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The delay came after nearly an hour of public comment in which supporters described the project as a community incubator for Black-owned businesses and opponents said outdoor vendors and a June 7 gathering created traffic, blocked driveways and late-night disturbance. Planning staff told the commission the temporary outdoor-use approval can be extended while staff and the applicant supply additional information.

The applicant, Trianna Kelty, said the “Black on Black Market” pop-up offers space for small Black-owned businesses that otherwise cannot afford leases. Kelty told the commission she and volunteers have placed cones to discourage street parking on Pythian Street and have staff who direct cars on busy Saturdays. “When you're turning into Pythian, if someone parks right there, it's very dangerous,” she said, and described on-site measures to keep music levels low and to move cars into adjacent lots made available by neighboring businesses.

Landlord Michael Payan and business owners who use the market supported Kelty, saying the events produce foot traffic and revenue. “The noise that coming from the radio is not even compared to what used to be,” Payan said, arguing complaints over music were overstated compared with prior uses at the site.

Opponents focused on parking and public-safety concerns. Resident Anthony DeBarge said the outdoor setup had blocked “the whole front” of the site and that cars lined Pythian Street, at times blocking driveways. He cited a June 7 incident that he described as resembling a “nightclub” where police were present and said neighbors felt the street had been “taken over.”

Planning staff told commissioners the site provides 31 on‑site spaces and the applicant has a written agreement with the adjacent Manhattan Beauty Supply to use an additional 20 spaces; staff said they will verify that arrangement and review missing signage reports. Commissioners asked staff to clarify which parking stalls are being used for vendors versus customer parking and to confirm whether the building owner (separate from the neighboring business operator) has granted permission for use of adjacent spaces.

The commission agreed to continue the item to its July 24 public hearing to allow staff to gather documentation about the neighbor parking agreement, clarify where vendors will set up, and confirm the scope and expiration of the applicant’s temporary-use authorization. In the meantime staff told the applicant the city can extend the existing temporary permit for outdoor market activity but not authorize banquet events without a formal permit. The commission voted to continue the item to July 24; the roll-call vote was unanimous.

The deferral leaves the applicant able to operate under an extended temporary authorization while the city verifies parking agreements and the commission considers conditions or limits (for example, restricting outdoor vendor locations or hours) when it returns to the item.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Norfolk Planning Commission Public Hearing - June 26, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The City of Norfolk Planning Commission on June 23 deferred a vote on a conditional-use permit for Soulful Vegan Events, a proposed indoor/outdoor flea market and banquet hall at 1200 East Little Creek Road, after residents and the applicant described persistent parking and noise problems tied to weekend outdoor markets.","taxTitle","Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia","taxId",4671,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6184493,"Planning commission initiates text amendment to consider allowing limited alcohol sales by-right in two PCO districts",101,6796000,6897000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5089467-24985fd4bd9c08283bbb741999fed64d&start=6796&end=6897","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5089467-24985fd4bd9c08283bbb741999fed64d/thumbnail_6796000.jpg","/articles/6184493/Norfolk/Norfolk-County/Virginia/Planning-commission-initiates-text-amendment-to-consider-allowing-limited-alcohol-sales-by-right-in-two-PCO-districts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184493-b8db4e4b6ab4e5f32bd60a73aa3e6987/orig.mp4?Expires=1770977400&Signature=NAip2121ile0tlVk~69SBBWhnUvb1tysVV~H2LJWYOSo8yyJ1TIqaKmfqVzfSt6dYyuOREch1oZui0EZlJYNHXsZdW6xjYWoHOGIwmRR4wWWjd-UdZLTVuZalHAJ8m-7PKunkTwrQZzX~5pfWLYouO08HgZPetN90Ahx1tenlhr4yVuhZgM3NgKmsUfrfGawDxOrAZK9osFLHG1ZuDZRVwg7PaRjsWzvlt5UQxxnv8hTl9kM9Rebp-6P~MTs181gE5E5oR77jA3UfforRXsQ43Uv1J5BN-dy~eHOOpTw7YA0tElSGTmFQcC85V9G78zM6wfx28N27tvU50MFYsP-sg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Commission on June 23 voted to initiate a zoning text‑amendment study requested by the Ghent Business Association to consider allowing restaurants—without entertainment and with an 11 p.m. closing time—to sell alcohol by‑right in two pedestrian commercial overlay (PCO) districts: 20th Street and Colley Avenue.

Planning staff said the commission’s initiation authorizes staff to research code language, analyze potential citywide impacts, and conduct public outreach before returning to the commission with recommended language and data. Commissioners discussed whether staff should limit the exploration to the two named PCOs or include citywide implications; staff said it will prioritize the two districts but can furnish comparative information on broader policy options.

