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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPending Planning ItemsPLANNING ITEMS May 5th & May 19th CITY COUNCIL MEETING April 28, 2026 1 SUMMARY – May 5th (Slide 1 of 1) 2 Planning Items Scheduled for City Council’s Consideration ITEMS 1 & 2: Shakilah Verner •Conditional Rezoning (R-7.5 Residential to Conditional A-18 Apartment District) •Subdivision Variance (Section 4.4 (B) of Subdivision Regulations) •Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Denial by Staff 2 ITEMS 1 & 2 – SHAKILAH VERNER(Slide 1 of 7) City Council: District 4 (Ross-Hammond) Location: 4916 Euclid Road Planning Commission Hearing Date – February 11, 2026 CONDITIONAL REZONING (R-7.5 RESIDENTIAL TO CONDITIONAL A-18 APARTMENT DISTRICT) SUBDIVISION VARIANCE (SECTION 4.4 (B) OF SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS) Staff Recommends Denial Planning Commission voted 8 to 3 to recommend Approval 3 WITHDRAWAL REQUESTED BY APPLICANT SUMMARY – May 19th (Slide 1 of 4) 14 Planning Items Scheduled for City Council’s Consideration ITEM 1: Lighthouse Development, LLC •Subdivision Variance(Section 4.4(b)(1) of the Subdivision Regulations) •Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff ITEM 2: Delight 7B VA LLC •Subdivision Variance(Section 4.4(b)(1) of the Subdivision Regulations) •Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff ITEM 3: Richard P. & Helene D. Schroeder •Street Closure •Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff ITEM 4: Cavalier Advisors, LLC & Joseph L. & Kristi A. Sullivan •Street Closure •Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff 4 SUMMARY – May 19th (Slide 2 of 4) 14 Planning Items Scheduled for City Council’s Consideration ITEM 5: Steve Barnes •Modification of Conditions •Recommended for Approval by Staff ITEM 6: Commonwealth Brewing Company, LLC •Modification of Conditions •Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff ITEM 7: Montessori School House LLC •Conditional Use Permit (Family Day-Care Home) •Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff ITEM 8: Colin Nannery •Conditional Use Permit (Bicycle and Moped Rental Establishments) •Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff 5 SUMMARY – May 19th (Slide 3 of 4) 14 Planning Items Scheduled for City Council’s Consideration ITEM 9: Regan Knutson •Conditional Use Permit (Home-Based Wildlife Rehabilitation Facility) •Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff ITEM 10: Pembroke Square Associates LLC •Alternative Compliance •Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff ITEM 11: Jason Scott Trombly •Conditional Use Permit (Short Term Rental) •Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff ITEM 12: Mid-Atlantic Property Holdings, LLC •Conditional Use Permit (Short Term Rental) •Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff 6 SUMMARY – May 19th (Slide 4 of 4) 14 Planning Items Scheduled for City Council’s Consideration ITEM 13: Thomas Glen Davis and Nancy Rodio Davis •Conditional Use Permit (Short Term Rental) •Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff ITEM 14: City of Virginia Beach •Ordinance •Recommended for Approval by Planning Commission & Staff 7 ITEM 1 – LIGHTHOUSE DEVELOPMENT, LLC (Slide 1 of 5) City Council: District 4 (Ross-Hammond) Location: 125, 129, 133, & 137 Ash Avenue Planning Commission Hearing Date – April 8, 2026 SUBDIVISION VARIANCE (Section 4.4(b)(1) of the Subdivision Regulations) Staff Recommends Approval Planning Commission voted 10 to 0 to recommend Approval 8 ITEM 1 – LIGHTHOUSE DEVELOPMENT, LLC (Slide 2 of 5) 1 sf 1 4 2 sf 4 2 sf 4 2 sf 4 2 sf 4 2 sf •Proposed subdivision of 6 parcels to create 5 single-family lots •5 parcels (Lots 27 – 31) created by plat in 1893 •Considered legally nonconforming lots; buildable by-right •6th parcel (Part of Lot 32) created improperly by deed in 1961 •Not considered a legal lot; not buildable LIGHTHOUSE DEVELOPMENT, LLC | 9 ITEM 1 – LIGHTHOUSE DEVELOPMENT, LLC (Slide 3 of 5) 1 sf 1 4 2 sf 4 2 sf 4 2 sf 4 2 sf 4 2 sf •Parcels zoned R5-D Residential •Dimensional requirements for single- family dwellings: •Minimum lot area : 5,000 square feet •Minimum lot width : 50 feet •Minimum street line frontage : 40 feet •Existing parcels do not meet the minimum dimensional requirements LIGHTHOUSE DEVELOPMENT, LLC | 10 ITEM 1 – LIGHTHOUSE DEVELOPMENT, LLC (Slide 4 of 5) 4 sf 4 sf 4 sf 4 sf 4 sf •Proposal includes incorporating the area of the 6th parcel into the 5 proposed parcels •Lot area increased from 4,200 square feet to 4,560 square feet • Lot width increased from 35 feet to 38 feet •Improperly created parcel eliminated with this proposal •Neighborhood created in the 1800s; most surrounding lots do not meet the current dimensional standards LIGHTHOUSE DEVELOPMENT, LLC | 11 ITEM 1 – LIGHTHOUSE DEVELOPMENT, LLC (Slide 5 of 5) •One letter of opposition from nearby property owner •Two speakers in opposition at the Planning Commission hearing, noting drainage and flood concerns LIGHTHOUSE DEVELOPMENT, LLC | 12 ITEM 2 – DELIGHT 7B VA LLC (Slide 1 of 4) City Council: District 6 (Remick) Location: 1605 Laskin Road & Parcel directly south of 1605 Laskin Road Planning Commission Hearing Date – April 8, 2026 SUBDIVISION VARIANCE (Section 4.4(b) of the Subdivision Regulations) Staff Recommends Approval Planning Commission voted 10 to 0 to recommend Approval 13 ITEM 2 – DELIGHT 7B VA LLC (Slide 2 of 4) •Existing parcels created improperly by deed, subdivision plat required to legally create the parcels •Applicant intends to vacate the interior property line between two existing parcels to create a buildable lot for a 7 Brew Coffee shop •Rear parcel entirely encumbered by a VEPCO easement •Site zoned B-2 Community Business District; 20,000 square foot minimum lot area DELIGHT 7B VA LLC | 14 ITEM 2 – DELIGHT 7B VA LLC (Slide 3 of 4) •Proposed lot is 21,576 square feet •Ordinance prohibits area within a utility easement wider than 20 feet from being counted towards the minimum lot area requirement •2,331 square feet cannot be counted towards the minimum lot area due to the VEPCO easement •Qualifying lot area: 19,245 square feet; subdivision variance required DELIGHT 7B VA LLC | 15 ITEM 2 – DELIGHT 7B VA LLC (Slide 4 of 4) •Property located within the Hilltop Strategic Growth Area •Applicant’s proposal follows the placement guidelines of Hilltop SGA for buildings and parking •Condition added to require future development to conform to Hilltop SGA guidelines •No known opposition DELIGHT 7B VA LLC | 16 ITEM 3 – RICHARD P. & HELENE SCHROEDER (Slide 1 of 4) City Council: District 5 (Wilson) Location: 621 Vanderbilt Avenue Planning Commission Hearing Date – April 8, 2026 STREET CLOSURE Staff Recommends Approval Planning Commission voted 10 to 0 to recommend Approval 17 ITEM 3 – RICHARD P. & HELENE SCHROEDER (Slide 2 of 4) •Request to close 7.5-foot-wide portion of an unimproved 15-foot-wide alley; 375 square feet •Closure area to be incorporated into 621 Vanderbilt Avenue •Condition recommended for the dedication of a public drainage easement over the entire closure area RICHARD P. & HELENE SCHROEDER | 18 ITEM 3 – RICHARD P. & HELENE SCHROEDER (Slide 3 of 4) •Unauthorized and unpermitted improvements in the alley (gazebo, fencing, landscaping, fire pit) belonging to 624 Surfside Avenue RICHARD P. & HELENE SCHROEDER | 19 ITEM 3 – RICHARD P. & HELENE SCHROEDER (Slide 4 of 4) •Two letters of opposition received from owners of 624 Surfside Avenue and their attorney •Two speakers in opposition at the Planning Commission hearing RICHARD P. & HELENE SCHROEDER | 20 ITEM 4 – CAVALIER ADVISORS, LLC AND JOSEPH L. & KRISTI A. SULLIVAN(Slide 1 of 3) City Council: District 6 (Remick) Location: 4502 & 4504 Myrtle Avenue Planning Commission Hearing Date – April 8, 2026 STREET CLOSURE Staff Recommends Approval Planning Commission voted 10 to 0 to recommend Approval 21 ITEM 4 – CAVALIER ADVISORS, LLC AND JOSEPH L. & KRISTI A. SULLIVAN(Slide 2 of 3) •Request to close 15-foot-wide alley between 4502 and 4504 Myrtle Ave; 1,200 square feet •Closure area will be equally divided between applicants; 600 square feet each CAVALIER ADVISORS, LLC AND JOSEPH L. & KRISTI A. SULLIVAN| 22 ITEM 4 – CAVALIER ADVISORS, LLC AND JOSEPH L. & KRISTI A. SULLIVAN(Slide 3 of 3) •No public inconvenience anticipated •Public sewer pipe underneath alley, public utility, and drainage easements proposed over the entire closure area •No known opposition CAVALIER