development applications for"areas of interest"to avoid potentially incompatible uses. 21 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �I CH. tvi, ,. ,ii,i :� i iil, -� Public Involvement The Comprehensive Plan Update actively Fall 2023: "Big Ideas"Workshop events involved City residents and stakeholders through a series of in-person and online November public workshop events to engagements.The City's Communications gather more information. Office supported marketing and developing Major concepts are either affirmed or refined. public engagement activities through targeted social media ads,direct email to City lists, Four in-person workshops were held calendar publications, and media promotions. throughout the City where participants were Over 1,500 people participated in the in- asked to provide feedback on the initial person and on-line workshops and events. themes and Big Ideas. They were also asked to weigh in on potential Plan concepts such Summer 2023: Focus Group meetings as Place Types. Participants contributed • Two rounds of focus group meetings. input and ideas through group discussions with facilitators and participant-led report- Initial plan themes and concepts are outs. Groups supported the initial themes developed. and Big Ideas, most importantly maintaining the Green Line and further developing In the Summer of 2023,ten in-person focus strategies for growing inward. The workshop group meetings were held with participants events are summarized in the "November from local environmental groups, civic 2023 Big Ideas Workshops memo." groups, homeowner groups and associations, business leaders, and members of the Human ' Spring 2024:Open House events Rights Commission,the Mayor's Commission on Aging and Committee for Persons with Open house events share plan policy Disabilities. The meetings asked participants concepts. to reflect on the City's current conditions and . Online public engagement gathers more significant challenges, and to convey their feedback. visions for a positive future. Open house events held in the Spring of Focus group discussions covered 2024 allowed participants to weigh in on transportation, infrastructure, environment, the proposed organization of the Plan, education, economic growth, and quality of notably Context Areas and Place Types, life. The Comprehensive Plan's initial themes and proposed policies. Residents could and Big Ideas emerged from those meetings. also weigh in via an on-line version of the Those initial meetings are summarized in the open houses. The in-person and virtual "Initial Public Engagement Focus open houses also featured a survey,which Groups"memorandum. garnered over a hundred responses. Most respondents supported the Plan's themes, Big Ideas, organization, and policy direction. The events and survey responses are summarized in the "Spring 2024 Open House Engagements Report." 22 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH. 1: Goals, Objectives, and Big Ideas imagineVB's Overarching Goals originated Create a Linear Park/Active Transportation from the initial focus group sessions and System: Establish a Linear Park/Active evolved over subsequent engagements. Plan Transportation System with pathways for goals include: biking, rolling, and walking between new Economic sustainability and diversity. and existing open spaces, parks, and recreational areas. • Housing attainment and diversity. • Continue the Green Line and Rural Area • Environmental sustainability. Boundary(Blue Line),and plan based • Rural and agricultural land protection on the unique contexts created by those south of the Green Line. lines: Identify the City's existing four unique landscapes into Context Areas to tailor • Infill urban development and multimodal planning efforts. The Rural Area Boundary access north of the Green Line. (Blue Line) and Green Line are foundational • Community identity and connections. to the Context Areas. Tailor policies and initiatives to meet the needs of each • Neighborhood well-being and safety. Context Area. The following pages list additional goals and Designate centers and multimodal objectives for each overarching goal and corridors north of the Green Line: iterate through the Plan's chapters. Encourage upward, not outward, growth "Big Ideas" are tangible investments and by redeveloping commercial areas into higher-density,walkable urban centers initiatives the City can make to achieve and invest in walking, rolling, biking, and its goals. For example,creating an transit networks to provide travel options for environmental and open space framework is residents and workers. a big and bold initiative to ensure the goal of environmental sustainability. The Big Ideas • Create unique community identities and listed below helped guide the policies and connections: Work with neighborhoods recommendations in this Plan. to identify larger communities. Use place- making strategies to uplift community • Establish an environmental and open aesthetics and pride with art, history, and space framework: Create a citywide centering local stories. Create small-scale, Environmental and Open Space Framework walkable hubs for civic and social activities, that improves flood and sea level rise such as farmer's markets. resiliency,wildlife migration, ecological diversity, and public enjoyment of nature. - Monitor and ensure neighborhood well- being:Work with neighborhoods to identify ways to improve well-being,focusing on attainable housing, multimodal access, and safety. Each of the Big Ideas is presented under the goals and objectives on the following pages. 23 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �ij CH.1:Overview and Development Context Economic Sustainability and Diversity Goals • Attract quality employers and talent to the Continue to support policies and regulations City in strategic market sectors defined by that preserve the Rural Context Area to the Economic Development Strategic Plan. maintain viable farming operations and safeguard long-term agricultural productivity, • Attract, retain,and grow military contractors while exploring opportunities for ag-tech and and renewable energy businesses to support sustainable farming innovations. the Economic Goals of the City and region. • Continue to foster growth of tomorrow's Continue the Agricultural Reserve Program, workforce to retain and attract diverse talent. and Open Space Acqusition Program. • Support sustainable agricultural production, ' Apply Special Economic Growth Area(SEGA) especially south of the Rural Area Boundary Planning Area policies and design guidelines (Blue Line). to support location opportunities for diverse, strategic, and emerging industries. • Sustain and grow tourism within the Resort Area and across the city, guided by • Identify and promote areas for business emerging opportunities. growth that offer urban settings and regional multimodal access, supporting • Attract year-round visitors that help sustain sectors such as light industrial, logistics, the City's economy and tax base. renewable energy, and industries with demonstrated momentum. Objectives • Support unique and emerging economic • Direct and encourage economic growth in opportunities in strategic market sectors, Centers and SGAs. including innovation-driven enterprises, • Collaborate with property owners and sports tourism, ecotourism, and other niche potential developers to apply Center design industries that contribute to a dynamic and guidelines to create urban location options resilient economy. for businesses. 'u • Implement recommendations from the Resort Area Strategic Action Plan (RASAP) _ r. and other adopted plans in the RASAP area. — • Continue to promote unique economic development opportunities in the Princess <: Anne Commons Planning Area. • Continue using policies and regulations that limit development in the Rural Context Area to support sustainable agricultural production. 24 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.1:))v(�ivlev)and 1)(wH1 Housing Attainment and Diversity Goals • Provide a mix of housing types and attainable housing in differing settings across the City. • Ensure the quality of existing and new housing. ► Objectives r • Take advantage of Center redevelopment to s' increase housing diversity and attainability. • Find opportunities outside of Centers to increase housing diversity and attainability. • Apply design guidelines to ensure the development of a variety of housing types affordable housing across all income levels and ages in Centers and Community Hubs and along Multimodal Corridors. • Evaluate the adopted zoning ordinance and map to identify barriers to creating or maintaining attainable housing. • Identify strategies to address increasing Welcome senior housing demand. North End Environmental Sustainability A Neighborhood Since 1917 Goals • Position the City of Virginia Beach as a model of environmental stewardship. • Enhance healthy ecosystems in the City. • Improve water quality and mitigate flood impacts. • Protect, enhance, and connect natural lands and open spaces. • Increase access to nature and expand eco- tourism. • Protect residents from natural hazards. 25 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.1:Overview and Development Context • Encourage efficient land use and green • Develop and implement major buildings and infrastructure. environmental initiatives(Big Ideas). • Protect existing properties from sea level Sea Level Wise program for flood protection. rise,flooding, and erosion. Environmental and Open Space Framework to connect open spaces. • Optimize, protect, preserve, and enhance the ecological resilience of beaches, parks, Linear Park/Active Transportation System trails, launches, and recreational amenities. to provide public access to nature. Objectives Big Ideas • Continue to focus on and implement Establish an Environmental and Open sustainable practices that: Space Framework. • Encourage the development of green Create a Linear Park/Active Transportation buildings and infrastructure System. • Limit waste and pollution and protect residents from hazards. ' • Utilize the Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment and Development Strategy to prioritize investments in park and recreation " facilities, including needs and equitable ` access factors. s S • Continue to focus on and implement water quality and flood protection programs and strategies that: • Improve water quality and protect regulatory floodplains. x • T" • Monitor and mitigate flooding and sea level ' ' rise. • Continue the Open Space Acquisition Program. • Continue to strategically protect and connect open spaces that: • Optimize the ecological value of protected lands and open space. • Enhance connectivity between protected lands. v c� • Increase public access to natural lands and waterways. , 26 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � CH.1:Overview and Development Context Infill Development, Redevelopment, and Multimodal Access Goals • Direct infill growth into Centers andx� R Community Hubs and develop Centers and Hubs to make walking, biking, and transit viable and safe travel options. • Modify the designs and operations of A designated Multimodal Corridors to make walking, biking, and transit viable and safe options within and between Centers and Hubs. • Create safe and convenient walking and biking paths between neighborhoods and Community Hubs. Objectives • Designate Multimodal Corridors and apply 8 Multimodal Corridor design guidelines to promote safe and convenient walking, biking, rolling, and transit. r • Prioritize transit service improvements that provide access to City job centers. • �r Designate Centers and Community Hubs and apply Place Type design guidelines r to create land development patterns and multimodal networks that promote safe ' and convenient walking, biking, rolling, and transit. • Work with transportation agencies and adjacent jurisdictions to develop and >. connect regional transit routes and trails. • Plan, design, and develop walking and biking paths between neighborhoods and local focal points(such as Community Hubs). Big Idea • Designate and design Centers and Multimodal Corridors. M13 27 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.1:Ov,^iviov/ wd I>, .IOpnwnt(: ,nt�>:t Community Identity Neighborhood and Connections Well-Being and Safety Goals Goals • Recognize the unique histories and • Promote the integrity,sense of well-being, identities of communities in the City. and safety of neighborhoods by ensuring: • Promote and sustain community venues, Quality housing and safe streets. events, and opportunities. • Safe and convenient access to • Provide central locations(Community Hubs) schools,civic functions,and parks. for community residents to gather. • Protections from the scale and • Provide walking and biking connections conflicting activity of adjacent between community neighborhoods and non-residential developments. hubs. Objectives • When conceptualizing new schools, consider improvements to neighborhood Develop a neighborhood monitoring mobility early in the process. program that continually tracks factors of interest to residents and stakeholders in local Objectives neighborhoods,such as sense of safety, traffic,sidewalk connectivity,or shade. • Work with residents to define community boundaries and their identities. Identify and address improvement needs based on the measures. • Develop community identity-based placemaking strategies,design guidelines, • Apply neighborhood design guidelines to and cultural opportunities. ensure development within and adjacent to • Designate one or more centrally located neighborhoods promotes safety andwell being. and walkable Community Hubs within each identified community and apply design • Continue to implement adopted plans and guidelines to develop Hubs. policies, including the Local Road Safety Action Plan, Active Transportation Plan, • Recognize and protect historic sites within Urban Forest Management Plan,Complete communities. Streets Policy, and Parks and Recreation • Leverage opportunities from Cultural Needs Assessment and Development Affairs to realize local art and place making Strategy. investments. Big Idea Big Idea Monitor and ensure neighborhood safety • Create unique community identities and and well-being. connections. vtl 28 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 'A CH.1:Overview and Development Context Priority Policies Housing Attainment and Diversity •The policies listed in the Plan reflect specific Implement the Attainable Workforce Housing Performance Grant program. actions the City will take to achieve its goals and objectives. Policies are listed throughout Pursue activities adopted by City Council the plan. This section lists the policies the City based on recommendations from the City's will focus on in the near term. Details for the 2024 Housing Study: priority policies are provided in later chapters. . Advance discussions with the Virginia Beach ' Economic Development and Diversity Development Authority to fund new, large- Coordinate with the Virginia Beach scale,mixed-use development projects. • Development Authority and regional and Design a housing education campaign to state development agencies to attract incorporate into successful community industry sectors targeted in the Virginia engagement. Beach Economic Development Strategic Research opportunities to simplify and Plan, including: streamline the permitting and review process. • Industrial, logistics,and high-tech bio. Explore Focused Action Plan initiatives for • Technology and finance businesses. attainable housing, including potential tax abatement opportunities through state • Agriculture. legislation to support development of attainable housing. • Defense and uncrewed systems. • As part of an overall update to the City's • Work with the Virginia Beach Convention Zoning Ordinance, update the code to allow and Visitors Bureau to sustain and grow for density bonuses and smaller lots in year-round tourism within the Resort Area districts north of the Green Line. and across the City, guided by emerging opportunities. • Explore land development opportunities for attainable housing, such as through • Identify key areas for redevelopment, partnerships with Virginia Beach including needed infrastructure updates to Community Development Corporation, attract vibrant mixed-use development. collaboration with religious entities on any excess land, and use of publicly owned • Identify and inventory suitable land for property as development incentives. industrial, high-tech, and logistics industries, including available development and • Promote use of assistance programs such redevelopment parcels in Center and Special as U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Use Place Types,with a focus on unique, Development(HUD) HOME funds for down- high-quality-of-life assets that support a payment and closing cost assistance for first-time home-buyers, HUD-funded rehab diverse workforce base, including existing military personnel and young professionals. programs using Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) and HOME funds, • Collaborate among City departments to and owner-occupied grants for rehab and identify key redevelopment areas and plan preservation of manufactured housing. necessary infrastructure improvements. This joint effort ensures strategic investment in Centers,anticipates development challenges, and aligns growth and opportunities with community needs. VP- 29 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � CH.1:Overview rind Development Context Environmental Sustainability Infill and Multimodal Access North of the Green Line • Continue implementing programs that ensure water quality and flood protection, Use Place Type design guidelines to update notably the Sea Level Wise initiative. the zoning ordinance for properties north of • As described in Chapter 2, identify the Green Line. opportunities in City planning and design Develop a Place Type development review efforts and during private development manual based on the process outlined in reviews to protect and connect natural Chapter 7. lands and open spaces. • Within five years, prepare the Environmental Use Center design guidelines in Chapter 7 Open Space Framework Plan described in to develop Center plans and development Chapter 2. regulations for those designated Centers without adopted Plans and regulations. • When making improvements included in the Active Transportation Plan and Outdoors Identify and implement needed plan and during private development development incentives as outlined in review, identify opportunities to develop Chapter 3 to promote private Center portions of the Linear Park/Active development. Transportation System. • Within five years, begin the Virginia Beach • Preserve the right of way needed to Boulevard Corridor Study as described in develop the Southeastern Parkway Chapter 3. Greenway linear park spine. • Within ten years, begin the Independence Rural Land Protection South of the / Princess Anne Road Corridor Study as Green Line described in Chapter 3. • Continue purchasing land and conservation easements south of the Green Line. • Continue the Agricultural Reserve Program, and Open Space Acquisition Program. • Continue the policy of not extending urban services south of the Rural Area Boundary (Blue Line). • Continue limiting development densities in the Courthouse Context Area. • Prohibit density bonuses in the Courthouse Context Area. • Update the zoning ordinance as needed to incorporate Transition Area Design Guidelines and Transition Neighborhood design guidelines in Chapter 7. 30 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH. 1: verview and Development Context Community Identity and Connections Neighborhood Safety and Well-being • Develop a Community and Connections Develop a neighborhood monitoring system program that focuses on: that continually tracks factors of interest Working with local residents to define to residents and stakeholders in local • neighborhoods, such as sense of safety, community boundaries and the unique characteristics of each community. traffic, sidewalk connectivity, or shade. • Implementing brand designs (such as Identify well-being measures and data ` banners) in gateways to public spaces sources. within communities. Develop a GIS-based monitoring system. • Local community members will initiate Use the monitoring system to regularly Community Hub plans, develop Community report on neighborhood well-being and Hub plans using Community Hub design recommend needed improvements. guidelines listed in Chapter 7. Planned '- Community Hubs will then be designated in • Apply the buffering guidelines from Chapter the Comprehensive Plan. 7 to ensure neighborhoods are properly buffered from infill development during • Develop community walking and biking development reviews. plans once Community Hub locations are adopted. s v _ �. 31 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �,i CH.1:Overview and Development Context Comprehensive Plan Framework The Comprehensive Plan is organized by: • Coastal Context Area: Located along the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean, east • Context Areas that define the vision and of the Inland Context Area and defined by policies for the unique areas of Virginia the Coastal Context Area Boundary,this Beach. area seeks to cultivate and protect a vibrant • Planning Areas that define the plans and coastal landscape and experience.Goals policies for strategically important areas in include enhancing access to beaches and the City. natural areas such as First Landing State Park and Pleasure House Point,accommodating • Place Types that define the functions and anticipated growth in the Resort Area, and forms of differing settings across the City. giving special attention to managing sea level rise. Existing residential neighborhoods Context Areas will retain their scale and character. Context Areas capture the four major • Courthouse Context Area: Located landscapes across Virginia Beach. The between the Green Line and Rural Area boundaries for the Context Areas are based Boundary(Blue Line),this area serves as a density and intensity step-down between on the Green Line, Rural Area Boundary(Blue the developed lands north of the Green Line), and the new Coastal Context Area Line and the uses south of the Rural Area Boundary. Context Areas tell the story of Boundary(Blue Line). The Courthouse these landscapes, including recognizing the Context Area seeks to maintain low-density environment, major destinations, and historic neighborhoods and open space. Existing features,to direct and orchestrate goals and policies for Princess Anne Commons and policies. The four established Context Areas the Transition Area will continue guiding are described below and shown in Figure 1-5. development. Princess Anne Commons emphasizes education, recreation, and • Inland Context Area: Located north of the habitat preservation. The Interfacility Traffic Green Line,this area is mostly developed Area (ITA)&Vicinity Master Plan provides a and densely populated,featuring numerous development program in the area based on neighborhoods, shopping and employment aircraft noise contours and other features. centers, parks, Naval Air Station Oceania, This Context Area is also home to some and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek— medical and retail uses. Fort Story. The primary goals for the Inland • Rural Context Area: South of the Rural Context Area are to accommodate the Area Boundary(Blue Line),this area will City's anticipated growth through the continue supporting rural and agricultural redevelopment of major existing corridors lands and serve essential conservation and under-utilized shopping centers. functions, being home to areas including Existing residential neighborhoods will Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and retain their scale,density, and character, False Cape State Park. Agriculture plays a with planned enhancements to connectivity vital role in the City's economy as the city's third-largest industry,following tourism and sense of place. and defense, contributing significantly to local employment, sustainability, and the preservation of rural character. `* 32 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN r sho r First Lan Y State Park �gw - w t'e N r,me 6 r Lynrihaven Bay dr y C� A ftft c At,•iticOcean r� �Ic91n�a Beach,Blvd O - �..- w . Inland _ F �.•�� Dam Neck d Urn ke � r If Courthouse Rural I W Lan din Back BaY- False River Cape r False Prince Gape stat Anne Park 5 Wildlife nagement O a. Area } MI CONTEXT AREAS CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES ENVIRONMENTAL Coastal Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) Surface Waters Inland Green Line Courthouse Blue/Green Overlap Rural —_---- Coastal-Inland Figure 1-5 — Context Areas 33 CITY OI-VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH 1:U)vHiviev., a d 1), v,,h,jmi w � ,n(, t Planning Areas Planning Areas,shown in Figure 1-6, are Special Economic Growth Areas(SEGAs) specific parts of the city where development are located around the Naval Air Station is guided by adopted plans or policies.The Oceana. SEGA policies from the 2016 goals,objectives, and policies of each Planning Comprehensive Plan guide industrial and Area plan will continue to guide development logistics development in those areas. Each within the designated area. Those policies will SEGA is designated as an Industrial and be augmented by Place Type guidelines listed Logistics Place Type,which is summarized in Chapter 7. Planning Areas are described in in the next section. more detail in later chapters. Planning Areas of Communities and neighborhoods, such note include: as Seatack and Shore Drive,that focus on • Strategic Growth Areas (SGAs) are spaced neighborhood enhancements to land use, along Virginia Beach Boulevard from the design, and overall aesthetics. Norfolk city line to the Resort Area and adjacent to 1-64 interchanges in the City. SGA plans illustrate the transformation of suburban shopping centers into compact, walkable places. Each SGA is designated as a Center Place Type in the Comprehensive Plan. CIAnow .,• '" ,«wx "; y 1t; l.. •rr ,fir' /■ r •� �r rrr •AID. ; 77 ,54 *we�w0rr.r1 ., . M Ap- rrrNO rrr so r�M.00 004 t i,, y ••rr rr r � r 34 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Shore Drive Corridor '_ ��r►rrr i Pleasure House point Lynnhaven Boat North End and Beach Facility Burton Station�\ 1j1 1) Hilltop , Ives Newtown Pembroke Lynnhaven I tZesort Rosemont 1104 t - -- Historic Sentack r East Oceana ",, �Oceana Histork Kempsville Centerville t { _� South Oceans No;, use Courthouse Corner .- r t — — South Holland ty Princess Anne Commons _ Transition Area Sandbridge s O n PLANNING AREAS CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES Resort Area Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) Strategic Growth Area(SGA) Green Line ON Princess Anne Commons(PAC) Blue/Green Overlap Special Economic Growth Area(SEGA) Transition Area Coastal-Inland MILITARY Neighborhood Figure 1-6 —Planning Areas V13 35 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.1:Overview and Development Context Place Types Place Types(shown in Figure 1-7)convey • Transition Neighborhoods— lower- the character,function, and development density areas designed to fit the patterns for different settings within each unique context between the Rural Area Context Area. Corridor Types(shown Boundary(Blue Line)and Green Line. in Figure 1-8) provide guidance on the design and operations of unique roadways. Coastal Neighborhoods— moderate Each includes a set of policies and design to higher-density areas with single-and guidelines that guide growth. Centers multi-family homes suited to a and Multimodal Corridors Place Types will coastal setting. enhance the City's ability to grow inward and Community Hubs—compact,walkable, upward by providing direction on function centrally located places that provide and form. Place Types will augment the City's convenient access for"neighborhood- zoning ordinance to reflect the goals and oriented services,facilities, events, objectives of the Plan. The geographies of and potentially health care. designated Place Types in this Plan and the design guidelines for each Place Type are ' Special Uses and Corridors foundational to updating the City's zoning ordinance.The Place Types include: Institutional Districts—settings for schools,office parks, universities, Centers and Multimodal Corridors hospitals, and similar multi- building institutions with specific • Centers—settings for compact, mixed- and interconnected functions. use,walkable, rollable,and transit- oriented development. Centers are Industrial and Logistics—settings located along Multimodal Corridors. that support specialized employment in production,distribution, • Multimodal Corridors—transportation manufacturing,and logistics sectors. routes that provide safe and convenient vehicle,transit,walking, and cycling Business-non-Center locations for access to and from Centers. Over commercial, office, and hotel uses. time, existing roadways will transform into Multimodal Corridors. Freight Corridors—transportation routes that provide safe and Neighborhoods convenient freight and goods access • Type 1 Neighborhoods—mostly lower to Industrial and Logistics districts. density areas where single family homes Rural are the predominant use;civic uses like schools, religious institutions and parks Rural Villages—low-intensity collections may also be found in this Place Type. of locally-oriented stores and services, along with some residences.These • Type 2 Neighborhoods—moderate are oriented to the Rural Context to higher density settings with a range Area to form a distinct place. of housing options that span from single-family homes,townhomes, and Rural Corridors—transportation apartments alongside neighborhood routes that provide farm-to-market serving commercial and service uses. access and connections to Rural Villages and other destinations. 36 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � � T t: I Lynnhaven Bay i or - Back BaY %I 4 ' ... ... al f Princess Caput Anne , 5 //j Wildlife Manageme l �• Area i O Mll PLACE TYPES Special Use NON-PLACE TYPES CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES Regional Center \!\ Industrial and Logistics Agriculture g Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) Business Corc Edge r/ Preservation Neighborhoods Green Line City Center MILITARY qw Neighborhood-Type t Blue/Green Overlap Core Edge Neighborhood-Type 2 Local Center Coastal Neighborhood Coastal-Inland 440 Transitional Neighborhood Carr Edge Figure 1-7— Place Types ` 37 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Z / First La b tate Park P j p�on'8�=a Lynnhaven Bay s��n . 1 �y a1 C ��'�rg�n�a.geach`Blvd•�� g a m Y Y d m V � � �n Ilar, a> p° Accr caoe Q Prima a .A m yS 9 am o a A( mo-Pkwy` `m 0 ` IrBk t� ♦ter n F P � I 9. C' n W f C C !z North Landing a Back Bay False River Cape S p-Fcrry Rd pun9 False ` Princess Cape State Anne Park B Wildlife agement . Area MI CORRIDORS MILITARY CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES Rural Area Boundary(Blue Regional �!/Y�/� Line) City Green Line LIFreight Blue/Green Overlap -� Rural ----•Coastal- Inland Figure 1-8— Corridor Types 38 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH. 2:Environment Chapter 2 Environment 40 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.2: Introduction The City of Virginia Beach's natural landscapes and parks offer wildlife habitats, recreational opportunities, and scenic backdrops for daily life. Safeguarding these environmental assets and addressing challenges like sea level rise and flooding is crucial for the City's future resilience. Protected and natural areas make up a , significant portion of the City, including the following important resources: • Thirty-eight miles of shoreline along the r Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay. Twenty-eight miles are along public beaches. • Fifty square miles of estuaries,creeks, and wetlands(about 15 percent of the total area). Lynnhaven River, Broad Bay, Linkhorn Bay are major waterbodies. • Major State and Federal parks and wildlife areas, such including: First Landing State Park(2,900 acres), False Cape State Park (3,800 acres), and Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) (9,200 acres). • Approximately 26,700 acres of agriculturally designated lands, including 10,500 acres of farmland protected by the City through its Agricultural Reserve Program, discussed in Chapter 6. The City has a longstanding commitment to planning for and safeguarding these resources. Continuing to protect them remains a top priority for the City, ensuring their value is maintained and enhanced for future generations. 41 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH. 2. Environmental Goals and Objectives Goals ' Objectives • Position the City of Virginia Beach as a Expand the City's green infrastructure model of environmental stewardship. inventory. • Enhance healthy ecosystems in the City. Review practices that limit waste and • Improve water quality and flood protection. pollution. • Factor hazard mitigation into the planning • Protect, enhance, and connect natural lands and open spaces. process. • • Increase access to nature. Create wildlife corridors. • Encourage adaptive reuse redevelopment • Protect residents from natural hazards. and green building techniques. • Encourage the efficient use of land. . Develop a Linear Park/Active Transportation • Take a proactive stance in mitigating System and continue to strategically acquire flooding and sea level rise issues. open space. • Maximize the social and environmental • Expand public access to waterways. benefits of open space. . Continue managing activities that • Optimize the ecological value of protected significantly affect water quality and any lands and open space. regulatory floodplains. • Plan for increased sea level rise and model high-risk sea level rise and storm scenarios. • Implement the City's Sea Level Wise Program strategies. • Proactively collaborate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers(USACE)and other federal,state, and local agencies on the ongoing Coastal Storm Risk Management Study and other resilience-planning initiatives in Virginia Beach. _ = - Enhance connectivity between protected .-- -_ lands. RIP - • - Continue to implement the City's Urban Forest Management Plan. 42 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN N eo �W 60 13 �� 6yn y Atlantic Ocean 4**/ � d 4 149 �. 165 s 168 " 'd p, At e, .. �1�• \. R Maig NNW ENVIRONMENTAL � Wetland areas(marsh,swamp,bog. CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES t prairie) — Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) Surface waters MHHW Projected SLR(3.Oft) —Green Line (SeaLevelWise) City-owned land,parks,or open Blue/Green Overlap space Coastal-Inland Federal State parks and other protected areas MILITARY Figure 2-1— Parks, protected areas, and open spaces mop V1 43 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH. 2: Sustainable Practices The City of Virginia Beach recognizes the importance of integrating environmental Mean Higher High Water(MHHW) stewardship and sustainability practices is the average height of the highest early in long-range planning efforts. A high tide. Maps throughout this Plan primary goal for the City is to lead with show the projected MHHW for Virginia environmentally sustainable practices. The Beach in the future, based on the related objectives are: City's Sea Level Wise Program data. 1. Encourage the use of green infrastructure. Areas shown with this designation are expected to be at risk of inundation as 2. Promote efficient land use patterns and sea levels continue to rise. buildings. 3. Review practices that limit waste and pollution. �I 4. Factor hazard mitigation into the planning v process. Green Infrastructure Green infrastructure leverages natural systems as infrastructure solutions in response to issues like extreme urban heat, flooding, and erosion. Green infrastructure has multiple co-benefits besides providing solutions to immediate challenges, namely enhancing access to nature and providing a sense of community pride. � � Green infrastructure solutions can be large or small and applied even in densely developed areas. Because green infrastructure works with natural processes, it can have lower operational costs compared to traditional "gray infrastructure"solutions. Living shorelines,the urban tree canopy,and wildlife corridors are among the most essential green infrastructure solutions for the City of Virginia Beach.' ' 44 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH. 2: 1 i,,., Living shorelines involve a "shoreline t management practice that provides + erosion control and water quality benefits; , protects, restores or enhances shoreline habitat; and maintains coastal processes through the strategic placement of plants, stone, sand fill, and other structural and —''- organic materials" Living shorelines can slow erosion, provide carbon sequestration, help manage nitrogen levels(limiting harmful algal blooms), provide habitat and biodiversity, and add to natural and scenic beauty. In contrast, hardened shorelines and bulkheads can interrupt and bounce wave energy away from the shore, causing accelerated erosion effects." ,r The urban tree canopy is the area of the \ City covered by leaves, branches,and tree trunks when viewed from above. A connected,healthy canopy improves air quality, provides wildlife habitat,and • » r reduces the heat island effect.The trees and plants that form the canopy also help sequester carbon and mitigate stormwater runoff.According to the Arbor Day Foundation,investments in trees in other cities have shown returns of nearly six ' dollars per dollar spent on increasing tree _ canopy through improved water quality, stormwater control,energy savings,and increased property values.The City of Virginia Beach's Urban Forest Management Plan(2023 update)aims to capitalize on and expand these benefits and achieve a 45 percent urban tree canopy coverage by 2045(40.3%as of 2018). Aga 45 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.2:Environment Wildlife corridors are areas that facilitate connections and movement between habitats for animals. In urban areas, well-connected wildlife corridors maintain biodiversity and reduce human-wildlife conflicts. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources(DWR)completed the statewide Wildlife Corridors Action Plan in May 2023,which focused on balancing highway safety with wildlife protection.A local understanding of wildlife migration should be studied at the regional scale in partnership with adjacent jurisdictions,the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC), and DWR. - Efficient Land Use Patterns and Buildings Adaptive Reuse is a concept of re- purposing structures in a way that The City of Virginia Beach is committed to the limits the need for total demolition efficient use of land as part of its sustainability and new construction and offers a approach. Directing growth to create vibrant, way to bring forward elements of more compact areas can: history.Adaptive reuse projects can be more complex, but in return,they • Ease pressures to convert farmland and offer environmentally friendly ways open space to urban uses. to provide redevelopment. • Make better use of existing public Low-impact development(LID) infrastructure and services(roads,transit, aims to minimize environmental schools,water, sewer, police,fire, and impacts and manage resources rescue),thereby lowering long-term sustainability in land development public expenditures. by preserving natural systems, • Reduce vehicle miles traveled by placing reducing impervious surfaces, and essential services closer to where people using green infrastructure. live and work. Leadership in Energy and The City intends to capitalize on the benefits Environmental Design (LEED°) promotes sustainable building of compact development using higher- practices to conserve resources, intensity, mixed-use Centers to accommodate reduce environmental effects, lower its anticipated growth north of the Green ongoing costs, and improve comfort Line.Center locations and design guidelines, for occupants. Both newly built and covered in Chapter 7,define how the City's existing structures can be LEED�- existing underutilized shopping strips and certified. surface parking lots can transform into more vibrant,walkable, and livable places. ti 46 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Mitigating Natural Hazards The City of Virginia Beach is vulnerable Virginia Beach is at a heightened risk for to a variety of natural hazards due to its experiencing high temperatures. Urban areas coastal location in the mid-Atlantic. The with dense pavements, buildings, and heat- City has created plans related to resilient retaining surfaces can expose users to higher development from the property scale to the temperatures than areas with more open, neighborhood scale. natural areas.The City has created a local Heat The Hampton Roads Hazard Mitigation Risk Index for its Census Tracts(Figure 2-2). Plan (Hazards Plan)(2022)coordinates Some of the highest-risk Census tracts occur regional hazard planning efforts,focusing within areas along and within Multimodal on infrastructure upgrades and planning Corridors and Centers.This highlights the strategies in response to natural hazards.The importance of planning for open space,green plan outlines hazards like coastal flooding, space, and trees,especially in Town Center sea level rise, hurricanes, coastal erosion, and Hilltop areas. For those Census tracts and other significant threats like tornadoes, outside Centers, monitoring neighborhood winter storms, and extreme heat.The plan's conditions should include extreme heat and overarching goal centers on increasing supporting strategies. community resiliency by reducing vulnerability, especially to flooding. It stresses the Much of the City's stormwater infrastructure importance of education and fostering regional is now nearing the end of its design life- partnerships to ensure the community is better cycle.As originally designed,there was less prepared to face these ongoing risks so when awareness and information on rising sea levels disaster occurs,the City can bounce back and changing rainfall patterns.As a result, more quickly. some of the infrastructure may not perform as originally intended.The City's Sea Level The Hazards Plan includes a Vulnerability Wise Adaptation Strategy is a comprehensive Assessment,"and emphasizes social program for mitigating sea level rise and disparities and equity as part of its analysis. flooding, detailed later in this chapter. It identifies areas in Virginia Beach as having moderate to high social vulnerability to these hazards and highlights areas marked r� by repetitive flood loss. This is another area -- * where recognizing underserved communities is essential to ensure the health and safety �'. 4 of all of Virginia Beach. The Vulnerability Assessment recommends that specific plans and resources be developed and maintained to support disaster preparedness. The City of Virginia Beach maintains nearly all of the recommended items and should continue to - = do so.'v ,'F 47 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN -� flrstLendl •\`� Lynnhaven Bay' •w - Q O O O Atlantic Ocean i 2. ° O ,° O p p o O ° o 0 t� Stumpy Lak, t� -1105 Y ` t r Nwth Back Bay Landing Fal � Rive C rr t 7 Fe Cap,si,— Princess P.- 5 }/ Ann WAtllile .Manogernent Area e M' I HEAT RISK INDEX(HRI) CENTERS CORRIDORS CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES Rural Area Boundary(Blue 0 L—j Regional Regional Line) OCity City Green Line O Local Rural --- - -- Blue/Green Overlap � ] —•Coastal-Inland U Rural Village MILITARY High 4z Figure 2-2— Heat risk index snap 48 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.2:Environim,ni Limiting Pollution This section addresses noise, light, solid waste, and air pollution, and outlines -- _ strategies to reduce their effects aligned with - ' sustainable growth.Water quality topics are addressed in the next section. Noise pollution is the introduction of disruptive sound that interferes with everyday activities tI• and diminishes quality of life. Primary sources j of noise pollution in Virginia Beach are jet aircraft and surface transportation.These impacts must be minimized against other required planning objectives cited in state The City aims to limit and manage solid law.The Air Installation Compatible Use Zone Waste effectively. Reducing waste (AICUZ) program and the recommendations generation is critical because it helps noted in the 2005 Hampton Roads Joint Land conserve the energy and cost required to Use Study address jet aircraft noise.The produce,transport, and dispose of products. Centers and Corridors in the Comprehensive When waste is generated, managing it well Plan are geared toward shifting auto trips is essential to protect the environment from to other modes to help reduce surface pollution. While the Comprehensive Plan transportation noise. plays a limited role in waste management, the City seeks to maintain its leadership by Light pollution is the excessive use of taking proactive measures and planning for artificial light, causing sky glow, glare, light the future demands of solid waste disposal trespass, and decreased visibility at night. capacity SPSA is encouraged to continue Reducing light pollution restores the natural boosting reuse and recycling rates to extend abilities of wildlife migration, reduces stress the life of the regional landfill. on wildlife and humans alike, can improve aesthetic value, and provides energy savings. Air pollution is the introduction of particulate The City aims to continue monitoring light matter, gases, odors, or other harmful pollution and implementing strategies to materials into Earth's atmosphere.Air reduce it in existing and future developments. pollution is a significant risk factor for several health conditions, including respiratory infections, heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer.Transportation and vehicle emissions = _ are a primary contributor to Virginia Beach air pollution. The Comprehensive Plan looks to reduce transportation-related air pollution by transitioning trips to less polluting sources and reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT). The key strategies are to shorten automotive trip lengths and increase non-automotive mode share through the Centers and Corridors in the Comprehensive Plan. The other strategy is to support electric vehicle charging and adoption. 49 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.2:Environment Sustainability Practices • For the City's trees,monitor and track tree planting and removal and ' Objectives ensure that net tree loss is replaced near the location of the loss. • Continue to focus on and implement sustainable practices that: • Protect and help to enhance connected tree canopies. • Encourage the development of Maintain the intermediate green buildings and infrastructure. goal of 45 percent urban tree • Limit waste and pollution and canopy(UTC) by 2045. protect residents from hazards. Continue maintaining the • Continue to apply the Urban Forest Urban Forest Management Management Plan. Plan and following its recommended next steps. • Continue to follow the recommendations in the Natural Heritage Report and the Historic Encourage the replacement Preservation Plan. of trees taken down by a Policies proposed development. ' • Celebrate the live oak as • Encourage the development of green the official City Tree. buildings and infrastructure. • Promote the expansion of living shorelines. • Promote green infrastructure in new development and retrofit to existing structures Maintain and update regulations to and sites. prioritize living shoreline projects in coastal and waterfront areas. • Promote the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy(C-PACE) Invest in restoration and program and research other maintenance programs for financing or incentive options that existing natural shorelines. support small green-infrastructure installations on private property. • Enhance and employ practices that limit waste and pollution and protect residents • Encourage and incentivize adaptive from hazards. reuse of suitable structures to limit Educate citizens about natural hazards waste and the need for all-new construction, as well as protect through community awareness campaigns elements of historical value. and preparedness efforts. • Encourage low-impact design Include social vulnerability dimensions in features in the City's projects, hazard mitigation planning and projects. especially municipal facilities by Mitigate urban heat island effects and pursuing Leadership in Energy and enhance natural cooling. Environmental Design (LEED) Silver ratings, or higher, in In conjunction with HRT, support more municipal structures. sustainable and affordable travel options by expanding active transportation networks • Foster a healthy and complete tree canopy. that reduce emissions, lower costs, and • Increase tree plantings and connect key destinations without needing preservation of existing trees to drive. on all public properties. 