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City planning updates council on conditional rezoning request for West Indian River shipyard site

5834404 · September 23, 2025
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City planning staff updated the Norfolk City Council on a conditional rezoning application by Kelowna Shipyard Incorporated to change two parcels on West Indian River Road and Emmett Place from multifamily to industrial deep waterfront, noting planning commission support, neighborhood access concerns, and proffers for additional landscaping.

City planning staff told the Norfolk City Council on Tuesday that Kelowna Shipyard Incorporated has applied for a conditional rezoning of two parcels at 344 West Indian River Road and 335 Emmett Place from the multifamily neighborhood-scale designation to industrial deep waterfront. Bobby Tahan, director of city planning, said the application would return the parcels to an industrial designation that existed before a 2016 rezoning for a multifamily project that never materialized. The planning commission recommended approval by a 6-to-1…

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