ADVISORS, LLC AND JOSEPH L. & KRISTI A. SULLIVAN| 23 ITEM 5 – STEVE BARNES (Slide 1 of 3) City Council: District 2 (Henley) Location: 1100 Sandbridge Road Planning Commission Hearing Date – May 13, 2026 MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS Staff Recommends Approval Planning Commission hearing scheduled for May 13, 2026 24 ITEM 5 – STEVE BARNES (Slide 2 of 3) •Request for a Modification of Conditions to allow a food truck as an accessory use to an existing farm stand •Conditional Use Permit for Farm Stand approved by City Council in 2015 •Site currently contains a 5,400 square foot farm stand and growing fields for soybeans, herbs, and cut flowers STEVE BARNES| 25 ITEM 5 – STEVE BARNES (Slide 3 of 3) •Food truck will prepare food sourced from the farm and or grown/produced locally •Two picnic benches are proposed directly behind the food truck •No known opposition STEVE BARNES| 26 ITEM 6 – COMMONWEALTH BREWING COMPANY, LLC(Slide 1 of 4) City Council: District 9 (Schulman) Location: 2440 & 2444 Pleasure House Road Planning Commission Hearing Date – April 8, 2026 MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS Staff Recommends Approval Planning Commission voted 9 to 0 to recommend Approval 27 ITEM 6 – COMMONWEALTH BREWING COMPANY, LLC(Slide 2 of 4) •Request for a Modification of Conditions associated with a Conditional Use Permit for a Craft Brewery approved by City Council in 2014 •Craft Brewery has been in operation since 2015 •Located along Pleasure House Road, within the Shore Drive Corridor Overlay District COMMONWEALTH BREWING COMPANY, LLC| 28 ITEM 6 – COMMONWEALTH BREWING COMPANY, LLC(Slide 3 of 4) •Modification of Conditions and Street Closure approved in 2023 •Site plan to be submitted within 90 days of City Council approval •Permits to be obtained and construction started within one year •Modification of Conditions approved in February 2025, to allow a 1-year extension to obtain permits and begin construction COMMONWEALTH BREWING COMPANY, LLC| 29 ITEM 6 – COMMONWEALTH BREWING COMPANY, LLC(Slide 4 of 4) •Applicant seeking another extension to address outstanding comments on the site plan related to the Street Closure •Condition 4 revised by Planning Commission to require applicant obtain all required permits and commence construction within 180- days of Council approval •No known opposition COMMONWEALTH BREWING COMPANY, LLC| 30 ITEM 7 – MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE LLC (Slide 1 of 5) City Council: District 1 (Hutcheson) Location: 249 Brickhaven Drive Planning Commission Hearing Date – April 8, 2026 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (FAMILY DAY-CARE HOME) Staff Recommends Approval Planning Commission voted 9 to 0 to recommend Approval 31 ITEM 7 – MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE LLC (Slide 2 of 5) •Request to operate a daycare with up to 12 children within a 2,300 square foot dwelling •Proposed age range of children will be from two months to five years old •Hours of operation: •6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Monday through Friday •Pick-up and drop-off to be staggered to mitigate traffic impacts MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE LLC | 32 ITEM 7 – MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE LLC (Slide 3 of 5) •Multiple outdoor play items will be provided •Rubber mats to be utilized within the outdoor play area to reduce concrete surfaces MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE LLC | 33 ITEM 7 – MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE LLC (Slide 4 of 5) •Applicant has updated fencing to white vinyl that is four feet tall to restrict access to the pool area •Applicant will continue to work with the Department of Education to meet safety standards MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE LLC | 34 ITEM 7 – MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE LLC (Slide 5 of 5) •8 letters of support received •5 letters of opposition received, with concerns regarding safety, traffic, noise, and parking •Planning Commission modified Condition 4 to limit the number of children to 8 MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE LLC | 35 ITEM 8 – COLIN NANNERY (Slide 1 of 6) City Council: District 2 (Henley) Location: 3713 Sandpiper Road Planning Commission Hearing Date – April 8, 2026 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (BICYCLE AND MOPED RENTAL ESTABLISHMENTS) Staff Recommends Approval Planning Commission voted 9 to 0 to recommend Approval 36 ITEM 8 – COLIN NANNERY (Slide 2 of 6) •Request for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a Bicycle and Moped Rental Establishment on a portion of a 21.6-acre parcel •Located within Sandbridge Suburban Focus Area and within the AE Flood Zone •Site currently developed with multiple uses, including real estate business, jet-ski business, and restaurant COLIN NANNERY | 37 ITEM 8 – COLIN NANNERY (Slide 3 of 6) •Business to operate within a 208 square foot enclosed cargo trailer; used solely for office operations and storage of e-bikes •All e-bikes will be ordered and reserved online •Delivered directly to the customer by the applicant •No customer pick up or return of e- bikes •Proposed hours of operation: •8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., daily •Only between the months of May and September COLIN NANNERY | 38 ITEM 8 – COLIN NANNERY (Slide 4 of 6) •Only Class 1 & Class 2 models to be rented to customers •Exclusively renting to individuals 18 years of age and older with valid I.D. •Fleet of no more than 25 e-bikes •84 parking spaces existing on site to accommodate all uses COLIN NANNERY | 39 ITEM 8 – COLIN NANNERY (Slide 5 of 6) •Since the property is located in the AE Flood Zone, conditions added to ensure the following: •Temporary placement of trailer for fewer than 180 consecutive days •Trailer licensed and insured •Permanent placement would require meeting floodplain requirements COLIN NANNERY | 40 ITEM 8 – COLIN NANNERY (Slide 6 of 6) •1 speaker in support & 3 speakers in opposition at the Planning Commission hearing •Additional conditions recommended by the Planning Commission: •Maximum inventory of 25 e- bikes •Limited to Class 1 & Class 2 e- bikes COLIN NANNERY | 41 ITEM 9 – REGAN KNUTSON (Slide 1 of 3) City Council: District 8 (Cummings) Location: 3421 Alcott Road Planning Commission Hearing Date – April 8, 2026 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (HOME-BASED WILDLIFE REHABILITATION FACILITY) Staff Recommends Approval Planning Commission voted 10 to 0 to recommend Approval 42 ITEM 9 – REGAN KNUTSON (Slide 2 of 3) •Request to operate a home-based wildlife rehabilitation facility to care for juvenile turtle hatchlings, and occasionally small mammals •Requesting approval to allow public drop-off between the hours of 8:00 a.m. & 9:00 p.m. daily •Animals will not be released on site REGAN KNUTSON | 43 ITEM 9 – REGAN KNUTSON (Slide 3 of 3) •Animals will be kept in a 130 square foot room within the home •Applicant intends to provide care for no more than 50 animals at a time •19 Aquatic turtle hatchlings •28 Box turtle hatchlings •3 mammals •No known opposition REGAN KNUTSON | 44 ITEM 10 – PEMBROKE SQUARE ASSOCIATES LLC (Slide 1 of 6) City Council: District 9 (Schulman) Location: 4554 Virginia Beach Boulevard Planning Commission Hearing Date – April 8, 2026 ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE (Request to deviate from the CBC Build-to zone) Staff Recommends Approval Planning Commission voted 7 to 0 to recommend Approval with 2 Abstentions 45 ITEM 10 – PEMBROKE SQUARE ASSOCIATES LLC (Slide 2 of 6) •Currently zoned Central Business Core (CBC) District and located in the Pembroke Strategic Growth Area •Development area is located within the interior portion of the existing Pembroke Mall •Section 2204 of the Zoning Ordinance requires the building be placed within 0-10 feet of the public right-of-way (build-to zone) PEMBROKE SQUARE ASSOCIATES LLC | 46 ITEM 10 – PEMBROKE SQUARE ASSOCIATES LLC (Slide 3 of 6) •Alternative Compliance request to deviate from the CBC build-to zone; proposed façade is 485 feet from the nearest public street •Proposal includes: •96-foot-tall mixed-use building •284 dwelling units •17,000 square feet of commercial space • 613-space parking garage PEMBROKE SQUARE ASSOCIATES LLC | 47 ITEM 10 – PEMBROKE SQUARE ASSOCIATES LLC (Slide 4 of 6) •26,000 square feet of outdoor amenity space •Includes a fitness center, rooftop pool and lounge area, outdoor