50 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.2:f_nvaonment • Utilize the Parks and Recreation Needs Relocate existing and locate proposed higher Assessment and Development Strategy to noise-generating businesses and activities prioritize investments in park and recreation to locations inside the City's higher AICUZ facilities, including needs and equitable zones and away from residential areas. access factors. • Remain good partners with the Navy and • Identify urban heat island hotspots within ensure regulations relating to the AICUZ the City, referring to Heat Risk Index efforts. continue to provide the appropriate balance • Develop shading and cooling strategies of development restrictions. in key urban areas, incorporating equity Continue to mitigate light pollution. considerations. Identify opportunities through the Urban Forest Management • Ensure that outdoor lighting provides sufficient Plan to create tree canopy shading. illumination for a structure or area without unnecessarily contributing to light pollution. • In areas with a high prevalence of urban heat,follow strategies such as increasing • Ensure that pedestrian lighting is provided tree and vegetation cover,green roofs,and at storefronts, using indirect illumination cool pavements. from the building or direct illumination under canopies or awnings. • Continue regional planning and coordination efforts on environmental • Ensure that non-residential building lighting is topics and hazard mitigation. designed as an integral feature of a structure's architecture and as unobtrusive as possible. • Refer to the City's Capital Improvements Program, Public Works Design Standards, For rear-building lighting,limit its illumination Sea Level Wise Adaption Strategy, along onto residential properties. with the Hampton Roads Hazard Mitigation Continue to mitigate air pollution. Plan(2022),as the guiding frameworks to address upgrades and planning strategies Reduce automotive vehicle miles traveled that respond to hazards like flooding,sea and increase non-automotive mode share. level rise, and coastal erosion. • Support the roll-out of electric vehicle • Proactively collaborate with the U.S.Army charging stations. Corps of Engineers(USACE)and other federal, state, and local agencies on the ongoing • Pursue strategies that enable residents and Coastal Storm Risk Management Study local employees to trade automotive trips and other resilience-planning initiatives for transit and non-motorized trips. in Virginia Beach. Continue to efficiently and effectively • Limit the sources and exposure to different manage solid waste. forms of pollution. Eliminate,reduce,or recycle waste products • Continue to mitigate noise pollution. to the greatest extent practical. • Adhere to Air Installation Compatibility In conjunction with SPSA, operate waste Use Zones (AICUZ) and other policy and management facilities to safeguard land, programmatic recommendations cited in air,and water resources for economic and the Oceana Land Use Conformity Program environmental efficiency. and the 2005 Hampton Roads Joint Land Use Study. � 51 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVF PLAN A CH.2: ' Water A primary goal for the City is to improve water The groundwater near the surface is mostly quality and flood protection. The related fresh, whereas local groundwater found at objectives are: depths of 200 feet and greater is mostly saline and generally too salty to drink or use • Expand public access to waterways. for irrigation. • Continue managing activities that Excessive pumping lowers groundwater significantly affect water quality and any levels and leads to saltwater intrusion regulatory floodplains. and increased salinity. The proliferation • Implement Sea Level Wise Adaption of impervious surfaces also reduces Strategy. groundwater recharge, which elevates these risks. Other sources that cause groundwater • Plan for increased sea level rise and model pollution include drainage from croplands, high-risk sea level rise and storm scenarios. urban lawns,fertilizers and pesticides, • Optimize the ecological value of protected livestock, underground failing septic systems, lands. underground failing storage tanks, and unsound construction or demolition practices. • Enhance connectivity between protected lands. Water Quality Virginia Beach is a city of water. It is bound on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the north by the Chesapeake Bay. There are three primary watersheds:Atlantic Ocean Watershed, Southern Rivers Watershed, and Chesapeake Bay Watershed.These are mapped in Figure 2-3v Watersheds consist of wetlands,shorelines, riparian buffers, storm drainage systems, ►k� - "'�'1= and the land from which they drain. These interconnected components determine the environmental health and sustainability of the City's natural resources. , Groundwater refers to water stored in - aquifers beneath the Earth's surface. It supplies wells and springs and is essential for drinking water, agriculture, and ecosystems. -- Residents in the Rural Context Area rely solely on groundwater. - - — 52 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN T rs+t > a i >�Chesapeake, 01-1 Bay Watershed .� Atie i)F ocean Witersh� s d P _ �• I F S f Southern Rivers K Watershed S WATERSHEDS SURFACE WATERS Atlantic Ocean Watershed Surface waters Chesapeake Bay Watershed Southern Rivers Watershed Figure 2-3 — Primary watersheds map " 53 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.2: 1 uvirommn iil The Southern Rivers Watershed Pollution and habitat loss degraded the estuary's health during the 19th and 20th The Southern Rivers Watershed, sometimes centuries, but significant action has helped called the Southern Watershed or the curb some of these effects. Albemarle-Pamlico Watershed, is the most extensive in the City, representing over 60 The Commonwealth of Virginia empowers percent of the City's land area. The Southern localities to regulate activities in the Rivers Watershed is foundational to the City's Chesapeake Bay watershed,and the City does ecological balance and rural economies.This so through its Chesapeake Bay Preservation unique and sensitive watershed includes Area Ordinance.The Ordinance is an effort significant protected lands with noteworthy to enhance water quality by protecting plant and animal diversity, as well as both tidal environmentally sensitive areas adjacent to and non-tidal wetlands. waterways,tidal shores,and wetlands,as well as highly erodible soils.These sensitive areas High groundwater elevations and hydric are called resource protection areas(RPAs). soils can increase runoff, limit the capacity of The Chesapeake Bay Resource Protection stormwater conveyance systems, and reduce Area includes all areas closest to shorelines the effectiveness of Best Management that have intrinsic water-quality value or are Practices. sensitive to development-related impacts. The Southern Rivers Watershed The Ordinance applies to lands included in Management Area guidelines create a 50- the Chesapeake Bay watershed within the foot buffer as a key regulatory overlay that City of Virginia Beach, including wetlands guides development. and a variable-width buffer area not less The City strongly recommends that than one hundred feet. Ordinance specifies developers conduct drainage studies rules and standards for development and before a request to approve a discretionary activities within the Resource Protection Area. development application involving The Ordinance includes strategies such as land disturbance in the Southern Rivers erosion and sediment control, stormwater Watershed. The drainage study should management, and the preservation of native evaluate the effects of the development vegetation. proposal to ensure the proposed drainage The Atlantic Ocean Watershed system meets City standards and does not result in flooding within the planned The land areas that drain directly into the development or in upstream and downstream Atlantic Ocean make up a small percentage areas. of our land area, but have an out-sized economic importance. The Atlantic Ocean The Chesapeake Bay Watershed beaches are fundamental to the City's tourism The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in economy. Regular sand replenishment is an the United States and has major ecological integral part of maintaining our beaches and significance.Approximately one-third of the dunes and protecting the businesses and City's land area drains into the Chesapeake homes in this watershed. Bay. Located at the southern end of the Bay, we depend on its health for economic, environmental, and recreational benefits. 54 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � CH.2:f_nviionmeni Flooding Virginia Beach is exposed to several sources In 2019,the Navy,the Cities of Virginia Beach of flooding, including high tide, wind tide, and Norfolk,the Hampton Roads Planning storm surge, rainfall, and groundwater District Commission, and the Commonwealth flooding. These flood types are exacerbated of Virginia completed the Norfolk-Virginia by compounding factors due to changes in Beach JLUS to assess how sea level rise and the natural and built environment.According tidal flooding threaten mission readiness in to the Sea Level Wise project,the City's Hampton Roads. annual average flood-related losses would increase almost three-fold to $77 million The study focused on infrastructure key to without interventions. Naval operations and recommended local projects and regional strategies to strengthen In 2016, Virginia Beach experienced three planning and improve data sharing.The JLUS major storm events, Tropical Storm Hermine, reflects Virginia Beach's ongoing work with Tropical Storm Julia, and Hurricane Matthew. the military and regional partners to tackle sea Hurricane Matthew was devastating, having level rise and protect shared infrastructure. resulted in 14 inches of rain and damage to over 2,000 structures. A historical rainfall analysis that the City commissioned shows that heavy precipitation events have been increasin ro ections indicate and this trend A floodplain is defined in the City's g' p Code of Ordinances as "any land will continue through at least 2060vi area susceptible to being inundated The City's adopted Floodplain Ordinance by water from any source."i acknowledges that "Virginia Beach is facing Floodplains are natural buffers, an increased danger of flooding caused by absorbing and slowing floodwaters, both sea level rise and subsidence and has reducing damage to infrastructure, adopted the Sea Level Wise Adaptation and aiding in groundwater recharge Report as part of the Comprehensive by allowing water to infiltrate the soil. Plan"and should continue to maintain the They also improve water quality by Ordinance and the regulatory framework filtering sediments and pollutants. based on the latest data originating from the The development of managed Sea Level Wise Program and similar efforts. and functional floodplains reduces flooding risks and improves The City also uses its Public Works Design groundwater replenishment. Standards Manual, Erosion and Stormwater Management Ordinance, and Master Drainage Study to manage stormwater issues. , 55 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.2: Sea Level Rise Sea level rise is expected to intensify flooding problems.Figure 2-4 shows the City's projected Mean Higher High-Water(MHHW) line under the 3-foot sea level rise scenario to 2075. Increased MHHW levels will result in loss of land,saltwater intrusion,farmland loss, and loss of or challenges to existing wetlands areas.The map shows how the City's low-lying lands are expected to be more frequently inundated by water and prone to storm flooding under the 100-year storm event flood depth (3'SLR projection —2075),as defined by the City's Sea Level Wise Program. s- - The City of Virginia Beach's Department of Public Works Sea Level Wise Program has adopted strategies for at-risk lands. Engineered defenses, including levees,sea walls, and gates,are intended to mitigate the impact of sea level rise by keeping ocean and bay waters from flowing into at-risk areas. The program identifies natural mitigation strategies for at-risk areas,such as marsh As modeling, projecting, and measuring the restoration,creation, and land conservation. It effects of sea level rise continue to become also identifies and adapts structure strategies, more accurate and precise,the City must including resilient roadways and elevating continue to evaluate climate, sea level rise, buildings.The approaches are specific to the flooding, and storm data. The City will review Chesapeake Bay Watershed,Atlantic Ocean studies and new projections as they are Watershed,and Southern Rivers Watershed. released. The Sea Level Wise project follows (Figure 2-6 to Figure 2-9). an Intermediate Projection of federal sea level rise projections for Hampton Roads. The City should continue to monitor this area of research to ensure that compound flooding events and the latest sea level rise properly account for future risk, including in higher- risk sea level rise scenarios. Of particular interest are how rising sea levels will interact with different types of flood events, and how compounding flood events could result in catastrophic losses that may not be caught by only evaluating one aspect of sea level rise.v'" Sea level rise will intensify major flood events. Projections from the City's Sea Level Wise program are mapped on Figure 2-5. 56 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN wer Chesa B y;Little eek ven� n 4 1 R ' Atlantic Ocean \S t, r . Rudee Ini t Easter e Branch. Elizabeth qP River ' �� .�.[ ♦ ; jL ville Chesapeake `,.,,� Q• ' A Canal' , y Britlge Upper North Landin` River '-® s 1•�a� l�'i` p' i Wet w Neck Creek caty v River Lan din Back Bay False Riv r-Blackwat r Cape Northwest `I rin e s -ape Sta River-Indian A n Park Creek North it IHe Landing Management River-Mill tlam A Northwest Cie_k MI River-Tull Bay, WATER FEATURES 4. Surface waters 4WASWetland areas(marsh,swamp,bog,prairie) MHHW Projected SLR(3.0ft)(SeaLevelWise) `Fiigure 2-4 — Water bodies, wetlands, SLR inundation map (3 feet) MB 57 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN er `\ a - sapeake _ y;Little FirsIt andi ty-nnhav L nnha R a - - Atlantic Ocean Rudee Eastern. Branch �:• Elizabeth .Rivervi iy Chesapeake Bridg StumpCanale, Upper North 'n .Lraandirig i West �e c Shipps Bay-North Pocaty River N Lb�Rf!( yBlackwat r i, r Northwest River-Indian 4„ rk S Creek N rth ding an O M11 i Milldam �' it k MW Northwest -r River Tull aY. 100-YEAR STORM EVENT FLOOD CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES WATER FEATURES DEPTH(3'SLR PROJECTION- 2075) Rural Area Boundary(Blue Wetland areas(marsh, Flood depth Line) swamp,bog,prairie) (No flood depth] Green Line 40 Surface waters 0.0-0.5 feet Blue/Green Overlap 0.5-1.0 feet -=-am Coastal-Inland 1.0-1.5 feet -1.5-2.0 feet _>2.0 feet Figure 2-5— 100-year storm event flood depth map (2075 projection) 58 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN A CH.2:Environment ti e ,..• icy;`t, LM . Natural Engineered Adapted Prepared Mitigations Defenses Structures Communities • Living Shoreline Elizabeth River City-Wide Commercial Residential Community Marsh Restoration and Alignment Floodproofing Education '"•• Creation Floodplain Regulation Flood Insurance Land Conservation Resilient Roadways Expansion • Responsible Business Outreach and Development Education Building Elevation Figure 2-6 — Elizabeth River watershed adaption strategies AIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Natural Engineered Adapted Prepared Mitigations Defenses Structures Cornmun:lle, Beach and Dune Chesapeake Bay Commercial Business Outreach and • , Nourishment City Wide Alignment Floodproofing Education Ecological Revetments West of Lesner Bridge Floodplain Regulation Flood Insurance Neighborhood Alignment Expansion Land Conservation Mitigation Reconstruction East of Lesner Bridge Residential Community • Living Shoreline Resilient Roadways Neighborhood Alignment Education Marsh Restoration and Responsible f Creation Development Shellfish Reefs and Oyster Building Elevation Restoration • Seagrass Restoration Figure 2-7— Lynnhaven River watershed adoption strategies Figures originate from the Virginia Beach Sea Level Wise Adaption Strategy report(March 2020). Voluntary acquisition of properties subject to repeated flooding depends on engineering and financial analysis. 59 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �Nl CH.2:Environment Natural Engineered Adapted vreparG Mitigations Defenses Structures t)mtl'iilu r Beach and Dune Atlantic Oceanfront Commercial Business Community Nourishment City Wide Alignment Iloodproofing Education Ecologital Revetments Ruder Heights Floodplain Regulation Flood Insurance • land Conservation Neighborhood Alignment Mitigation Reconstruction Expansion - Marsh Restoration Resilient Roadways and Creation Responsible Shellfish Reefs and Development Oyster Restoraton Structure Elevation Figure 2-8— Oceanfront watershed adaption strategies t Natural Engineered Adapted prepan"(1 A Mitigations Defenses Structures Coil)Ill!I nitlt ♦ Beach and Dune West Neck Creek Building Elevation Residential Community Nourishment City-Wide Alignment Commercial Education • Land Conservation - Muddy Creek Road Floodproofing Flood Insurance r +' Living Shorelines City-Wide Alignment Floodplain Regulation Expansion Marsh Restoration SandbridgeGty-Wide Mitigation Reconstruction Business Outreach A,'' Alignment and Education s, and Creation Responsible W ` Seagrass Restoration Alternatives to Development Sandbridge and Muddy *> t Creek Road City-Wide Resilient Roadways M +tr s Alignments Figure 2-9— Southern Rivers watershed adoption strategies Figures originate from the Virginia Beach Sea Level Wise Adaption Strategy report(March 2020). Voluntary acquisition of properties subject to repeated flooding depends on engineering and financial analysis. 60 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � CH.2:1 nvironwont Water Quality and Flood Protection ' Objectives Encourage all golf courses to maximize the • Continue to focus on and implement water use of recycled water for irrigation. quality and flood protection programs and Promote partnerships with non-governmental strategies that: organizations to achieve the City's water • Improve water quality and protect regulatory quality improvement goals. floodplains. Continue participating in the National Flood • Monitor and mitigate flooding and sea level Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) and pursue higher rise. classification levels to mitigate risk and • Continue to apply the Flood Resilience increase flood insurance discounts. Toolkit. • Carefully regulate development within and Policies enhance the integrity of Virginia Beach's floodplains. • Protect the quality of the City's ground and • Concentrate new development at higher surface waters. elevations outside special flood hazard • Coordinate public water and sewer extension areas. plans with groundwater protection goals for all areas north of the Rural Area Boundary • Continue recommending that a professional (Blue Line) where septic tanks and wells engineer review all discretionary have exceeded their life cycle and are failing. development applications in the Southern Rivers Watersheds,who will review • Continue to ensure and improve water disturbances and potential mitigations quality by developing and implementing to the watershed and any upstream and initiatives to protect water resources. downstream areas. Maintain the 50-foot buffer to protect the most sensitive part of • Establish protocols to conserve the Southern Rivers Watershed ecosystem. and protect groundwater on City properties. Continue monitoring and regulating development within the Chesapeake Bay • Develop a targeted educational Resource Protection Area. program that increases public awareness about protecting and Continue to pursue grant funding to retrofit conserving non-potable groundwater and acquire properties designated as resources and their use. repetitive loss by the Federal Emergency • Demonstrate that provisions of the Clean Management Agency(FEMA). Revisit the development of a city-funded program for Water Act are addressed as they apply to flood retrofits and buyouts that would offer achieving total maximum daily load(TMDL) more flexibility than the current FEMA grants. requirements through the City's annual MS4 report. Consider equity and community involvement when planning investments • Ensure that the goals set by the Southern related to floodplain restoration, ensuring Rivers Area Management Program are met. those at a higher level of risk or vulnerability are heard and prioritized. V13 61 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.2:1 nvlromw,�W • Encourage flood mitigation designs that Where appropriate, consider using porous create multiple benefits and amenities,such materials for driveways, walkways, etc. as floodable parks that can store water or Refer to the City's Flood Resiliency Toolkit publicly accessible retention ponds with for more solutions. landscaping treatments. • Long-term, pursue the creation • Identify opportunities for integrating of an Environmental and Open Linear Park/Active Transportation System Space Framework Master Plan that improvements as these projects are comprehensively studies solutions that pursued. address citywide stormwater, sea level rise, • Monitor and plan for sea level rise and wildlife, and open space needs. recurrent flooding hazards and invest in risk mitigation strategies. • Ensure that local ordinances regulating the floodplain are based on the latest understanding of long-term threats and data. • Continue researching compound flooding events across all sea level rise projections(low-, intermediate-,and high). Consider incorporating high SLR projections and flooding events data into planning practices and strategies. • Reference the Sea Level Wise Adaption Strategy, updating data and findings as needed and supporting ongoing public educational programs and materials. ` ' - • Review and revise the zoning ordinance J' and connected regulations to protect the - City against long-term threats from sea level rise and hazard flooding. • Inventory and incorporate sensitive and at-risk lands into the city's zoning ordinance,planning,and engineering •• ; �' rr:: - initiatives,reducing the intensity or density of uses in those places and providing any feasible defensive solutions. • When designing for flood mitigation, recommend designs that create multiple benefits and amenities, such as floodable parks that can store water or publicly accessible retention ponds with landscaping treatments. 62 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN c�4 z Protected Lands, Open Space, and Access to Nature Virginia Beach is home to abundant natural Back Bay NWR provides refuge for birds and areas, open spaces, and recreational spaces. other threatened and endangered species, These encompass federal lands,such as the including the loggerhead sea turtle and the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, state lands, bald eagle. Back Bay NWR has a vibrant such as First Landing State Park and False visitor program that is both a tourist attraction Cape State Park,and local City parks, such as and a benefit to residents. It offers over eight Marshview Park, Prosperity Park, and Mount miles of scenic trails, a visitor contact station, Trashmore Park. Conservation easements are and interpretive programming. used extensively in the southern part of the City to protect natural and agricultural land False Cape State Park from development.State and federal lands are Between Back Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, generally established for conservation and are False Cape State Park is a large natural area not artificially manipulated or disturbed from with significant educational and historical their natural condition. programming. The park includes hiking and According to the City's Outdoors Plan (2016), biking trails and six miles of beach coastline. 58 percent of Virginia Beach residents live pleasure House Point within a ten-minute walk of a park, lower than the national median of 68 percent. Expanding Pleasure House Point Natural Area in Virginia access to nature is a Goal of the plan update. Beach is a 118-acre coastal preserve featuring tidal marshes, maritime forests, and calm The City's commitment to conservation also shoreline along the Lynnhaven River. It offers includes long-term planning efforts. For scenic trails ideal for birdwatching, especially example,the Natural Heritage Technical for spotting herons, egrets, and osprey. The Report#94-12 provides a framework with area provides a peaceful, undeveloped key findings on areas of high biodiversity and landscape that highlights the region's natural ecological value in Virginia Beach. This work coastal ecosystems and conservation efforts. continues to support grant applications and resource protection planning. -r- Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)was established in 1938 as a 4,590-acre refuge for migratory birds. In the 1980s, reacting to significant development activity,the US Fish and Wildlife Service purchased lands and doubled the size of Back Bay NWR, and today , it represents 9,200 acres. Habitats include beaches, dunes,woodlands, agricultural fields, and emergent freshwater marshes. 63 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN A CH.2:Environment First Landing State Park First Landing State Park(formerly Seashore State Park)is Virginia's first planned state park. First Landing is Virginia's most-visited state park and includes 20 miles of trails and 1.5 miles of Chesapeake Bay beach along the City's northeast corner.The park encompasses nearly 3,000 acres and features bald cypress swamps, lagoons, maritime forest, and rare plants.There are also cabins and campsites. Built in part by an all-African American Civilian " + Conservation Corps in 1933-1940, First Landing is a National Natural Landmark listed in the ,.. National Register of Historic Places. ps Beaches The City's beaches are a vital part of the Princess Anne coastal ecosystem and are an immense Wildlife Management Area attraction for residents and tourists. Many Princess Anne Wildlife Management Area, local beaches face erosion issues. The City's covering about 1,500 acres, is a Virginia Beach Management Plan (2002) balances Department of Game and Inland Fisheries beach access, recreational opportunities, waterfowl hunting area. Hunting opportunities erosion control, and infrastructure needs; are further enhanced by a long-standing the City has also undertaken additional re- cooperative agreement with the Virginia nourishment efforts. Department of Conservation and Recreation Some residents expressed challenges that provides limited access to False Cape accessing local beaches during the public State Park for visitors. engagement process for this Comprehensive Plan update. Balancing access, preservation, and protection remains key to maintaining Virginia Beach's most iconic feature. ' 64 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH. 2: Environmental and Open Space Framework The Environmental and Open Space Furthermore,the EOSF can orchestrate Framework Master Plan (EOSF)is envisioned privately held open space needs without as a long-term action plan the City can take necessarily requiring public acquisition to synergize planning efforts and maximize through techniques such as conservation investments in open space. This is one Big easements. Idea that emerged as part of the visioning for this update. There is possibility for the EOSF to provide growth management features and specific The Environmental and Open Space growth management boundaries as it Framework will be designed to accomplish is developed. three goals: 1. Enhance large, open land areas and Enhancements and Connections environmentally sensitive spaces to address The EOSF intends to recognize and inventory flood control and sea level rise. the major protected open spaces in Virginia Beach.The EOSF will synchronize investments 2. Establish wildlife corridors to connect and future connections in land based on fragmented habitats, support ecological what the City and its partners are trying to health, and promote biodiversity. accomplish with respect to flood protection, • Where appropriate, identify sea level rise defense, habitat conservation, and wildlife corridors.Within the framework, corridors supporting the Linear there will be opportunities to add walkable and Park/Active Transportation rollable non-motorized paths,which ties into System to amenitize these features the Linear Park/Active Transportation System and support access to nature. concept discussed later. 3. Establish environmentally protective Local waterways should be protected and, boundaries for development,with where needed, restored or enhanced through particular focus on the Courthouse buffer areas, open spaces of various sizes, Context Area. parklands, and low-impact development. The EOSF can unify the City's separate These features can form continuous corridors initiatives into a coordinated effort Programs known as greenways, which can also such as Sea Level Wise,the Active serve as wildlife corridors. Virginia Beach Transportation Plan, and the Outdoors Plan should strategically acquire, manage, and will align under this framework to ensure that protect lands for public use to create an investments are coordinated and prioritized interconnected system of green spaces. appropriately, given the multiple aims of This system would provide public access, the City. conserve natural ecosystems, sustain clean air and water, and support flood control, Because the EOSF looks to synchronize recreation, and civic engagement. public investments in open space managed across different departments within the City, it will require the participation of several City departments and planning efforts. 1 65 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.2:1 uviwiim,�nl Linear Park/Active Transportation System The Linear Park/Active Transportation The Linear Park/Active Transportation System (LP/ATS) is an aspirational system System concept relies on primary spines that of trails connecting the city. It is one of the extend across the City.The LP/ATS Spines are Big Ideas from public focus groups and critical pieces for connecting the future trail workshops. The system hopes to provide network. LPS/ATS spines include: safe and scenic walking, running, and rolling access from neighborhoods to parks, The Virginia Beach Trail,following the Centers, and other destinations. Parts of former Norfolk-Southern ROW parallel to the system are already in place, such as the Virginia Beach Boulevard. Thalia Creek Greenway and Cape Henry Trail. . The Southeastern Trail,following the Others are already in the planning phase. Southeastern Parkway and Greenbelt Trail-oriented Development standards will alignment. help coordinate form and land uses along the trail links. The Coastal Trail, following the Shore Drive and Atlantic Avenue corridors. The Linear Park/Active Transportation System will serve two primary functions. The West Neck Creek Trail,following along First, it can become a citywide bicycle and waterways extending from the Lynnhaven pedestrian network, allowing residents to River to the North Landing River. walk, run, or roll from their neighborhoods Secondary and waterway trails connect to into Centers and parks in the Inland LPS/ATS spines to create an interconnected and Coastal Context Areas and parks and agricultural and natural lands in the trail system.As habitat for wildlife becomes Courthouse and Rural Context Areas. increasingly fragmented by roads and other development and further affected Second, it can work to support the City's by environmental factors, many species environmental goals, especially the City's Sea Level Wise Program efforts and stormwater must rely on wildlife corridors for dispersal Aft to suitable habitats, as well as to find food, protection programs.Trails in the Linear Park/ water, shelter, and to reproduce. These trails Active Transportation System are envisioned can facilitate wildlife movement to generate a strong return on investment by improving public health, environmental between habitats. sustainability, and the local economy. The initial concept map for these trails is _a mapped on Figure 2-10. 66 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH. 2: Protected and Connected Open Spaces ' Objectives Acquire high-quality park space within a ten-minute walk for • Continue to strategically protect and residents north of the Rural connect open spaces that: Area Boundary(Blue Line). • Optimize the ecological value of protected Prioritize equity when lands and open space. implementing access strategies • Enhance connectivity between protected for parks, beaches, and waterway lands. investments(such as docks, kayak, and boat launches). • Increase public access to natural lands and waterways. Protect and preserve the City's parks and recreational areas. • Continue to implement the Outdoors Plan and the Active Transportation Plan. Monitor the condition,physical accessibility, and appeal of parks and recreational areas. ' Policies • Implement and update the City's Outdoors • Prepare the Environmental and Open Space Plan. Framework Master Plan to: • Maintain and provide access to beaches. • Comprehensively study solutions that address citywide stormwater,sea level • Maintain the integrity of Virginia Beach's rise,wildlife,and open space needs. beaches and dune areas. • Identify strategically important • Actively provide re-nourishment lands to protect through purchase, to areas where erosion is easements, and/or regulations. persistent and invest in erosion control projects as appropriate. • Use the City's Open Space Program to acquire at-risk or strategically Follow the recommendations located lands vulnerable to sea as stated in the Beach level rise in the floodplain and to Management Plan. preserve or create open space. Pursue private ownership dedication of • Strive for access to high-quality right-of-way easements to resolve questions outdoor spaces using the Linear surrounding public access. Park/Active Transportation System Explore strategies that make initiative to coordinate improvements. accessing local beaches easier • Develop the Linear Park/Active for residents, particularly those Transportation System by identifying outside the Coastal Context Area. open space opportunities from Use the framework and direction established the Environmental and Open in the Natural Heritage Technical Report#94- Space Framework Plan, bike and 12 to guide conservation,stewardship, and walking connections in the Active planning for ecologically significant areas. Transportation Plan, and parks and recreational needs in the Outdoors Plan. 67 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN h } First Landing State Park Lynnh ve Bay Atlantic Ocean 47 .` ., r .1 t t N 'Y11 IMI LINEAR PARK/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES SYSTEM Surface waters Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) Coastal Trail Southeastern Parkway Greenway City parks Green Line Virginia Beach Trail Blue/Green Overlap Wetland areas(marsh,swamp,bog,prairie) West Neck Trail »*e MILITARY +•Coastal-Inland Secondary City Trails Figure 2-10 — Linear Park/Active Transportation System concept map 68 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN :�l CH.2:Environment Linear Park / Active Transportation System Spines Virginia Beach Trail Landscaped stormwater retention The Virginia Beach Trail follows the City- improvements can support collecting and owned right-of-way along the Virginia Beach treating stormwater from nearby properties. Boulevard corridor that extends from the Norfolk/Virginia Beach city line on the west The Virginia Beach Trail is also an opportunity to the oceanfront on the east. It passes to identify key properties along the corridor for through urban centers (Strategic Growth infill and redevelopment focused on walkability Areas) and will be designed to reflect the and an urban lifestyle.These sites can support surrounding urban context. Buildings will front mixed-use development,active ground-floor the trail, and parks and other recreational uses, and improved access for people walking, and entertainment venues will be located biking,or using mobility devices. along the trail to promote public interest and activity. The planned build-out for the Virginia Beach Trail is shown on Figure 2-11. tO Phase 1-Funded-Newtown Transit Station to Town Center 3.2 miles funded shared-use path Chesapeake Boy Design&Engineering ongoing •.r.. O Phase 2-Planned-Town Center to S.Plaza Trail • 2.3 miles planned shared-use path 0 Phase 3-Planned-S.Plaza Trail to London Bridge Road 11 2.3 miles planned shared-use path 0 Phase 4-Funded-London Bridge Road to Birdneck Road • 2.8 miles funded shared-use path via FY26 Round 6 VDOT SMART SCALE Program OPhase 5-Existing-Birdneck Road to Rudee Park- --- ,. 2.0 miles existing shared-use path&side path via Norfolk > • Avenue Trail&Pacific Avenue Bridge psi ♦ Hilltop/First Oceanfront �✓ - Colonial Road Resort Area Phase �� Phase 0 Phase 0 Phase G Phase 65 Town Center S.Plaza London Newtown Transit Trail '� Bridge Road Station Rosemont Y Road Lynnhaven // '1 Parkway 1 Rudee Loop Park VB Trail-Existing _ VB Trail-Under Design w VB Trail-Funded Virginia Aquarium ——— VB Trail-Planned Boardwalk-Existing 3F� Shared-use Paths-Existing Side Paths-Existing t:..... - Elizabeth River Trail-Planned 12.6 Total Miles Figure 2-11— Virginia Beach Trail Phases 69 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.2:Cnvironnient Coastal Trail Southeastern Trail The Coastal Trail follows the Chesapeake Bay The Southeastern Trail is planned along and Atlantic Ocean coastline from the Norfolk the former Southeastern Parkway and /Virginia Beach city limit to Rudee Inlet. The Greenbelt alignment. It will extend from the trail is within the Coastal Context Area and Chesapeake—Virginia Beach line to an area should reflect its design sensibilities. Given east of Naval Air Station Oceana.The original the development along its alignment,the trail Parkway was intended to serve as a high- may need to be incorporated into the rights speed roadway connecting Chesapeake and of way along Shore Drive (US 60) and Atlantic areas to the west with the Resort Area. The Avenue. In the long term,the trail could be City has since limited potential construction integrated into the Sea Level Wise Program to a segment between Indian River Road and sea walls and reinforced dunes along the Holland Road. Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. The City owns portions of the right-of-way The Coastal Trail should also intersect or tie and has identified potential uses, including in with the existing Cape Henry Trail that runs multiuse trails and utilities.While the full through First Landing State Park and several roadway may not be built,the Active neighborhoods in the Bayfront community, Transportation Plan includes the Southeastern which would require coordination with the Trail along this alignment. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, businesses, and nearby residents. The trail would follow the full length of the original route,connecting the Princess Anne The proposed trail alignment mirrors the Commons Planning Area to the Virginia Chesapeake Bay Southside Loop Trail Beach Trail near the 1-264 and Birdneck indicated by the HRTPO Regional Trails Road interchange.This link would create Report(2022). a continuous 10-mile corridor between the Resort Area and the sports and entertainment venues in Princess Anne Commons,accessible by walking, running, biking,or rolling. The right-of-way should include landscaped stormwater retention features. Parks should be located near road crossings to support access and provide places to rest.The Southeastern Trail can move forward independently of any future roadway development. '"� 70 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN , CH. 2: West Neck Creek Trail The design feasibility of integrating the trail The West Neck Creek Trail would extend from into the defense system will need to be the Lynnhaven River to the North Landing studied in more detail.Any land acquisition River along the West Neck Creek. It would that occurs along the West Neck Creek should cross both the Virginia Beach Trail and the consider connecting right-of-way for the West Southeastern Trail. The trail would follow a Neck Creek Trail. series of waterways and canals identified Regional Connections in the Sea Level Wise Adaption Strategy. Given anticipated flooding and sea level rise The Linear Park/Active Transportation System effects(see Figure 2-4 and 2-5),the West would also have regional connections.The Neck Creek Trail can complement the City's Virginia Beach Trail will become part of a more response in West Neck floodplain. The trail extensive regional multi-use trail network could be built along at-risk lands, and portions segment.Another regional trail is envisioned could be integrated into the West Neck Creek along the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean coastline(Figure 2-12). flood defense system. i . ® ' ® .� ,1 r REGIONALTMLS DW '/wrT Cw AY Sa 1Mwim^ROMPT" LOOM MIWACTME MAMPOIfAT10N SYMM 6"Cwai Gr«.iwW /MTV E.f_ U. Emnq Lhnx UM /TLvrVrn C+VMhW -: •.P'WM1K'4 WrtVw i-+h.Ehf+q OnReeE _ -.1✓1-fnapofM MW Ufe <abnW Oarfwsy � f nMMF Mr.+lel Figure 2-12 — Hampton Roads trail planning Map shows imagineVB Linear Park / Active Transportation System links and regional trails supplied from the Hampton Roads PDC for illustrative purposes. 71 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � CH.2:Environment Linear Park / Active Transportation System Secondary Trails Secondary trails connect neighborhoods to spine trails and other destinations.They should be designed to support other initiatives (primarily the Sea Level Wise Program)and reflect the surrounding land and development character. In some cases,they may be boardwalks over the waterway. Multiuse parks x should be planned and developed at the intersections of spine and waterway trails. The City should identify and take advantage of future opportunities for incorporating Linear Park/Active Transportation System . v. _ improvements into other City initiatives, such , as natural enhancements and engineering ` solutions in the Sea Level Wise Adaption Strategy. For example, a trail could be developed along the seawall and gates of the Atlantic oceanfront(Figure 2-14). The City will want to incorporate Linear Park/Active Transportation System opportunities in the development of the Environmental and Open Space Framework Master Plan. Alignment with the •�""""�'" Active Transportation Plan ..• ' v, The City's Active Transportation Plan(last updated 2021)sets out to provide the infrastructure necessary to create a safe, enjoyable environment for walking and cycling in Virginia Beach.The Active Transportation Plan proposes a network of updated trails and rv" routes(Figure 2-13).The Active Transportation Plan's"Core City Network"includes several important connections and links,including the Virginia Beach Trail,several major north-south corridors that intersect with the Virginia Beach Trail,and two other off-street trails. The Linear Park/Active Transportation System spines(Figure 2-10)are largely identified on areas already identified as part of the Core City Network from the Active Transportation Plan. 72 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.2:Environment ran Sri" NAF UnI.Cw _ j_` VB Virginia Beach �A... ........ --�y • ......... �'• --� •-~�j nr NKI- •- MN'r itHs'�- ♦ r♦ Existing Facilities — Shared Use Path J — Sidepath —Bike Lane Soft Trail or Path s.;.qer N�o Recreational Route Proposed Routes Core City Network •-- Local Connectors --- Locally Identified R , Recreational -. - Other Features } i e Blueway Access .n Recreation Center Strategic Growth Area Business District ' Military Property � .y: Wetland Park 0 7'OOLE t ti4M Figure 2-13 — Current Active Transportation Plan proposed routes I ATIA, 73 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN !�j CH.2:Environment uc� 44jN }.fit 1`:d}: x i ti4 PUBLIC $1}� BEACHMONT M4 Aft Atlantic Oceanfront,existing condition PUBLIC BEACHFRONT Atlantic oceanfront structural protection system under flood condition ^a�,��dapt do of atr-gi,a��,._ p Y />dap[ation St;�tegies,W<i Figure 2-14 — Diagram showing a shared-use path integrated with seawalls 74 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.2: I_nvlionnuv�I Linear Park / Active Transportation System Policies • Create a Linear Park/Active Transportation Develop refined trail-oriented design standards System that: to guide land uses and the trail system. • Takes advantage of land purchases Review and revise zoning and and protections for other purposes, associated rules to allow trail- such as open space preservation,flood oriented design standards. protection and wildlife corridors. • To enhance ecological value, preserve • Integrates with the Active Transportation natural features like trees,wetlands, and Plan and Outdoors Plan. wildlife habitats when building trail links. • Integrates with regional and City Work with the local, regional, state, and trail plans to provide continuous federal partners to develop a robust Linear regional recreational trails. Park/Active Transportation System. • Acquire and maintain land rights for Linear Work with communities, businesses, Park/Active Transportation System trails and other stakeholders to discuss and trail-side amenities. the potential for trail-oriented • Prioritize City-ownership of trail development in Virginia Beach. land or right-of-way to better ensure Coordinate with the other regional the long-term functionality and agencies to extend the Southeastern consistency of the trail system. Trail into Chesapeake. • Pursue external funding opportunities Promote the completion of regional to acquire and build the system. trail links within the City as identified in the Hampton Roads Transportation • Develop a Linear Park/Active Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) System Alignment Map with the preferred Regional Active Transportation Plan. and alternative alignments for the trail system, along with any necessary right-of- • As the HRTPO updates its Regional way parcel acquisitions that may be required. Active Transportation Plan, include information on the Linear Park/Active • Incorporate the Linear Park/Active Transportation System alignments. Transportation System concepts and map into the Master Transportation Plan and Evaluate rights of way available update the Active Transportation Plan and in the Southeastern Parkway and the Outdoors Plan to include the Linear Park Trail alignment to determine how /Active Transportation System Alignment the Southeastern Trail and other Map. uses can be collocated and how • Use the guidelines for trail-oriented additional rights of way are needed. development presented in this chapter Monitor trail usage and mode share and when creating the system and regarding commit to regular trail maintenance. applicable developments adjacent to designated trail links. • Consider opportunities for public art and place making along trail links, particularly those opportunities that can serve as history-telling installations. 