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Portsmouth staff brief commission on proposed coastal seaplane base at Tidewater Yacht Marina
Summary
Staff briefed commissioners on a conditional‑use seaplane operation proposed to dock at Tidewater Yacht Marina (Dock D), describing FAA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Coast Guard coordination, operational caps of up to five daily flights, training and a pending zoning text amendment.
Portsmouth staff on April 22 briefed the Port and Industrial Commission on a proposed commercial seaplane operation that would dock at Tidewater Yacht and Marina (Dock D) and operate daily run‑service and charters along the mid‑Atlantic coast.
Staff said the operation would not require new waterfront infrastructure and that the operator would hangar the aircraft in Newport News when not operating in Portsmouth. The presentation said the operator—identified in the materials as Sam Riggs—proposes up to five flights per day under the conditional‑use permit the operator has sought; staff said a cap in the zoning text amendment would limit daily operations to five trips. The project packet supplied to the…
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