The commission voted unanimously to initiate the study. The initiation does not change the zoning code; it begins the staff analysis and public outreach that would precede any formal ordinance draft and City Council hearings.","At the commission’s request staff will research and do outreach on a proposed text amendment, initiated by the Ghent Business Association, to allow restaurants (no entertainment, closing by 11 p.m.) to sell alcohol by‑right in the PCOs along 20th Street and Colley Avenue.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6184497,"Commission approves development certificate for Saint Vincent de Paul campus redevelopment with ARB signage review",199,5992000,6191000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5089467-24985fd4bd9c08283bbb741999fed64d&start=5992&end=6191","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5089467-24985fd4bd9c08283bbb741999fed64d/thumbnail_5992000.jpg","/articles/6184497/Norfolk/Norfolk-County/Virginia/Commission-approves-development-certificate-for-Saint-Vincent-de-Paul-campus-redevelopment-with-ARB-signage-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184497-c7e21013593aff80de5f8c803e0ce5fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770977400&Signature=O8hrKamkMvkQgKBAVCNMktiID7AZWeT3b0k-kbwv-biD8CgRialQr4TsBaZMRZQpaSWtOeNgHns4NLFfSFz6GmFd5e4nUyBiDUk2j1q6xJpcJxxGlmcW1ly-jmmWu5RicfGQGJMCWa5IKFPhmwZI~rmsVRgWGRsLDEdcxiMORRBtLacSnLyOPW5V1sNMnxy5zv6~L8Vg4~kBaI9zQ7j5qlfO6zrSnqkXMVI-mhirCvOQnwt3w5czQ7qNRQPGS9k~7~C0gI1i3JgZtcnxZvRfmrUHUeKiLHGYUM5hqpd-P5hH62-ynlth3H5P47yUjpygr-~LqoomF~DtpgM-uHEQ1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Commission approved a development certificate on June 23 for the proposed redevelopment of the former DePaul Hospital campus—bounded by Kingsley Lane, Granby Street, Newport Avenue and Painter Street—into an institutional campus under the Saint Vincent de Paul plan.

Design reviewers and the Architectural Review Board recommended approval after the applicant revised certain massing and façade details to better reflect the campus’s historic brick and white‑trim precedent. The applicant’s design team said the first phase will construct two learning houses near the street corner with additional learning houses and a reconstructed chapel preserved further on the site. Materials proposed include red and white brick, cement fiber panels, and retention of select stained glass from the existing chapel.

The ARB recommended approval with two conditions: that (1) the revised renderings submitted to the ARB be adhered to, and (2) the planned signage return to the ARB for further review (currently only placement has been shown). Planning staff recommended the development certificate, noting the proposal meets the institutional land‑use designation in Plan Norfolk 2030 and is consistent with zoning.

The commission voted to approve the development certificate and will forward the docketed recommendation. The applicant will return to the ARB with final signage and will follow the ARB conditions as construction documents are completed.","The commission approved a development certificate for redevelopment of the former DePaul Hospital campus into institutional uses, noting ARB recommendations and conditions including final signage review and adherence to revised building renderings.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6184502,"Planning commission recommends design approval for CSRM Phase 1 floodwall with ARB conditions",129,201000,330000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5089467-24985fd4bd9c08283bbb741999fed64d&start=201&end=330","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5089467-24985fd4bd9c08283bbb741999fed64d/thumbnail_201000.jpg","/articles/6184502/Norfolk/Norfolk-County/Virginia/Planning-commission-recommends-design-approval-for-CSRM-Phase-1-floodwall-with-ARB-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184502-0297181a4ed6e396bee88f0c7268e94a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770977400&Signature=II3J49LvO7N9f7Xgxf8EQiBoiLnDUnnRYw8xhwW2QKuQyltMToNf5CngHMw6Yyk-G4pM9bCovmCNUlGE-orRDLN5b1D9zX-lZMNl~5zHMwhp7bjdJ1bR3~lOWOC2mDpQCbvs7S29gwpJv6e~GU5av6h-CJsLZCbUtE7Bsf2KK9JMADaewIh8PPzecajJ75C1GNRKfwYMq~WqmibaGbghckHdSXSTK4cWbjxVuogUbYjSpnSlhm0IYAT0m-g-U6ADKv0u8~d0A~j9evPT-qmfnLfM6xoXesbbDK8npNYECx7om5yf2x6MUSKrNi~sWeLxfZnlvLShXTxWf~ylGr5ZRA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Norfolk Planning Commission on June 23 recommended approval of design review materials for phase 1a of the Chesapeake Storm Risk Management (CSRM) floodwall project, following Architectural Review Board input and conditions on finish, color and lighting.