75 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 't{9•i M �s t�� � v .7 .',y r �•- Yry. yr. ,.. .'� t �y-..,�., i d L t �yy � } d T I r `r - �T VISA i .L{, j i y CH.3:Inland Context Area Chapter Inland Virginia Beach will continue to grow to sustain Residents can conveniently walk, bike,and ride and diversify its economic base and standard transit to Centers and other destinations along of living. The growth will be inward, not those corridors. Neighborhoods will be healthy, outward to protect rural and agricultural lands safe,and provide a sense of well-being. south of the Green Line. The Inland Context Area, north of the Green Line,will absorb Community Hubs will be created as places for most of the anticipated future development. neighborhood residents to gather.Walking This will include redevelopment of older and biking paths will connect residents to uses, particularly in Centers and Strategic Community Hubs and larger centers. Growth Areas. Suburban retail and office developments along designated Multimodal Corridors will transform into walkable, mixed- use urban centers. vA Aft Xq 78 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.3: Inl,,i Ali'nnfExtlUr i Introduction The Inland Context Area stretches north of There are likely properties and neighborhoods the Green Line and is bounded by the cities that are currently eligible but not yet listed and of Norfolk and Chesapeake to the west and others that could become eligible for historic by the Coastal Context Area to the north and designation in the future. east. It covers nearly 41 percent of the City's land area and is nearly built out, with only During the public engagement process for 6,700 vacant acres remaining (Figure 3-1). this update, residents made clear they want Most of the area was developed between to protect the established neighborhoods 1950 and 2000, shaped by the suburban in the Inland Context Area. Given the limited and auto-oriented development patterns amount of vacant land,growth will focus on common during that time. Low-density redeveloping shopping centers that stretch residential neighborhoods cover a significant along major roads,such as Virginia Beach portion of the land, while commercial and Boulevard. Many of these areas can support institutional uses line major corridors. Key a broader mix of uses, better design, and exceptions are areas that have experienced improved walkability. Overtime,these places redevelopment as part of SGA planning. The can become centers of daily activity—places to result is a landscape defined by single-use live,work,shop, and gather—all within reach of areas, wide roads, and limited connections existing neighborhoods. between places. As described in the City's Historic rl Preservation Plan,there are several historic properties formally designated in the Inland Context Area, including Adam Keeling House, , - Church Point Manor, Adam Thoroughgood _ House, Lynnhaven House, Old Donation Church, Ferry Plantation House, Pembroke Manor, Carraway House, Thomas Murray House, Francis Land House, and Upper Wolfsnare Plantation. The Historic Preservation Commission has successfully pursued historic designations in the National Register of Historic Places program, including L& J Gardens,Woodhurst, and Seatack. ' 79 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN .tea t-. . CH.3:Inland Context Atea During public engagement for this update to The limited amount of available land north of the Comprehensive Plan,the public expressed the Green Line motivated the City to identify a strong preference for strengthening rural and plan eight Strategic Growth Areas (SGAs) land south of the Green Line and protecting between 2008 and 2012.All but two are neighborhoods north of the Green Line. located along Virginia Beach Boulevard. Given the limited availability of vacant land The SGA plans illustrate the steps needed to north of the Green Line, much of the City's transform existing lower density commercial growth will occur in the Inland Context Area by properties into higher density, compact, transforming aging commercial and business mixed use, and walkable places. properties along major corridors into mixed- use,walkable,transit-oriented Centers. The City's APZ-1 Ordinance limits development in APZ-1 and Clear Zones to stay consistent with Navy safety regulations. These areas influence redevelopment in nearby areas, including the Lynnhaven and Hilltop SGAs. Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Parks 5,564 ac Commercial 7% 4,431 ac 6% Industrial Vacant 1,288 ac 6,715 ac 2% 9% Figure 3-1— Inlond Land Z. Uses Pie Chart (in acres) — ll, *Other includes right of way and areas where — Other the land use is 14,658 ac undetermined. 20% Residential 33,853 ac 45% 80 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Inland Goals and Objectives Citywide Goals Economic sustainability and diversity. Environmental sustainability Housing attainment and diversity. Protect natural lands and resources. Environmental sustainability. Protect existing and new development from flooding and sea level rise. • Rural and agricultural land protection south of the Green Line. Infill urban development and multimodal access north of the Green Line • Infill urban development and multimodal access north of the Green Line. Direct infill growth into Centers and Community Hubs and develop Centers and • Community identity and connections. Hubs to make walking,biking, and transit viable and safe travel options(Centers and Neighborhood well-being and safety. Corridors Big Idea). Inland Goals • Modify the designs and operations of designated Multimodal Corridors to make Economic sustainability and diversity walking, biking, and transit viable and safe options within and between Centers and • Provide locations and other opportunities Hubs. for businesses seeking urban settings and regional multimodal access. • Create safe and convenient walking and biking paths between neighborhoods and • Provide locations and other opportunities Community Hubs. for industrial and logistics business growth. ' Community identity and connections ' Housing attainment and diversity • Recognize the unique histories and • Provide a mix of housing types and identities of communities in the City. attainable housing in differing settings across the City. Promote and sustain community venues, events, and opportunities. • Ensure the quality of existing and new housing. Provide central locations(Community Hubs) for community residents to gather. • Take advantage of Center redevelopment to increase housing diversity and attainability. Provide walking and biking connections between community neighborhoods and • Find opportunities outside of Centers to hubs. increase housing diversity and attainability. • Identify locations and strategies for Neighborhood well-being and safety accommodating future senior housing Promote the integrity, sense of well-being, demand. and safety of neighborhoods. 81 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �,l CH.3: Inland Context Aiea Inland Objectives ' Economic sustainability and diversity Implement Sea Level Wise recommendations and other stormwater management efforts to • Identify and activate strategic locations mitigate flooding. within the Inland Context Area for business development, particularly in underutilized Continue programs that protect natural commercial corridors and centers,to lands and develop the Environmental and accommodate companies seeking urban Open Splice Framework Plan to identify settings with proximity to workforce and how to leverage initiatives such as flood regional multimodal access. protection land purchases to connect • Identify and locate new locations along protected lands. designated Freight Corridors for targeted Utilize the Parks and Recreation Needs industries such as advanced manufacturing, Assessment and Development Strategy to healthcare and commercial, and logistics. prioritize investments in park and recreation facilities, including needs and equitable • Design and operate Freight Corridors for access factors. efficient and safe truck access into existing and new Industrial and Logistics Place Type • Find opportunities to develop the Linear Park/Active Transportation System. areas. • Encourage infrastructure investment and Continue programs that protect water placemaking development to support quality in Inland estuaries and tributaries. industrial, logistics, and next-generation Continue to implement the Outdoors Plan. business growth, including clean technology, entrepreneurial hubs, health innovation, and Infill urban development and multimodal small-scale advanced manufacturing. access north of the Green Line ' Housing attainment and diversity Promote and direct anticipated job and housing growth into walkable, rollable, • Implement recommendations adopted by transit-oriented Centers along Multimodal City Council from the 2024 Virginia Beach Corridors. Housing Study. Design and develop Centers to: • Use Place Type guidelines to increase the diversity of housing types and the number • Attract targeted industry businesses seeking of affordable homes across all income urban settings. levels and ages. Provide a variety of housing types available • Update zoning regulations to simplify the to households across all income levels,such review of attainable housing projects. as duplexes,cottages,coach houses,and • Work with the Virginia Beach Development accessory dwelling units. Authority to develop a mixed-use, mixed Supporttransit access and ridership along income project in a designated Center. Multimodal Corridors. • Design and implement transportation ' Environmental sustainability improvements along Multimodal Corridors, • Continually monitor flooding and water prioritizing transit,walking, biking, and quality and update Sea Level Wise rolling. strategies and other flood protection and Continue to implement the Active water quality strategies as needed. Transportation Plan. 82 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.3:Inland Context Area Community identity and connections • Uplift community aesthetics and pride by highlighting the culture, history,and identity of neighborhoods and public spaces through place making techniques. • Local community members will initiate Community Hub plans. Planned Community Hubs will then be designated as part of the Comprehensive Plan. 1 • Develop walking and biking connections between neighborhoods and Community Hubs. _-- • Leverage opportunities from Cultural Affairs to realize local art and place making investments. ; Neighborhood well-being and safety � • Develop a neighborhood monitoring system that continually tracks factors of interest to residents and stakeholders in � local neighborhoods, such as sense of safety, housing conditions,traffic, sidewalk connectivity, or shade. • Use the monitoring system to regularly T' report on neighborhood well-being and -- recommend needed improvements. • Buffer existing neighborhoods adjacent to Centers and Special Use Place Types.Mgt 83 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.3:Inland Context Area Inland Planning Areas Planning Areas are designated locations in , the City where development is guided by adopted plans or policies.Figure 3-2 shows ,•,� the Planning Areas in the Inland Context Area, including Strategic Growth Areas, �� r the Kempsville Master Plan, and Special `. Economic Growth Areas(SEGAs). Strategic Growth Areas Strategic Growth Areas(SGAs)were planned between 2008 and 2012.The 2016 �� • � Comprehensive Plan identified SGAs for their ,�1 role in the development of the City's growth. + ` 4 These areas hold tremendous potential for economic growth, mixed-use development, and k d infrastructure improvements,but accomplishing , their original vision will require further planning " and a host of other tools such as: • Small area planning efforts to spur incremental redevelopment scenarios and facilitate the district-wide redevelopment. • Intentional collaboration with private stakeholders to fostering public-private i partnerships,where the majority of land is privately owned. " • Rezonings, opt-in mixed-use zoning overlays, and density bonuses. r • Strategic infrastructure investments 4 potentially funded by Tax Increment Financing (TIF).TIFs are a public financing I method used to encourage development - and redevelopment in specific areas.The .- increased property tax revenue generated { by new development within a designated TIF ` district is used to pay for public infrastructure and other improvements needed to stimulate economic growth in an area.Additional tools include possible use of Special Service Districts(SSDs)and Community Development Authorities(CDAs). 84 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Chesapeake Bay First Landing State Park Lynnhaven Bay North End Burton Station >,- Hilltop Nemown Pembroke Lynnhaven tlantic O¢ear Rosemont �i Historic Seatack • East Oceana West Oceana Historic Kempsville Area Centerville Princess Anne Commons p South Oceana t North Courthouse Holland mPY Lake E Courthouse Corner PLANNING AREAS CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES MILITARY Strategic Growth Area(SGA) Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) /1 Green Line Neighborhood r��i Blue/Green Overlap Transition Area /� — Coastal-Inland / l Princess Anne Commons(PAC) l/ ,� Special Economic Growth Area(SEGA) Figure 3-2 — Inland Planning Areas e 85 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �,l CH.3:Inland Context Area Burton Station SGA Master Plan Situated in northwestern Virginia Beach is the Burton Station SGA. Burton Station is adjacent ' to Norfolk International Airport(ORF)and is the only part of the City still serviced by Class I freight rail, Norfolk's Premium Outlet Mall, and the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek- q Fort Story. Burton Station is a testament to the resilience and growth of an African American community that originated from descendants ' of two formerly enslaved people. The SGA plan is based on capitalizing on this area's - +' high accessibility and development potential. Burton Station SGA Key Recommendations state: -..",---- .—�— - • Burton Station Village is redeveloped to create a medium-density commercial and residential village, offering housing options -- near the surrounding commercial and employment centers. • The Northampton Boulevard, Diamond 4 Springs, and Baker Road corridors are redeveloped with commercial,traditional office, multifamily residential, or a mix of these uses to expand development opportunities that accommodate market changes without compromising development quality. • The Airport Industrial Park is preserved and expanded with a flexible development pattern emphasizing light industrial,tech- flex, and office space.As economic trends evolve, portions of the Airport Authority's adjacent property may offer strategic opportunities for larger-scale commercial or advanced industrial uses. Future planning could explore a high-impact employment hub that supports high-value sectors such p p 9 .� as aviation, advanced manufacturing, ' defense,technology, or logistics. '"rp 86 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �s CH.3: Inland Context Alai Centerville SGA Master Plan Hilltop SGA Master Plan Situated in southwestern Virginia Beach lies The Hilltop SGA is located along 1-264, the Centerville SGA. This SGA is adjacent First Colonial Road/Oceana Boulevard, to Regent University and the Christian Virginia Beach Boulevard, and Laskin Road. Broadcasting Network. The Virginia Beach Development options are limited in the Hilltop Landfill is also prominent in the existing SGA because the area is located within the context.The economic approach is based AICUZ and CZ areas. The Hilltop SGA plan on capitalizing on Centerville's large single- imagines the area as a commercial district owner sites and potential coordination with with an ancillary office and industrial flex the City of Chesapeake. The Centerville space attractive to "soft goods" retailers. SGA plan seeks to foster a mixed-use center, The SGA intends to position Hilltop as a among other goals. premier retail destination and a production, Centerville SGA Key Recommendations: distribution, and repair district. • Regenerate existing developed areas to Hilltop SGA Key Recommendations: capitalize on existing public infrastructure Incorporate an Urban Tree Canopy Program investments. within the Hilltop SGA to create a pedestrian- friendly environment and aid stormwater • Build amixed-use center for Centerville. management. • Improve connections to existing parks and Define a clear hierarchy of streets to the Regent University campus through establish a structure of development expanded trail networks. blocks and reconnect places. Major street • Mitigate impacts to the Elizabeth River improvements should support urban, through stormwater best management walkable environments positioned to service practices. growth. • Continue to diversify housing choices, Build upon the existing natural resources including workforce housing. to expand access to public open spaces through an interconnected system of parks • Improve the jobs/housing balance to and trails. increase the capture rate and decrease traffic congestion. Evaluate repositioning the proposed transit station to the core of the Hilltop SGA with • Identify immediate and interim actions street and trail improvements to promote for landfills to mitigate adverse impacts transit-oriented economic development. effectively. • Encourage redevelopment of obsolete • Pursue a joint planning strategy with the commercial structures with new buildings City of Chesapeake. placed according to new urban planning • Build a transportation infrastructure network standards for the district. that combines safety, equity, choice, and economy. • Create an education-oriented, master- planned community as a unique identity for the Centerville SGA. 87 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � CH.3:Inland Context Area Lynnhaven SGA Master Plan Newtown SGA Master Plan The Lynnhaven SGA is located in the central Situated along the western edge of Virginia part of the Inland Context Area. The SGAs Beach is the Newtown SGA.The Newtown planning effort intends to create an open SGA is positioned among 1-264 and 1-64 and space network, respect and capitalize on is adjacent to the City of Norfolk. The SGA the wetlands and marshland areas, and plan recognizes the potential for premium achieve compatibility with AICUZ and CZ transit to spur higher densities in the SGA. area regulations. The built environment The plan notes a need for more park space in Lynnhaven is auto-oriented and would and quality retail. benefit from improvements in design Newtown SGA Key Recommendations: coherence and walkability. Lynnhaven SGA Key Recommendations: Reinforce the Newtown site as the gateway into Virginia Beach. • Enable a clear and easy-to-access open space and recreation network. • Create interconnected pedestrian and street frameworks. • Sustain and capitalize on the value of the • Build parks and open spaces throughout water and marshlands. the site. • Meet the Chesapeake Bay Act mandates to protect and restore the Lynnhaven River • Build mixed-use, mixed-income,transit- oriented development. and its tributaries. • Locate compatible uses consistent with the Strengthen education and training APZ-1/Clear Zone Master Plan,APZ Zones, institutions in the district. and AICUZ restrictions. Build at a compatible scale next to existing • Strengthen existing neighborhoods neighborhoods. by providing community services and Extend a bicycle and trail system through convenience retail. the site. • Improve multimodal connections from Celebrate premium transit as a centerpiece adjacent neighborhoods. in a gateway public space. • Connect future transit to employment, Develop a shared parking strategy. recreational destinations, and park-and-ride. • Coordinate transportation improvements. • Enable flexible development sites and building types to respond to ever-changing Develop design guidelines for the district. market needs and development programs. • Coordinate transportation planning and development. • Build on the existing good balance between homes,jobs, and services. 88 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH. 3: Pembroke SGA Implementation Plan The Virginia Beach Trail will be a major The Pembroke SGA is home to Town Center. enhancement to the active transportation Positioned along 1-264,the SGA plan highlights infrastructure of the SGA,which includes the the potential for the premium transit to spur Thalia Creek Greenway. higher densities in the area.The Pembroke Walking, running,and rolling connections and SGA plan highlights that the area is equidistant infrastructure should be prioritized in the area. from the central destinations, including the Oceanfront, City Hall, and downtown Norfolk. Rosemont SGA Master Plan The SGA envisions Pembroke growing with a The Rosemont SGA is located in central mix of uses and serving as the core of Virginia Beach along 1-264.The area was Virginia Beach. developed using strip-commercial uses that Pembroke SGA Key Recommendations: discourage walkability,future investment, and a sense of place. The Rosemont SGA • Implement transit-oriented development plan defines the area's future using mixed- around planned transit stations. use development, creating a neighborhood center, improved multimodal access, and • Support and expand the established cultural design guidelines. arts district in the core area. • Tailor aform-based code for each district. Rosemont SGA Key Recommendations: • Create an implementable series of private • Establish a cultural arts district in the core and public projects that can be packaged area. together to transform the heart of the city. • Expand the Pembroke SGA to include Design a "transit-ready"framework that Mount Trashmore Park and the South permits adequate scale and density Independence commercial corridor. coupled with successive phasing of public • Design and build the entire length of investment to unlock a corresponding Cleveland Street to Greenwich Road as a return on investment. "complete street"to be an attractive and Promote redevelopment through building efficient thoroughfare serving many modes the Sentara Way flyover and other new of travel. connections within the SGA, supporting • Develop a public facilities strategy for City- potential development and improvements owned lands considering public art, history, along South Plaza Trail. recreation, library, museum,theaters, and No industrial uses are recommended for other uses. this area. • Continue to explore a connection between . Introduce the residential neighborhoods Town Center and Mt. Trashmore. south of Virginia Beach Boulevard by The Pembroke SGA designates distinct realigning Bonney Road, creating more urban districts within the Pembroke area. regular development blocks for higher The Central Business Core District Design density development, organized around Guidelines target the Central Business Core parking garages and liner buildings. District. These guidelines intend to enhance Establish criteria to humanize Virginia sense of place using traditional and creative Beach Boulevard. New development along urban design.The guidelines promote mixed the boulevard to create a village core, and uses,transportation options, and human- the surrounding lower-density residential scale development. neighborhoods will support the commercial uses and transit options introduced. �`' 89 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.3: Inl,wd , ,i l, I Ai, ,i Special Economic Growth Areas The City has designated three Special The southern part of the site, located outside Economic Growth Areas(SEGAs)that can accident potential zones,should allow new accommodate future industrial and logistics or relocated commercial and other non- businesses. residential AICUZ compatible uses. • SEGA 1 —East Oceana Special Economic Growth Area 2— West Oceana • SEGA 2 —West Oceana SEGA 2 is generally bounded by London • SEGA 3—South Oceana Bridge Road, Lynnhaven Creek,South Their designation primarily considers Lynnhaven Road, and Potters Road. It proximity to NAS Oceana. includes Lynnhaven Mall, nearby retail and office complexes, and Oceana West Industrial SEGAs do not have formal plans. Park. The entire area lies within the AICUZ Recommendations from the 2016 high noise zone, and much of it is subject to Comprehensive Plan are carried forward. Navy restrictive easements. Most of the land is subdivided and zoned for commercial and Special Economic Growth Area 1— industrial uses. East Oceana SEGA 1 is located just past the northeast Special Economic Growth Area 2—WestOceana Policies: corner of NAS Oceana and includes property on both sides of Bells Road between Oceana • All new or improved development must Boulevard and Birdneck Road, extending comply with the City's AICUZ provisions, south of Southern Boulevard. It overlaps part as the entire area lies within the 75+ DNL of the Historic Seatack Community west of noise zone. Birdneck Road. Development in this area must consider the neighborhood's context The area west of Lynnhaven Parkway and needs. Much of the area lies within should support corporate office, retail, and floodplains or Navy-restrictive easements and similar commercial uses. falls entirely within the highest AICUZ noise Development should emphasize high- zone. The southern portion lies outside any quality site, landscape, and building design. accident potential zone. Special Economic Growth Area 1 —East The undeveloped tract at the southeast corner of Lynnhaven Parkway and Potters Oceana Policies: Road is suitable for open space acquisition. • The eastern area should support low-intensity If not preserved, it should be developed with light industrial uses and limited retail,with low-intensity retail and/or office uses that substantial buffers to protect the surrounding respect the adjacent natural open space. Seatack neighborhood from potential Special Economic Growth Area 3—South intrusions. Oceana • The western area should accommodate SEGA 3 is a large, hourglass-shaped area medium-intensity industrial and other encompassing properties on both sides of utilitarian uses. Dam Neck Road between Holland Road and Corporate Landing Parkway. The eastern portion, particularly east of London Bridge Road, includes large undeveloped tracts and is home to Corporate Landing Business Park. 90 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �J CH.3:hki id Contr,xt Aw,i The western portion of SEGA 3 faces The plan's design guidelines are part of environmental and operational constraints. the City's zoning ordinance as the Historic These areas are within AICUZ high noise Kempsville Mixed-Use District. zones and APZs—especially south of Dam Neck Road, and floodplain challenges exist. Historic Kempsville is recognized as a planning area, and the master plan will likely The areas north of Dam Neck Road and east be revised in the near term to take account of Holland Road are largely free from these of substantial progress that has been made constraints and have more development and to incorporate the Center-based policies options. detailed in Chapter 7 and to continue Special Economic Growth Area 3—South incorporating policies established in the Oceana Policies: City's Historic Preservation Plan. • Avoid any residential uses in SEGA 3. Historic Seatack • Ensure all proposed land uses comply with The Seatack Historic District lies along the the City's AICUZ provisions and the Oceana Birdneck Road corridor between Old Virginia Beach Road and Bells Road. It is bounded Land Use Conformity program. on the east by Lake Rudee, Owls Creek, • Consolidate parcels,where feasible,to and Marshview Park, and on the west by the support a more unified development Oceana Gardens neighborhood. pattern. Seatack is one of the oldest African American • Limit access points along London Bridge communities in southeastern Virginia.The Road and Holland Road. community dates to at least the nineteenth century and remains the largest and • Prohibit direct private access to Dam Neck most populous historic African American Road unless no other reasonable access neighborhood within Virginia Beach. The exists, as it is part of the City's Access Seatack Historic Distric':street pattern and Controlled Roadway Network. housing stock reflect an organic process of subdivision, as families sold or divided Communities larger farm parcels and the area shifted from agricultural use to working-class housing. Historic Kempsville Area Master Plan The Historic Kempsville Area Master Plan Much of the district lies within the Special (2014)outlines a plan to create a village Flood Hazard Area. Other portions around setting at the intersection of Kempsville, Seatack are federally owned or subject to Princess Anne, and South Witchduck Navy restrictive easements, as Seatack is Roads, blending historic character with affected by aircraft accident potential zones new development.The Area Master Plan and high noise zones due to its proximity to identifies quadrants that can support a mix Naval Air Station Oceana. of uses: medical offices in the northeast, a village green and mixed-use in the southeast, adaptive reuse of the old Kempsville High building in the southwest, and pedestrian- oriented redevelopment around historic sites in the northwest. V-13 91 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.3:Inland Coutc,xtAea Key Recommendations include: Recognition of historic and cultural Provide improvements and upgrades to landmarks and sites should be encouraged • by nomination to the Virginia Beach Seatack Park. Historical Register and/or by the installation • Develop design guidelines for infill and new of interpretive historic site markers. construction. In partnership with and guidance from • All new development, redevelopment and the Seatack Community, explore the additions to structures should adhere to potential benefits and regulatory impacts of the City Zoning Ordinance requirements delineation and adoption of a local Historic established in Article 18,Special Regulations and Cultural District, if desired by the in Air Installations Compatible Use Zones community and property owners. (AICUZ) Overlay. Continue to incorporate policies established • All new development, redevelopment and in the City's Historic Preservation Plan. additions to structures,will, as required, . All new development should be designed adhere to the requirements of Code of such that site drainage and stormwater Virginia Beach,Appendix I,Airport Noise management does not negatively impact Attenuation and Safety Ordinance. adjacent parcels. • New development should respect the Maintain stormwater facilities and historic settlement of this area and should encourage the retrofit of existing drainage be compatible with the neighborhood. system problem areas. Significant landscape screening buffers should be established between existing New development, redevelopment, and site residential areas and new nonresidential improvements should be encouraged to use development to mitigate adverse visual and porous materials for driveways, walkways noise impacts. and other similar surfaces, wherever feasible,to achieve a net reduction in • A careful mix of compatible land uses impervious coverage. should be maintained where they currently exist and should be encouraged as new Enhance landscaping in the Birdneck Road land uses are proposed so as to contribute medians where there are opportunities to to the day-to-day life of community do so. residents. • The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science • Uses incompatible with existing residential Center and City's Marshview Park should be discouraged to minimize impact improvement projects should provide to adjacent residential neighborhoods. education and recreation opportunities for • Building design should be visually Seatack residents through neighborhood outreach programs. interesting, encourage greater social interaction, and provide a memorable New development and public facilities character. improvements should accommodate multiple modes of transportation (e.g. • Neighborhood identification signs should pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers) and be installed at neighborhood accessibility needs. entrances/gateways. 92 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH. 3: Inland Place Types Figure 3-3 illustrates the locations of It has safe and convenient access for Place Types (Centers, Special Uses, and regionally oriented businesses, cultural Neighborhoods)for the Inland Context Area. attractions, and civic venues. Chapter 7 details the goals, objectives, and design guidelines for each Place Type. The three Central Business Districts in the This section details Place Type policies and Pembroke SGA form the Regional Center initiatives for the Inland Context Area. in the Inland Area (Figure 3-3). This area includes Town Center and is recognized as an Inland Center Place Types important economic development location by Yp the City's Economic Development Strategic The Inland Context Area includes a hierarchy Plan (see insert). It is also recognized by many of Center Place Types(Regional, City, and as the primary location For regionally oriented Local) located along designated Regional entertainment and Cultural venues. and City Multimodal Corridors. Centers are designed to be compact and walkable,with City Centers moderate to high building intensities, a mix of City Centers are locations for City-oriented uses, and multimodal access. businesses and civic functions. They have moderate to high development densities with Each Strategic Growth Area Plan prepared by buildings between three and 10 stories and a the City over the past 15 years is designated balanced mix of jobs and homes. Chapter 7 by this Plan Update as either a Regional, City, provides more detailed City Center objectives or Local Center.SGA Plan boundaries define and design guidelines. Designated City the Center boundaries within which the Center Centers in the Inland Context Area, include Place Type policies and guidelines will apply. the Western Campus District in the Pembroke The Plan also designates new Centers, shown SGA,the Hilltop, Newtown, and Centerville in Figure 3-3. New Centers are located in SGAs, and new City Centers, as show in commercial and business zoning districts Figure 3-3. along designated Multimodal Corridors. They Local Centers are organized around a transit station and defined by the zoning boundaries of Type 1 Local Centers have low to moderate Neighborhood Place Types. Development intensities(two to six story buildings) and a and improvements in new Centers will follow high residential mix. Center businesses and guidelines described in Chapter 7. civic uses typically orient to those living in the Center and in adjacent neighborhoods. Regional Center Detailed design guidelines are included in As described in Chapter 7, a Regional center Chapter 7.Figure 3-2 illustrates the locations is compact and walkable,with moderate to of designated Local Centers including the high density(three to over 20 story buildings) Central Village District in the Pembroke SGA, development pattern, and a jobs-oriented mix the Rosemont and Lynnl-iaven SGAs, and new of uses. Local Centers. It P 93 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Chesapeake Bay i3 ed First Landing � State Park f Lynnhaven Bay A A Jal •�� ' .,,,r Atlantic Ocean f , Ar i r If • Stumpy Lake i © mll PLACE TYPES Special Use NON-PLACE TYPES CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES Regional Center N Industrial and Logistics Agriculture Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) Business � Neighborhoods Preservation Green Line City Center Neighborhood-Type 1 MILITARY Neighborhood-Type 2 Blue/Green Overlap Dl(jq Transitional Neighborhood Local Center �w Coastal-Inland Coastal Neighborhood Co �u�i Figure 3-3 — Inland Context Area Place Types 94 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.3:Inland Context Area 3.6 Advance the emergence of Town Center as the region's premier urban center.The continued growth and vibrancy of Town Center would benefit from expanding walkable and cyclable mixed-use areas and green space in and around the development. The benchmark analysis highlights the growing need for near-term investment in residential rental property in Virginia Beach. Promoting and facilitating the development of additional multifamily units, including mid-rise structures in Town Center,would help to strengthen its appeal to residents and businesses and enhance the quality of place for Virginia Beach as a whole. -(Economic Development Strategic Plan Town Center objective insert) �-t Regional Center WPMt 1 _ ®r" y :�S:n:lr.�` PPJiS1A1�a(!�IISl' ��:.•••.•F�.ei..9 E�'..: Figure 3-4 — Pembroke SGA Districts and Regional Center Designation Map Adapted from SGA Plan 95 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.3:Inland Context Area Inland Center Policies ' Types and Locations • Adjusting the Center's boundary (Core and Edge zones)to • Adopted Strategic Growth Area Centers exclude properties in a Type 1 • Adopted SGA Planning Area boundaries Neighborhood Place Type. define the boundaries of SGA Centers ' Development Reviews (Figure 3-2). • Collaborate with property owners and • Center type designations for adopted potential developers to apply Center design Strategic Growth Areas are as follows: guidelines to create urban location options • Regional Center for businesses and housing. • Central Business Districts in Create a Center development review the Pembroke SGA(Core, manual based on the design guidelines Waterfront, and Bonney Area) and review process outlined in Chapter 7 to • City Center enhance development reviews in Centers. • Western Campus District in the In designated Centers with Center Pembroke SGA plans and regulations, review proposed • Hilltop developments against those regulations. • Newtown In Centers without Center regulations, • Centerville review projects using the following options detailed in Chapter 7: • Local Center • Zoning or rezoning review will apply • Central Village District in the existing zoning regulations along Pembroke SGA with Center design guidelines,the • Rosemont Commercial Area Pattern Book, and the • Lynnhaven Mixed Use Development Guidelines. • Rezoning review based on the creation • Non-SGA Centers of a Center wide plan that includes a • Non-SGA Center locations and types are plan based zoning regulations and an shown in Figure 3-3. infrastructure plan(street network, parks • Boundaries for additional Centers are and stormwater treatment, and parking). defined by: • Locating a transit station along a Multimodal Corridor that becomes the Center's focal point and defining Center zones: • Core Zone (1/4 mile from the focal point) • Edge Zone (1/2 mile from the focal point). 96 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.3:Inland Context Area • The City will develop additional design and • Coordinating with and incentivizing implementation tools based on the Center private developers to provide Center design guidelines detailed in Chapter 7, locations for new businesses. the Commercial Area Pattern Book, and the Mixed Use Development Guidelines Attainable housing to support Centers' intended growth and Collaborate among City departments,the development. The tools include: Virginia Beach Development Authority, • Center development review manual. federal and state housing agencies, and private developers to meet City-wide • A Center plan similar to adopted housing diversity and attainability goals in SGA plans. designated Centers by: • Plan-based form-based code Following Center residential targets and with detailed building and design guidelines detailed in Chapter street design requirements. 7 during development reviews to • Plan type-based Infrastructure increase the diversity of housing types. design covering the following: Incorporating attainable housing when developing Center Plans and • Internal street network alignments plan-based zoning regulations to and designated street types. simplify and streamline permitting • Stormwater treatment (from 2024 Housing Study). improvements and parks. Working with the Virginia Beach • Shared parking locations Development Authority to identify and types (structured locations in designated Centers for versus surface parking). large-scale mixed-income, mixed- use, or fully affordable development • An infrastructure financing plan. projects(from 2024 Housing Study). ' Economic development Using incentives, such as • Collaborate among City departments infrastructure financing support,to to promote economic development in encourage developers to incorporate designated Regional and City Centers. attainable housing in projects. Collaboration should focus on: Pursue federal, state, local, and non- Continually monitoring market demand profit partnerships for grant options to and needs for businesses seeking urban support affordable housing homes across locations and adjusting Center design all income levels and ages.Also, as a guidelines to align with demand partnership of the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation, Planning & and needs. Zoning, and Economic Development, define • Maintaining an inventory of areas of Strategic Growth for affordable development sites and opportunities, housing options and use the Attainable and working to identify privately Housing Grant administered by the Virginia owned properties in appropriate areas Beach Development Authority to support to facilitate potential development development in these areas. or redevelopment opportunities. Ve 97 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ' Plans and implementation tools Incentives • The City will develop additional design and To better understand potential incentives implementation tools based on the Center for private development within SGAs,one or design guidelines detailed in Chapter 7, two selected SGA Plans should be reviewed the Commercial Area Pattern Book, and to determine: the Mixed Use Development Guidelines to support Centers' intended growth and Year 2050 market demand by building type development. The tools include: (i.e.,office space, retail, multifamily). • Center development review manual. Financial feasibility (pro forma) based on market demand, building costs, and • A Center plan similar to adopted infrastructure costs. SGA plans. • Methods for addressing the gaps between • Plan-based form-based code with detailed plans,market demand,and financial feasibility. building and street design requirements. • Based on the SGA plan review and the • Plan type-based Infrastructure design market demand and financial feasibility covering the following: assessment,the City may elect to conduct a • Internal street network alignments pilot study for an SGA to determine how to and designated street types. address implementation issues and gaps, such as: • Stormwater treatment improvements and parks. City/ private financing partnerships (i.e., issuing bonds to pay for structured parking • Shared parking locations and types and stormwater systems). (structured versus surface parking). • Approaches to designing and financing • An infrastructure financing plan. Center-wide infrastructure. • Changes needed in the zoning ordinance and development review procedures. • Developing implementation policies,tools, and mechanisms based on pilot study findings. *.Arm 98 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN -� CH.3:hilkinrl Inland Special Use Place Types Institutional Place Type Business Place Type The Inland Context Area Institutional Place The Business Place Type includes business, Type shown in Figure 3-3 encompass large- office, and hotel zoning districts larger than scale educational facilities, such as Tidewater five acres that lie outside of Centers(Figure Community College and health and civic 3-3). These areas will continue to be single- functions, such as Sentara Virginia Beach use and business-oriented.The Business General Hospital. Institutional Place Type Place Type design guidelines in Chapter 7 design guidelines in Chapter 7 will inform enhance zoning requirements for infill development and redevelopment those properties. within existing Institutional areas and the development of new Institutional areas. Industrial and Logistics Place Type The Inland Context Area Industrial and ' s♦ Logistics Place Types shown in Figure � � Lo 9 Yp 9 � s encompass large scale manufacturing and *" warehousing areas, such Corporate Landinglot Park. . The policies and design guidelines in Chapter a i 7 will inform development of and within an Industrial and Logistics Place Type. As summarized in the previous section,the City has identified Special Economic Growth Areas(SEGAs) immediately surrounding the r Naval Air Station Oceana including: • East Oceana • West Oceana • South Oceana Existing SEGA locations are designated as ` Industrial and Logistics Place Types on the Comprehensive Plan Place Type Map. Development within those areas will follow the Industrial and Logistics Place Type objectives and design guidelines in Chapter 7. ` Identifying and developing new locations • ' "�� for Industrial and Logistics areas is a City priority. Potential areas include currently zoned agricultural lands south of the Naval Air Station Oceana (north of the Green Line) and land surrounding Northampton Boulevard, particularly the Burton Station SGA. ► 9g k ' 99 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH 3 Special Use Place Type Policies ' Locations • Designated Institutional, Industrial and Logistics, Business Place Types, along with SEGA locations are shown in Figure 3-3. Development review • Review proposed developments in a designated Institutional, Industrial and Logistics, and Business Place Types with existing zoning regulations augmented by their corresponding design guidelines provided in Chapter 7. • Review proposed institutional, industrial- logistics, and business-style developments over 10 acres outside a designated institutional, industrial and logistics, and non-center business Place Types using their _ corresponding design guidelines detailed in Chapter 7. Designate the project area with the appropriate Institutional Place Type (Institutional, Industrial and Logistics,or Non-Place Type Business) if approved. _ - • Augment the review with Special Economic Growth Area policies if the project is within a SEGA. Increase land inventory • Actively identify potential Industrial and Logistics areas,focusing on lands along designated Freight Corridors, including: • Agriculturally zoned lands north of the Green Line and south of NAS Oceana. � • Land along the Northampton Boulevard corridor,including the potential re-purposing of the Burton Station SGA and purchase of land owned by the Norfolk International " Airport. - • Partner with the Department of the Navy }� to acquire or lease land that is no longer _ anticipated to be used for military purposes. 