courtyards, indoor bicycle storage, a rooftop pickleball court, and dog park PEMBROKE SQUARE ASSOCIATES LLC | 48 ITEM 10 – PEMBROKE SQUARE ASSOCIATES LLC (Slide 5 of 6) •Building exterior to be made up of precast panels, modular brick veneer, and fiber cement siding •Deviations to the CBC transparency and blank wall requirements are needed for parking garage facade •No known opposition PEMBROKE SQUARE ASSOCIATES LLC | 49 ITEM 10 – PEMBROKE SQUARE ASSOCIATES LLC (Slide 6 of 6) •Planning Commission recommended Condition 8 be modified to require the eastern ground floor façade of the proposed building be modified to meet the FBC requirements if the Kohl’s is demolished in the future and if the building faces a public or private street •Improvements to that façade would be required within 3 years of demolition PEMBROKE SQUARE ASSOCIATES LLC | 50 ITEM 11 – JASON SCOTT TROMBLY (Slide 1 of 3) City Council: District 5 (Wilson) Location: 213 16th Street Planning Commission Hearing Date – April 8, 2026 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (SHORT TERM RENTAL) Staff Recommends Approval Planning Commission voted 10 to 0 to recommend Approval 51 ITEM 11 – JASON SCOTT TROMBLY (Slide 2 of 3) •Request for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a 3-bedroom Short Term Rental •3 parking spaces required and provided on site •2 assigned parking spaces •1-car garage JASON SCOTT TROMBLY | 52 ITEM 11 – JASON SCOTT TROMBLY (Slide 3 of 3) •Prior zoning complaint for the operation of a STR without a CUP; unsubstantiated by staff •The site is not currently advertised; the last known documented stay was September 10, 2020 •No known opposition JASON SCOTT TROMBLY | 53 ITEM 12 – MID-ATLANTIC PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC (Slide 1 of 3) City Council: District 6 (Remick) Location: 4005 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 101 Planning Commission Hearing Date – April 8, 2026 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (SHORT TERM RENTAL) Staff Recommends Approval Planning Commission voted 10 to 0 to recommend Approval 54 ITEM 12 – MID-ATLANTIC PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC (Slide 2 of 3) •Request for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a 1-bedroom Short Term Rental •15 previously approved Conditional Use Permits for Short Term Rentals within the Oceans II Condominiums •1 parking space required and provided on site MID-ATLANTIC PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC | 55 ITEM 12 – MID-ATLANTIC PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC (Slide 3 of 3) •Prior zoning complaints for the operation of a STR without a CUP; unsubstantiated by staff •The site is not currently advertised; no prior documented stays •No known opposition MID-ATLANTIC PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC | 56 ITEM 13 – THOMAS GLEN DAVIS AND NANCY RODIO DAVIS (Slide 1 of 3) City Council: District 6 (Remick) Location: 4005 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 205 Planning Commission Hearing Date – April 8, 2026 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (SHORT TERM RENTAL) Staff Recommends Approval Planning Commission voted 10 to 0 to recommend Approval 57 ITEM 13 – THOMAS GLEN DAVIS AND NANCY RODIO DAVIS (Slide 2 of 3) •Request for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a 1-bedroom Short Term Rental •15 previously approved Conditional Use Permits for Short Term Rentals within the Oceans II Condominiums •1 parking space required and provided on site THOMAS GLEN DAVIS AND NANCY RODIO DAVIS | 58 ITEM 13 – THOMAS GLEN DAVIS AND NANCY RODIO DAVIS (Slide 3 of 3) •Prior zoning complaints for the operation of a STR without a CUP; unsubstantiated by staff •The site is not currently advertised; no prior documented stays •No known opposition THOMAS GLEN DAVIS AND NANCY RODIO DAVIS | 59 ITEM 14 – CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH (Slide 1 of 1) Planning Commission Hearing Date – April 8, 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 1001 OF THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO CREMATORIES IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT Staff Recommends Approval Planning Commission voted 10 to 0 to recommend Approval