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Applicant for 255 Granby seeks live entertainment and banquet-hall CUP; downtown groups generally supportive

3542214 · March 27, 2025
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Summary

The applicant for the former Prime 255 site applied for a conditional use permit to allow a banquet hall with live entertainment and on-premise alcohol; staff recommended a two-year expiration given capacity and the venue's small size, and downtown Norfolk civic groups indicated support.

An applicant for 255 Granby Street asked the Planning Commission for a conditional use permit to operate a banquet hall with live entertainment and on-premise alcohol at a downtown site that formerly housed Prime 255.

Staff said the site lies in Downtown Mixed Use zoning and within both the Historic Downtown Overlay and the Coastal Resilience Overlay. Because a ban quet hall with live entertainment and alcohol is a new or expanded use for the site, a CUP is required. Staff presented floor plans showing a two-tiered space with a…

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