100 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.3: Inland Conk,xl Ai, Inland Neighborhood Place Types Type 1 and Type 2 Neighborhood Place Inland Type 2 Neighborhood Types in the Inland Context Area are Type 2 Neighborhoods include all zoning defined by zoning district boundaries. ordinance districts that allow both single The primary distinction between the two and multi-family homes. Densities can range is Type 1 Neighborhoods include those from four to 20 or more units per acre. Most zoning districts allowing only single-family include small-scale civic and retail uses to homes, Type 2 Neighborhoods include which residents can walk, bike, or roll. districts allowing a variety of housing types allowing a variety of housing types, along with compatible commercial uses. Chapter 7 identifies the zoning districts included in Type 1 and Type 2 neighborhoods. Inland Type 1 Neighborhood Type 1 Neighborhoods include all zoning ordinance districts in the Inland Area that -� allow only single-family homes. They can range in density from one to five units per acre. Many existing neighborhoods include small-scale civic and retail areas to which residents can walk, bike, or roll. ! i r L 101 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.3:Inland Context Area Inland Neighborhood Policies Locations Neighborhood safety and well-Being • Designated Type 1 and Type 2 Develop health, safety,and well-being Neighborhoods include zoning districts measures as part of the neighborhood shown in AppendixA and are shown in monitoring system and regularly Figure 3-3. review neighborhood conditions.Work with neighborhoods to make needed ' Development review improvements.The measures could include: • Review proposed developments Health in designated Type 1 or Type 2 Neighborhoods using existing zoning Walkable access to regulations augmented by Type 1 or Type schools and parks Neighborhoods guidelines or review Tree canopy shading as a rezoning using Type 1 or Type 2 Neighborhood design guidelines.Augment Safety the review with Neighborhood Plans and policies if the project is located in a Safe streets Neighborhood Planning Area. Details of the Sidewalks and bike paths review process are provided in Chapter 7. • Review proposed Type 1 or Type 2 • Traffic volumes developments over 10 acres outside a Crosswalks and crossing signals designated Type 1 or Type 2 Neighborhood Place Type using the options detailed in • Traffic speeds Chapter 7.Once approved,designate the area Cut-through traffic as a Type 1 or Type 2 Neighborhood. • Crime rates • Review and update zoning regulations in Type 1 and Type 2 Neighborhoods Emergency service response times to identify opportunities for increasing attainable housing and to streamline the • Well-being review and approval of attainable housing Quality of housing projects. • Age of housing • Quality of neighborhood civic facilities, including parks • Flood protection • Work with neighborhoods to identify, pursue formal designation of, and maintain historical resources, including districts, structures, and sites. • The design of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) should complement the character of the primary dwelling. 102 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN _a CH.3: Iril,iwi , fl, ., i i, i Inland Communities and Community Hubs Communities Community Hubs Communities are collections of neighborhoods Community Hubs are compact,walkable bounded by the City's major roads, estuaries, locations for community activities, such and tributaries.Some communities are as schools, places of worship, health care unofficially recognized and named,such as services, parks,farmers markets, etc. the Great Neck and Little Neck communities. Community Hubs are centrally located Figure 3-5 illustrates a potential set of in defined communities with safe and communities in the Inland Context Area convenient multimodal access to adjacent including: neighborhoods.The Historic Kempsville Master Plan Planning Area functions similarly • Great Neck bounded by eastern branch of to what is envisioned for Community Hubs. the Lynnhaven River,the Coastal Context Chapter 7 includes Community Hub Place Area Line and Virginia Beach Boulevard. Types policy and design guidelines. Locations • Little Neck bounded by the eastern and for Community Hubs will be identified once western branches of the Lynnhaven River, communities are defined, as described in the and 1-264. next section. Local community members will initiate Community Hub plans. • Bayside bounded by the western branch of the Lynnhaven River,the Coastal Context Area Line,the Norfolk City Limit, and 1-264. • Kempsville bounded by 1-264,the Norfolk City Line, and Ferrell Parkway, and Windsor Oaks Boulevard. • r • Woodstock bounded by 1-264,the Norfolk City Line, and the Chesapeake City Line. • Indian River bounded by 1-264,the /,. , �� x Chesapeake City Line, Ferrell Parkway, Princess Anne Road and the Green Line. • Lynnhaven bounded by 1-264,Windsor Oaks Boulevard, Princess Anne Road, Dam Neck Road, and the Naval Air Station Oceana. • Dam Neck/ Nimmo bounded by Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Road,the Green Line, and the Coastal Context Area ak: �M ` Line communities. 103 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Chesapeake Bay First Landing ` State Park Lynnhaven Bay - -_ Atlantic Ocean �.,..�. :f., Stumpy Lake E © Mill COMMUNITIES PLACE TYPES Neighborhoods CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES LPotential Community Regional Center Neighborhood-Type 1 _-Rural Area Boundary(Blue Boundaries q,0wq%w iw Neighborhood-Type 2 Line) Core Edge City Center MILITARY Green Line +-- Core Edge Blue/Green Overlap Local Center 411110111,'-0-4 Coastal-Inland Core Edge Figure 3-5—Illustrative community boundaries ` 104 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.3: Inland Community Policies Enriching Community Identity Community Hubs and Connections • Use the preliminary community boundaries Local community members will initiate shown on Figure 3-5to begin defining Community Hub plans, using Community communities and community boundaries. Hub design guidelines listed in Chapter 7. Planned Community Hubs will then be • Once community boundaries are defined, designated as part of the Comprehensive deploy branding techniques in gateways Plan. and other prominent community locations. • Plan for and build walking and biking • Inventory community facilities and programs connections between neighborhoods, and identify potential improvements, Community Hubs, and other destinations in such as the need for more community the community. civic functions, community parks, and recreational centers. • Work with neighborhoods to identify, r pursue formal designation of, and maintain historical resources, including districts, �. structures, and sites. • Use all available resources to preserve designated historic resources, including those provided by the City's Historical Review Board and Historic Preservation Commission,the Princess Anne County/ +fii Y Virginia Beach Historical Society, and the Interfacility Traffic Area and Transition Area Citizens Advisory Committee. • Efforts to retain historic resources should be accomplished responsibly and innovatively. This should include providing land use planning guidance and tax credit assistance to owners of historic properties to help protect and preserve the City's limited number of valuable historic resources and surrounding open space areas. 105 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.3:liiltiii<I�:unl� -.I ni, i - Inland Corridor Types The Comprehensive Plan includes both Virginia Beach Boulevard Regional Multimodal and Freight Corridor Types Multimodal Corridor (Figures 3-6 and 3-7). Facility design and The Virginia Beach Boulevard Multimodal operations and land development patterns Corridor includes Virginia Beach Boulevard along Multimodal corridors should make travel and 1-264, each serving a differing function by all modes safe and efficient,while giving consideration to pedestrians, bicycles, and (Figure 3-7). I-264 will continue to move longer vehicle trips. It also provides truck transit. Freight Corridors connect to the City's access to industrial areas such as the Special designated Industrial and Logistics areas with Economic Growth Areas surrounding the destinations beyond the City to support the Naval Air Station Oceana.With 1-264 carrying safe and efficient flow of truck traffic. high auto and truck volumes,Virginia Beach Boulevard can be designed and operated to Multimodal Corridors serve non-auto as well as auto travel. Regional Multimodal Corridors With proper planning and design and supportive transit-oriented development, Regional Multimodal Corridors provide safe premium transit(such as bus rapid transit)can and convenient access between the City and be a feasible investment along the corridor in the region.Travel funneling into Regional the future. Corridors combined with travel from high density development along the corridor SGAs along the corridor are organized and requires high speed and capacity roadways designed to support premium transit. The (arterials and expressways) and transit(bus key planning and design challenge to be rapid transit or a similar technology). addressed is the premium transit alignment and station locations within SGAs, including The Inland Context Area includes two the connection to the Tide Light Rail system. Regional Multimodal Corridors,Virginia As detailed under the policies,that question Beach Boulevard/ 1-264 from the Norfolk City and others can be answered with an line to the Resort Area and Independence integrated Virginia Beach Boulevard Regional Boulevard/Princess Anne Road from Virginia Multimodal Corridor Study. Beach Boulevard to the Municipal Center. Both corridors are currently auto-centric with Independence Road / Princess Anne roads designed and operated to move cars Road Regional Multimodal Corridor quickly, and adjacent development patterns The Independence/ Princess Anne designed to allow auto access into surface Multimodal Regional Corridor is anchored by parking lots. The transformation for both Town Center on the northern end and by the corridors will be guided by the Corridor and Municipal Center on the southern end(Figure Place Type objectives and design guidelines 3-7). Many of the non-residential shopping in Chapter 7. areas along the corridor can be transformed into transit-oriented urban Centers. Supportive land uses can ultimately generate ridership that makes premium transit. 4 I" 106 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Chesapeake Bay f kk r;x °°r First Landing w. _ _ State Park f Lynnhaven Bay f m rf 6 / Y ro T m C 4S,r C. Co � o v m c BPecn e\ld Atlantic Oce o � v, -� ,• oar: �o a H011a�p {� qa lI t r r / Ar'C6 I P \\ - haveo PkwY 'q4 00, rye /0000 NimmoPkwy Stumpyzake t 3 CORRIDORS CENTERS MILITARY CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES Regional Regional Center Rural Area Boundary(Blue city 410 ,` . Line) Core Edge Green Line City Center 40 --+ Blue/Green Overlap Core Edge ———— Coastal-Inland Local Center qqw Core Edge Figure 3-6— Regional Multimodol Corridors and Center Place Types V13 107 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JEB LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY First Landing Sta P r ` pton+B��d Lynnhaven Bay a� \ r Atlantic Ocean • .' is � Ar o. m NASOCEANA - oc v �f Dam•NeckAR0 k Stumpy lake dft— ss PLACE TYPES CORRIDORS CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES Special Use O Freight Network Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) Industrial and Logistics MILITARY Green Line Military area Business Blue/Green Overlap Coastal-Inland Figure 3-7—Inland Freight Corridors and Special Use Place Types 108 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN A CH.3: I:ii,w,r W, City Multimodal Corridors City Multimodal Corridors are currently auto Designated Regional and City Multimodal -oriented, but will be redesigned to provide Corridors in the Inland Context Area are safe and convenient access for all travel shown in Figure 3-6. modes (auto,transit, biking, rolling, and �. walking). ' r City Multimodal Corridors primarily serve local City travel, although they often help funnel regional travelers onto regional facilities. As such, City Corridors are not likely to generate enough transit ridership to make premium transit such as bus rapid transit feasible. They are well suited for fixed-bus transit. Chapter 7 details design guidelines tailored to prioritize walking, biking, rolling, and transit in the design and operations of City Multimodal Corridors. The City Multimodal Corridors shown in „ Figure 3-6 include: • Shore Drive (US 60)from the Virginia Beach / Norfolk City Line to the eastern end of ; First Landing State Park(portions are in the Coastal Context Area) - • Atlantic Avenue from Shore Drive to the northern Resort Area SGA boundary (completely within the Coastal Context Area) • Independence Boulevard from Shore Drive ,� 3„a to Virginia Beach Boulevard s • Witchduck/Kempsville Road from Virginia Beach Boulevard to the Virginia Beach/ Chesapeake City Line , Indian River Road from the Virginia Beach/ Norfolk City Line to Lynnhaven Parkway • Lynnhaven Parkway from Kempsville Road to Virginia Beach Boulevard • Great Neck Road/First Colonial Road from Shore Drive to Virginia Beach Boulevard • General Booth Boulevard/ Princess Anne Road from the Rudee Inlet Bridge to the Municipal Center 109 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.3:Ii l,md, ,w, a.I Multimodal Corridor Policies ' Improvements and operations • Within 10 years, develop a multimodal corridor plan for Virginia Beach Boulevard. • Improvements to and operations of Regional The planning process should include the and City Multimodal Corridors will follow the following: Master Transportation Plan augmented by the Regional and City Multimodal Corridor Guidance by an inter-agency and design guidelines presented in Chapter 7 interdepartmental steering group that and the Local Road Safety Action Plan and includes, but is not limited to: Complete Streets Policy. • Virginia Beach Planning, • Referencing Chapter 7, and furthering the Public Works (including Traffic City's Complete Streets Policy, monitor and Engineering division). improve sidewalk and bike lane facilities, Hampton Roads Planning especially along all Regional and City Multimodal Corridors. District Commission • Monitor and inventory the location,width, • Hampton Roads Transportation condition,continuity, safety features, and Planning Organization sidewalk and cycling network separation Hampton Roads Transit. along Multimodal Corridors. • Virginia Department of Transportation • Benchmark the walking,running,and rolling . Virginia Department of Rail inventory with complete street design and Public Transportation. guidance, Americans with Disabilities Act and Universal Design standards,and • Active Transportation operational best practices to identify any Advisory Committee. deficiencies. • Virginia Port Authority • Inventory, review, and improve as needed The corridor extends from the Virginia Beach- transit service along City Multimodal Norfolk City Line,and includes Virginia Beach Corridors: Boulevard, Laskin Road,1-264,the Virginia • Work with Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) Beach Trail, and the Newtown Tide light to develop a City-wide transit system plan rail station. that prioritizes fixed-route service along . A robust public engagement process. Multimodal Corridors and recognizes the potential for premium transit along the Inclusion of adopted SGAs and Center Regional Multimodal Corridors. design guidelines. • Identify necessary short-, mid-, and long- • In 10 to 20 years, initiate and complete the term transit improvements,and work with Princess Anne/Independence Corridor HRT and HRTPO to identifyfunding sources. Plan, organized similarly to the Virginia Beach Boulevard Regional Multimodal • Implement the transit system plan. Corridor Plan. 110 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN -� CH.3: ihi1,,n l it, -i Inland Freight Corridors Freight Corridors provide high speed truck access between Industrial and Logistics Place Type locations in the City to the region to support existing and attract new manufacturing3 and logistics industries. Chapter 7 includes objectives and design guidelines for the facilities. Freight Corridors include: • US 13 (Northampton Boulevard)from 1-64 to , the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, .L'�,,_ R • Arterials ringing Naval Air Station Oceana, �� _ i;•�l including London Bridge Road, Oceana Boulevard, and Dam Neck Road (shown in Figure 3-6). �lr • Inland Freight Corridors Policies Locations • Designated Freight Corridors in the Inland _ Context Area are shown in Figure 3-6. ' Improvements and operations • Improvements to and operations of Freight Corridors will follow the Master Transportation Plan augmented by the Freight Corridor design guidelines in Chapter 7 and the Local Road Safety Action Plan and Complete Streets Policy. 111 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.4: Coastal Context Area Chapte% r I I Coastal Context Area The Coastal Context Area stretches along The area's defining characteristics will be the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. Its preserved and refined. Beaches and dunes beaches and dunes,long part of the natural will be strengthened to reduce flooding. ecology,face growing risks from sea level rise,erosion,and more frequent severe The Resort Area will remain a major tourist draw weather.These beaches draw both tourists while becoming a more vibrant and accessible and residents. Businesses in the Resort Area destination for residents. Neighborhoods and along parts of Shore Drive bring outside will keep their diverse housing and distinct income that supports the City's economy and character while offering options for all income tax base. Neighborhoods feature a mix of levels.Walking,rolling,and biking trails will link housing,from single-family homes to multistory neighborhoods and Community Hubs. apartments and condominiums, many designed to complement the coastal setting. -6 113 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Introduction The Coastal Context Area captures much mid-century motels, historic districts contained of what defines Virginia Beach. It includes in First Landing State Park and the State the city's most iconic destinations,from Military Reservation, and the two Cape Henry the oceanfront boardwalk to First Landing Lighthouses located on Fort Story. State Park and Bayfront beaches. Areas like There are likely properties that are currently Pleasure House Point also provide open eligible but not yet listed and others that space and public access to the water. It is could become eligible for historic designation home to three military installations:the Fort in the future. Story side of JEB Little Creek—Fort Story, SMR, and the NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex.Along The Coastal Context Area stretches along the both sides of the Lesner Bridge,there are Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean coastline vibrant business communities that contribute from the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek- to the vitality of the community. The Cavalier Fort Story to Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Hotel,the beaches, and the boardwalk are It lies north and east of the Green Line.There longstanding landmarks that contribute to are three unique areas in the Coastal Context the city's culture and history and continue to Area: Bayfront, Resort Area,and Sandbridge. serve both residents and visitors. Each has a distinct set of landscape, planning, There are historic properties formally and design recommendations. designated in the Coastal Context Area, Like the Inland Context Area to the west, this including Seatack Life Saving/U.S.Coast area can absorb anticipated population and Guard Station,de Witt Cottage,Cavalier Hotel, job growth. However, with less than 1,000 Cavalier Shores historic district,several acres of vacant land (Figure 4-1), growth will be inward and upward in the designated Centers, most notably the Resort Area. Vacant 59 Commercial 5 ° c = other 404 ac -- 1,846 ac 3% -- 15% Residential Pu7ac 2,356 ac 278 19% Figure 4-1— 2% Coastal Land Uses Pie Chart Environmentally (in acres) Sensitive Military 30% .4 114 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.4: i 1 ­1 1 Coastal Goals and Objectives Citywide Goals Optimize, protect, preserve, and enhance the ecological resilience of beaches, parks, • Economic sustainability and diversity. trails, launches, and recreational amenities. • Housing attainment and diversity. Infill urban development and multimodal Environmental sustainability. access north of the Green Line • •• Rural and agricultural land protection south Absorb a portion of the City's anticipated of the Green Line. growth in Centers. • Apply Place Type design guidelines to create • Infill urban development and multimodal land development patterns and multimodal access north of the Green Line. networks that promote safe and convenient • Community identity and connections. walking, biking, rolling,and transit. • Neighborhood well-being and safety. Designate Multimodal Corridors and apply Multimodal Corridor design guidelines Coastal Goals to promote safe and convenient walking, biking, rolling, and transit. ' Economic sustainability and diversity ' Community identity and connections • Attract year-round visitors that help sustain • Enhance the unique coastal identities of the City's economy and tax base. Coastal Context Area communities. • Create jobs to foster economic growth and Provide easy walking and bike access to vitality. Community Hubs. ' Housing attainment and diversity ' Neighborhood well-being and safety • Take advantage of Center redevelopment to Promote the integrity, sense of well-being, increase housing diversity and attainability. and safety of neighborhoods. (Big Idea) • Find opportunities outside of Centers to increase housing diversity and attainability. • Identify locations and strategies for accommodating future senior housing demand. ' Environmental sustainability • Protect existing properties from sea level rise, flooding, and erosion. 115 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN d CH.4: Coastal Objectives ' Economic sustainability and diversity Continue programs that protect natural lands and develop the Environmental and • Continue to support and implement the Open Space Framework Plan to identify objectives, policies, and recommendations how to leverage initiatives such as flood in the RASAP. protection land purchases to connect • Continue to monitor the tourism market and protected lands. develop strategies to increase tourism in Find opportunities to develop the Linear non-summer months. Park/Active Transportation System. • Plan for and invest in public amenities Utilize the Parks and Recreation Needs and facilities that will attract tourists and Assessment and Development Strategy to residents to the Resort Area. prioritize investments in park and recreation • Continue to work with state and federal facilities, including needs and equitable partners to monitor and maintain adequate access factors. sand replenishment. Continue programs that protect water ' Housing attainment and diversity quality in Coastal estuaries and tributaries. • Implement recommendations adopted by Continue programs that protect the City Council from the 2024 Virginia Beach resiliency,ecological value,and Housing Study. attractiveness of Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay beaches, and provide easy • Use Place Type guidelines to increase the walk and bike access to those beaches. diversity of housing and the number of affordable homes across all income levels Infill urban development and multimodal and ages in Resort Area Centers. access north of the Green Line • Update zoning regulations to simplify the Continue to promote mixed-use review of attainable housing development redevelopment in Resort Area Centers. in Coastal communities. Design and implement transportation ' Environmental sustainability improvements along Multimodal Corridors, prioritizing transit ridership,walking, and • Continually monitor flooding and water biking. quality and update Sea Level Wise strategies and other flood protection and • Provide multimodal access for residents and water quality strategies as needed. tourists to beaches. • Implement Sea Level Wise Continue implementing the Active recommendations and other stormwater Transportation Plan. management efforts to mitigate flooding. V-Ft 116 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.4: Coastal Context Area ' Community identity and connections • Uplift coastal and bayfront community aesthetics by highlighting the nautical culture, history, and identity of neighborhoods and public spaces through place making techniques. • Integrate Community Hub plans developed by local community members. , • Develop walking and biking connections between neighborhoods and Community Hubs. • Use the Oceanfront Resort District Connector Park Design Guidelines(2017)to enhance pedestrian links and upgrade the linear parks connecting Atlantic Avenue to the Boardwalk. • Leverage opportunities from Cultural Affairs to realize local art and place making investments. Neighborhood well-being and safety. • Develop a neighborhood monitoring system that continually tracks factors of interest to residents and stakeholders in local neighborhoods,such as sense of safety,housing conditions,traffic,sidewalk connectivity,or shade. • Use the monitoring system to regularly , report on neighborhood well-being and recommend needed improvements. • Buffer existing neighborhoods adjacent to - Centers. 117 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Coastal Planning Area Figure 4-2 presents the Coastal Area Place Types and its single Planning Area,the Resort Area Strategic Area Action Plan (RASAP). Details for the Place Types are provided in the next section. First,Landing Stt/�Pa� Lynn'haven Bay Atlantic ean n iti f J Stumpy Lake t , PLACE TYPES Special Use NON-PLACE TYPES CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES Regional Centers Rural Area Boundary(Blue Industrial and Logistics Agriculture Rural Core Edge Bu8lness ji Preservation -Green Line City Centers Neighborhoods MILITARY -Bluer Green Overlap Core Edge C., aml Naightbrhood Local Centers Coastal-Inland qw PLANNNN`ING AREAS /�,> Corc Edge Resort Area Figure 4-2— Coastal Context Area Place Types V! - 118 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.4: Coastal Context Area The Resort Area Strategic Action Plan The Oceanfront Resort District Design (RASAP) boundaries extend from 42nd Street Guidelines (2017)also apply to the Oceanfront and Laskin Road on the north to Rudee Inlet Resort District and Resort Tourist zoning and Norfolk Avenue to the south and from districts. The Guidelines support the goals of Birdneck Road and Little Neck Creek on the the RASAP and address building proportions, west to the oceanfront(Figure 4-3). human scale, building articulation, quality materials, fagade balance, and pedestrian The objectives and policies from the RASAP orientation.When a development proposal and its supporting plans will guide growth in meets the FBC,the Guidelines offer a vision the Resort area. for higher quality and more sustainable The Oceanfront Resort District Form-Based design. Projects using Optional Forms of Code(FBC) applies to the Oceanfront Resort Development or Alternative Compliance must District and adjacent Resort Tourist zoning follow the Guidelines. districts. It replaces use-based zoning with The RASAP's mobility objectives are planned rules for building form and site design. The through the Resort Area Mobility Plan (RAMP). FBC sets standards for height, setbacks, The RAMP includes detailed multimodal and transparency, and frontage. parking strategies tailored to the Resort Area. It implements part of the RASAP by The City completed the Central Beach Small establishing rules that support walkability, Area Plan that overlaps with the designated mixed uses, and cohesive design. Regional Center area. The Plan illustrates how the area should redevelop,with a focus on the future use of City owned property. The Plan was created using the Regional Center Design design guidelines in Chapter 7. OCEANA aWD LEGEND QR-W Ara°Bonn y EaMnded Rectal Maa Be-d-y Reg—Cenla(Cae) s Water @qO H PC A-RD � G�. Uj. 8)RDNECI(RD z i 7 r CYPRESS AVE ` N N ME DITE RRANEAN AVE H Z + •+ �� ��,.�'Eiy`,'F H ` ^' BALTIC AVE HOLLY RD S S ARCTIC AVE RUDEE PACIFIC AVE w LOOP........, o ATLANTIC AVE Z Figure 4-3— RASAP Boundary(revised map originating from the RASAP Plan, 2020) 119 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.4: _ Coastal Place Types Centers The Coastal Context Area includes three Rezoning review using Center Centers:one Regional Center,one City Center, design guidelines,the Commercial and one Local Center(Figure 4-2).The Area Pattern Book,and the Mixed Regional Center is located in and is primarily Use Development Guidelines. guided by the RASAP. The Central Beach Rezoning review based on creating a Small Area Plan coincides with the Center and Center-wide plan that includes a plan- provides more detail on how redevelopment based zoning code and an infrastructure should occur.The City Center is oriented on plan (street network, parks and stormwater the 31st Street and Pacific Avenue intersection. treatment, and parking). Its development is guided by the RASAP implementation tools described above. Collaborate among City departments to promote economic development in the There is one Local Center Place Type at designated RASAP Regional and City the intersection of Shore Drive and Great Centers. Collaboration should focus on: Neck Road. Boundaries are defined by Core and Edge Zones surrounding a transit Continually monitoring tourist market station focal point and modified by Type 1 demand and needs and adjusting RASAP Neighborhood Boundaries. policies to align with demand and needs. Maintaining an inventory of Coastal Centers Policies development sites and opportunities, and working to identify privately ' Economic development owned properties in appropriate areas • Review proposed developments in the to facilitate potential development two RASAP designated Centers using the or redevelopment opportunities. RASAP plan, Center design guidelines, Coordinating with and incentivizing policies, and plan-based zoning regulations. private developers to provide Center • For any Coastal Centers not regulated by the locations for new businesses. RASAP,collaborate with property owners Identify aging retail centers in need of and potential developers to apply Center redevelopment or renovations to attract design guidelines to create urban location quality business services and employment. options for businesses and housing. • Zoning review based on existing zoning regulations augmented by Center design guidelines,the Commercial Area Pattern Book, and the Mixed Use Development Guidelines. " 120 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.4 Coastal Corridor Types The Coastal Context Area includes the eastern end of the Virginia Beach Boulevard /1-264 Regional Multimodal Corridor. The @___ -- — �r�''� Virginia Beach Boulevard Multimodal Corridor •'�' "' ^��. Plan detailed in Chapter 3 will define potential transit alignments and station locations within + : the RASAP. -_ - `•' ", .[.. 40 s. The Coastal Context Area includes two City �» . •.� .k..IA9 Multimodal Corridors(Figure 4-2): ,,�. • Shore Drive from Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base to Atlantic Avenue. rh Atlantic Avenue from Shore Drive to Rudee N `' tom E r Inlet. fir•• , :., , Coastal Multimodal Corridors Policies j. Locations ; i a Fk* Designated Multimodal Corridors in the °' ? ' �F a Coastal Context Area include Atlantici Avenue, Pacific Avenue, Shore Drive, and portions of Virginia Beach Boulevard (Figure 4-2). Improvements and operations Of • Improvements to and operations off, a 4 l ', Multimodal Corridors will follow the Master y i Transportation Plan b augmented =•.; g Y the Multimodal Corridor design guidelines in Chapter 7,the Local Road Safety Action Plan and the Complete Streets Policy. 121 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.4: -11 ' Attainable housing ' Development Reviews • Collaborate among City departments, Review proposed developments in the housing agencies, and private developers two RASAP designated Centers using the to meet City-wide housing diversity and RASAP plan, Center design guidelines, attainability goals in designated Centers by: policies, and plan-based zoning regulations. • Following Center residential targets and For any Coastal Centers not regulated by the design guidelines detailed in Chapter 7 RASAP,collaborate with property owners during development reviews to increase and potential developers to apply Center the diversity of housing types. design guidelines to create urban location • Incorporating attainable housing options for businesses and housing. when developing Center Plans and Zoning review based on existing zoning plan-based zoning regulations to regulations augmented by Center simplify and streamline permitting. design guidelines,the Commercial Using incentives,such as Area Pattern Book, and the Mixed • infrastructure financing support,to Use Development Guidelines. encourage developers to incorporate Rezoning review using Center attainable housing in projects. design guidelines,the Commercial • Pursue federal, state, local, and non-profit Area Pattern Book,and the Mixed partnerships for grant options to support Use Development Guidelines. affordable housing across all income levels Rezoning review based on creating a Center- and ages wide plan that includes a plan-based zoning • Collaborate among City departments code and an infrastructure plan (street to define areas for providing affordable network, parks and stormwater treatment, housing options and use the Attainable and parking). Housing Grant administered by the Virginia - --..- �` Beach Development Authority to support • �s _ _ -� development in those areas. Neighborhood well-being and safety . h'`� ,,,�• • The boundaries for the two RASAP Centers are shown in Figure 4-2. • The Central Beach Center is designated as a Regional Center. • The North East Center is designated as a City Center. • The location for the designated Local Center outside the RASAP is shown in Figure 4-2. 122 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � CH.4: Coastal Context Area Coastal Communities The Coastal Context Area includes several Old Beach communities, most including several The Old Beach neighborhood is south of neighborhoods and all having a mix of Laskin Road and north of 22nd Street. It is housing types, a limited amount of small-scale one of the oldest neighborhoods in Virginia commercial and civic uses, and a seaside- Beach,featuring a gridded street network and coastal design and character. a mix of single-family homes, apartments, Shore Drive and condominiums. The Shore Drive community extends from It is also one of the city's most walkable the Little Creek Naval Base to First Landing neighborhoods,with stores, restaurants, State Park.The community includes single- schools, and religious centers within a family homes and duplexes, with high-rise quarter-mile walk of most homes. The condominiums on the Lynnhaven Inlet. It neighborhood is in the Resort Area Strategic includes several pockets of small-scale Growth Area. commercial development, one at Lookout Road and Sea View Avenue intersection and South End / Shadowlawn another on Shore Drive around Powhatan The South End/Shadowlawn Community and Albemarle Avenues, and more intensely extends from 17th Street to Rudee Inlet developed commercial areas on Shore Drive and from Pacific Avenue on the east to the on the Lynnhaven Inlet and at the intersection wetland area on the west. of Shore Drive and Great Neck Road. Single-family homes, duplexes, and small- The Shore Drive Design Guidelines and scale multifamily buildings characterize the Shore Drive Corridor Plan guide the the community. There are two commercial development and growth for the Shore Drive areas:the ViBe District in the north and the community. Funding has been organized Marina District in the south. The ViBe District in the City's Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Connectivity Plan, 2017, is a community-driven Improvements Program to update both plans. effort that outlines a vision for improved North End connectivity within the ViBe Arts and Cultural District. The community lies within the Resort The North End Community extends from Area Strategic Growth Area. First Landing State Park to the Resort Area. It includes a mix of single-family homes and Sandbridge duplexes along Atlantic Avenue.There are several commercial areas, including one at The Sandbridge Community extends from the intersection of Atlantic and 56th Street. the Dam Neck Naval Station to the Back Bay The North End Overlay District in the City's Wildlife Refuge. It is a thin strip of beaches zoning ordinance guides development in the and dunes between the Atlantic Ocean community. and Back Bay. Its single-family homes are raised above major storm flooding levels. Condominiums on the north and south end of the community have ground-floor parking with units located above. Small-scale retail at the north and south ends could become Community Hubs. 123 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.4: Coastal Community Hubs As detailed in Chapter 7, Community Hubs ' Enriching Community Identity are compact,walkable gathering places for community activities, such as schools, places Deploy branding techniques in gateways of worship, health care services, parks, or and other prominent community locations. farmers markets. They are located near the Inventory community facilities and programs midpoint of defined communities and have and identify potential improvements,such safe and convenient multimodal access to as the need for more community civic land, neighborhoods. Local community members community parks,and recreational centers. will initiate Community Hub plans. • Work with neighborhoods to identify, pursue Coastal Community Policies formal designation of, and maintain historical resources,districts, structures, and sites. ' Locations • Use all available resources to preserve Designated Coastal communities include: designated historic resources, including those provided by the City's Historical • Shore Drive Review Board, Historic Preservation • North End Commission, and the Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach Historical Society. • Old Beach • Efforts to retain historic resources should be • South End/Shadowlawn accomplished responsibly and innovatively. • Sandbridge This should include providing land use planning guidance and tax credit assistance ' Community Hubs and Connections to owners of historic properties to help protect and preserve the City's limited • Reference the ViBe District Connectivity number of valuable historic resources and Plan for recommended strategies, corridor surrounding open space areas. priorities, and typical street sections concepts to ensure alignment with the community's connectivity vision in the ViBe District. • Local community members will initiate Community Hub plans, using Community Hub design guidelines listed in Chapter 7. Planned Community Hubs will then be designated as part of the Comprehensive Plan. • Plan for and build walking and biking connections between neighborhoods, Community Hubs, and other destinations in the community. 124 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.5:Courthouse Context Area Chapter Courthouse ContextArea The Courthouse Context Area will continue The Princess Anne Commons Planning Area to buffer urban and suburban land north of in the western portion of the Courthouse the Green Line and rural land south of the Context Area will continue to be a place for Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line).The area low-impact and low-intensity businesses has limited development potential because and activities that help diversify the City's of AICUZ restrictions and poorly drained economy and culture. soils. Enhancements and connections among open spaces and environmental lands will The Transition Area will continue to support create a connected open space system. Low- low-density residential and residential-serving density neighborhoods will be a place for uses while prioritizing the preservation of refuge, connected to neighborhood-oriented open space. businesses and civic uses with walking and biking trails. �o 126 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.5:Courthouse Context Area Courthouse Context Area Introduction The Courthouse Context Area is home to There are likely properties that are currently the original seat of Princess Anne County. eligible but not yet listed and others that The Courthouse complex, now referred to could become eligible for historic designation as the Municipal Center, houses most City in the future. government offices. It reflects both the The Courthouse Context Area covers around agricultural and urban contexts of Virginia 11,300 acres(Figure 5-1). Nearly a third of Beach. the area (3,400 acres) is either vacant or The Courthouse Context Area includes agricultural,while another third consists of low- important natural systems,such as West density residential neighborhoods. Neck Creek and its surrounding wetlands that There are small pockets of commercial and create a wide north-south natural corridor higher intensity residential development. through the Area.The North Landing River and surrounding wetlands cover much of its The Courthouse Context Area includes two southwest corner. Planning Areas,the Transition Area in the eastern half and the Princess Anne Commons There are historic properties formally Area in the western half. It also includes two designated in the Courthouse Context Area, City Centers, including the Municipal Center including Nimmo Church and Thomas Lovett and the Health Education Center located along House. Princess Anne Road.This area is also home to the Transition Neighborhood Place Type. (Figure 5-2). Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Parks - 979 ac ----- 9% Figure 5-1— - Vacant -= Land uses by 3,447 ac area in the 31% Courthouse Residential 3,345 ac - Context Area -- - (in acres) Other Commercial __ 1,366 ac 96 ac Public 12% 1% 2,035 ac 18% '` 127 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �ynnnn"3'xaen pkwY r hem Neck j'd t A i `" II PRINCESS ANNE COMMONS �} d y < 1R. c TRANSITION AREA a 2 PLACE TYPES NON-PLACE TYPES PLANNING AREAS CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES City Cente, Agriculture g Transition Area Rural Area Boundary(Blue ofa �j Preservation Line) &Ie G 0a Princess Anne Commons Green Line Special Use MUNI CENTER Blue/Green Overlap � NEIGHBORHOODS Industrial and logistics Neighborhoods(Inland Neighborhoods CA) I ansitional Neighborhood Figure 5-2— Courthouse Context Area Planning Areas and Place Types 128 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN C I 1 5 Courthouse Context Area Goals and Objectives Citywide Goals Environmental sustainability • Economic sustainability and diversity. Improve water quality and mitigate flood impacts. • Housing attainment and diversity. • Protect, enhance, and connect natural lands • Environmental sustainability. and open spaces. • Rural and agricultural land protection south Increase access to nature. of the Green Line. • Protect residents from natural hazards. • Infill urban development and multimodal access north of the Green Line. • Encourage efficient land use and green buildings and infrastructure. • Community identity and connections. • Protect existing properties from sea level • Neighborhood well-being and safety. rise, flooding, and erosion. Courthouse Area Goals • Enhance the ecological resilience of natural areas. Economic sustainability and diversity C:ommunity identity and connections • Retain and create jobs to foster economic . Identify and enhance the unique identities growth and vitality in the Princess Anne of Courthouse Context Area communities. Commons Planning Area through light industrial,technology-based uses, and Provide easy walking and bike access to unique venues and activities such as Community Hubs. sports tourism, esports, ecotourism, and educational opportunities that attract ' Neighborhood well-being and safety year-round visitors and sustain the city's Develop a neighborhood monitoring economy and tax base. system that continually tracks factors of • Nurture and expand existing businesses to interest to residents and stakeholders in facilitate economic growth. local neighborhoods, such as sense of safety, housing conditions,traffic,sidewalk ' Housing attainment and diversity connectivity, or shade. • Ensure the quality of existing and new • Use the monitoring system to regularly housing. report on neighborhood well-being and recommend needed improvements. • Take advantage of Center redevelopment to increase housing diversity and attainability. • Protect the health, safety, and wellbeing of • Find opportunities outside of Centers to neighborhoods. increase housing diversity and attainability. • Provide ample and connected open spaces within neighborhoods appropriate to the Courthouse Context Area. NOR 129 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH. 5: Courthouse Context Area Objectives ' Economic sustainability and diversity • Apply the Transition Neighborhood design guidelines that create connected open • Continue to update and follow the spaces within new neighborhoods. Interfacility Traffic Area and Vicinity Master Plan to guide the development of unique Find opportunities to develop the Linear sports and cultural venues, agriculture, Park/Active Transportation System. innovative technology businesses, and other emerging business opportunities that Utilize the Parks and Recreation Needs align with nearby health services, municipal, Assessment and Development Strategy to educational, and retail uses in the Princess prioritize investments in park and recreation Anne Commons Planning Area. facilities, including needs and equitable access factors. ' Housing attainment and diversity • Continue programs that protect water • Implement recommendations adopted by quality in local water bodies. City Council from the 2024 Virginia Beach Housing Study. Continue to use the Green Sea Blueway and Greenway Management Plan for grant • Use Transition Neighborhood Place Type applications and to support the guidelines to increase the diversity of Outdoors Plan. housing types and the number of affordable Continue to implement the Outdoors Plan, homes. the Active Transportation Plan, and acquire • Update zoning regulations to simplify the more open space via the Open Space review of attainable housing development in Acquisition Program. Courthouse Context Area Neighborhoods. • Identify locations and strategies for accommodating future senior housing ,� T demand. Environmental sustainability • Continually monitor flooding and water quality and update Sea Level Wise strategies and other flood protection and water quality strategies as needed. • Continue implementing Sea Level Wise recommendations and other stormwater management efforts to mitigate flooding. • Continue programs that protect natural lands and develop the Environmental and Open Space Framework Plan to identify how to leverage initiatives such as flood protection land purchases to connect protected lands. * 130 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.5:Courthouse Context Area ' Community identity and connections • Strengthen community identity and pride by: • Expanding open space connections, • Reinforcing and continuing established . structural aesthetic characteristics over time, as described in Chapter 7,and fy; s` • ; • Highlighting the culture,history,and stories '�`'' R'• of the Context Area. • Local community members will initiate Community Hub plans. Planned Community"'` Hubs will then be designated as part of the Comprehensive Plan. • Develop walking and biking connections between neighborhoods and Community Hubs. • Leverage opportunities from Cultural Affairs to realize local art and place making investments. ' Neighborhood well-being and safety • Continually monitor housing conditions and well-being in neighborhoods and make improvements as needed. • Buffer existing neighborhoods adjacent to Centers. 