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Planning commission backs 685-space parking lot on Harper Avenue to support NASSCO operations

5577146 · August 6, 2025
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The commission recommended approval of a use permit for a 14.84-acre parking facility at 2000 Harper Avenue to support increased personnel for ship maintenance at General Dynamics NASSCO, subject to conditions including compliance with a traffic-impact analysis and stormwater controls.

The Portsmouth Planning Commission on Aug. 5 recommended approval of a use permit to develop a 14.84-acre surface parking facility at 2000 Harper Avenue to support industrial operations, including maintenance of larger vessels at General Dynamics NASSCO.

Planner Patrice Branch told commissioners the subject parcel is about 21.3 acres overall and zoned industrial; the parking facility would occupy the vacant eastern portion and provide approximately 685 vehicle spaces. Branch said the site is partly within the Chesapeake Bay…

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