Planning staff presented the CSRM phase 1a package, describing a series of concrete flood walls, a levee, a living shoreline and vehicular floodgates extending between the Berkeley Bridge area and the Campus Avenue interchange. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the applicant for the federal project design review materials.

The Architectural Review Board reviewed the project twice in June and recommended approval on a vote of 8–1 with conditions. The ARB asked the Corps to study a wall pattern that breaks the wall’s massing and recommended “pattern D” to provide additional relief along the wall’s length. The ARB also required that final wall texture be returned to the ARB for review and that the final design for pump stations planned near Ferry Landing and just east of the railroad bridge return to the ARB prior to construction.

The ARB also recommended that all floodgates be painted Nauticus blue to match the floodgate at the Nauticus museum, “primarily for signaling purposes,” and asked for a maximum lighting color temperature of 2,700 Kelvin along the Elizabeth River Trail within phase 1a.

At the commission hearing the staff presenter reiterated the ARB conditions and the project scope. Commissioners then voted to recommend approval as presented; the motion carried unanimously on the roll call.

The commission’s recommendation is advisory; the project remains subject to federal review, construction permitting, and the ARB’s required return reviews of final textures, pump station designs and signage.","The commission recommended approval of design plans for phase 1a of the CSRM floodwall between Berkeley Bridge and Campus Drive, endorsing ARB conditions on color, texture pattern and lighting and requiring pump station and final texture reviews by the Architectural Review Board.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6184507,"Planning commission backs draft amendment to let motorcycle dealers apply for conditional use permits on much smaller lots",379,503000,882000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5089467-24985fd4bd9c08283bbb741999fed64d&start=503&end=882","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5089467-24985fd4bd9c08283bbb741999fed64d/thumbnail_503000.jpg","/articles/6184507/Norfolk/Norfolk-County/Virginia/Planning-commission-backs-draft-amendment-to-let-motorcycle-dealers-apply-for-conditional-use-permits-on-much-smaller-lots","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184507-a2a0b40d1e304e3e279a9d42ec7c3d53/orig.mp4?Expires=1770977400&Signature=J54OIZfVXg16r4E0fIYgS3~-R4AzDjbLY0-Frop~DbPPLcphS4pd0Djebo91ieRGfnsPOJQy06whpMLo6433YFjeEDDLyrn4Qm~IhFyDq8BZ1k-oHMta4XslNi8KG~Au8Vrdn2DemY0qMSdBeAyVNwdob~1bxqrJpwvbuMfldQUvrq57vEBqO5jlGf5qkb3MPPJPYbIUKi~ACrfs42VcTdgb~IMSmqky3BQNx7QqFcTKN0DwpJouGNwMfGhewCI749-q--3wJ6HYE-QaUfpfn27awU0EbPVBRWfHthrs8Kf~L8-kaxJTfZUhiEAj5TSLs8muxCzCoL-7Va2IXyaR8A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Norfolk Planning Commission on June 23 voted to recommend a zoning text amendment that would let businesses working exclusively on motorcycles, mopeds and similar small vehicles apply for a conditional‑use permit on significantly smaller lots.

Under the proposed change staff presented at the hearing, the minimum lot area for businesses working exclusively on motor‑driven cycles or autocycle types defined in state code would fall from the current 20,000 square feet (100 feet width) to 5,000 square feet and 50 feet in width. The commission’s recommendation now goes to City Council for final action.

Planning staff said the existing 2014 standards were intended to ensure adequate on‑site parking, stormwater management and landscaping for automobile sales and repair uses. The amendment is intended to reflect that motorcycle and similar small-vehicle operations have smaller footprints and can meet zoning requirements on smaller parcels, while retaining the conditional‑use permit requirement so the city can review site-specific impacts.

Two supporters spoke at the public hearing. Maeve Harris said she had worked with Plain Jane Garage owner Wesley Francis on a plan to occupy 1012 George Street. Francis told the commission Plain Jane Garage specializes in antique Harley‑Davidsons and other motorcycles, and that the business currently occupies a building of “just over 10,000 square feet” and is seeking options to remain in Norfolk. “If I don't have 20,000 square feet, I can't repair motorcycles,” Francis said, describing the practical limit the amendment would address.

Commissioners asked questions but raised no objections; the motion to recommend approval passed on a unanimous roll call. The recommendation will be transmitted to city council for consideration and any further public hearings there.","The commission voted to recommend a text amendment asking City Council to allow businesses that sell or repair motorcycles, mopeds and similar small vehicles to seek conditional‑use permits on lots as small as 5,000 square feet and 50 feet wide instead of the current 20,000/100 standard.","actionData","errors"]

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