131 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � CH. 5:Courthouse Context Area Courthouse Context Area Planning Areas Transition Area The Transition Area covers the eastern portion • Use the Environmental Open Space of the Context area and is primarily composed Framework Plan,once developed,to identify of low-density Transition Neighborhoods that opportunities and strategies for creating focus on maintaining open space.The Nimmo open space connections and strategies for Church is an important historic resource protecting those connections, including land in the Transition Area.The character and purchases and proffers, and easements. pattern of recent development has been . Where feasible, encourage the protection orchestrated by the Transition Area Design or conservation of privately owned quasi- Guidelines,adopted in 2015,which provides public spaces and open spaces. for environmental protection, historical character, and a more rural pattern of recent development.The Transition Area Design Guidelines also includes maps indicating areas where new local trails are appropriate(refer to •T Transition Area Design Guidelines-Appendix fy A).The boundaries of the Transition Area remain the same,and are not changing as part ' of the update to the Comprehensive Plan. ., ' Transition Planning Area Policies Transition Area • Continue to follow the goals, objectives and Design Guidelines design guidelines in the Transition Area Design Guidelines augmented with the • kit- Transition Neighborhood design guidelines during development reviews and rezonings. • Do not allow densities bonuses. 11r • Using Center Place Type design guidelines, ensure buffers between designated Centers and Transition Neighborhoods. oa.rn�,pr�.i.e rd.�a mu • Through neighborhood development ..��._.., .....,.......,.,.a.�...._..,. reviews and land acquisitions,find opportunities to create a connected open space network. Figure 5-3— Transition Area Design Guidelines Cover • Develop the trails included in the Transition Area Design Guidelines and new trails that could be developed on new connected open spaces to create the Linear Park/ Active Transportation System trails within the Courthouse Context Area. 132 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.5: *,)1 i,. Princess Anne Commons Princess Anne Commons Planning Area Policies The Princess Anne Commons Planning Area in the western portion of the Context Continue to follow the design concepts and Area includes a mix of unique non-residential principles of the ITA and Vicinity Master Plan uses and activities of City-wide importance, as updated by City Council. including Innovation Park, Tidewater Continue to follow the Innovation Park Community College, Veterans United Home Design Guidelines. Loans Amphitheater, Sentara Princess Anne Hospital, Princess Anne Athletic Complex and Do not allow densities bonuses. the Virginia Beach Sportsplex. Development Continue pursuing the target industries in Princess Anne Commons has been guided by the Interfacility Traffic Area and Vicinity identified in the ITA and Vicinity Master Master Plan. Plan,focused on the designated Initiative Areas like Innovation Park, Sportsplex, and The ITA Master Plan,shown in Figure 5-4 and Municipal Center, while allowing flexibility whose boundaries are shown in more detail for evolving economic activities. in Figure 5-5, is the main guiding document for the Princess Anne Commons Planning • Pursue the ITA and Vicinity Master Plan goal Area. The plan establishes land use policy to increase resilience to sea level rise and that supports military operations by ensuring flooding by meeting stormwater regulations, compatibility with frequent jet overflights utilizing innovative solutions, and improving between NAS Oceana and NALF Fentress. public infrastructure. Via the ITA Acquisition Program,the City has . Incorporate the recommendations for the purchased roughly 60 percent of land in the Southeastern Parkway and Trail, including ITA as of 2017. developing the Southeastern Trail within the right of way, into the ITA and Vicinity Master Plan. Update the plan's trail system s , accordingly and integrate the final design `•. into the Linear Park/Active Transportation ;�,, "•, System. AIR ED N Figure 5-4—Interfacility Traffic Area and Vicinity Master Plan (2017) 133 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1 l 4 �-lven PkwY Lynn •o Da � n' Neck Rd 1= s 165 ry _ 1 is 165 1 a 2 r MI PLANNING AREAS CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES ITA and Vicinity Study Area Rural Area Boundary(BlueLine) Green Line Princess Anne Commons --- Blue/Green Overlap Transition Area Figure 5-5— ITA Area and Courthouse Context Area Planning Areas e 134 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Courthouse Context Area Place Types Figure 5-2 illustrates the organization of Courthouse Area Center Policies Place Types in the Courthouse Context Area. The Area includes: Locations • Portions of two City Center Place Types Designated City Center locations and along Princess Anne Road,the Municipal boundaries are shown in Figure 5-2. Center and the Sentara Princess Anne ' Development review Hospital. • Proposed development within each • Special Use Place Type as defined by the designated Center has the following options: Interfacility Traffic Area and Vicinity Master Plan within the Princess Anne Commons Where applicable, develop according Planning Area, and to the existing zoning requirements for the property (by-right development) • Transition Neighborhood Place Types. and as informed by the ITA and Vicinity Master Plan. Details regarding the objectives and design guidelines for Place Types are provided in Develop according to City Center Place Chapter 7. Type design guidelines appropriate for the property's location within the Center (Core versus Edge Zone guidelines) and Courthouse Centers informed by the ITA and Vicinity Master The Courthouse Context Area includes two Plan,where applicable,and Transition Area mixed-use,walkable, employment-oriented, Design Guidelines. City Centers along Princess Anne Road —the Limit building heights to four stories in the Municipal Center and the Health Educational Municipal Center and six stories in the Center. Both Centers straddle the Green Line, area's northwestern Center. with portions located in the Inland Context . The City should update and enhance the Area and in the Courthouse Context Area. Interfacility Traffic Area and Vicinity Master Centers are oriented around potential transit Plan to align with Center design guidelines. stops,with higher intensity development in Updates could include: the Core Zone transitioning to lower intensity A form-based code that adds design development in the Edge Zone. Buffers along requirements for proposed development. the Edge Zone transition Center development Center infrastructure, including: to match the scale and type of development adjacent to the Center. Center boundaries Internal street network alignments extending a half mile from their focal point and designated street types. are adjusted inward by either agricultural Stormwater treatment or Transition Neighborhood zoning district improvements and parks. boundaries Figure 5-2. Details of Center Shared parking locations and types design guidelines are provided in Chapter 7. (structured versus surface parking). • An infrastructure financing plan. ' 135 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN J CH. 5: 'i_, r, -i, Courthouse Context Area Neighborhoods Most of the development in the Transition Area ' Development review of the Courthouse Context Area is low-density residential neighborhoods. Development of • Review proposed development within those neighborhoods has been regulated by designated Transition Neighborhoods the zoning ordinance and the Transition Area using zoning regulations augmented by Design Guidelines,which states: Transition Area Design Guidelines and Transition Neighborhood Place Type design `...encourage innovation and creativity in the guidelines detailed in Chapter 7. appropriate design of buildings and sites so that all development and redevelopment in Review neighborhood development this unique area of the City will be respectful rezoning requests using the Transition of its natural heritage and historical legacy Area Design Guidelines and the Transition and sensitive to its environmental value." Neighborhood Place Type design guidelines in Chapter 7. Neighborhoods currently zoned for single family homes are designated as Transition Use Place Type design guidelines in Chapter Neighborhood.The objectives and design 7 to ensure proper buffering between guidelines for the Transition Neighborhood neighborhoods and Centers. Place Type, detailed in Chapter 7,will Density bonuses are not allowed in the work in combination with policies in the Courthouse Context Area. Transition Area Design Guidelines and zoning regulations to guide residential development Review and update zoning regulations in the Courthouse Context Area.The few in Transition Neighborhoods to identify neighborhoods in the Area currently zoned for opportunities for increasing attainable multifamily and single homes are designated housing and to streamline the review and as Type 2 Neighborhoods(Figure 5-2). approval of attainable housing projects. Courhouse Context Area Courthouse Corner and South Holland Neighborhood Policies Encourage parcel consolidation. ' L Locations and Use: • For the Courthouse Corner neighborhood: While technically within the Inland Context low-intensity office,mixed-use residential, Area,the Courthouse Corner and South and neighborhood-oriented service uses. Holland neighborhoods are primarily associated with the Municipal Center. For the South Holland neighborhood:single- family residential development with an • Designated Transition Neighborhoods overall maximum density consistent with include zoning districts shown in Appendix the AICUZ Overlay Ordinance, but not to A and are shown in Figure 5-2. exceed four units per acre. Encourage residentially compatible neighborhood retail and service uses (such as day care centers,medical offices,and pharmacies). 136 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN A CH.5:Cot rthouse Context Area • Access: • The design of accessory dwelling units • New access should be provided with a new (ADUs)should complement the character of connecting facility located to the rear("reverse the primary dwelling. frontage access").This reverse frontage facility Courthouse Area Communities should provide a single road from Nimmo Parkway that serves both the Courthouse Enriching Community Identity Corner and South Holland neighborhoods. . Identify and reinforce the recognition of • The reverse frontage facility should not connect Courthouse Context Area communities and to the existing adjacent residential area. design and deploy branding techniques in • When completed,all direct access to Princess gateways and other prominent community Anne Road from inside Courthouse Corner locations. should be closed. Inventory community facilities and programs • Incorporate the design concepts and policies and identify potential improvements,such for these neighborhoods into any future as the need for more community civic land, Center-based plan for the Municipal Center. community parks, and recreational centers. ' Neighborhood safety and well being Work with neighborhoods to identify, pursue formal designation of, and maintain • Develop health, safety, and well-being historical resources, including districts, measures as part of the neighborhood structures, and sites. monitoring system and regularly review neighborhood conditions. Work • Use all available resources to preserve with neighborhoods to make needed designated historic resources, including improvements. The measures could include: those provided by the City's Historical Review Board and Historic Preservation • Health Commission,the Princess Anne County/ • Walking access to schools and parks Virginia Beach Historical Society,and the • Tree canopy shading Interfacility Traffic Area and Transition Area Citizens Advisory Committee. • Safety • Efforts to retain historic resources should be • Safe streets accomplished responsibly and innovatively. • Sidewalks and bike paths This should include providing land use • Traffic volumes planning guidance and tax credit assistance to owners of historic properties to help • Crosswalks and crossing signals protect and preserve the City's limited • Traffic speeds number of valuable historic resources and • Cut-through traffic surrounding open space areas. • Crime rates Community Hubs and Connections • Emergency service response times Local community members will initiate Community Hub plans, using Community • Well-being Hub design guidelines listed in Chapter • Quality of housing 7. Planned Community Hubs will then be • Age of housing(for potential designated as part of the Comprehensive historical designation) Plan. • Quality of neighborhood civic Plan for and build walking and biking facilities, including parks. connections between neighborhoods, Community Hubs, and other destinations in • Flood protection the community. -r 137 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.6:Rural Context Area Chapter 6 Rural Context Area The City will enhance and connect rural and natural lands continue to support viable agriculture south of the Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line). It will strive to create an open space system that safeguards the rural landscape and agriculture,supports eco-tourism opportunities, mitigates flooding, promotes wildlife migration,and provides public access to nature and recreation. V3 139 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.6: I Introduction The Rural Context Area is the southernmost Other areas and structures in the Rural area of the City of Virginia Beach. It is bounded Context Area may also become eligible or on the north by the Rural Area Boundary(Blue be nominated for historic designation in the Line)and the Green Line,which follows Indian future. River Road, Newbridge Road,and Sandbridge Road;on the west by the City of Chesapeake; Most of the Rural Context Area is comprised on the east by the Atlantic Ocean; and on of soils not suitable for major residential the south by the City limits and the state line development. Rural residential development (Figure 6-1). is limited to areas capable of handling septic systems and in places where it would Many residents in the Rural Context complement, rather than conflict,with Area refer to the area as "The County" in the landscape. recognition of Virginia Beach's roots as Princess Anne County. Most of the area's jobs The Rural Context Area covers 142 square are associated with agriculture. Its activities miles, around 46 percent of the City's total area. Most of the area is environmentally include farmstands, eco-tourism, and seasonal festivals. It is home to the Military protected land or farmed. It contains large Aviation Museum. The Pleasant Ridge School and vital natural landscapes, including Historic District was recently added to the protected lands such as Back Bay National National Register of Historic Places. Wildlife Refuge and False Cape State Park. Figure 6-2 shows the land use breakdown for the Rural Context Area. 140 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PUNGO S NCD � BACK BAY North \`� Betk Bdy Landing d FiMW herd Rive�� River v�ngo-Ferry.Rd� tih � �,BLACKWATER' CREEDS False .ap'a State t Princess Par end;=,�-e�ekad— W Anne Wildlife \�\ Management Area 3 O MI CENTERS NON-PLACE TYPES CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES ORural Village Agriculture Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) CORRIDORS Rural / / Preservation Green line ENVIRONMENTAL Blue/Green Overlap Surface waters ----- Coastal-Inland Figure 6-1—Rural Context Area 141 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.6: 1",jiA Cvnh I Ai i Residential 3,957 ac 1,065 ac 4% 1% Commercial 133 ac <1% Other 22,753 ac Vacant 25% 67 ac Figure 6-2— Land <1% us es in the Rural Context Area _ (in acres) AA Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Parks Agriculture 36,240 ac 26,794 ac 40% 29% Agricultural Reserve Program protects the viability of agriculture for the City's future. Landowners sell development rights to productive farmlands to the City, but the land remains privately held. As of 2024,the program protected over 10,000 acres of farmland. 142 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.6:Rural Context Area Goals and Objectives The goals for the Rural Context Area are: ' • Protect and sustain natural lands, open spaces, and environmental systems. • Support sustainable agricultural production. • Provide opportunities to access nature. Supporting objective include: # , • Implement Sea Level Wise strategies for flood control. • Continue the Agricultural Reserve Program and Open Space Acquisition Program. - - -t • Limit non-agricultural land uses outside designated Rural Villages. a • Support access to expansive nature, eco-tourism, and agri-tourism operations , *`" , through the Linear Park/Active Transportation System. Place Types Corridor Types Rural Village is the only Place Type in the Rural Corridor is the only Corridor Type in the Rural Context Area.Village locations shown Rural Context Area. Rural Corridors include in Figure 6-1 include Pungo, Back Bay, roads extending from the Rural Area into Creeds, and Blackwater. Rural Villages are other parts of the City and into Chesapeake distinctive hubs of small-scale retail and civic and North Carolina.Their two main functions uses oriented to those living and working in are(1)farm-to-market connections within the the Rural Area. They extend no more than Rural Context Area and (2)critical emergency, 50 acres around crossroads along Rural evacuation, and egress routes serving local Corridors,with buildings no higher than two residents and Knotts Island, North Carolina.. stories. Rural Village design guidelines are They have no more than two lanes with detailed in Chapter 7. drainage into parallel swales. Property access is limited in support of the policy for low development densities. Rural Corridor design and operational details are provided in Chapter 7. 143 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.6: Rw it Context Aiea Policies The following policies apply across the entire Reviewing and updating the zoning ordinance Rural Context Area. as needed to ensure compatibility with the Natural Land and Open Space Protection goals and objectives of the Rural Context Area.At a minimum,the update should: • Enhance and connect natural systems Limit significant development and open spaces as recommended by the activity outside Rural Environmental and Open Space Framework Villages, especially non- Plan, once adopted, and the Natural agricultural development. _ Heritage Technical Report. • Ensure existing agricultural zoning • Support public access to protected natural districts function as intended and and open spaces along with state and do not inhibit desirable primary or federal partners, maintain the accessibility secondary agricultural activities. and quality of recreational areas. • Prohibiting new residential development • Develop the Linear Park/Active in the regulatory floodplain. Transportation System as outlined in Chapter 3. Not allowing the extension of water,sewer and utilities,and limiting all other infrastructure ' Area-Wide Development investments apart from those directly • Preserve historical properties by: supporting roadway safety, stormwater • Using available resources,including those management, and flood mitigation. provided by the City's Historical Review Board Limiting farmland conversion pressure by and Historic Preservation Commission,to not allowing utility-scale solar installations in preserve designated historic resources. the Rural Context Area.These uses should be allowed only as small-scale or accessory • Providing land use planning guidance and uses that generate solar power exclusively tax credit assistance to owners of historic for on-property use, where small scale properties to help protect and preserve means energy generated only for use by historic resources and surrounding open the property. Reconcile these changes in space areas. the update to the City's zoning ordinance. • Encouraging owners of qualified properties Emphasizing the importance of a physically to participate in the Virginia Beach Historical accessible,walkable,and rollable footprint Register program. Rural Villages. • Limit development outside Rural Villages Ensure proper environmental stewardship by: in areas with significant excavation, such • Following existing agricultural zoning as borrow pits. requirements that limit development intensities and uses. 144 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.6: Rural Context Area Sustainable Agriculture Ensure consistency between the Rural Corridor design and operational guidelines • Continue the Agricultural Reserve Program and the Master Transportation Plan. (ARP) and investigate enhancements to the program. Evaluate and improve Rural Corridors according to the Rural Corridor design and • Evaluate a pilot farmland restoration fund operational guidelines. to add farmlands that are under-utilized, challenged,or requiring remediation. • Prioritize adding farmlands that form contiguous farmland areas. • In partnership with regional educational institutions, promote innovative farming career opportunities,such as hydroponics, greenhouse growing, and restorative farming practices. +� ' Rural Villages 0 • The following Rural Villages are designated in the Comprehensive Plan and shown in r' Figure 6-1. • Pungo "Airy a • Creeds • Back Bay 1 • Blackwater e • Development within Designated Rural Villages will be reviewed using existing a zoning regulations and Rural Village Place Type design guidelines included in s' Chapter 7. Rural Corridors • Designated Rural Corridors are shown in Figure 6-1 and include: _- • Princess Anne Road • North Landing Road i I J• Blackwater Road • Nimmo Parkway • Head River Road • Indian Creek Road _ 1 • Pungo Ferry Road 145 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN t 9 1� 1 I' IWERATON u a wwiw� tw r mmmm r — www: TTTTi u www� TTT;i ,� �;- RE ww�w• TMN rum- LINE, i _ : v r atr: ♦ w y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Chapter 7 Place and Design Guidelines 147 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Introduction Place Types and Corridor Types define the Place Type guidelines illustrate how to vision for unique areas across Virginia Beach. create a cohesive, legible, and functional They build on the "Big Ideas" of imagineVB place by factoring the environment, building to advance economic growth, resilience, form, and open space into designs. environmental sustainability, quality of life, and transportation choice. • Corridor Type guidelines define the design and operational characteristics that shape The design guidelines in this Chapter mobility and capacity and relate them to recognize interrelated design pieces. Place Types. Place Types and Corridor Type areas designated in this Plan and shown on Figure 7-1. ' 3 y' r Implementation Guidance The City's zoning ordinance is the Place Type guidelines are intended to primary tool for regulating land use and steer growth in the City, particularly for development. It is currently organized by discretionary development reviews and residential,commercial, and industrial land large-scale developments. Development use types. Place Type districts in this Plan options in Centers are explained in more are geographically and functionally related detail at the end of this Chapter. to existing zoning districts. The zoning ordinance helped define Place Types and Place Type guidelines are also expected their boundaries.AppendixA details the to inform revisions to the City's zoning relationships using a matrix. regulations. In addition to these guidelines, updates to the zoning ordinance should also consider LEED and other similar standards when evaluating items, such as bicycle parking. 148 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �,l CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Planning Areas Environment& Parks—The integration Specific plans and policies guide development of natural areas, open spaces, and green reviews for properties found in Planning Areas. infrastructure. Planning Areas include the Strategic Growth Parking &Loading—Vehicle and cycling Areas(SGAs),Special Economic Growth parking needs, along with freight access. Areas(SEGAs), Princess Anne Commons,the Transition Area,and others. The nature and scale of development are Planning Area details are provided in the addressed using these terms: Inland,Coastal,and Courthouse chapters. "Areawide" guidelines support long-term Some Planning Areas and Place Types overlap. visioning for a place and redevelopment This plan offers policies that guide activities (where appropriate) based on the goals and between the two. objectives in imagineVB. They generally apply to larger sites with multiple lots. These Plans Adopted by Reference are likely City-owned areas or part of a The Comprehensive Plan directs the larger public-private partnership, or may describe story of growth, change, and preservation neighborhoods characteristics. in Virginia Beach. Most concepts and ideas "All Sites" guidelines apply to individual are supported by separate documents sites, lots, or any group of lots jointly and plans that the City Council adopts by proceeding under a proposal.This reference.These documents and plans are guidance directs more immediate decisions referenced across the initial chapters of the surrounding the placement of specific Plan.Appendix C lists these documents. For structures, amenities, and parking. each Place Type, a subset of plans likely to be particularly relevant is also listed. Corridor Type Guidelines For Multimodal Corridors,the Design & Key Terms Operational Guidelines are grouped into Each Place Type/Corridor Type section three areas: begins with an Overarching Goal. This . Support TOD(Transit-Oriented includes a discussion defining the purpose Development)—The built environment and development character envisioned by goals connected to transit stops and the Place Type/Corridor Type. frequency decisions. These guidelines Functional Objectives list the specific aims to further enable TOD, particularly in fulfill Place Type's overarching goal. designated Centers. Biking Lanes/Sidewalks-Specifics Place Types Design Guidelines relating to the walking, running, and rolling For Place Types, Design Guidelines are design elements for corridors. grouped into four areas: • Performance Standards—The metrics • Organization &Access—The arrangement that should inform decision-making along of streets and blocks to support circulation corridors. and access. For Freight Corridors and Rural Corridors, • Building Form & Massing —The shape, Management Techniques are oriented scale, and aesthetics of structures. around system maintenance and standards. 149 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � t t Per i • � r Lynnhaven Bay I ' Ik or ran+` ♦. 0 North Landing, Back - 'River �- Prinftss Cap%St Anne Park S Wildlife >I Men Area �r Area I C� MI PLACE TYPES Special Use NON-PLACE TYPES CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES Regional Center industrial Industrial and Logistics \ o9 Agriculture Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) �E Business Core Edge Preservation Neighborhoods Green Line City Center MILITARY Neighborhood-Type 1 .�..�.�Blue/Green Overlap Core Edge Neighborhood-Type 2 -- --Coastal-Inland Local Center Coastal Neighborhood Transitional Neighborhood Edge Figure 7-1—Map of Place Types across Virginia Beach 150 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Centers Vision The Big Idea of Centers and Multimodal Street networks and buildings will orient Corridors emerged from the public's around a transit station, making transit a safer continuing interests in: and more convenient option for travel beyond the Center.Figure 7-3 highlights the design • Continuing to grow and diversify the City's concepts that optimize these relationships. economic and cultural opportunities. There are three Center Place Types: Regional, • Maintaining the City's urban growth City, and Local. Each serves a different boundary,the Green Line,to identify the geographic range of travel to and from the beginning of the transition from urban Center. This can also bethought of as the to rural, and establishing the Rural Area Center's market area. These differences Boundary(Blue Line)to protect rural, affect the size, building heights, massing, and natural, and open space in the southern half mix of jobs and housing. of the City. • Regional Centers are compact, high- Maintain quality of life and character of intensity, mixed-use settings for regionally established neighborhoods that cover oriented businesses and civic venues. most of the land north of the Green Line by They are active places for people across all incorporating guidance in Chapter 7for income levels to live. new development. • City Centers are compact, medium to • Improving walking, rolling, biking, and high-intensity, mixed-use settings for city- transit as viable alternatives to driving a car. oriented businesses and civic venues. Given those interests, much of the They are active places for people across all City's growth will be directed toward income levels to live. redevelopment and infill of non-residential Local Centers are compact, low-to-moderate lots along major corridors north of the Green intensity settings with a diverse range Line, creating easily accessible, compact, of housing types for people across all mixed-use, and pedestrian-friendly patterns. income levels,emphasizing locally oriented Those transformations will optimize the businesses and civic uses. relationships between land use(Centers) and transportation (Multimodal Corridors). The following sections list functional objectives applicable to all three Center types,covering Designated Centers, as shown in Figure land use,organization and access, building 7-2, will be designed with gridded street form and massing,environment and parks, networks to make walking and rolling safe and parking and loading. Table 7-1 details and convenient.They will have a mix of land differences in size, scale,and approach for the uses and activities that are within convenient three Center types. walking distance. They will feature accessible, walkable, and human-scale patterns. '.r. 151 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �J CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines First LandIn State ar c, Lynnhaven Bay \J"40'° gentry givd lit O r o fn� ryryN q0 P�wy CENTERS City Center CORRIDORS CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES Regional Center Regional Green Line Co,,, Fdq" City Blue/Green overlap Core Edge Local Center MILITARY C40 Figure 7-2—Map of Centers and Multimodol Corridor Place Types North of the Green Line Land Use Buildings Vertical and horizontal mixing of Building footprints covering land uses with high most of the parcels with concentrations of people and jobs minimal setbacks and strong A diverse supply of higher adjacent public spaces that density housing options with z r encourage walkability and un- affordable housing targets =i street activity Organization and Access o "o Environment and Parks T+ Parks,open space and Multi-modal gridded street pattern � stonrtwater management with walkable block sizes of 200'to 500' ► systems planned at the Highest density buildings in the Core / Center scale Zone within'/A mile of a transit station r with a tapering off of building heights and 2rNH Parking and Loading intensities in the Edge Zone Structured parking and on- A hierarchy of street types that enable street panting closest to low speed,high walk and bike access stations and locating surface parking on the periphery Building bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure Figure 7-3— Key Center Design Features Rt"'r 152 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.7: 1 1' h, Center Place Types The overarching goal across all Center Place Provide access to natural open spaces and Types(Figure 7-4) is to design and maintain parks. mixed-use destinations that serve as focal points for business, housing,civic,and cultural Protect Centers from stormwater and sea- activity at varying scales: regional,city,or local. level rise flooding. The highest intensities are concentrated in the Minimize stormwater treatment surface area Core Zone,with lower intensities and densities to increase building footprint coverage and stepping down in the Edge Zone. compact development. Regional Centers are distinguished by larger- Minimize vehicle turning movements scale commercial, hospitality, and employment on front streets by locating parking and opportunities. City Centers balance business, delivery access on side and rear streets. retail, and civic activity. Local Centers prioritize daily needs and small-scale services tailored Listed are Documents Adopted by Reference to surrounding communities. Housing that could apply to properties within a types should be offered to meet a range of Center, depending on designation and affordability levels and match the scale of location.These documents should be used to the Center.Auto service or repair facilities, supplement the guidance below: regional logistics centers, and other uses that • Active and Applicable SGA Plans are primarily or exclusively automotive are discouraged within Centers. • APZ-1/CZ Master Plan Center Functional Objectives Central Business Core District Design • Increase the diversity of work, retail, Guidelines entertainment, and civic options in the City. Commercial Area Pattern Book • Increase the number of housing units and Mixed Use Development Guidelines the diversity of housing types, with an emphasis on housing attainability. Oceanfront Form-based Code(2023) • Enhance compact development patterns. • Oceanfront Resort District Connector Park Design Guidelines(2017) • Provide safe, convenient walking, rolling, and cycling routes within the Center and to Oceanfront Resort District Design nearby destinations. Guidelines (2017) • Provide orientation, legibility, and a sense of Shore Drive Corridor Plan (2000) place for residents, workers, and visitors. . Shore Drive Design Guidelines (2002) • Minimize the amount of land devoted to ViBe Creative District Connectivity Plan automotive parking. 2017 • Provide a compatible buffer between Centers and adjacent Neighborhood Place Types. 153 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.7: 'I i, Center Design Guidelines Refer to Table 7-1 for variable targets, such as Limit the number of vehicular access points speed and block spacing. a Center has to any major roadway. Connect gridded local streets to networks that form I Organization and Access two-to-three-acre blocks using a defined Areawide Standards street typology(Figure 7-6): • Designate Centers along intersecting Primary front streets:streets extending Multimodal Corridors appropriate to perpendicularly from the designated focal their type(Regional Centers on Regional point into the Center,with the highest Corridors, City Centers on City or Regional densities/intensities in the Core Zone. Corridors, and Local Centers on smaller Front streets: pedestrian-oriented corridors,typically City Corridors). streets with building fronts and entries • Define a multimodal focal point along a and on-street activities, such as dining. Regional or City Multimodal Corridor that Rear streets and alleys:streets for can strengthen an existing transit stop or vehicle access into parking garages, serve as a viable future stop. surface lots, and truck deliveries. • Establish Core and Edge Zones based on d • Side streets:streets providing cross-access. distance from the multimodal focal point.The Core Zone captures a'/2-mile area;the Edge All Sites Zone can extend up to a 1/4 mile beyond the Core Zone boundary. (Figure 7--�. • Connect sites to existing public sidewalks, bike lanes, and walkways. • Define the Center boundary as a compact . Add sidewalks where they are missing and 150-600-acre,walkshed-based footprint, improve deficient sidewalk conditions. or a quarter to one square mile in area. The actual size of Centers will vary depending Separately and distinctly mark vehicular and on constraints, especially those imposed by non-vehicular access within a site. other Place Types. • Provide visible crosswalks where pedestrian • Provide sidewalks and bike lanes along both pathways cross internal driveways or curb sides of roadway facilities within Centers, cuts. with more limited provision for rear streets and alleys. Utilize separation and barriers • Provide buffers between the Edge Zone to enhance walking, running, and rolling and adjacent, non-Center development. comfort and safety. Connect these facilities Access to surrounding neighborhoods in the Center to adjacent neighborhoods and and commercial areas should provide other destinations. multimodal connections. • Refer to safety measures from the Local Road Safety Action Plan that prioritize pedestrian and bicyclist safety. 154 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �J CH.7:I'lac2 Ty1w and C,uido1i[1,, ' Building Form and Massing Windows and door openings should be proportioned so that verticals dominate Areawide Standards horizontals except for the street-level • Increase building heights by no more than storefront,which may be square. 100 percent per block from Edge to Core. • The primary entrance should be both • Ensure edge lot coverage ratios relate to architecturally and functionally designed on adjacent neighborhoods. the front facade of the building facing the • Transition building heights and sizes at mid- primary street. blocks and rear streets to create compatible Building fagades should be architecturally front street massing. varied on front and side streets. • Refer to safety measures from the Local Building exteriors should have a human Road Safety Action Plan that prioritize scale that helps people relate to the pedestrian and bicyclist safety. building's size. All Sites Residential building entrances should be • Locate buildings close to the pedestrian raised above the sidewalk to distinguish street. them from commercial entries and to reinforce their privacy. • If the site is located at a street intersection, place the building at the corner. Materials should be long-lasting, attractive, and of high quality. t I d I » Y I _ m` 155 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Multimodal Focal Point 40 JA "row n .000 le AA •, ..� •b Figure 7-5—Station Location and Core and Edge Zones • Major street r �M M0jJ1 a� access Street ^ "o y 1 ,, Pedestrian Street Yf l Edge Street Figure 7-6— Center Front, Side, and Rear Streets 156 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines ' Environments and Parks Use the Flood Resiliency Toolkit to identify urban-oriented stormwater treatments Areawide Standards across the Center. • Locate and design structures and infrastructure to optimize the sustainability Make extensive use of open space with of protected environmental areas and open trees, shrubs, etc. spaces. • Use landscaping suited to each street • Locate sites for small pocket and civic parks, type(e.g., smaller canopy trees along front spaced about two blocks apart, in the Core streets, larger ones on access streets). Zone. • Landscaping planted along sidewalks • Locate sites for half-acre active parks and should be non-fruiting or nut-bearing plants playgrounds, spaced about two blocks to reduce clutter when they shed. apart, in the Edge Zone. • Incorporate shading and cooling • Co-locate stormwater treatment ponds and strategies in the design through structures, similar facilities with parks,where feasible. technology,and landscaping. • Locate stormwater treatment storage ponds • Include landscaping to build aesthetics and and vaults near the Center boundary with biodiversity using native plants throughout access to nearby tributaries. the site. • Identify how stormwater will be conveyed Parking and Loading from each Center block to stormwater Areawide Standards ponds and vaults. • Determine parking requirements for • Consider LEED-Neighborhood automobiles, low-speed vehicles(LSVs), and Development(or similar)certification for the bicycles based on City and/or developer- entire Center or any Center sub-areas. initiated parking studies.Design on-street parking throughout the Center, including All Sites Center arterials,when safe and feasible. • Consider LEED(or similar)certification for Prioritize active parking management structures. strategies(e.g., meters). • Designate environmentally significant green spaces and natural areas for preservation, Identify shared, compact parking especially in the Resource Protection Area opportunities to balance peak demand for and in FEMA AE and VE flood zones. activities across the Center. For example, parking may be used for employment • Preserve tree stands, both upland and during the day and by nearby restaurants wetland,whenever possible. and entertainment at night. • Identify in-street and in-park stormwater Structured parking with first-floor retail treatment facility locations and the types of is appropriate in the Core Zone on front improvements at each. streets. Other Core Zone structured parking • Design surface stormwater ponds as is appropriate on side or rear streets. amenities with landscaping to create park Bicycle rack parking low-speed vehicle settings and pedestrian-friendly design (LSV)storage lockers are encouraged inside interventions. parking structures. • Locate loading zones on side or rear streets. ti 157 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines All Sites • Encourage on-street parking. • Where on-street parking is provided, planting and street furniture should be located so as not to conflict with opening doors or pedestrian access. • Off-street parking should be placed behind or on the side of buildings, not along the street frontage. • Large parking areas should be visually and functionally segmented into several smaller lots, with strategically placed landscaping within each lot. • Encourage shared parking arrangements and compact parking stalls, especially when vertically mixed uses whose peak demands offset from each other. • Parking structure building materials should complement the surrounding design and be of high quality. • Do not place parking, loading, or service areas at street intersections. • Provide short-and long-term bike parking. • Locate bike racks near main building entrances so they are visible and convenient to use. ' 1Wdf.. , ,Low,a w EdEe Zone Car Zone i Ed"Zone Figure 7-7— Core and Edge Zone Building Heights 158 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines 90% Coverage A. ++ 75% Coverage 60% Coverage � o � 4 Figure 7-8— Building Footprint to Parcel Ratios Core Zone Edge Zone Neighborhood — + r i ♦' Figure 7-9— Center Buffer Area lllustrotion 159 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines w, i Y x *ti _ Figure 7-10— Urban Park Types 8tormwoter Parking Oro~ pes Oreenway Links A Figure 7-11— Illustration of Center-wide Stormwater Treatment 160 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Center Targets Table 7-1—Regional and City Center variable target guidelines Regional Regional City City Local Local Target/Center Center Center Center Center Center Center Zone Core Zone Edge Zone Core Zone Edge Zone Core Zone Edge Zone Typical Walk- 0.5 mi 1.0 mi 0.25 mi — 0.5 mi — 0.1 I>ii 0.25 mi shed Radius 0.5 mi 1 mi Jobs to Hous- High Moderate Moderate Low-to Low-to Low ing Ratio moderate moderate Target Speed: 35 MPH 35 MPH 35 MPH 35 MPH 35 MPH 35 MPH Arterial Road Target Speed: 25 MPH 25 MPH 25 MPH 25 MPH 25 MPH 25 MPH Internal Road Mid-to Low-to Mid-to Low-to Low-to Building Scale Low-rise high-rise mid-rise high-rise mid-rise mid-rise Building 5-20 3 -10 5-12 2 -6 3 -6 2 -6 Height* stories stories stories stories stories stories Lot Count per 2 - 3Acre 1 -10 10-30 5- 20 10-30 10-20 10-30 Block Building Foot- print Coverage 80% 60% 70% 60% 70% 60% Minimum** Setback: Front 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-12 5-10 6-12 (from ROW) feet feet feet feet feet feet Setback: Side 10 —20 10—20 10—20 10—20 10—20 10—20 and Rear(from ROW) feet feet feet feet feet feet *or as defined by adopted form-based code and AICUZ regulations(Figure 7-7) **or as defined by adopted form-based code ***In the Courthouse Context Area, limit building heights to four stories in the Municipal Center and six stories in the area's northwestern Center. 3 161 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN C Fi Special Use Place Types The overarching goal across all Center Place Minimize the amount of land devoted to Types(Figure 7-4) is to design and maintain parking to support compact development. mixed-use destinations that serve as focal Enhance and connect protected points for business, housing,civic, and cultural environmental land. activity at varying scales: regional,city,or local. Provide access to natural open spaces and The highest intensities are concentrated in parks. the Core Zone, with lower intensities and densities stepping down in the Edge Zone. • Treat and clean rainwater before reentering tributaries, meeting City, state, and federal Regional Centers are distinguished by larger- requirements. scale commercial, hospitality, and employment opportunities.City Centers balance business, retail,and civic activity. Local Centers prioritize daily needs and small-scale services tailored to surrounding communities. Housing types should be offered to meet a range of affordability levels and match the scale of the Center.Auto service or repair facilities, regional logistics centers,and other uses that are primarily or exclusively automotive are discouraged within Centers. Special Use Place Amity Type Functional Objectives • Provide locations for large-scale school campuses (e.g., Tidewater Community College),civic buildings,venues(e.g., Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital), and supportive uses.(Figure 7-13 and Figure 7-14). • Provide locations for large-scale industrial, manufacturing,warehousing, and logistics buildings(i.e., Corporate Landing Business Park)without compromising the integrity of natural lands and waters on or adjacent to the site(Figure 7-16). • Accommodate anticipated parking needs, accounting for travel by non-auto modes. 162 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Chesapeake Bay JEB LITTLE i i Ir CREEK-FORT �If STORY ,se� First Landing *. A041"' .State Park Pte �\va' Lynnhaven Bays • i 1� Atlantic Ocear s a 0 Q? r J. -v c� i o- y� Ca NAS OCEANA o�a0 Dam^NerPk"Rd mll 3 v O PLACE TYPES CONTEXT AREA FEATURES MILITARY Special Use Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) Industrial and Logistics Green Line Blue/Green Overlap Business --PwA-- Coastal-Inland CORRIDORS f) Freight Network Figure 7-15—Special Use Place Types and Freight Corridors Map 163 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.7: ; 1 ), r, Institutional Place Type The overarching goal of the Institutional Listed are Documents Adopted by Reference Place Type is to provide an easily accessible, that could apply to properties in an Institutional well-landscaped setting for public and private Place Type.These documents should be used schools, higher and continuing education to supplement the guidance below. campuses, medical services, or civic functions serving residents from the City and the Active and Applicable SGA Plans greater Hampton Roads region. The locations . APZ-1/CZ Master Plan of Institutional Place Type areas align with the City's current zoning districts (Appendix A). Commercial Area Pattern Book %•�..� .;.�.,� � �.'fit •� ,mod• ' `� , ��«�. ' lipMiL s �bi.t a4 Figure 7-13— Tidewater Community College if Ulm A �� � � . � ice► _,�-. Figure 7-14 — Sentora Virginia Beach General Hospital 164 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Institutional Design Guidelines ' Organization and Access If the site connects at a street intersection, any buildings developed should be placed Areawide Standards at the corner. • Locate campuses and similar facilities near intersecting Regional or City Multimodal Building exteriors should have a human Corridors,where feasible. scale that helps people relate to the building's size and fosters a sense of • Target contiguous areas that are at least 20 community and openness. acres for campus-style development. • If there is development within an existing • Orient the entrance of primary buildings institutional campus or complex, new within 1/4 mile of a designated transit station structures and amenities should be or stop. compatible aesthetically and functionally. • Design sidewalks and bike lanes along all Materials should be long-lasting, attractive, streets,with proper spacing to maintain and of high quality. comfort and safety along major roads and arterials. Environment and Parks • Use slower speeds along roads to promote Locate and design structures and safety. infrastructure to optimize the sustainability of protected environmental areas and open • Entertainment or sports venues should spaces. consider the efficiency of transportation to events by designing for and implementing Co-locate stormwater treatment ponds and multimodal accessibility. similar facilities with parks,where feasible. All Sites Identify opportunities to enhance and connect protected environmental and open • Provide a minimum 250-foot buffer between space lands. major structures within an Institutional Place Type and adjacent homes within Type 1 or Locating stormwater treatment storage Transition Neighborhoods using natural ponds and vaults near the Place Type screenings(trees, shrubs, etc.). boundary with access to nearby tributaries. • Provide safe walking and cycling paths to All Sites and from the nearby stations or stops. Consider LEED(or similar)certification for • Define and sign walking and cycling paths structures. along local streets and/or on exclusive Where feasible, provide public access to, trails that extend into adjacent Centers and and the passive use of, open spaces. neighborhoods. • Identify in-street and in-park stormwater ' Building Form and Massing treatment facility locations and the types of All Sites improvements at each. • Locate buildings close to the pedestrian Design surface stormwater ponds as street. amenities with landscaping to create park settings and pedestrian-friendly design interventions. 165 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �I CH.7:I'Itice Type:,F'Oli(irs and Design(,iiidclines • Include landscaping to build aesthetics and All Sites biodiversity using native plants throughout Encourage on-street parking. the site. • Large parking areas should be visually and • Screening may include fences, walls, berms, functionally segmented into several smaller hedgerows, and massing of plant material, lots, with strategically placed landscaping and should avoid chain link or stockade within each lot. fencing when visible from the public street. • Off-street parking should be placed behind • Landscaping planted along sidewalks or on the side of buildings, not along the should be non-fruiting or nut-bearing plants street frontage. to reduce clutter when they shed. • Encourage shared parking arrangements • Incorporate shading and cooling and compact parking stalls. strategies in the design through structures, technology, and landscaping. Provide short- and long-term bike parking. • Include landscaping to build aesthetics and Locate bike racks near main building biodiversity using native plants throughout entrances so they are visible and the site. convenient to use. • Recreational spaces and amenities,such as youth playgrounds,sports fields, and walking trails, are encouraged to be developed as complementary uses for the Institution. ' Parking and Loading Areawide Standards • Identify shared, compact parking opportunities to balance peak demand for ' activities across the campus. For example, parking may be used for employment and x commuter activities during the day and for sports activities at night. • Structured parking should be mixed-use, with the first floor dedicated to retail, civic, medical, educational, or other similar human-serving uses. • Bicycle rack parking and storage lockersare encouraged inside parking structures, f considering the need for more biking — - - beyond minimum requirements. • Locate loading zones on side or rear streets. 166 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � CH.7:Plac( lyhe Poli(ies and [),sign Guidohn, s Industrial and Logistics Place Type The overarching goal of the Industrial and All SEGAs fall within Air Installation Logistics Place Type is to provide a well- Compatibility Use Zones(AICUZ), so any landscaped, buffered setting for large-scale development within a SEGA should be industrial, logistics, and warehousing uses, consistent with Article 18 in the Zoning along with supporting services and retailers, Ordinance. The locations of Industrial and with safe and convenient truck access to the Logistics Place Type areas align with the City and the greater Hampton Roads region. City's current zoning districts (Appendix A). The City's 2016 Comprehensive Plan adopted Special Economic Growth Areas (SEGAs), Listed are Documents Adopted by Reference areas with significant economic value and that could apply to properties in an Industrial growth potential due to their adjacency to and Logistics Place Type. These documents NAS Oceana. There are three SEGAs: East should be used to supplement the guidance Oceana,West Oceana, and South Oceana. below. • APZ-1/CZ Master Plan • Interfacility Traffic Area (ITA)and Vicinity Plan d t Figure 7-16— Corporate Landing Business Park 167 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN J CH.7: i'I r N J`✓I q; Industrial and Logistics Design Guidelines ' Organization and Access ' Building Form and Massing Areawide Standards Areawide Standards • Target locations for industrial and logistics Create buffers between Industrial and uses within SEGAs, along designated Logistics Place Types and adjacent Freight Corridors with connection to Neighborhood Place Types using natural Regional Multimodal Corridors (where screenings(trees, shrubs, etc.). feasible), and/or appropriate areas outlined Buffers in the Economic Development Plan of the • for sound and visual impact should City of Virginia Beach. be designed in early phases of the project, when applicable. - • When designating new Industrial and Logistics Place Type areas, be mindful of • Buildings within the Place Type should have existing schools, residential areas, and heights and lot coverage ratios like those in environmental sensitivities. adjacent neighborhoods. • Requests for substantial roadway alterations Prioritize consolidating buildings into larger at the City's expense, such as extensions or ones to reduce the need for multiple smaller certain operational modifications, should be buildings on a site. compared to the Master Transportation Plan Reference and follow the City's Department for feasibility. of Economic Development Plans for • Define, sign, and separate walking and industrial park development early and cycling paths along local streets and/or on throughout the design process. exclusive trails that extend into adjacent All Sites Centers and neighborhoods. • Provide substantial buffers between the • Topics such as environmental impact, Industrial and Logistics Place Types and lighting,sound, parking,and traffic should be adjacent, non-Industrial and Logistics studied before any discretionary approval development. process. • Design elements to attenuate sensory- All Sites related impacts. • Entrances and exits to a site should be Design for architecturally varied fagades on consolidated to the greatest extent possible front and side streets. and located away from street intersections. • Materials should be long-lasting, attractive, • Where compatible land uses adjoin one and of high quality. another, provide access from the internal circulation system to surrounding properties. Building heights should be tapered when adjacent to residential areas. 168 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines ' Environments and Parks ' Parking and Loading Areawide Standards Areawide Standards • Locate and design structures and Determine requirements based on City and/ infrastructure to optimize the sustainability or developer-initiated parking studies. of protected environmental areas and open spaces. • Provide adequate employee parking and truck access for operations. • Co-locate stormwater treatment ponds within office and industrial parks,where Structured parking and surface parking, feasible. when wrapped by buildings, are appropriate for this Place Type. • Environmental studies should consider the long-term impact of the environment and • Structured parking can include first-floor surrounding infrastructure. amenities such as waiting areas, break rooms, and customer service areas for All Sites employees and customers. • Consider LEED(or similar)certification for . The building materials of a parking structure structures. should complement the surrounding design • Designate environmentally significant green and be of high quality. spaces and natural areas for preservation, All Sites especially in the Resource Protection Area and in FEMA AE and VE flood zones. • Strategically locate loading areas to avoid - conflicts with cyclists and pedestrians. • Preserve tree stands, both upland and wetland,whenever possible. • Encourage shared parking arrangements and compact parking stalls. • Identify in-street and in-park stormwater treatment facility locations and the types of Provide short-and long-term bike parking in locations separated from loading areas. improvements at each. • Include landscaping to build aesthetics and biodiversity using native plants throughout the site. 169 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.7: Ph- .�[ �I 1q, Business Place Type The overarching goal of the Business Place Type is to provide an attractively designed setting for groups of business and service uses, distinct from those of the Center, Institutional, or Industrial types. The Business Place Type is expected to provide services for the surrounding local communities and accommodate a considerable number of daily trips. Much of the development in Business Place Types is shopping centers and commercial corridors along more traditional U suburban areas.The locations of Business Place Type areas align with the City's current zoning districts(Appendix A). Listed are Documents Adopted by Reference that could apply to properties in a Business Place Type.These documents should be used to supplement the guidance below. • APZ-1/CZ Master Plan • Commercial Area Pattern Book Example of commercial area redevelopment phasing from the Commercial Area Pattern Book that integrates green stormwater solutions and new outparcel styles. 170 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN I y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Business Design Guidelines Organization and Access ' Building Form and Massing Areawide Standards Areawide Standards • Divide phased development or Create buffers between adjacent redevelopment project sites into 240-foot Neighborhood Place Types using natural blocks, not exceeding 600 feet in length. screenings(trees,shrubs, etc.). • Provide sidewalks and bike lanes along Buildings within the Place Type should have both sides of roadway facilities within multi- heights and lot coverage ratios like those in parcel sites. adjacent neighborhoods. • Identify nearby transit stops and relocate All Sites them to minimize distances to entrances, if Due to their location outside of designated possible. Centers, buildings within the Place Type All Sites should have heights and lot coverage ratios • Provide legible, attractive, safe, and direct like those in adjacent neighborhoods. non-auto travel paths to building entrances, • Taper building scales that buffer existing including sidewalks, internal paths, and residential areas. bicycle path connections. • Provide buffers between the Business • Ensure that walking, running, and rolling Place Types and adjacent residential access is provided internally to the site and developments. provides connections to adjacent links. • Outparcels should be redeveloped with • Connect sites to existing public sidewalks fagades that promote traffic calming. and walkways. • If residential uses are desired in the • Add sidewalks where they are missing and Business Place Type,those uses should be improve deficient sidewalk conditions. proposed within a mixed-use development, • Separately and distinctly mark vehicular and with neighborhood-serving uses on the firstfloor. non-vehicular access within a site. • Mixed-use buildings should be at a medium • Provide visible crosswalks where pedestrian scale and placed along primary streets. pathways cross internal driveways or curb cuts. Building exteriors should have a human scale When applicable, reduce the number of that helps people relate to the building's size. • vehicular access points to major roadways. Materials should be long-lasting, attractive, • Provide biking storage near building and of high quality. entrances. • Identify legible paths between a transit station/stop and entrances. 171 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN A CH.7: Place Type PO 1i(i(�s and Design Guidelines ' Environment and Parks ' Parking and Loading Areawide Standards Areawide Standards • Locate and design structures and Determine requirements based on City and/ infrastructure to optimize the sustainability or developer-initiated parking studies and of protected environmental areas and open understand net demand. spaces. • Structured parking with first-floor retail • Co-locate stormwater treatment ponds and is appropriate in the Core Zone on front similar facilities with parks, where feasible. streets. Other Core Zone structured parking • Locate stormwater treatment storage ponds is appropriate on side or rear streets. and vaults near the Business Place Type Bicycle rack parking and low-speed vehicle boundary with access to nearby tributaries. (LSV)storage lockers are encouraged inside parking structures,considering the need for All Sites more biking beyond minimum requirements. • Consider LEED (or similar)certification for structures. All Sites • Identify off-site parking availability(on-street • Designate environmentally significant green and shared parking within a block of the site). spaces and natural areas for preservation, especially in the Resource Protection Area Encourage shared parking arrangements and in FEMA AE and VE flood zones. and compact parking stalls. • Preserve tree stands, both upland and Surface parking should be surrounded by wetland,whenever possible. buildings or located at the rear or side of the • Explore stormwater treatment solutions, building, site dependent. including rooftop and on-street options. Provide short- and long-term bike parking. • Incorporate shading and cooling Locate bike racks near main building strategies in the design through structures, entrances so they are visible and technology, and landscaping. convenient to use. • Include landscaping to build aesthetics and biodiversity using native plants throughout the site. • Landscaping planted along sidewalks should be non-fruiting or nut-bearing plants to reduce clutter when they shed. Wt 172 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines N66ghborhood PlaceTypes Four Neighborhood Place Types guide Virginia Type 1 Neighborhoods consist of single-family Beach's primarily residential areas. Each type homes, while Type 2 Neighborhoods have a recognizes distinct land-use and spatial needs mix of housing types, including single-family and responds to the City's Context Areas.The homes,townhouses, and neighborhood-scale four Neighborhood Place Types are: multifamily buildings. • Type 1 Coastal Neighborhoods provide a mix of home styles that embrace a coastal feel in • Type 2 terms of design and materials. • Coastal Transition Neighborhoods provide natural, • Transition quiet, and safe settings for single-family homes between the Green Line and Rural Neighborhood Place Types are mapped in Area Boundary(Blue Line)at lower densities Figure 7-17. than Type 1 or Type 2 Neighborhoods. Most residents live in Type 1 or Type 2 Within neighborhoods,Community Hubs Neighborhoods,which primarily fall within the are compact,walkable settings with Inland Context Area. neighborhood-oriented businesses and civic facilities. No Neighborhood types are designated below the Rural Area Boundary (Blue Line). �•w e Type 1 Neighborhood Coastal Neighborhood :r11 • • ,I�LH s. �'�,,.� I R I Type 2 Neighborhood Transition Neighborhood 173 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN N CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines ` Neighborhood Place Type Functional Objectives • Provide safe and convenient multimodal Enhance and connect protected access internally,within neighborhoods, and environmental land. externally to Community Hubs, Centers, and destinations such as beaches and parks. • Protect homes and streets from stormwater and sea level rise flooding. • Provide safe walking and biking routes to schools. • Treat and clean rainwater before entering tributaries, meeting City, state, and federal • Reduce cut-through traffic within requirements. neighborhoods. • Provide opportunities for passive and active recreation within the open space system. Flrat Larry State Park ■ LynnhaVM Bay Atlentic as r46 A/ 4 O NEIGHBORHOODS MILITARY AREAS CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES Neighborhood-Type i Military area Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) EV Green Line do Neighborhood-Type 2 Blue/Green Overlap Transitional Neighborhood Coastal-Inland Coastal Neighborhood Figure 7-17—Neighborhood Place Types Map 174 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:I'i,r IyI I':,n; li..,�ji��.i „ "II Type 1 Neighborhood Place Type The overarching goal of Type 1 Neighborhoods Type 1 Neighborhoods are located throughout is to provide a well-landscaped,quiet, and the Inland Context Area and are near a variety safe setting for single-family homes. Limited of environmental assets, including Lake civic uses, primarily K-12 schools and parks, Smith, Mount Trashmore,and Lynnhaven Bay. are considered appropriate non-residential The locations of Type 1 Neighborhoods are uses. Housing types suitable for Type 1 displayed on Figure 7-17and align with the Neighborhoods are single-family homes. City's current zoning districts(Appendix A). 5. a _ 4 -- r •. � }ice s• is r ,r c � e Figure 7-18— Type 1 Neighborhood Listed are Documents Adopted by Reference • APZ-1/CZ Master Plan that could be applicable to properties in a Type 1 Neighborhood.These documents should be • Historic Preservation Plan used to supplement the guidance below. Local Road Safety Action Plan • Outdoors Plan P+ 175 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �11 CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Type 1 Neighborhood Design Guidelines ' Organization and Access ' Building Form and Massing Areawide Standards Areawide Standards • Limit the number of new cul-de-sacs. Design similar-sized lots and homes within a block, allowing for the lots and houses to • Limit the number of vehicular access points be half again larger or smaller on adjacent a neighborhood has to any major roadway. blocks. • Connect gridded local streets to networks . Incorporate shading and cooling that form three-to-ten-acre blocks. strategies in the design through structures, • Design for connections to open space and technology, and landscaping. natural areas,when able. New subdivisions and homes should • Encourage lower speeds on internal limited to two-three stories, or as regulated neighborhood streets. by the Zoning Ordinance. • Promote the design of alleys to support All Sites rear-loaded garages and front fagades • Target primary home sizes ranging from along the primary road. approximately 1,000 to 4,000 square feet - • Identify opportunities for exclusive walking of living space. and cycling connections into adjacent Encourage architectural features that Centers, Business Place Types,and foster community connection, such as neighborhoods. front porches and varied window sizes and • Refer to countermeasures from the Local shapes. Road Safety Action Plan that address the Structures should be designed with side, Primary Emphasis Areas of School Zones, rear-loading, or detached garages. Unsignalized Intersections, Unprotected Occupants, Speeding, Bicyclists,and be Dwelling Units (ADUs) should Pedestrians to guide design in neighborhood be designed to be compatible with the settings. primary dwelling,whether attached or detached. All Sites • Materials should be long-lasting, attractive, • Separately and distinctly mark vehicular and of high quality. and non-vehicular access to subdivisions and residential developments. • Design for or improve sidewalks in all residential and neighborhood-serving areas. • When applicable, reduce the number of vehicular access points to major roadways. rF 176 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN N CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Environments and Parks Parking and Loading Areawide Standards Areawide Standards • Locate and design structures and • Allow on-street parking on local streets. infrastructure to optimize the sustainability of protected environmental areas and open All Sites spaces. Require on-site parking in garages or • Site parks so each home is within four driveways. blocks of a park or playground. Promote rear or side loading garage. • Locate stormwater treatment storage ponds and vaults near the Neighborhood boundary with access to nearby tributaries. • Identify in-street and in-park stormwater treatment locations, where feasible. • Consider LEED (or similar)certification for the neighborhood. All Sites • Consider LEED (or similar)certification for structures. • Designate environmentally significant green spaces and natural areas for preservation, especially in the Resource Protection Area and in FEMA AE and VE flood zones. • Preserve tree stands, both upland and ;,< ! wetland,whenever possible. r 111I1 4 • Explore solutions for stormwater treatment, •° �'!"+' including rooftop treatment and on-street " ' . options. _ ,; ,•�. . • Include landscaping to build aesthetics and - biodiversity using native plants throughout the site. • When applicable, reduce the number of vehicular access points to major roadways. 177 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Type 2 Neighborhood Place Type The overarching goal of Type Housing types appropriate for Type 2 Neighborhoods is to support the design and Neighborhoods consist of single-family maintenance of well-landscaped, safe, and homes, duplexes,townhomes, cottages, vibrant settings that accommodate a mix of and neighborhood-scale multifamily homes. single-family and multi-family home types, Flexibility of housing types promotes housing alongside neighborhood-serving commercial attainability in Type 2 Neighborhoods. Type and service uses. Civic uses, parks, locally 2 Neighborhoods are located throughout oriented retail, and services are considered the Inland Context Area and tend to cluster appropriate non-residential uses. around Centers and other destinations. The locations of Type 2 Neighborhoods are displayed in Figure 7-17and align with the City's current zoning districts (Appendix A). r,- E i 0 V 4 E Figure 7-19— Type 2 Neighborhood Listed are Documents Adopted by Reference • Active and Applicable SGA Plans that could apply to properties in a Type 2 Neighborhood. These documents should be • APZ-1/CZ Master Plan used to supplement the guidance below. Mixed Use Development Guidelines • Historic Kempsville Area Master Plan -� 178 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �J CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Type 2 Neighborhood Design Guidelines ' Organization and Access When applicable, reduce the number of Areawide Standards vehicular access points to major roadways. • Limit the number of vehicular access points Design for or improve sidewalks in all a neighborhood has to a major roadway. residential and neighborhood-serving areas. • Limit the number of new cul-de-sacs. • Provide biking storage near building • Connect gridded local streets to networks entrances. that form three-to-ten-acre blocks. • Encourage lower speeds on internal Building Form and Massing neighborhood streets. Areawide Standards • Promote the design of alleys to support • Allow gentle increases in density when rear-loaded garages. promoting attainable housing. • Design for or improve sidewalks in all • Taper building scales that buffer existing residential and neighborhood-serving Type 1 neighborhoods. areas. Mixed-use buildings should be at a medium • Identify opportunities for exclusive walking scale and placed along primary streets. and cycling connections into adjacent Building exteriors should have a human Centers and neighborhoods. scale that helps people relate to the • Refer to countermeasures from the Local building's size. Road Safety Action Plan that address the Materials should be long-lasting, attractive, Primary Emphasis Areas of School Zones, and of high quality. Unsignalized Intersections, Unprotected Occupants, Speeding, Bicyclists, All Sites and Pedestrians to guide design in Encourage front porches,windows, and neighborhood settings. balconies, including those that face out to All Sites surrounding streets. • Connect sites to existing public sidewalks Encourage detached and rear garages at and walkways. the back of the home, accessed via alleys • Add sidewalks where they are missing and or side-yard driveways. improve deficient sidewalk conditions. • Separately and distinctly mark vehicular and non-vehicular access within a site. • Provide visible crosswalks where pedestrian pathways cross internal driveways or curb cuts. 179 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines ' Environments and Parks Parking and Loading Areawide Standards Areawide Standards • Locate and design structures and • Allow on-street parking on local streets. infrastructure to optimize the sustainability of protected environmental areas and open All Sites spaces. Require on-site parking in garages or • Locate parks so each home is within four driveways. blocks of a park or playground. • Allow structured parking where feasible. • Locate stormwater treatment storage Promote rear garages. ponds and vaults near the Neighborhood boundary with access to nearby tributaries. Provide short- and long-term bike parking. • Consider LEED (or similar)certification for the neighborhood. All Sites • Consider LEED (or similar)certification for structures. • Designate environmentally significant green spaces and natural areas for preservation, especially in the Resource Protection Area and in AE and VE flood zones. • Preserve tree stands, both upland and wetland,whenever possible. • Explore stormwater treatment solutions, including rooftop and on-street options. • Incorporate shading and cooling strategies in the design through structures, technology, and landscaping. • Include landscaping to build aesthetics and biodiversity using native plants throughout the site. 180 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.7: Coastal Neighborhood Place Type The overarching goal of Coastal homes,apartments, and condominiums. Neighborhoods is to support the design New Short Term Rentals are regulated and and maintenance of single-and multi-family permitted within the Short Term Rental Overlay homes that embody coastal architecture and District and Sandbridge Special Service are located along or near the Chesapeake District. Coastal Neighborhoods in the Bayfront Bay or the Atlantic Ocean. Commercial retail, and Oceanfront are both served by civic uses restaurant, neighborhood-oriented business and connections to beaches and First Landing and services, entertainment,civic, and State Park. Retail and other services vary in medical uses are considered appropriate non- scale.The locations of Coastal Neighborhoods residential uses. Housing types appropriate are displayed on Figure 7-17and align with the for Coastal Neighborhoods consist of single- City's current zoning districts(Appendix A). family homes, duplexes,townhomes,cottage h If y,y l l Fx • Figure 7-20— Coastal Neighborhood Listed are Documents Adopted by Reference Oceanfront Resort District Design that could apply to properties in a Coastal Guidelines Neighborhood. These documents should be • Oceanfront Resort District Form-based Code used to supplement the guidance below. Resort Area Mobility Plan (RAMP) • Active and Applicable SGA Plans • Seapines Station Voluntary Design • Beach Management Plan Guidelines • Commercial Area Pattern Book • Shore Drive Corridor Plan • Old Beach Design Guidelines Shore Drive Corridor Design Guidelines • Oceanfront Resort District Connector Park Design Guidelines 181 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.7: 0 )dC 1v1 ,P,,h, nl m—hue,, Coastal Neighborhood Design Guidelines ' Organization and Access When applicable, reduce the number of Areawide Standards vehicular access points to major roadways. • Limit the number of vehicular access points • Add short-term and long-term biking a neighborhood has to any major roadway. infrastructure in safe locations. The racks can be sheltered or unsheltered. • Connect gridded local streets to networks that form three-to-five-acre blocks. Provide biking storage near building entrances. • Limit the number of new cul-de-sacs. ' Building Form and Massing • Encourage lower speeds on internal neighborhood streets. Areawide Standards • Allow gentle increases in density when • Promote the design of alleys to support promoting attainable housing. rear-loaded garages. • Identify opportunities for exclusive walking Place buildings near the minimum setback. and cycling connections into adjacent Plazas, outdoor eateries, locally oriented, beaches,Centers, and neighborhoods. lower-intensity services, and public open • Refer to countermeasures from the Local spaces would be appropriate uses between Road Safety Action Plan that address the buildings and public sidewalks. Primary Emphasis Areas of School Zones, All Sites Unsignalized Intersections, Unprotected Occupants, Speeding, Bicyclists, • Design buildings with coastal architectural and Pedestrians to guide design in elements, such as lighter color tones, decks neighborhood settings. and patios, and natural materials. All Sites Incorporate high-quality materials and • Design for or improve sidewalks in all interventions that make structures more residential and neighborhood-serving areas. resilient to high winds,storms,flooding, and salt. • Design for connections to the beach and other adjacent natural areas,when • Structures should be designed with side, applicable. rear-loading, or detached garages. • Connect sites to existing public sidewalks • Accessory Dwelling Units(ADUs)should be and walkways. designed to be compatible with the primary dwelling,whether attached or detached. • Separately and distinctly mark vehicular and non-vehicular access to subdivisions and Encourage detached and rear garages on residential complexes. the back of the home, accessed by alleys or side yard driveways. • Provide visible crosswalks where pedestrian pathways cross internal driveways or curb cuts. VC182 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines ' Environments and Parks • Design surface stormwater ponds as amenities with landscaping to create park Areawide Standards settings and pedestrian-friendly design • Provide frequent walking and biking paths interventions. to and from parks and beaches. • Preserve tree stands, both upland and • Locate and design structures and wetland,whenever possible. infrastructure to optimize the sustainability of protected environmental areas and open • Explore solutions for stormwater treatment, spaces. including rooftop treatment and on-street options. • Identify opportunities to enhance and connect access to adjacent beaches and Incorporate shading and cooling natural areas. strategies in the design through structures, technology, and landscaping. • Locate parks so each home is within four blocks of a park or playground. • Include landscaping to build aesthetics and biodiversity using native plants throughout • Locate stormwater treatment storage the site. ponds and vaults near the Neighborhood boundary with access to nearby tributaries. Parking and Loading • Locate stormwater treatment storage Areawide Standards ponds and/or vaults near neighborhood Extensive parking should not be created boundaries. along the beachfront or waterfront. • Identify in-street and in-park stormwater • Allow on-street parking on local streets, treatment locations,where feasible. where feasible. • Consider LEED (or similar)certification for Based on anticipated demand, minimize the neighborhood. parking requirements. All Sites All Sites • Consider LEED (or similar)certification for Encourage on-street parking. structures. • Shared parking agreements are • Incorporate nature-based solutions into the encouraged to reduce the need for surface planning process and design. parking at every site. • Intentionally incorporate open space and • Allow structured parking where feasible. green space into the design. • Promote rear garages. • Designate environmentally significant green spaces and natural areas for preservation, Provide short- and long-term bike parking. especially in the Resource Protection Area and in FEMA AE and VE flood zones. *' 183 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN --r � CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Transition Neighborhood Place Type The overarching goal of Transition Low-intensity neighborhood-serving Neighborhoods is to support the design civic and commercial uses may be found and maintenance of natural,quiet, and safe adjacent to these neighborhoods.Transition environments for single-family homes,with Neighborhoods are proximate to the Municipal a focus on open space and preservation. Center, recreational facilities in Princess Anne Transition Neighborhoods are residential Commons,West Neck Creek, North Landing areas found between the Green Line and Rural River, and the environmental resources found Area Boundary(Blue Line). Housing types in the Rural Context Area.The locations of appropriate for Transition Neighborhoods Transition Neighborhoods are displayed on consist of single-family homes. Figure 7-17and align with the City's current zoning districts(Appendix A). a i A 'rt�y Figure 7-21— Transition Neighborhood Listed are Documents Adopted by Reference These documents should be used to that could apply to properties in a Transition supplement the guidance below. Neighborhood. • Transition Area Design Guidelines 184 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN !�l CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Transition Neighborhood Design Guidelines ' Organization and Access • Add short-term and long-term biking infrastructure in safe locations. The racks Areawide Standards can be sheltered or unsheltered. • Limit the number of vehicular access points a neighborhood has to any major roadway. ' Building Form and Massing • Target a net density maximum of one Areawide Standards dwelling unit per developable acre, Allow small-scale, complementary including residential lots and open space. commercial and civic buildings on access • Limit the number of new cul-de-sacs. streets adjacent to the neighborhoods(no more than two stories and 10,000 square • Connect gridded local streets to networks feet). that form ten-to-twenty-acre blocks. Encourage parcel consolidation as All Sites appropriate. • Target one-to-two story homes no larger than 10,000 square feet, on large lots • Encourage lower speeds on internal (15,000 square feet or greater). neighborhood streets. • Promote the design of alleys to support • Incorporate high-quality materials and rear-loaded garages. interventions that make structures more resistant to storms and flooding. • Identify opportunities for exclusive walking and cycling connections into adjacent • All structures should use a "Rural recreational areas and Centers, connecting Transitional" design,taking material and open spaces in the neighborhoods. architectural cues from natural and agrarian themes. • Refer to countermeasures from the Local Road Safety Action Plan that address the Encourage wrap-around porches. Primary Emphasis Areas of School Zones, . Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)should be Unsignalized Intersections, Unprotected designed to be compatible with the primary Occupants,Speeding, Bicyclists,and dwelling,whether attached or detached. Pedestrians to guide design in neighborhood settings. Encourage detached and rear garages on All Sites the back of the home, accessed by alleys or side yard driveways. • Provide a minimum 50-foot buffer between any non-residential structure or parking area and adjacent Transition Neighborhood homes. • Design for or improve sidewalks in all residential and neighborhood-serving areas. • When applicable, reduce the number of vehicular access points to major roadways. 185 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines ' Environments and Parks Explore solutions for stormwater treatment, including rooftop treatment and on-street Areawide Standards options. • Locate and design structures and infrastructure to optimize the sustainability • Incorporate shading and cooling of protected environmental areas and open strategies in the design through structures, spaces. technology, and landscaping. • Target a minimum of 50 percent net open Include landscaping to build aesthetics and space coverage across the Transition biodiversity using native plants throughout Neighborhood Place Type. the site. • Identify opportunities to enhance and Parking and Loading connect open space, recreational areas, Areawide Standards and natural areas. • Extensive parking lots or structured parking • Provide frequent walking and biking paths should not be created. to and from parks and open spaces. • Allow on-street parking on local streets. • Locate stormwater treatment storage ponds and/or vaults near neighborhood All Sites boundaries. Utilize green infrastructure Require on-site parking in garages or solutions where feasible. driveways. • Identify in-street and in-park stormwater Promote rear garages. treatment locations, where feasible. • Provide short- and long-term bike parking. All Sites • Consider LEED (or similar)certification for structures. • Incorporate nature-based solutions into the planning process and design. • Intentionally incorporate open space and green space into the design. • Designate environmentally significant green spaces and natural areas for preservation, especially in the Resource Protection Area and in AE and VE flood zones. • Design surface stormwater ponds as amenities with landscaping to create park settings and pedestrian-friendly design interventions. • Preserve existing trees and tree stands, both upland and wetland,whenever possible. r 186 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �,l CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Community Hubs Place Type The overarching goal of Community Hubs Depending on residents' decisions during the is to provide easily accessible places where Community Hub planning process,the City's residents from adjacent neighborhoods can zoning ordinance may be updated to allow shop at small retail stores, recreate, and enjoy walkable,small-scale uses, including smaller civic functions and events. Local community commercial uses. The design guidelines members will initiate Community Hub plans. include standards for these uses, should they Planned Community Hubs will then be be incorporated into Community Hub plans. designated in the Comprehensive Plan. jd 11 ISM 3 c _ ac t. r a� t I Figure 7-22—Potential Community Hub Listed are Documents Adopted by Reference Interfacility Traffic Area (ITA) and Vicinity that could apply to properties in a Community Plan Hub. These documents should be used to supplement the guidance below. Local Road Safety Action Plan • Commercial Area Pattern Book Mixed Use Development Guidelines • Historic Kempsville Area Master Plan • Transition Area Design Guidelines 187 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN A CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Community Hub Design Guidelines ' Organization and Access • Target low to mid-rise buildings, minimum two stories, maximum four stories, or as Areawide Standards defined by the adopted form-based code • Locate Community Hubs to optimize access and AICUZ regulations. for adjacent neighborhoods. Target a size of between 50 and 100 acres. Target building setbacks from five to 10 feet on front street right of way, and 10 to 20 feet • Design an internally connected local street on side and rear street rights of way. network that forms around two-to-three- acre blocks (around 500 feet by 250 feet All Sites blocks), creating ten to 20 lots. Design for architecturally varied fagades • Encourage lower speeds on internal on front and side streets. neighborhood streets. ' Environments and Parks • Design sidewalks along all internal streets. Areawide Standards • Refer to countermeasures from the Local Locate and design structures and Road Safety Action Plan that address the infrastructure to optimize the sustainability Primary Emphasis Areas of Unsignalized of protected environmental areas and open Intersections, Unprotected Occupants, spaces. Speeding, Bicyclists, and Pedestrians to guide safety-focused design in Locate sites for passive and active use, such neighborhood settings. as farmers' markets. • Provide a buffer area between the Hub Provide frequent walking and biking paths and Neighborhood boundary,with open to and from parks and open spaces. space and natural screening (trees, shrubs, etc.), and buildings with heights and lot • Locate stormwater treatment storage coverage ratios similar to those in adjacent ponds and/or vaults near neighborhood neighborhood properties. For Type 1 boundaries.Consider providing stormwater Neighborhoods,the buffer should be at capacity for nearby adjacent neighborhoods. least 250 feet in width. Identify in-street and in-park stormwater All Sites treatment locations,where feasible. • Add short-term and long-term biking All Sites infrastructure in safe locations. The racks can be sheltered or unsheltered. • Incorporate nature-based solutions into the planning process and design. t Building Form and Massing • Intentionally incorporate open space and Areawide Standards green space into the design. • Target a two-to-three-acre block and a Consider LEED(or similar)certification for building coverage ratio greater than 50 structures. percent, or as defined by an adopted form- based code. Designate environmentally significant green spaces and natural areas for preservation, especially in the Resource Protection Area and in AE and VE flood zones. 188 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines • Design surface stormwater ponds as ' Parking and Loading amenities with landscaping to create park settings and pedestrian-friendly design Areawide Standards interventions. Determine parking requirements for automobiles, low-speed vehicles(LSVs), • Preserve tree stands, both upland and and bicycles based on City and/or wetland,whenever possible. developer-initiated parking studies. • Explore stormwater treatment solutions, Identify shared, compact parking including rooftop and on-street options. opportunities to balance peak demand • Incorporate shading and cooling for activities across the Hub. For example, strategies in the design through structures, parking may be used for employment during technology, and landscaping. the day and might support restaurants at night. • Include landscaping to build aesthetics and biodiversity using native plants throughout Provide on-street parking throughout the the site. Hub. All Sites • Encourage shared parking arrangements and compact parking stalls. • Provide short- and long-term bike parking. • Locate on-site surface parking to the rear or interior of the lot. J f.. AXL K {d Ay r � 4 189 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7: Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Rural Village Place Type The overarching goal of Rural Villages is to Land uses should focus on small-scale provide a place where residents and farmers retail,services, and civic functions,while can recreate, enjoy civic functions and events, accommodating some auto-oriented uses, and shop at small retail stores in the Rural such as gas stations.Agricultural activities and Context Area. Rural Villages are located at opportunities for farmers' markets should also existing nodes within the Rural Context Area. be factored into the design of these areas.The existing village of Pungo is shown on Figure 7-23,and locations of Rural Villages and Rural Corridors are displayed on Figure 7-24. f•tltl � .e. d� x r kt II Wiwi r� f_�f r f ... -Earth Figure 7-23— Rural Village Listed are Documents Adopted by Reference Natural Heritage Report(#94-12) that could apply to properties in a Rural Village. These documents should be used to • Outdoors Plan supplement the guidance below. Transition Area Design Guidelines(Includes • Local Road Safety Action Plan information on Pungo) 190 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Rural Village Design Guidelines ' Organization and Access Incorporate nature-based solutions into the • Limit vehicle speeds on streets to 35 miles planning process and design. per hour or less. Designate environmentally significant green spaces and natural areas for preservation, • Design sidewalks along all internal streets. especially in the Resource Protection Area • Add short-term and long-term biking and in FEMA AE and VE flood zones. infrastructure in safe locations. The racks Preserve tree stands, both upland and can be sheltered or unsheltered. wetland,whenever possible. • Refer to countermeasures from the Local Road Safety Action Plan that address the ' Parking and Loading Primary Emphasis Areas of Unsignalized All Sites Intersections, Unprotected Occupants, Speeding, Bicyclists, and Pedestrians Provide short- and long-term bike parking. to guide safety-focused design in Locate on-site surface parking to the rear neighborhood settings. or interior of the lot. ' Building Form and Massing Structured parking should not be created. • Orient buildings to face major streets, with parking located in the rear. T. • Building heights should be no more than two stories with footprints of no more than 2,000 square feet. :; Environment and Parks Areawide Standards + • Locate and design structures and infrastructure to optimize the sustainability of protected environmental areas and open spaces. • Locate sites for passive and active use, including farmers' markets. • Provide frequent walking and biking paths p to and from parks and open spaces. ;, • Identify in-street and in-park stormwater treatment locations,where feasible. All Sites • Consider LEED (or similar)certification for structures. "-" 191 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � rrtY. PUNGO n4 \\ \, BACKBAY..\ t �,. North � �t Landing a Back Bay Falis, i H° River s Cape' p�nyo-Perry A ELACKWAT R CREEDE False '� Cape�tate Princess Park Anne Wildlife Management g Area { O � ...._ Mt CENTERS NON-PLACE TYPES CONTEXT AREA BOUNDARIES / Rural Village Agriculture Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) CORRIDORS Preservation/ Preservation Green Line Rural ENVIRONMENTAL ._._.___ Blue/Green Overlap Surface waters ————— Coastal-Inland Figure 7-24 — Rural Place Types Map - 192 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines CorridorTypes and Vision Multimodal Corridors are intended Freight Corridors and Rural Corridors to accommodate multiple modes of play a crucial role in enhancing the transportation in an integrated manner to economic and social development of an improve accessibility, mobility, and economic area by improving the efficiency of goods development. These modes of transportation movement and connectivity between should provide safety, convenience, and rural regions and urban centers. Freight connectivity via walking, biking, driving, and Corridors streamline the transport of raw transit modes between Centers.Figure 7-2 materials and manufactured goods. By (at the front of this chapter) is a map showing designating these corridors primarily for the location of the Multimodal Corridors. freight travel,this will help reduce travel There are two Multimodal Corridor Types: times, lower logistics costs,support industrial businesses, and drive regional • Regional Multimodal Corridors are commercial growth. Rural Corridors link designed to optimize operations, ridership, Rural Villages with markets, healthcare, and the feasibility of bus transit in the short schools, and jobs in areas north of the Rural term and the feasibility of premium transit, Area Boundary(Blue Line), in Chesapeake, either bus rapid transit or similar transit and in North Carolina. technology, in the long term (Figure 7-25). • City Multimodal Corridors are designed to enhance mobility, accessibility, and overall livability by integrating various modes of �•� transport, including buses, cycling, walking, '" f and road networks.These corridors can reduce congestion by improving alternative ways to get around residential,commercial, and industrial areas (Figure 7-26). r° • Multimodal Corridors support imagineVB goals by serving as a catalyst for transit- i oriented development(TOD), which allows for higher-intensity, mixed-use development within designated Centers. • Premium transit operates in a dedicated right-of-way to avoid congestion on a ,o ,• ; _ : s roadway. It has stations spaced about one mile apart to minimize the number of times ` transit vehicles slow down or stop to pick up and drop off passengers. 193 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Corridor Guidelines The overarching goal across both Multimodal Corridor types is to provide quality mobility options, especially transit. These - corridors connect designated Centers and are expected to grow as population and employment expand. The design guidelines - for City and Regional Multimodal Corridors are largely similar. The primary difference is ; the type of transit each corridor is intended to support. Regional Multimodal Corridors are selected for their regional travel function + t e and development potential,which can sustain premium transit. City Multimodal Corridors , focus on local travel, optimizing fixed-route bus service in mixed traffic with more frequent stops,without the development scale to support premium modes. Listed are Documents Adopted by Reference Ar that could inform land use decisions in Figure 7-25-Regional Multimodol Corridor tandem with transportation choices. These Cross Section documents may be useful in connecting transportation to other City initiatives. These documents should be used to supplement the guidance below. • APZ-1/CZ Master Plan , • Active and Applicable SGA Plans • Active Transportation Plan • �40,, R + • Resort Area Mobility Plan (RAMP) • Master Transportation Plan MTP wi jJ • ViBe Creative District Connectivity Plan a • Flood Resiliency Toolkit fi'� _ ► • Local Road Safety Action Plan Figure 7-26- City Multimodol Corridor Cross Section VB 194 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN �,I CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Multimodal Corridors ' Multimodal Corridor Functional Objectives The following functional objectives apply to both City and Regional Multimodal Corridor types. A • Enhance Connectivity— Design streets that make it easy and safe to walk, roll, and bike around, especially within and between ; Centers. ,r- • Safety and Accessibility—Create dedicated and separated bike lanes and sidewalks to ensure safety along the corridor, and well-placed bus shelters to t, improve accessibility. Speed limits are reduced in Centers to improve safety and comfort for pedestrians and cyclists. • Environmental Sustainability— Promote '' ;'b+ public transit and active modes to reduce vehicle emissions, improve air quality, and encourage alternative mobility. • Transit-Oriented Development— Increase r '' ridership efficiency and reduce congestion r lip on urbanized roads, ultimately adding to transit-related travel. f • Traffic Management and Reliability— - Integrate Intelligent Transport System x (ITS) prioritizes real-time traffic monitoring that adjusts traffic signaling to help transit vehicles move through intersections faster and stay on time. • Fast and Reliable Travel—Transit vehicles - - are designed to move quickly. fi x• Community and Social Benefits— Creating efficient street layouts that will ,fir provide social spaces along streetscapes by designing plazas, open-air markets, and outdoor eateries between multi-use pathways and building fronts. This effort strives to create smaller blocks in a grid pattern with smaller blocks to improve walkability and connectivity. y' 195 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.7: Multimodal Corridor ' Biking Lanes/Sidewalks Design & Operational Guidelines • Provide separate sidewalk facilities along Refer to Table 7-2 for variable standards. both sides of all major roadways within designated Multimodal Corridors.Target a ' Support Transit-Oriented Development minimum sidewalk width of eight feet. • Locate transit stops at job centers at about Provide designated bike lane facilities one mile apart(as indicated in Table 7-2). along all major facilities within designated • Provide safe and smooth access to Multimodal Corridors. Target a minimum sidewalks, multi-use paths, bike lanes, and width of six feet in each direction. rideshare at transit stops(as appropriate). Consider parallel two-way bike lane facilities • Prioritize alternative mobilitymobility within where curb cuts and frequent roadway and between Centers(along Multimodal access are predominant along one side of Corridors). the roadway.Target protected bike lanes throughout,with particular emphasis on • Establish reduced vehicular speed limits intersections. and design speeds within designated centers to enhance safety and accessibility. Deploy inclusive design features,such as detectable warning surfaces at crosswalks, • Along multimodal corridors, particularly accessible pedestrian signals,tactile near transit stops, encourage land uses wayfinding, and adequate crossing times. that are pedestrian-and cyclist-friendly, such as retail, parks, health care, and other Add short-term and long-term bike storage community services. in safe locations at or near the transit stop. Longer-term bike racks should be sheltered. ' Performance Standards • Apply multimodal metrics(persons per mile capacity metrics, location accessibility scores, commuting mode share)for design, investment, and operational decisions. • Align with evolving Federal Highway Administration Multimodal Performance Standards. �f. 196 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Table 7-2—Multimodal Corridor transit operational guidelines Characteristic Regional Multimodal City Multimodal Corridor Corridor Average Speeds, Including 25 MPH 12 MPH Stops Average Speeds, Excluding 40 MPH 25 MPH Stops Station Spacing One mile apart(on average) Less than one mile apart(on average) Peak Period Headway 15 minutes(max) 20—30 minutes(max) Service Hours 20+ hours/day,7 days per 14-18+hours/day, 7 days per week week Right-of-Way Exclusive transit right-of-way. 3—10 stories A 197 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.7: ['Dire lype Poll i-s owl Guidelines Freight Corridors Management Techniques The overarching goal of Freight Corridors is • Target a roadway level of service "D" to facilitate safe and convenient access to along Freight Corridor roadways and Industrial and Logistics Districts. intersections. Freight Corridor Functional Objectives Use roadway design standards that accommodate truck traffic (i.e.,turning radii, The following functional objectives apply to mountable aprons, etc.). Freight Corridors. Minimize through-movement conflicts. • Improve Corridor Reliability and Resilience Pursue appropriate landscaping along — Design Freight Corridors to support consistent and predictable travel times for Freight Corridors designed to buffer activities, noise, and support air quality. freight operations. Incorporate redundancy and alternative routing options to maintain Refer to countermeasures from the Local operations during incidents or emergencies. Road Safety Action Plan with a Primary • Strengthen Connectivity and Access Emphasis Area of Heavy Vehicles. — Coordinate regional freight planning with neighboring jurisdictions and state agencies to ensure network continuity. yea . Ensure seamless connections between major freight corridors and local industrial, warehouse, and facilities. • Foster Economic Vitality— Ensure that freight corridors support the City's economic development goals by improving access to employment centers and industrial districts. Support land use planning that reserves adequate space for freight-intensive _ industries and logistics functions. • Coordinate Land Use and Freight Infrastructure—Align land use planning with freight transportation needs to prevent encroachment on critical freight corridors. Use zoning and development review processes to protect and enhance freight access and operations. 198 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Rural Corridors Management Techniques The overarching goal of Rural Corridors is Limit Rural Corridor roadways to no more to ensure safe travel to and within the Rural than two lanes. Context Area without adding additional Maintain typical rural cross-section designs roadway capacity that would create (drainage toditches/swales). development pressure. • When separated cycling facilities are not ' Rural Corridor Functional Objectives feasible, pursue four to six-foot paved The following functional objectives apply to shoulders, with four-foot gravel shoulders. Rural Corridors. Pursue needed safety and operational • Enhance Quality of Life and Equity— improvements along Rural Corridor Improve mobility options for rural populations roadways. Do not allow vehicular capacity- to access urban opportunities. Support rural only projects along these facilities. tourism, local markets,and small enterprises Use access management to limit the through better transport access. development of adjacent properties. • Support Economic and Agricultural Refer to countermeasures from the Local Development— Facilitate the transport of Road Safety Action Plan with a focus on farm produce and raw materials to urban "Rural Area" and regional markets. Promote value- chain efficiency by improving logistics and reducing transportation costs. • Strengthen Integration with Urban and Regional Networks — Ensure seamless connections to regional highways, multimodal corridors, and city transport systems. Support balanced urban—rural growth by integrating corridor planning with land use policies. • Encourage Smart and Efficient Management— Implement digital technologies for traffic monitoring, road maintenance, and safety management. Establish data-driven planning mechanisms for corridor performance evaluation. 199 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Trail-oriented Development Guidelines For the Linear Park/Active Transportation Promote mixed-use developments along System to develop cohesively,standards trail corridors to create vibrant, multi- for trail design, landscaping, and adjacent functional spaces that cater to residential, land uses are required.This will help ensure commercial, and recreational needs. that system users feel safe,that destinations relevant to them are available,and that the trail Limit or exclude auto-oriented uses in areas standards are vibrant. adjacent to designated trail locations.Auto- oriented uses include surface parking lots, Below is a set of initial trail-oriented car washes,gas stations,car dealerships, development guidelines focused on drive-throughs,self-storage, etc. coordinating form and land uses in areas adjacent to LPS/ATS trail links: • Ensure adjacent public, commercial, and —` civic uses are functionally and spatially related to trail links. _ • When trails occur within designated Centers `( and Community Hubs: t • Further reduce building setbacks and automotive parking requirements when adjacent to trail spines. • For commercial structures,target a _ 10-20 foot setback from the trail edge. • For residential structures,target a 20- 35 foot setback from the trail edge. • Ensure that trail-adjacent structures have doors,windows,or outdoor amenities that face the trail. • Encourage and incentivize adjacent businesses to provide appropriate infrastructure suitable for trails,such as bike parking,water fountains, and possibly public restrooms. ¢; • Screening and separation should be ;=w. provided when trail links are adjacent to private homes and residences to ensure privacy. . • V8 200 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Center Place Type Development Review Policies for the Inland, Coastal, and Until a Center Plan is adopted, development Courthouse Context Areas plan promote in designated Centers will proceed through the creation of Center Plans. Based on one of three paths. Chapter 7 Design Guidelines, Center Plans will define specific land use, building form, Option 1 -By-right Development: Proposals and infrastructure concepts. They will also that comply with existing zoning rules and recommend regulatory strategies to guide do not require discretionary approval are public investments within a particular Center. encouraged to use the Chapter 7 Design Guidelines. Center Plans will take time to prepare, adopt, and implement. In the meantime,the City Option 2 - Discretionary Action: Proposals encourages development in designated requiring elevated levels of approval Centers to follow the Design Guidelines in from City Council, such as a re-zoning or Chapter 7.The City may prepare Center Plans conditional use permit, should conform to for areas of special interest or opportunity, the Chapter 7 Design Guidelines. such as the Central Beach Small Area Plan,or Option 3 - Privately Initiated Large-Area incorporate Center Plans into related planning Development Plan: Private proposals to efforts like the Virginia Beach Regional redevelop larger areas (over 25 acres, Multimodal Corridor Study. City staff should roughly the size of the Virginia Beach monitor grant opportunities to fund these Convention Center, including parking areas) opportunities to fund these opportunities. within designated Centers may coordinate with the City to apply Chapter 7 Design Guidelines. Targeted coordination will help align the proposal with the Comprehensive Plan and regulatory requirements before seeking final approvals from City Council and other entities. _ „ M 111111 111 11 7 201 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7:Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Development Proposal within a Center Development proposed in an area with an adopted Center Plan and active Center YES regulations? NO t I Use Center Plan Complies with all zoning and Center-based rules and does not require regulations discretionary approval? YES J IS A LARGE- SCALE (+25 ACRE) DEVELOPMENT? I INO YES y • . • . • . c Discretionary •• • -• Large- By-Right Development Center Development Path area Development Plan VB 202 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y CH.7: Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines Option 1 — Evaluate how the proposal's buildings and By-right Development Review Steps infrastructure design align with Center-wide economic development, infrastructure, and Option 1 is the by-right option. It applies to attainable housing goals.A concept plan proposals that meet the requirements of the should detail how the proposal relates to zoning ordinance and do not require elevated Center-wide goals. approval. • Option 2 may include agreements and • Proposals are encouraged to follow the conditions between the City and developer, Chapter 7 Design Guidelines, based on the encouraging infrastructure financing and type of Center(Regional,City, Local)and attainable housing where applicable. Center zone(Core, Edge). • City staff are encouraged to log any inconsistencies between the zoning ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan Design Guidelines to inform updates to the zoning ordinance. Option 2 — Discretionary Approval Center Development Path Option Review Steps Option 2 involves any proposal within a designated Center that requires discretionary review. This includes rezonings,conditional use permits,variances, or other elevated Y actions requiring approval from Planning Commission, Board of Zoning and Appeals, and other City entities. Option 2 reviews include: ree Y� • Identify applicable Design Guidelines for the Center Type(Regional, City, Local)and Zone(Core or Edge) in which the proposal is located. • In cases where lots are split between —1. Core and Edge zones, use Core Guide -3 Guidelines. Lots split between Edge zones, and any other Place Type should refer to the in guidelines for the other Place Type(s). • Evaluate the initial site plan's conformance with existing zoning requirements and the - applicable Chapter 7 Design Guidelines. 203 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CH.7: P; T . I,, L Option 3 — Subsequent meetings to discuss how Privately Initiated Large-area the proposal can best align with Center- Development Plan wide economic development,design, infrastructure, and attainable housing goals, Option 3 involves large-scale(over 25 covering: acres) redevelopment opportunities within a designated Center initiated by a private party. Refined Place Type boundaries, These proposals represent opportunities The proposed local street network and to collaborate with the City when looking to street types, redevelop. • The design and functionality of stormwater Option 3 steps include: facilities and park locations and types, • Pre-submittal meeting between the Parking strategies and any shared parking Applicant and City to review and locations, understand project goals and interaction with Comprehensive Plan goals. During this Infrastructure needs, meeting,the project will: • Required regulatory permitting and potential • Identify Design Guidelines applicable to challenges, the Center type(Regional,City, Local)and Zone(Core or Edge)in which the proposal Economic Development goals and target is located. industries that the development could support,and • In cases where lots are split between Core and Edge zones,use Core Guide Guidelines. • Housing,including potential incentives for Lots split between Edge zones,and any other attainable housing. Place Type should refer to the guidelines The Applicant will then develop a site for the other Place Type(s). plan, responding to City comments and discussions, and continue with review and refinement to best meet mutual goals and the intent of the Comprehensive Plan. The City encourages applicants to meet with local civic leagues and City Council- appointed boards and commissions serving the area. Planning Commission and City Council will review the application and render final decisions. Age 204 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Y. _4 'l ��`F "`w '�'�. ��� a' 1 yid .%�s• P.� _ '�' _ t e ,a tv Lim va f a4 An r a J k iJ sl ; Glossary imagineVB Glossary LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.A certification Acronyms program maintained by the U.S. Green • AICUZ:Air Installations Compatibility Use Building Council to guide building and site Zones.A system established with the Navy design that improves energy efficiency, to regulate uses and structures that conflict lifecycle performance,carbon outputs, with military operations. Regulations appear occupant health, and transportation in Article 18 of the Zoning Ordinance. choices. • APZ-1/Clear Zone:Accident Potential Zone LID: Low-impact design. and Clear Zone.APZs identify areas where • MHHW: Mean Higher High Water. The an aircraft mishap is most likely to occur. average height of the highest daily high The Clear Zone extends 3,000 feet beyond tide. the runway and carries the highest risk. •• ARP:Agricultural Reserve Program. A City NALF: Naval Auxiliary Landing Field. program that preserves local farmland by NAS: Naval Air Station. purchasing development rights. • SEGAs:Special Economic Growth Areas. • EOSF: Environmental and Open Space Planning Areas around Naval Air Station Framework.A proposed plan to study Oceana with design guidelines that support citywide stormwater, sea level rise,wildlife, diverse, strategic, and emerging industries. and open-space needs. • SGA:Strategic Growth Area. A designated • FEMA: Federal Emergency Management area with custom plans used to focus and Agency. guide growth in the City. First defined by the HRI: Heat Risk Index. City in the early 2000s. • • SLR:Sea Level Rise. • HRT: Hampton Roads Transit. • TIF:Tax Increment Financing.A financing • ITA: Interfacility Traffic Area. An area technique in which a portion of the between NAS Oceana and NALF Fentress property-tax revenue generated by new with high noise contours, subject to development in a designated district pays additional planning and regulation. for public infrastructure and improvements. • JLUS:Joint Land Use Study. A planning . TMDL:Total Maximum Daily Load.A process intended to reduce land use regulatory system that measures and conflicts between military installations and manages the total quantity of a pollutant surrounding communities. In Virginia Beach, a specific waterbody can receive while this work usually involves coordination with meeting water-quality standards. the Navy/Department of Defense, along with regional partners. • VMT:Vehicle Miles Traveled.The total distance a vehicle travels during a trip or over a roadway segment, usually measured per day for a corridor or area. 206 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Glossary Conceptual Terms Freight Corridor:A transportation route that provides safe and direct freight access to • Adopted by Reference Plan: A document Industrial and Logistics Place Types. endorsed or incorporated by the City Council that is separate from the Comprehensive Plan • Green Infrastructure:Infrastructure that relies or the Code of Ordinances. on natural systems rather than entirely artificial ones. • Attainable Housing: Housing that costs a household no more than 30 percent of gross Green Line: The boundary marking the income for combined housing expenses. In transition between urbanized areas and rural imagineVB,this term is used interchangeably or agricultural areas. with"affordable housing,and also encompasses Guideline:A non-binding recommendation. "affordable homes". Infill Development:Development on vacant or • Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line):The boundary underused land within already built-up areas marking the outer limit for City sewer and water where infrastructure and utilities exist. service. Intensity: The concentration of commercial, • Center Core Zone: The interior area of a institutional,or industrial uses,usually measured designated Center with the highest density in floor-area ratio. and intensity. Light Pollution: Excessive artificial light that • Center Edge Zone: The external area of a causes sky glow, glare, light trespass, and designated Center, outside the Core Zone, reduced nighttime visibility. with lower density and intensity. It supports Linear Park/Active Transportation System: a transition from the Core Zone to adjacent A proposed system of public pathways for areas and Place Types. active transportation, such as biking, rolling, • Center:A Place Type used to guide compact, and walking, providing park-like connectivity mixed-use, walkable, rollable, and transit- for the public between areas where they live, oriented development. work and play. • Community Hub: A Place Type that supports Living Shorelines:A shoreline-management compact, walkable places with convenient practice relies on natural coastal processes access for nearby neighborhoods. for erosion control and other benefits. • Context Area: A system of four citywide Multimodal Corridor: A transportation route designations (Inland, Coastal, Courthouse, that provides safe and convenient access for Rural)that capture the City's major contiguous vehicles, transit, walking, and cycling to and landscapes. These areas are defined by the from Centers. Green Line, Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line), Noise Pollution:Disruptive sound that interferes and a Coastal-Inland boundary. with daily activities and reduces quality of life. • Corridor:A linear route,usually a transportation route,and the area adjacent to it.In imagineVB, ' Place Types: Designations that convey the the types include City Multimodal, Regional character,function,and development pattern Multimodal,Rural,or Freight.This term is distinct of different settings across the City. from Wildlife Corridors. • Density: The concentration of housing units in an area, usually measured in dwelling units per acre. 207 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Glossary • Planning Area:An area of the City with plans and policies distinct from Place Types and with strategic or cultural importance. • Redevelopment:Replacing or upgrading older buildings or sites to meet current needs. • Rural Corridor: A transportation route that provides farm-to-market access and connections to Rural Villages and other destinations. • Urban Tree Canopy: The area of the City covered by leaves,branches,and tree trunks when viewed from above. • Wildlife Corridor: Undeveloped areas that form paths connecting habitats that wildlife can safely traverse. V-13 208 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN References Endnotes - Chapter 1 • 'Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO), "Hampton Roads 2045 Socioeconomic Forecast and Transportation Analysis Zone Allocation," February 2019. Presentation. Available at: https://www.hrpdcva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1681/2045- Socioeconomic-Forecast-2019-Presentation-PDF. See "Regional Overview." ii U.S. Census Bureau, "1960 Census of Population, Volume 1: Characteristics of the Population," Table 31: Population of Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Component Areas in the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico:1940 to 1960(Con.), U.S. Department of Commerce, 1963, p. 1-103. Available at: https://www2. census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-01-g.pdf. ''' U.S. Census Bureau, Resident Population in Virginia Beach city,VA[VAVIRG5POP], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ VAVIRG5POP, November 1, 2024. 'v University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, "Virginia Population Projections," 2022.Available at: https://coopercenter.org/virginia-population-projections. "Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO), "Hampton Roads 2045 Socioeconomic Forecast and Transportation Analysis Zone Allocation," February 2019. Presentation.Available at: https://www.hrpdcva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1681/2045- Socioeconomic-Forecast-2019-Presentation-PDF. See Table 1, p. 15. 209 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN References Endnotes - Chapter 2 'U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Overcoming Barriers to Green Infrastructure, https://www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/overcoming-barriers-green- infrastructure#smartgrowth. Quote from the page: "...A green approach to stormwater management is often as cost-effective as—if not more cost-effective than—conventional approaches(which include stormwater ponds, pipes, paving, clearing, and grading). Using cost analyses can quantify many of the costs avoided when green infrastructure approaches are implemented ... Green infrastructure provides environmental, social, and public health benefits that centralized storage and detention facilities do not...A growing number of municipalities have conducted comprehensive cost benefit analyses demonstrating the potential for green infrastructure to provide more value than gray." "The reference to living shorelines is reproduced from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, "Regulation: Pertaining To Living Shoreline Group 1 General Permit For Certain Living Shoreline Treatments Involving Tidal Wetlands," Chapter 4VAC20-1300-10 ET SEQ. https://mrc.virginia.gov/regulations/frl300.shtm. "'Refer to page 5:89,Table 5.17, Conclusions on Hazard Risk for Hampton Roads 'Refer to page 6:3,Table 6.1, Relevant Plans, Ordinances, and Programs. `The reference to floodplains is reproduced from the City of Virginia Beach Code of Ordinances,Appendix K, Definitions,"Floodplain Ordinance,"Sec 1.3 Definitions. https:H library.municode.com/va/virginia_beach/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeld=CO_ APXKFLOR. v'The Planning Department refers to the definition of floodplains as provided in the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Ordinance and the Southern Rivers Watershed Management Ordinance).There are no watershed-based regulations for the Atlantic Ocean. "''City of Virginia Beach, Department of Public Works.Analysis of Historical and Future Heavy Precipitation. Dewberry, March 26, 2018. Available at: https://s3.us-east-1. amazonaws.com/virginia-beach-departments-docs/pw/Stormwater-Planning/Analysis-of- Historical-and-Future-Heavy-Precipitation-March-2018.pdf. "`City of Virginia Beach, Department of Public Works. (2020).Virginia Beach Sea Level Wise Adaptation Strategy. Retrieved from https://s3.us-east-l.amazonaws.com/virginia- beach-departments-docs/pw/Stormwater-Planning/Sea level-Rise/Virginia-Beach-Sea l eve l-Wise-Adaptation-Strategy-M arch-2020.pdf. Refer to Page 27 for the federal sea level rise and the selection of an intermediate option. NIRF 210 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ar References Endnotes • Watersheds information is based on Virginia's Hydrologic Unit Code 6-digit level (VAHUC6)data, assembled to show the three watersheds per City regulations and the VBMap portal as of February 2025. • Standards for building heights and job-housing balance in Centers and Corridors centers is informed by Multimodal System Design Guidelines.Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, March 2020. https://drpt.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ multimodal-system-design-quidelines.pdf. Refer to Chapter 3 (Multimodal Districts and Multimodal Centers). SPATIAL DATA • Maps in the plan use wetlands data that originates from the ESRI Wetlands Layer, which is an authorities spatial service generated based on the National Wetland Inventory data. The source is explained here: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-living- atlas/water/wetlands-of-the-united-states/.Wetland areas shown in the Comprehensive Plan maps do not create authoritative wetlands data for the City. • City of Virginia Beach Parks& Recreation Property's ArcGIS REST Layer: https://data. virginiabeach.gov/ts/43fb1cb5f2d240568136bf5e9470578e_0/about • The information and spatial data on parks and protected lands area is sourced from Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, Regional Parks ArcGIS REST Service. https://geo.hrsd.com/hrgeo/rest/services/regionalgis/Parks/MapServer. 211 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Appendix A:Zoning Area to Place Types Append *ix Zoning Districts to Place Types Place Types assignments are based on the City's current zoning code and map as this is the best source of land use information.The zoning code will be revised in the coming years to better achieve the Comprehensive Plan. The updated zoning code should evaluate: • Additional/expanded zoning categories. • More mixed-use zones. • Higher permissible residential densities in appropriate Centers. • Zones/overlays for accessory dwelling units. • Removing parking minimums in areas designed to support walkability. • Shared district approaches to open space and stormwater requirements. Shared district approaches allow nearby properties to contribute to or utilize larger open spaces and stormwater systems rather than providing small, individual facilities that are disconnected. The following tables(crosswalk tables)will supply a detailed look at how the City's existing zoning districts connect to each of the Place Types. 212 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Appendix A:Zoning Area to Place Types Table Notes and Key These tables align the Comprehensive Plan Place Types with the City's existing zoning districts. NPT Non-Place Type. Areas without a formal Place Type, guided by separate policies. X The zoning district's primary Place Type. E The zoning district can contribute to a Place Type based on surrounding context. Limited Eligibility: The zoning district,agriculture and preservation E (1) north of the Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line), may qualify as a Center or Neighborhood Place Type in certain limited scenarios. Limited Eligibility:The area may qualify as part of a Center under E (2) limited conditions.This designation applies only to Oceanfront Resort(OR)and Resort Tourist(RT)districts occurring in the Inland Context Area. [No X Provided] The zoning district is not eligible to contribute to the Place Type. Rural Village zone-Place Type assignments are provided on matrix, Note: Rural Villages but the spatial assignment of Rural Villages in the map is not provided since the focal point of Rural Villages may shift. Y213 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Appendix A:Zoning Area to Place Types Inland Context Area v o 0 y C N C L -E � a' p y ao Group Current Zoning Districts m d d c _ y W Z U Lu 7 0 z 7 7 w rn r d � da pdp,. c c aui y w a a F H U U to 5 Val IA Z Z A-12 Apartment District x E E A-18 Apartment District x E E Apart. A-24 Apartment District x E E A-36 Apartment District x E E AGA Agricultural District x Agri. AG-2 Agricultural District x B-1 Neighborhood Business District E E x B-1A Limited Community Business District E E x B-2 Community Business District E E x B-3 Central Business District E E x Blz. B-4 Mixed Use District x E E B-4C Central Business Mixed Use District x E E B-4K Historic Kempsville Area Mixed Use District x E E CBC Central Business Core District. E E x Hotel H-1 Hotel District E E x 1-1 Light Industrial District(No Military) E E x Indus. 1-2 Heavy Industrial District(No Military) E E x 0-1 Office District E E E x Offl. 0-2 Office District E E E x Pros. P-1 Preservation District x PD-H1 Planned Unit Development District x PHD PD-1-12 Planned Unit Development District x R-10 Residential District x R-15 Residential District x R-2.5 Residential Townhouse District x E E R-20 Residential District x R-30 Residential District x Resid. R-40 Residential District x R-5D Residential District x E E R-5R Residential District(3) x E E R-5R Residential District NE(3) x E E R-55 Residential District x E E R-7.5 Residential District x -r 214 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Appendix A:Zoning Area to Place Types Coastal Context Area 0 0 Lo N rn ti m ti ti o w Group Current Zoning Districts _ `o U w .o "q T C C V !- F U m w m a v a Ui U U in vaiS v°m' ?EL ?a A-12 Apartment District X E E A-18 Apartment District X E E Apart. A-24 Apartment District X E E A-36 Apartment District X E E AG7 Agricultural District X Agri. AG-2 Agricultural District X B-1 Neighborhood Business District E E X B-1A Limited Community Business District E E X B-2 Community Business District E E X Biz. B-3 Central Business District E E X B-4 Mixed Use District X E E B-4C Central Business Mixed Use District X E E Hotel H-1 Hotel District X E E 1-1 Light Industrial District(No Military) E E X Indus. 1-2 Heavy Industrial District(No Military) E E X 0-1 Office District E E E X ofN. 0-2 Office District E E E X ocean OR Oceanfront Resort District(2) E x Pros. P-1 Preservation District E(1) E(1) x PD-H1 Planned Unit Development District X PHD PD-1-12 Planned Unit Development District X R-10 Residential District X R-15 Residential District R-2.5 Residential Townhouse District X E R-20 Residential District R-30 Residential District Resid R-40 Residential District R-5D Residential District X E E R-5R Residential District(3) X E E R-5R Residential District NE(3) X E E R-5S Residential District X E E R-7.5 Residential District X RT-1 Resort Tourist District X E E Resort RT-3 Resort Tourist District X E E RTA Resort Tourist District X E E VB 215 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Appendix A:Zoning Area to Place Types Courthouse Context Area a 0 0 0 c-E L c v N C m o a Group Current Zoning Districts 0 0 o U Lu o m m « y r (V t d N 7 Ri t; d c 0t a 0t u h `_, a— c c v w a ` a itz" �i U U to c rn5 ?a ?Q A-12 Apartment District E E Apart. A-18 Apartment District E E A-24 Apartment District E E AG-1 Agricultural District E(1) E E X Agri. AG-2 Agricultural District E(1) E E X B-1 Neighborhood Business District X E E B-1A Limited Community Business District X E E Biz. B-2 Community Business District X E E B-3 Central Business District X E E B-4 Mixed Use District X E E Indus. 1-1 Light Industrial District(No Military) E E E X 0-1 Office District X E E E Offl. 0-2 Office District X E E E Pres. P-1 Preservation District X PD-H7 Planned Unit Development District X PHD PD-1-12 Planned Unit Development District X R-10 Residential District R-15 Residential District X R-2.5 Residential Townhouse District E R-20 Residential District X R-30 Residential District X Resid. R-40 Residential District X R-513 Residential District E E R-5R Residential District(3) E E R-5S Residential District E E R-7.5 Residential District 216 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Appendix A:Zoning Area to Place Types Rural Context Area O Group Current Zoning Districts S w d a e a IX rnm ?a` ?a AG-1 Agricultural District x Agri. AG-2 Agricultural District E x B-1 Neighborhood Business District X X BIZ. B-1A Limited Community Business District X B-2 Community Business District X X 1-1 Light Industrial District(No Military) Indus. 1-2 Heavy Industrial District(No Military) 0-1 Office District X Offi. 0-2 Office District X Ocean OR Oceanfront Resort District(2) Pres. P-1 Preservation District X PD-Hl Planned Unit Development District PHD PD-1-12 Planned Unit Development District R-10 Residential District R-15 Residential District R-2.5 Residential Townhouse District R-20 Residential District R-30 Residential District Resid. R-40 Residential District R-513 Residential District R-5R Residential District(3) R-5S Residential District R-75 Residential District V-6 217 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN } � � ,•�✓ �" t.f y }d67 : m ;' '. k ^i'-_[ ck 9 y w - 4 i *�•" 1 .c�' � � '�r F- �; r � 91 �,��� M •a F r 2 ,a•-'f'�v t�/�f��' tin 74 'a f " e ' , y i } �+ . � li •.: _. 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JG o 00 O C°° O o °0 ° 0 (yn46 c o ° p ° e' a� O 61 e der � o Rd °KcRd+'/ip Hudson Ave \c �a 2•� c A ' d C D r 6 O L c O � h Rd St C/e`e �a P P°'Nac each�No�foik�Exp.y 3 Q South-Blvd- CL S Of o, c� 'Oes" 1 nne Rd O� a� All. a MI °6aa > m J , Y o t)r � Corridor Area ID: Al Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Regional ® Regional roo City 411110 Core 300 40 Edge CORRIDORS Hampton Roads 200 "` City _ Transit Routes ao "a" Core Edge o _ ° A A Local Regional 01y Lcca' qw col, Edqj,� �' 223 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN o {Uo °O �r v° r. o 00o O 0, 0 0 O F �O Edinburgh Dr Lyy ' „ N 1 Ave B �_ �Ln� °I I IIII�1lII I I w hsr : IvdCn 'D VA Bea I`-' J C y \KEXR` ch Norloik Ex Ij �O ,_f — pY--.W dflYeress Rd < 15 tU � � / -- � aMln to lS' r �l a O ��—•�� Ir � �Jl c� v' MI Old Forge,,,,, Corridor Area ID: A2 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Regional i Regional 2W 40 Edge zoo Local Core 00 Edge so o A 6 Local 4P 224 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN l e 00 ° / c - �� o 0 000 ° 3 ° ° ° o „JJJ ° ° � ° ° . a J Or o P m 3 A 0 Uri r -Edlrlburgn Or ° \� �yc�O of, II % :`►+J A. �u he 4t=8 Pinew CA !J s to S ED I 3� m � , r �1 C=J .00 � � �- � � a ❑off o� /� 'klpperOr'- .._ � Corridor Area ID: A2 Summary CENTER CL'AS 5 CORRIDORS Regional Regional na Edge CORRIDORS Hampton Roads 200 Local Transit Routes <ao.< rso rw.< 40 Core 00 Edge so 0 A B Local 14"A 225 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 7,1 p oo + . 01a Cutler Rd 2 H ° ° °°° ° D o ° ° OHsn jt na ZIr p C f rPinewood Dr Southern Blvd -Beach N orfo t lk Expy W - �} _._� pOtt -act Q / a M' 7 n r U o Corridor Area ID: A3 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Local _ Regional wo Core City 250 Edge Zoo .s.< � >so ioo eo 0 A 8 Local 226 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN w � ° 00 0 L Nan o Q ° --- o �✓�� u l��r ��i r a qy _ 1 —VA Beach Norfolk�xP outtr yes � a \ "w Y r=T r fa 1MI Corridor Area ID: A3 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS L O C a I Regional City 250 CORRIDORS 200 .�. — Hampton Roads Transit Routes 13J.c 100 50 A ti Local M 227 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN cu°° ° d - ` °O o � 0 0 a CutleuR o �` r O ! ' > Westminster U13 CD Ilk— _ 7 _ it iniavic3a iana Ave (� -- -- ---0.5 - r MI �L Corridor Area ID: A4 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City Regional _ City 400 Co Loq, v ""` Local 200 tl6 K mo Core Edge 0 A B Gty Local 228 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN T 00 9 0 0 o \ 0 0 p C d Cutl�t \ l �. I :. d —=WOffen no, I i a 9. � � - ��� —jc—)i..f _y uLq z P `"~•-• ,VA Beach Nor 5 - folk Expy-W �T' iena Ave f uthern Blvd=—J Rd I I ? m J as m =- m G o• � li MI Corridor Area ID: A4 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City 111�111 Regional 400 qw Core City aoo Edge CORRIDORS Local __ Hampton Roads � zoo Transit Routes 16A�e 460 roo Core Edge 0 city Loral 229 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IF w Bay Colony Dr 0 0°o O ', ° o ° o o O ° h°,n Or o O 6 �6 O' / B vim' , i up,Beach No701 ExpY W 6, Norfolk Ave MI J N Corridor Area ID: A5 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Regional Regional 40 Core City 400 40 Edge 3M 1 '°°« City 200 Core ao MEMO_ Edge 0 e .. Regional Cny r" . 230 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Bay Colony Dr 0 00 0 ° 0 000 O 0 0 ° o °0 Cb O o O °l�Dr po 0 O n g 90 s Pa � B �. n t?41. Yore VA Beach-Norfolk expy W Norfolk Ave 0.19 tD MI 3 r N Corridor Area ID: A5 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Regional Regional Core City °°° CORRIDORS low Edge 300 Hampton Roads City ® Transit Routes 200 Core ao Edge 0 B A Re&nel Gty 231 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN \\ r, o dl V,a- e 6 0 O O 090. 0 O O i n o 0� o o � - L O Q' ) Old For A (7 ' e i x �D Cf o a IF Q rs� Q UL Corridor Area ID: B1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Local Regional 120 City Core 100 e . Edge 60 r 2 0 A a C Local 232 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 7 D LJ� U Li 3t= CMG O O O O O O d— wit M 00 Q I o Ile 0 a it O o Old Forqq L- est Glen'Rd _�[ At y.� . L �L J � , � jam' � f• O �1`-'� le a C r e t1 Clemsford T� Corridor Area ID: B1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Local ° Regional 120 city CorE�� 100 E I CORRIDORS 80 w.< Hampton Roads Transit Routes ao 20 0 A 8 C Local VB 233 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN p p (\ Y a I w o r 0ic� o O o ��rc,1101" O0 o 7 L � m �uU -�- -4 G 3 ir-��clemstora� � 1 " asso Dr Lr- 00 � a =InQ be a 0. Corridor Area ID: B2 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City ! Regional aoo City Core 300 Edge 3m« zon Local wu « ♦ Core �w« Edge 0- ENRAMENEEL— A C 8 Uv Local ' 234 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ° °o P� O o0 000 0 0 ° ° O b� o p ✓ �, ..�. asso Jf 1z 0 1 � t s / �G -- 0. Corridor Area ID: B2 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City Regional 400 40 Core city 300 Edge CORRIDORS 302« Hampton Roads 200 Local Transit Routes 00K Core 1M.s Edge 0 A C R city Local Mp 235 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 01 ° 0 00 0 O ° 0 o ° O F° o �a of �dti�9 R v 0.s a cf MI � ,�, �f Corridor Area ID: B3 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City Regional 300 ♦ Core City 2% Edge N 200 W2K yY 1Jo Q �0 A // C"! 'k A 236 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN t 0 oO )� 0 0°° O ` 0 o ° ° o t m Nets h C a e,y J dsO�O, yd % 09 �o• 0 � .0', 0.s of Ldnd�nQRAda MI �f Corridor Area ID: B3 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City - Regional �o City ity xo Edge CORRIDORS 200 »3.c Hampton Roads� Transit Routes ioo 50 0 A Uy �`:� 237 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN o a o t 6 0 0 00 O o �! O / � oa � a O� J� Corridor Area ID: C1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City City Core 76—vs w« Edge Local 75 Core 25 Edge 0 8 A Gy Local 238 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ° 0 - 00, o A . b a � r i e , CIO, o �a. Boa Corridor Area ID: C1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City city ISO cote CORRIDORS 125 ' Ed Hampton Roads M- y Transit Routes Local so Core 15 Edge 0 e A Gty Local V 239 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN o oO 0 O o O o O 9 O O .- o 0p e— O / O� Shore A"e n N _ g a r d N 0) m d � �> . Shpf 8 �f m N m U y� x z i 0 Fd � � F x Corridor Area ID: D1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Local "SO ♦ Core 125 Edge wo v 50 25 0 A Local — 240 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 9 O oQ OO GOO Q O A O �.,.. O o o Q Q O Q .. O�ed Shoce Pje N Q09SR.Shore Q o a 1 Q • z z -� vW W �I a —greet" 1' IL MI Corridor Area ID: D1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Local City ISO ♦ Core CORRIDORS ns Edge Hampton Roads loo ez°` Transit Routes so s o _ A Local 241 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ° A ° 1 u o oo° O L ° ° 0 O ° n > ton Ln f�^ z i�-Inlynnvi.w-/i- _ � 1 o Or J �y sP 01 G C MI Corridor Area ID: D2 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City City 200 Core t50 m.e Edge Local w 31K 40 Core Edge 0 B A aty Loin 242 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 0 00 00 - �D A 0 0°o O o 10,14 0 0 w f r-an Bl ton Lr� CL i o J I_—Jj_j �y0a p o mt, OOd_B—�l 1 �,N%SIP� _ 9K �� �Ni\\ Win s halh 0/d Cutler Rd U Ll Corridor Area ID: D2 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City City Core CORRIDORS Edge Hampton Roads 150 Transit Routes Local 100 eo r�� Core Edge 0 s A ON Local 243 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN r� ? • •L °0opa ��' D D �D ono ❑a D ,� °= =-o-` ° oa O • c C � ,� O �[ e} o o p TJL— a Pe nam icle U Dii�r Rd ^ �� 10 �� p4 II� , low /0 (Y/ r, CD D D Corridor Area ID: E1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Local Regional City ,o '11110 Core us Edge zs sz zs a A 8 Local 244 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN _ D o o (�� o ✓o O 000 O0 O Q O O Q _ a r A i co o �000 rcl o'oL A l Corridor Area ID: E1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Local 4w R,gional 150 Core City 125 Edg CORRIDORS 100 9fl.. � *<� Hampton Roads Transit Routes 50 as 0 0 — A a Local 245 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN U C .Lv v a-"fir:-'= ,...r•. 0 0°0 0 o ,. 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C M; r —, oilk Corridor Area ID: E2 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Local ?00 Core no Edgr 700 .< _u 150 10( so 0 A Local tiR^ 246 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN O O 00 0 o ' o O 0 o c � o F lCQ ' ,i ff S / U J .rf / r Oak Corridor Area ID: E2 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Local Core CORRIDORS zso Edge Hampton Roads N 200 Transit Routes v �j no ao ' o - �' 247 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 0 1 0 oop O a �n 10 0 o ,� O _ I _ tRbi sq�e �� _ ootlheve��t ' 74 n y c' it R'Ver R Q c \J MlgeOlBOr Q ` SpQibY�n o a Lj c `j f 1 �Frqr .- ,oaidence C_ ---- P-o�isn Rd10 4 = � �� e f AdIr m c Corridor Area ID: F1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Local Core 200 Edge v 50 0 A Local 248 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 00 — ° ° ° °00 ° ° ° ° 44VA • ' J-1 ° �b o �� o� Partridge Dr g 00tlhaven Ct cx Iwo e d oafden R OC c A i m m Corridor Area ID: F1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Local - CORRIDORS Hampton Roads ,SO 161;f Transit Routes w 0 A Local �' 249 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN eA . fUY� a� G s, e o O 0 e A 0 1 O 00O O O J 00 o o 00 B o �\ c / e m �a ' o�9jt- �:� �eR •ypnhs� , 51 of 1 � 1 e 9 A V I / MI Corridor Area ID: F2 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City City 7so qv Core 200 Edge v na Local xw iv.c Core so Edge 0 A 8 C City Local 250 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN t4 n e EQr�s-R` O s, ° °° ° ° Pao o O B ya°o CD a K c 0 w i C �c -e-rreiIspkw.ywnwm. e GQ� C 6, dryaO Q, Lynnhaeer a � Qr c� MI Corridor Area ID: F2 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City z� ♦ Core CORRIDORS 200 Edge Hampton Roads �« Transit Routes n0 Local wo m« Core so A Edge 0 AIMS A B C City Local 251 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN v y o tte Q� ° O 0 o p e R O S ; / "Idventure 7r1 7 u+!Il of Gse Sabre St o pa /' / c - +_�_ -� N Mall Dr � o Into koc Corridor Area ID: G1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City city - 400 ♦ Core. Soo Edge � mo 100 0 A a city V.1311 252 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Pik EXPy Wtier .. 1�DD� DI _ D S O O 0 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q O ;arid o ,ra Q '9dventure Trl J o " �e� i Sabre St v � o B a N Mall D, o C Quality Ct O U a — �� DJ D t Corridor Area ID: G1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City c,ty 400 Core CORRIDORS 300 Edge Hampton Roads « Transit Routes a xs« � ioo ao 0 A B City `°� 253 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN v Ul U � _ \�1 �� sn►�-s a .� 0 ° 0 1 -o ° ° o ° O ° Cost GIen�Rd Y � � � o �akecresi��, OUP �, • u � _, i asor Oaks 51a6;�<� ,. �l Ls0, U a Gfea ,, ' r n ,�... F _r• r COL74 Corridor Area ID: H1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City Regional 250 200 Local 1'.i•. rJN�� f9ti•c C, . � »o E c. so o A 8 C Local 254 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN O \ Sabre St O p O \ O � 0 o p° �! r •� N,Mall Dr o O s O m west Glen RA � q Z 0 , T Q \ �� \ 0 �.{f -• l_.� �1 �\� S�opeshore q� t\ a C \ kv I � 0 O. Corridor Area ID: H1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City Regional 250 Edge City 200 Local CORRIDORS 156 s! 150 d• Hampton Roads 440 Core Transit Routes *0 Edgc 50 0 A 8 C Local 255 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 0 0 , svo Rd O O u000 O 0 S io neck=R ���S 8ir�eck Rd . �0 0 o O 4 o O Q 0 O c GP To - b ( D ,;>co �9 040 i �� 0a Q i Sakura o �L _ } Da J/ �r m NeckCA - if M11 Corridor Area ID: J1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City 2w 2w a,. x ,50 Local 5� Core 5° Edge 0 A _ Cay }" 256 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN z 0 1 � `f Role Range Rd 0 00 �y 0 0°0 0 ° S Bir neck=R S Birdneck Rd ° ° ° ^ a a ° O o 0 0 a ° D 15Cd CO, 0 4 I 6 RHO a a� 0 8eku Dam Neck Rd -` �—W--P Dam Neck Rid ^� Corridor Area ID: J1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City city 300 ♦ core CORRIDORS 250 Edge Hampton Roads Zoo ao�« Transit Routes 9 Local 40 Core w Edge 0 6 A 4y Lo[al NS 257 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN o °: ° °o Q o ,yo 4, o Grey Fox Cq n ggorn \� nters-Run Try Ni mo- b• Jl :::U, o° a 1 i r , _ + C o a' a PlInce,SA e\so QA� \ m m Corridor Area ID: J2 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Local 40 Core Edge ,00 so 0 A Lotal 258 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 02 0 00 �100 ��J o "o o o o 1 / „ la ,. cComas w i _— Untets:Ku `NImM3°.Rh 4jr c 4 n _ C prr 1� a q � 0 9 qMI `,' Corridor Area ID: J2 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS Local city CORRIDORS Hampton Roads ., Transit Routes i A Lords 259 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN O ' AAdW endorla_, o o 0 0 o o o p o ° O° o O r `vkA xx {ye14 14 r/ m Nll _ nthony Rd alp D S �o g Q MIS f Corridor Area ID: K1 Summary CENTER CLASS City as Core Edge 100 245- +oo c A CRY 260 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 0 o u word Ave - o O A A a al Pandoriai o0° O o �It i Ili o o � O O 411 Rp o O r a 4.�°j 400 ti 4� J�OG� IJ ,a 0.s MI v 'F. Corridor Area ID: K1 Summary CENTER CLASS CORRIDORS City Hampton Roads Transit Routes Core Edge v zoo 24s- w0 0 A city 261 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN it ' t • Y L • aF ' +�' "".�. # t,1� 1. - � ; ,x%' t �',.+ �P - _ `•i.e � ar" - t e��h':,= �T `7 .4 � , f#y�. .. a`r'�" .. - - � :a _ ,- '�i •.,� �6_....�.w+r'!'�'t°l_Y�j",I.^"¢-._,. •�.d:' I`-' e ti e ��i: W� r' St t it M'- �l� -T3.,�1➢nC i� ! f 'BI �!' r a� i 4 .4y '� i�q�,{'.� R<"l�: -i� ,���;e,f��"� � y...' r 4.��:.• `� •��pys-� �"c � .. �'flp. �»0"G!: 1 t yi a =h � 41 LN �j Ir t '}}}�;iJ• t .'` .�i, i� 4 '�^� '�, �i.a 1 E. :k � � d'r`' k�.e,+ ���rl � g-`y i ''n�`� '' 1...,,¢� ,` � ix�s� �,� �4p�` h•I ((4 '� ''< 14'qkI F • 2 , 3 t Appendix C:Documents Adopted by Reference Append *ix Documents Adopted by Reference 263 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Appendix C:Documents Adopted by Reference • Active Transportation Plan (2021) • Sea Level Wise Adaptation Strategy(2020) • APZ-1/Clear Zone Master Plan (2008) • Seapines Station Voluntary Guidelines • Beach Management Plan(2002) 2017 • Central Business Core District Design • SGA: Burton Station SGA Master Plan(2018) Guidelines(2016) • SGA: Centerville SGA Master Plan • Commercial Area Pattern Book(2023) • SGA: Hilltop SGA Master Plan (2012) • Flood Resiliency Toolkit(2023) • SGA: Lynnhaven SGA Master Plan (2012) • Green Sea Blueway and Greenway • SGA: Newtown SGA Master Plan (2010) Management Plan (HRTPO)(2015) • SGA: Pembroke SGA 4 Implementation Plan • Hampton Roads Joint Land Use Study 2( 014) 2( 005) • SGA: Resort Area Strategic Action Plan • Historic Kempsville Area Master Plan (2014) (RASAP)(2020) • Historic Preservation Plan (2023) • SGA: Rosemont SGA Master Plan(2011) • Interfacility Traffic Area(ITA)and Vicinity • Shore Drive Corridor Plan (2000) Master Plan(2017) • Shore Drive Design Guidelines(2002) • Local Road Safety Action Plan (2024) . Transition Area Design Guidelines(2015) • 2040 Master Transportation Plan (MTP) (2026) • Urban Forest Management Plan(2023) • Mixed Use Development Guidelines(2004) • ViBe Creative District Connectivity Plan 2017 • Natural Heritage Report(#94-12)(1994) • Oceanfront Form-based Code(2023) • Oceanfront Resort District Connector Park Design Guidelines(2017) • Oceanfront Resort District Design Guidelines(2017) • Old Beach Design Guidelines(2005) • Outdoors Plan (2016) • Parks Needs Assessment& Development Strategy(2024) • Resort Area Mobility Plan (RAMP)(2023) • Resort Area Strategic Action Plan (RASAP) 264 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Appendix D:Soils Information Append *IX Soils Information 265 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Appendix D:Soils Information Soil Area #1 Soil Area #2 Soil Area #1 consists of soil types classified Soil Area #2 consists of soil types classified as "Excessively Drained," "Well Drained," and as"Somewhat Poorly Drained," "Poorly "Moderately Well Drained." The seasonal high Drained," and "Very Poorly Drained" soils.The water table ranges from 1.5 feet to more than seasonal high water table ranges from 0 to 1.5 four feet. These characteristics are consistent feet. These characteristics are consistent with with soil types identified in General Soil Area the soil types found within General Soil Area #1. Bojac and State soils generally are suitable #2. These soils are usually appropriate for for conventional septic systems on one- Soil Drainage Management, sometimes called acre lots. Munden and Tetotum soils may be "Land Management." suitable for septic systems on one-acre lots This soil area includes the following soil types: installed using available technologies, such as elevated sand mounds and sand filters. In • Acredale silt loam every case,the Virginia Department of Health . Augusta loam requires a site-specific evaluation. Dragston fine sandy loam This soil area generally includes the following Hyde silt loam soil types: • Bojac fine sandy loam Nimmo loam • Munden fine sandy loam • Portsmouth loam • State loam (0- 2 percent slopes) • Tomotley loam • Tetotum loam Soil Area #3 Soil Area #3 has the same soil characteristics as Soil Area #2 but is additionally within the 100-year floodplain and below a five-foot mean sea level elevation. Within this area, the Virginia Department of Health requires each lot to be evaluated to determine suitability for a septic system and the size and type of system to be installed. A Certified Soil Scientist conducts this evaluation, and confirmation borings are conducted by the Virginia Department of Health. 266 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Appendix D:Soils Information Wet Soils Density Assignment Wet soils consist of non-tidal wetlands, as Assign density potential based on land area defined in the City of Virginia Beach Zoning and soil quality in the following manner, using Ordinance, Chesapeake Bay Preservation conditional use permits. Area Ordinance, and the Southern Rivers Watershed Management Ordinance. Non- In areas comprising high-quality soils tidal wetlands are wetlands other than tidal (Soil Area #1), maximum rural residential wetlands that are inundated or saturated development is calculated at one dwelling by surface or ground water at a frequency unit for every five acres of land (1:5). and duration sufficient to support, and that, Within areas of lesser quality soils (Soil Area under normal circumstances, do support a #2), maximum rural residential development prevalence of vegetation typically adapted is calculated at one dwelling unit for every for life in saturated soil conditions identified ten acres of land (1:10). or referred to in the City of Virginia Beach Soil Survey by soil names as follows: A map depicting the general location of these soil areas is available from the Planning • Backbay mucky peat Department. Should site-specific differences • The Duckston portion of the Corolla- occur between the location of soils shown on Duckston fine sand this map and actual field test results,the City will recognize as valid such field test findings • Dorovan mucky peat when certified by a qualified soil scientist and Duckston fine sand confirmed by the Department of Health. • • Nawney silt loam Broad areas of soils are shown on the general soil map, and the location of each soil is • Pamlico mucky peat shown on the detailed soil map, both of which are presented in the 1985 issue of the Virginia • Pamlico-Lakehurst variant complex Beach Soil Survey. Since soils are natural • Pocaty peat bodies, a given designation may contain a variety of soil types. On-site evaluation by • Rappahannock mucky peat, strongly salin a Certified Soil Scientist may be needed to determine the exact soil boundaries on a • any other lands which under normal conditions given tract of land. are saturated to the ground surface and are connected by surface flow and contiguous to tidal wetlands or adjacent to waterbodies with perennial flow Wet soils are unacceptable for development and septic field use. '4 Rf 267 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 60 60 r� 13 337 \ l l � 58 � 149 165 '68 i 16R l s MI MAJOR SOIL AREAS MILITARY Surface waters Area I Area II CONTEXT AREA FEATURES _Rural Area Boundary(Blue Line) Area III(Area II in floodplein) WW Green Line No Drainage Class Provided Blue/Green Overlap Coastal•Inland Wet Soils rip, 268 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN .n: . w :re n m e� r. M g .may' .,..,..,A =04.Ell { { I.. 1�*' +i ETA* AAAF i , AS r , r . s "zfi i Vlow ,. ilk I All ,,ems w ' r `"a y t t - J c a • • • • M � • 65 ITEM— VI.L.12 PLANNING ITEM#78251 Upon motion by Council Member Schulman, seconded by Council Member Cummings, City Council APPROVED Ordinance to AMEND the City Zoning Ordinance Sections (CZO) 239.05, 283, 405, 500, 1500, 1501, 1502, 1507, 1520, 1521, 1524, 1526, 1804, 1810, 2106, 2211, and 2401 re reflect the imagineVB2040, Comprehensive Plan Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 1 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS OF 2 THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE TO 3 REFLECT THE IMAGINEVB 2040, CITY OF 4 VIRGINIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 5 6 Sections Amended: §§ 239.05, 283, 405, 500, 7 1500, 1501, 1502, 1507, 1520, 1521, 1524, 8 1526, 1804, 1810 2106, 2211, and 2401 9 10 WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning 11 practice so require; 12 13 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA 14 BEACH, VIRGINIA: 15 16 That Sections 239.05, 283, 405, 500, 1500, 1501, 1502, 1507, 1520, 1521, 1524, 17 1526, 1804, 1810, 2106, 2211, and 2401 of the City Zoning Ordinance is hereby 18 amended and reordained to read as follows: 19 20 Sec. 239.05. Parking structures and parking garages. 21 22 (a) In addition to the general standards set forth in section 220, the city council shall 23 consider the extent to which the following standards have been met in deciding 24 applications for conditional use permits: 25 26 (1) Access to the parking structure is designed so as not to disrupt or obstruct the 27 flow of traffic on adjacent public streets; 28 29 (2) The parking structure provides adequate ingress and egress to all parking 30 spaces, ample clearance, and safe pedestrian access; 31 32 (3) Safety features such as glass-backed elevators, interior scanning systems and 33 alarm systems have been incorporated to ensure the well being of pedestrians 34 and vehicles; and 35 36 (4) The architecture, building materials, signage and landscaping are of high 37 quality and conform to the design standards for parking structures set forth in 38 the Comprehensive Plan Referenne u,n,ihnnk (SpeGial Area Deyelnnment 39 r elines fn�aan and Teas a SpeE Purpose urpose Guidelines ro: Dr+rLinn 40 or, in zoning districts listed in section 102(a)(13), to the 41 design guidelines applicable in such district. 42 43 . . . . 44 45 Sec. 283. Optional by-right minimum front and front side setbacks. 46 491 SUGh Design Guidelines shall supersede SeGtien V (AFGhiteGtUral Guidelines) and 492 SeGtmens V11 through X (Signage Guidelines/Design Review PFE)GeSS) of the Central 493 Business District Urban Guidelines (February 4, 2004), and the speGial Area Design 494 Guidelines, Urban Areas, set forth in the RefereRGe Handbook of the Comprehensive 495 PIaR. 496 497 The Planning Director shall determine whether or not a proposed design 498 conforms to the Design Guidelines and may, in making such determination, seek the 499 advice of the Central Business District Association Design Review Committee or a 500 designated subcommittee thereof. Such determination shall be appealable to the Board 501 of Zoning Appeals. 502 503 . . . . 504 505 Sec. 2401. District boundaries. 506 507 The Pembroke Strategic Growth Area boundaries shall be as designated in 508 wSection 112 Chapter 3 of the Comprehensive Plan. 509 510 The Western Campus Overlay District boundaries shall be as designated on the 511 official zoning map of the city. Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the 21 s t day of April , 2026. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: r Planning Department City Attorney's Office CA17006 R-2 February 23, 2026 47 (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the regulations of the zoning district in 48 which it is located, property that is subject to the provisions of section 282 may 49 optionally be developed in accordance with the provisions of this section. Permitted 50 principal, conditional and accessory uses shall be as allowed by the regulations of 51 the zoning district in which the property is located. 52 53 (b) The table below shows minimum setback requirements for front and side yards 54 adjacent to a street, as measured from the lot line adjoining the street; provided, 55 however, that where a lot line adjoins a street having a lesser width than the right- 56 of-way shown in Table 1 of the Major Street Network Ultimate Rights-of-Way 57 (2010), which is incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan as an adopted by 58 reference document '.., th. RefeFenGe Handbook of the Comprehensive o��„, the 59 setback shall be measured from the ultimate right-of-way shown therein. 60 Building Type Mixed Commercial Office Hotel Industrial, Multi- Use Flex, Family Institutional Street Type A O A O A O A O A O A O Burton Station 10 5 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 Centerville 10 5 10 5 10 10 1 10 10 1 10 10 15 10 Hilltop 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 10 15 10 L nnhaven 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 10 15 10 Newtown 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 10 15 10 Pembroke 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 10 15 10 Rosemont 10 5 10 5 10 10 10 1 10 10 10 15 10 61 62 63 (c) The following conditions shall apply to any development in which front or side street 64 setbacks have been reduced pursuant to this section: 65 66 (1) Prohibited features. No parking, drive aisles other than those associated with 67 drop-off areas, mechanical equipment or service areas shall be placed 68 between the building and the street; 69 70 (2) Blank walls. Exterior walls on any building facade facing a street shall have a 71 substantial material change, such as windows, doors, columns, pilasters or 72 other articulation greater than twelve (12) inches in depth, at least every thirty 73 (30) feet in both a vertical and horizontal direction and on both ground and 74 upper story street-facing facades, 75 76 (3) Transparency. The combined area of windows and doors on a ground story 77 street-facing fagade, as measured between two (2) and eight (8) feet above the 78 adjacent sidewalk or, if none, ground level at the building fagade, shall for all 79 building types other than multifamily, be no less than thirty (30) percent of the 80 area of the building facade, and for upper stories, no less than fifteen (15) 81 percent. Multifamily buildings shall have a minimum transparency of no less 82 than fifteen (15) percent on all stories. When there is no floor above, upper- 83 story transparency shall be measured from the top of the finished floor to the 84 top of the wall plate on upper-story street-facing facades; and 85 86 (4) Building fapades facing a street shall substantially conform to applicable design 87 guidelines contained in the-Spe^ial Area-De6+g Gu�„deli^es (Building Design — 88 aR Areas) `wnta neda—ir^ the RefereRGe-Handbook of the ( emprehencRG"vie 89 flan Chapter 7 of the Comprehensive Plan. 90 91 . . . . 92 93 Sec. 405. Alternative residential development pursuant to conditional use 94 permits. 95 96 Except as provided in section 1806, as an alternative to the residential 97 development permitted by right in the agricultural districts, the city council may grant a 98 conditional use permit to allow residential development at a density greater than that 99 which is permitted by right. The following regulations shall apply to residential 100 development outside of the Interfacility Traffic Area in the AG-1 and AG-2 Agricultural 101 Districts pursuant to this section: 102 103 (a) Council may attach conditions to the use permit governing the number of 104 residential lots allowed on the tract. In so doing, council shall apply the 105 following development criteria that are consistent with the adopted provisions 106 of the comprehensive plan: 107 108 (1) On land that is nearly level well-drained or moderately well-drained soils, 109 as described in the comprehensive plan, teGhnin,l appendix, as soil 110 area #1, with a seasonal high-water table from one and five-tenths (1.5) 111 feet below grade as determined by the Virginia Department of Health and 112 meeting the density allowances in section 200(a) of this ordinance, the 113 maximum density shall be one (1) dwelling unit for each five (5) acres of 114 land. 115 116 (2) On land that is nearly level with somewhat poorly, poorly, or very poorly 117 drained soils, as described in the comprehensive plan, teGhniGal reperF 118 appendix, as soil area #2, with a seasonal high-water table ranging from 119 zero (0) to one and five-tenths (1.5) feet below grade as determined by the 120 Virginia Department of Health which occurs at or above an elevation of 121 five and five-tenths (5.5) feet, based on National Geodetic Vertical Datum 122 (NGVD) of 1929 ('72 ADJ), and meeting the density allowances in section 123 200(a) of this ordinance, the maximum density shall be one (1) dwelling 124 unit for each ten (10) acres of land. 125 126 (3) Evaluation of the soils of a parcel for the purpose of determining the 127 density shall be conducted by a certified soil scientist with confirmation of 128 the results provided by the director of agriculture. 129 130 (4) Development proposals shall be in substantial conformance with all 131 applicable provisions of the plan's rural residential development g iideliRes 132 place type policies and design guidelines. 133 134 . . . . 135 136 Sec. 500. Legislative intent. 137 138 The purpose of the Residential Districts is to provide areas for residential housing 139 types at a variety of densities, provide for harmonious neighborhoods located so as to 140 create compatibility and to provide for certain other necessary and related uses within 141 residential communities but limited as to maintain neighborhood compatibility. The 142 Comprehensive Plan's Context Areas and Place Types, as described in Chapter 1 and 143 Chapter 7, respectively, provide insight on design recommendations for residentially 144 zoned properties throughout the City. The R-40, R-30 and R-20 Residential Districts 145 provide for larger minimum lot sizes for use in areas where lower residential densities 146 are necessary to address environmental and public facilities constraints as 147 recommended by the comprehensive plan. The R-15, R-10 and R-7.5 Residential 148 Districts provide for medium density single-family residential development in areas 149 where these densities are recommended by the comprehensive plan. The R-5D 150 Residential Duplex District is created in recognition of the existence of developed areas 151 where single-family and semidetached dwellings exist on lots averaging five thousand 152 (5,000) square feet in area and where duplexes exist on lots of ten thousand (10,000) 153 square feet in area. It is not the intention to create additional R-5D Districts or to enlarge 154 the limits of existing R-5D Districts. The R-5R Residential Resort District is created in 155 recognition of the existence of developed areas where single-family and duplex 156 dwellings exist on lots of less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet of 157 area and where the character of the neighborhood includes both permanent yearround 158 residents as well as seasonal residents. It is not the intention to create additional R-5R 159 Districts or to enlarge the limits of existing R-5R Districts. The R-5S Residential Single- 160 Family District is created in recognition of the existence of developed areas where 161 single-family dwellings exist on lots with fifty- and sixty-foot frontages. It is not the 162 intention to create additional R-5S Districts or to enlarge the limits of existing R-5S 163 Districts. The R-2.5 Residential Townhouse District provides for the development of 164 residential townhouses in areas where such development is recommended by the 165 comprehensive plan. 166 167 . . . . 168 169 Sec. 1500. Legislative intent. 170 171 The purpose of the RT-1 Resort Tourist District is to provide areas which can 172 accommodate high density hotels and their related needs and where a high 173 concentration of resort facilities are desirable. This district is not intended for general 174 application but should be limited generally to those properties contiguous to Atlantic 175 Avenue. Development in the district should advance Resort Area land use and design 176 goals and, as expressed in the Comprehensive Plan, conform to the Resort Area 177 Strategic Area Plan and the SpeGial Oros Desi„R Guidelines ( IrbaR L Feas) set forth in g r..>.�... Area vvvy�� Guidelines vv Zvi vu�i i ��a..u.rr wczvi crr-n r 178 the RefereRGe Handbook of the GernpFeheRsive PI the identified applicable Place 179 Type design guidelines, either Coastal Neighborhood, Center Core, and Center Edge in 180 Chapter 7 of the Comprehensive Plan. While under the Navy's OPNAV Instruction 181 11010.36 C (October 9, 2008), hotels and motels in accident potential zones or in noise 182 zones 65-70 dB DNL or higher are not deemed to be compatible with operations arising 183 out of Naval Air Station Oceana, such uses are the historical base of the City of Virginia 184 Beach's Resort Area. The development and enhancement of high-quality hotel and 185 motel uses is thus encouraged, but such uses should be sensitive to their proximity to 186 Naval Air Station Oceana and should, therefore, be compatible with air operations to the 187 greatest extent possible. 188 189 Sec. 1501. Use regulations. 190 191 (a) The following chart lists those uses permitted within the RT-1 Resort Tourist District 192 as either principal uses, as indicated by a "P" or as conditional uses, as indicated 193 by a "C." Conditional uses shall be subject to the provisions of Part C of Article 2 194 (section 220 et seq.). No uses or structures other than those specified shall be 195 permitted. All uses, whether principal or conditional, should to the greatest extent 196 possible adhere to the provisions of the Oceanfront Resort Area District Design 197 Guidelines. 198 199 . . . . 200 201 (c) Proposed conditional uses shall be evaluated for consistency with the following 202 criteria regarding general land use, transportation, and aesthetic provisions in order 203 to further the legislative intent of the RT-1 District and the goals of the 204 Comprehensive Plan and Resort Area Strategic Action Plan: 205 206 (1) Any development or redevelopment in this area should contribute to creating 207 an attractive wholesome family resort destination; 208 209 (2) The use should be consistent with the resort area goal to promote a safe, day 210 and night, year round resort destination; 211 212 (3) The use and structure should complement resort activity centers and corridors 213 and advance the area's public and private investments; 214 215 (4) All development and other physical improvements, such as landscaping, signs, 216 lighting, and other similar elements should strive to achieve a high level of 217 design excellence and contribute to a quality image as expressed in the 218 peGial 4� sigon uide"ReS ( Irhan Aro�set forth in the RefeFeR 219 Handbook of the""�`yJ ehensi�Pla Coastal Neighborhood, Center Core, 220 and Center Edge Place Types in Chapter 7 of the Comprehensive Plan. 221 Applicable Place Type will be determined by spatial data provided on Virginia 222 Beach's VB Map; 223 224 . . . . 225 226 Sec. 1502. Dimensional requirements. 227 228 (a) Minimum lot size: Fourteen thousand (14,000) square feet. 229 230 (b) Minimum lot width: Seventy (70) feet. 231 232 (c) Minimum yard requirements: Five (5) feet front yard, five (5) feet side yard when 233 adjacent to a street, other than the boardwalk; provided, however, that the planning 234 director may allow a lesser or zero setback where: 235 236 (1) The proposed development is of a type and quality consistent with applicable 237 standards set forth in the comprehensive plan's place type design guidelines in 238 Chapter 7; 239 240 (2) The amenities and architectural features of the proposed development, 241 particularly the design of building facades facing connector parks or east-west 242 oriented streets, are provided in such manner as to create an attractive and 243 pedestrian-scale streetscape; and 244 245 (3) No mechanical equipment, other than public utility facilities, or refuse 246 receptacles are visible from grade level on the public right-of-way. 247 248 . . . . 249 250 Sec. 1507. Performance standards and incentives. 251 252 (a) For uses on lots with a minimum area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet and 253 having architectural features, site design and landscaping consistent with the 254 Comprehensive Plan; and the Resort Area Strategic Action Plan, and the spe^�.; 255 256 mpFehensi�Rlan, the maximum density of hotel and motel uses shall be one 257 hundred seventy-five (175) units per acre, of which no more than fifteen (15) 258 percent of the allowable number of units may be dwelling units, and uses in 259 conjunction with hotels and motels may occupy a maximum of twenty (20) percent 260 of the floor area of all structures (excluding parking) located on the lot. 261 262 (b) For uses on lots with a minimum area of forty thousand (40,000) square feet and 263 having architectural features, site design and landscaping consistent with the 264 Comprehensive Plan; and the Resort Area Strategic Action Plan, a;d—the Spec-ia; 265 AFea Design Guidelines (UFban AFeas) set feFth in the RefeFenGe Handbook of the 266 Gernprehen6ive-Plan the maximum density of hotel and motel uses shall be two 267 hundred (200) units per acre, of which no more than fifteen (15) percent may be 268 dwelling units, and uses in conjunction with hotels and motels may occupy up to but 269 not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the floor area of all structures located on 270 the lot. 271 272 (c) For uses on lots with a minimum area of eighty thousand (80,000) square feet or on 273 separate lots under common ownership totaling at least eighty thousand (80,000) 274 square feet in area, where: (i) such lots are separated solely by a public street of no 275 more than one hundred (100) feet in width and by a distance not exceeding the 276 width of the public street, (ii) at least twenty (20) percent of the floor area of the use 277 is for convention or related facilities, (iii) the entire lot or lots are developed in a 278 functionally integrated fashion, and (iv) the uses have architectural features, site 279 design and landscaping consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, and the, Resort 280 Area Strategic Action Plan and the-SpeEial Area Design Guidelines (Urban Arm' 281 set fnr+h in the Reforonno Handbeek of the Comprehensive RL+n the following shall 282 apply: 283 284 (1) The maximum density for hotel and motel uses shall be two hundred twenty- 285 five (225) units per acre, of which no more than fifteen (15) percent may be 286 dwelling units, for the entire accumulation of parcels 287 288 (2) Uses in conjunction with a hotel may occupy up to fifty (50) percent of the floor 289 area of the structures; and 290 291 (3) Required parking shall be at least one (1) space per lodging or dwelling unit or 292 one (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of floor area used for uses in 293 conjunction with the hotel, whichever is greater. 294 295 . . . . 296 297 Sec. 1520. Legislative intent. 298 299 The purpose of the RT-3 Resort Tourist District is to provide an area for a mixture 300 of uses primarily devoted to resort and complementary resort uses that promote 301 convention, entertainment, residential, civic and related activities, increase the 302 economic tax base, protect and leverage public investment with private investment, 303 ensure land use compatibility with existing residential areas, ensure good pedestrian 304 movement systems, and provide exceptional design quality. 305 306 Development in this district shall advance Resort Area land use and design goals 307 and, as expressed in the Comprehensive Plan, conform to the Resort Area Strategic 308 Action Plan and lheSpeGial Area Design Guidelines (Urban Areas) etfeFth in thee 309 RefeFenGe Handbook of the Ge hensi„e Plan and shall be appropriate in use and 310 design to its proximity to Naval Air Station Oceana. 311 312 Sec. 1521. Use regulations. 313 314 (a) The following chart lists those uses permitted within the RT-3 Resort Tourist District 315 as either principal uses, as indicated by a "P" or as conditional uses, as indicated 316 by a "C." Conditional uses shall be subject to the provisions of Part C of Article 2 317 (section 220 et seq.). Except for single-family, duplex, semidetached and attached 318 dwellings, buildings within the RT-3 District may include any principal or conditional 319 uses in combination with any other principal or conditional use. No uses or 320 structures other than those specified shall be permitted. All uses, whether principal 321 or conditional, should to the greatest extent possible adhere to the provisions of the 322 323 Coastal Context Area and applicable Place Type Design Guidelines of the 324 Comprehensive Plan. 325 326 . . . . 327 328 Sec. 1524. Off-street parking regulations. 329 330 . . . . 331 332 (c) Parking requirements for uses within the RT-3 Resort Tourist District may be 333 satisfied by any one, or a combination of, the following: 334 335 (1) On-site parking; 336 337 (2) Off-site parking facilities, as set forth in section 1521 of this ordinance; or 338 339 (3) Public parking, if the planning director determines (a) that there is at least a 340 sufficient number of public parking spaces located within one thousand (1,000) 341 feet of the proposed use to meet public parking demands; (b) that such public 342 parking spaces are not used to satisfy the parking requirements of any other 343 use, and (c) that the use of such public parking spaces to satisfy the parking 344 requirements of the proposed use, either wholly or partially, is warranted in 345 light of the following considerations: 346 347 a. The extent to which the proposed use advances the goals and objectives of 348 the RT-3 Resort Tourist District and the Resort Area Strategic Action Plan; 349 b. The extent to which the proposed use conforms to the provisions of the 350 Speo+al Area Design Guidelines (U ba; eas) set fn�T, the Referenno 351 to the Place Type Policies and Design Guidelines in the 352 Comprehensive Plan; and 353 354 c. The amount of the projected tax revenue to be generated by the proposed use 355 and improvements. 356 357 . . . . 358 359 Sec. 1526. Performance standards and incentives. 360 361 . . . . 362 363 (b) Multi-family residential and hotel and motel use. To achieve the legislative intent of 364 the RT-3 Resort Tourist District and the goals and objectives expressed in the 365 Resort Area Strategic Action Plan, multi-family residential development and hotel 366 and motel development within the RT-3 District should strive to comply with the 367 criteria provided in the cnonial Arcs Design Guidelines (Urban Areas) set forth in 368 the RefereRGe Handbeek of the Comprehensive Plan. As an incentive to develop 369 lots within the RT-3 District in a compatible and appropriate manner, compliance 370 with the criteria of the design guidelines and to the additional provisions below shall 371 result in allowed deviations to density requirements of this ordinance. Determination 372 of compliance with the criteria provided below shall be made by the director of 373 planning or his or her designee. Any appeal by the applicant of the determination of 374 compliance by the director of planning shall be to the city council. 375 376 . . . . 377 378 Sec. 1804. Discretionary development applications; city council policy. 379 380 . . . . 381 382 (c) Special regulations in the 65-70 dB DNL Noise Zone. The following regulations 383 shall apply to discretionary development applications for residential uses on 384 property within the 65-70 dB DNL Noise Zone. Residential uses shall include all of 385 the uses listed under the heading of "Residential and Related" in Table 1 of this 386 section. 387 388 (1) For property within Sub-area 1 of the 65-70 dB DNL Noise Zone, 389 discretionary development applications for residential uses may be granted 390 only if the city council finds that the proposed development: 391 392 (i) Conforms to the applicable provisions of the city zoning ordinance, 393 including all requirements of the zoning district; and 394 395 (ii) Conforms to the applicable provisions of the Comprehensive Plan, 396 including, without limitation, the Resort Area Strategic Action Plan, and 397 Old Beach Design Guidelines or cnonial Aron design Guideline6 (Urban 398 Area6) coot forth in the Reforonno Handbook of the GernpFohonsivo Plan 399 400 (2) For property within Sub-area 2 of the 65-70 dB DNL Noise Zone, 401 discretionary development applications for residential uses may be approved 402 only if the city council finds that the proposed development: 403 404 (i) Is at a density similar to or lower than that of surrounding properties 405 having a similar use and no greater than recommended by the 406 Comprehensive Plan; and 407 408 (ii) Conforms to the applicable provisions of the Comprehensive Plan, 409 including, without limitation, the PrinGess Anne G 410 ARne CO MGRG Design Guide"Res, er Mixed Use Development 411 Guidelines. 412 413 . . . . 414 415 Sec. 1810. Design, etc., features; notice. 416 417 (a) Any of the uses enumerated in section 1809 shall be allowed as a principal use in 418 the zoning districts designated therein if, in addition to all other applicable 419 requirements of this ordinance, the Planning Director finds that the utilization of the 420 following features is clearly sufficient to prevent any adverse impacts to residential 421 or apartment uses or other property within APZ-1: 422 423 (1) The use conforms to all general and specific conditions applicable to such 424 use under Part C of Article 2 of this ordinance; 425 426 (2) Enhanced site and parking lot landscaping exceeding applicable 427 requirements, both qualitatively and quantitatively, is provided; 428 429 (3) Exterior lighting is of low intensity and residential in character and shielded 430 in such manner as to direct light and glare away from residential areas; 431 432 (4) Hours of operation are limited so as to avoid disturbances to residential 433 neighborhoods; 434 435 (5) Signage is either nonilluminated or, where freestanding, is externally 436 illuminated from ground level, no neon lighting visible from any adjoining 437 property is used, and freestanding signs are located as far from residential 438 or apartment districts as is practicable; 439 440 (6) Storage of materials, waste containers, or merchandise, except for boats, 441 motor vehicles, motor homes or similar items for sale, is within the interior 442 of the building or is screened so as to not be visible from streets or 443 adjoining properties; 444 445 (7) Where adjacent to residential or apartment districts, enhanced landscape 446 buffering exceeding applicable requirements, both qualitatively and 447 quantitatively, is provided; and 448 449 (8) Building design and exterior building materials should substantially 450 conform to the design guidelines S,,^h of General Gernmunity AppearanGe 451 Guidelines, Sper+i�Tea Develepment Guidelines 'n—and—Spc al Durpese 452 Guidelines, as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan Re eF nnc handbGek 453 a6 well as the design ronnmmoRdat!GRS of aRy StFategiG Growth Area Plan 454 as are applinohlo 455 456 . . . . 457 458 Sec. 2106. Bonus density; workforce housing unit requirements. 459 460 The dwelling unit density in the Workforce Housing Overlay District may be 461 increased by a maximum of thirty (30) percent over the density allowed in the underlying 462 zoning district if all of the following conditions are met: 463 464 . . . . 465 466 (d) Workforce housing shall conform to the ` epkf„Me Housing Design I rltOrl7 and 467 aRy ether appliGable design standards in the Comprehensive Plan, including, 468 but not limited to, the following standards: 469 470 (1) The exterior of workforce housing units shall have the same building 471 materials and finish, and be effectively indistinguishable from, non- 472 workforce housing units of the same housing type; 473 474 (2) Workforce housing units shall be comparable in bedroom mix, design, and 475 overall quality of construction to the market rate units in the development, 476 except that workforce housing units shall not be required to exceed three 477 (3) bedrooms per unit; and 478 479 (3) The square footage and interior features of workforce housing units shall 480 not be required to be the same as other dwelling units in the development 481 units, so long as they are reasonably similar in size and quality and are 482 consistent with the current building standards for new housing in the City 483 of Virginia Beach. 484 485 . . . . 486 487 Sec. 2211. Central Business Core District Design Guidelines. 488 489 The Central Business Core District Design Guidelines, Q.eper 2016 ("Design 490 !) appended hereto are hereby incorporated by reference into this Article. 66 ITEM— VI.L.13 PLANNING ITEM#78252 The following registered to speak.- Tremel Rosser, 1683 Guthrie Street, Phone: 359-4055, did not respond Upon motion by Council Member Schulman, seconded by Council Member Cummings, City Council APPROVED Ordinance to AMEND City Code Section 16-43 re reflect the imagineVB2040 Comprehensive Plan Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 1 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 16-43 2 OF THE CITY CODE TO REFLECT THE 3 IMAGINEVB 2040, CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH 4 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 5 6 SECTION AMENDED: § 16-43 7 8 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA 9 BEACH, VIRGINIA: 10 11 That Section 16-43 of the Code of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, is hereby 12 amended and reordained to read as follows: 13 14 Sec. 16-43. Purpose and intent. 15 16 (a) The purpose of this article is to provide eligibility requirements, pricing standards and 17 program procedures concerning initial sales, subsequent transfers and rentals of 18 workforce housing units developed pursuant to the provisions of article 21 of the city 19 zoning ordinance as part of the city's workforce housing program. It is the intention 20 of the city council to establish such standards and procedures as a means of 21 achieving the city's vision for housing and neighborhoods, as stated in Chapter 81 of 22 the Comprehensive Plan_. .-' 23 24 (b) The creation of developments containing workforce housing as an integrated 25 component thereof will advance the city's goal of providing diverse, high-quality and 26 affordable housing in desirable neighborhoods. Allowing a greater mix of incomes 27 within neighborhoods increases the affordability of housing and reduces the isolation 28 of income groups. Further, mixed-income developments are beneficial in the long 29 run because they broaden housing opportunities, increase residents' access to 30 nearby employment and provide a better land use arrangement to accommodate 31 alternative, cost-effective transportation systems. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on this 21 st day of April , 2026. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: 6� tanning Department City Attorney's Office CA17007 R-2 February 23, 2026 67 ITEM— VI.L I4 PLANNING ITEM#78253 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wilson, seconded by Council Member Ross-Hammond, City Council APPROVED BY CONSENT, Ordinance to ADD City Zoning Ordinance (CZO) Section 208.1 re the regulation of roll off containers Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 1 AN ORDINANCE TO ADD SECTION 208.1 2 OF THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE 3 PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF 4 ROLL OFF CONTAINERS 5 6 SECTION ADDED: § 208.1 7 8 WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning 9 practice so require, 10 11 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA 12 BEACH, VIRGINIA: 13 14 That Section 208.1 is hereby added to the City Zoning Ordinance of Virginia 15 Beach, Virginia, and ordained to read as follows: 16 17 Sec. 208.1. Roll Off Containers. 18 19 LAI General regulations. In residential districts, roll off containers and roll off dump 20 containers shall be permitted only as specified and subject to the following 21 regulations: 22 M One (1) roll off container shall be allowed for a period not exceeding a total of 23 30 days in any consecutive 6-month period, except that: 24 (i) Roll off containers shall be allowed during permitted construction, 25 reconstruction, alteration or renovation for the duration of the active 26 building permit and for an additional period of twenty-four (24) hours 27 before and after. 28 (2) All roll off containers must comply with Chapter 31 — Solid Waste in the City 29 Code. 30 Violations; penalties. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this 31 section shall be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of one hundred dollars 32 ($100.00) for the initial violation and two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each 33 additional violation. The assessment of a civil penalty shall not preclude the 34 institution of a civil action by the zoning administrator pursuant to section 103(a) 35 of this ordinance, but no such violation shall be prosecuted as a criminal 36 misdemeanor. Each day during which the violation is found to have existed shall 37 constitute a separate offense; provided, however, that specified violations arising 38 from the same operative set of facts shall not be charged more frequently than 39 once in any ten-day period, and a series of specified violations arising from the 40 same operative set of facts shall not result in civil penalties which exceed a total 41 of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). The procedure in cases of violations shall be 42 as specified in section 104(b) of this ordinance. 43 Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the 21 st day of A r i 1 , 2026. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: tanning Department City Attorney's Office CA16974 R-5 March 11, 2026 68 ITEM— VIM APPOINTMENTS ITEM#78254 BY CONSENSUS, City Council RESCHEDULED the following APPOINTMENTS: COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION GRANT REVIEW&ALLOCATION COMMITTEE DEFERRED COMPENSATIONBOARD INDEPENDENT CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION VIRGINIA BEACH TOWING AD VISOR Y B OA RD April21, 2026 69 ITEM— VIM APPOINTMENTS ITEM#78255 Upon nomination by Vice Mayor Wilson, City Council APPOINTED: JOHN CROUSE Unexpired thru 613012026 Plus three year term 71112026—613012029 BAYFRONTADVISORY COMMISSION Voting: I1 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael E Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 70 ITEM— VIM APPOINTMENTS ITEM#78256 Upon nomination by Vice Mayor Wilson, City Council APPOINTED: LYNHENRY (District 3) Unexpired thru 713112026 Plus three year term 81112026— 713112029 BEACHES AND WATERWAYS ADVISORY COMMISSION Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 71 ITEM— VIM APPOINTMENTS ITEM#7825 7 Upon nomination by Vice Mayor Wilson, City Council APPOINTED: DR.DONALD ROBERTSON (Local Educator) Unexpired thru 313112030 COMMUNITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE BOARD Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 72 ITEM— VIM APPOINTMENTS ITEM#78258 Upon nomination by Vice Mayor Wilson, City Council REAPPOINTED: BRIANNA DEMPSEY Three year term 61112026—513112029 COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 73 ITEM— VIM APPOINTMENTS ITEM#78259 Upon nomination by Vice Mayor Wilson, City Council APPOINTED: FA Y SIL VERMAN INDEPENDENT CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None *In accordance with the City of Virginia Beach Independent Citizen Review Board Policy and Procedures,this appointment is conditioned on appointee's completion of required training,at which time the appointee's term will begin April21, 2026 74 ITEM— VIM APPOINTMENTS ITEM#78260 Upon nomination by Vice Mayor Wilson, City Council REAPPOINTED: RHONDA ALEXANDER JAKETA CLARK-THOMPSON TARA JONES Two year term 61112026—513112028 MINORITY BUSINESS COUNCIL Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael E Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua E "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 75 ITEM— VIM APPOINTMENTS ITEM#78261 Upon nomination by Vice Mayor Wilson, City Council APPOINTED: BIATTHEW ADOLPH Unexpired thru 813112026 Plus four year term 91112026—813112030 PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD Voting: I1 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None April21, 2026 76 ITEM— VIM APPOINTMENTS ITEM#78262 Upon nomination by Vice Mayor Wilson, City Council REAPPOINTED: BARBARA BOOKER-WILLL4MS Three year term 61112026—513112029 SENIOR SERVICES OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINL4 Voting: 11 - 0 Council Members Voting Aye: Michael F. Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, David Hutcheson, Cal "Cash" Jackson-Green, Robert W. "Worth" Remick, Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Jennifer Rouse, Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman and Rosemary Wilson Council Members Absent: None *Mayor Dyer recognized several Scouts from Pack 350 and Troop 378 who were in attendance. April21, 2026 77 ADJOURNMENT ITEM#78263 Mayor Robert M. Dyer DECLARED the City Council FORMAL SESSIONADJOURNED at 9:03 P.M. errs Chief Deputy City Clerk Am aladveVr Robert M. Dyer City Clerk Mayor City of Virginia Beach Virginia April21, 2026