At the meeting, city planning staff presented renewal requests for conditional use permits or approvals to continue operating short‑term rentals at multiple Norfolk addresses and recommended approval in most cases, typically with a five‑year term.
The renewals covered properties in Bayview, Broad Park, Cottage Line and other neighborhoods. Staff said the 1200 Modoc Avenue property in Bayview would remain self‑managed, has no violations in the past two years and, if renewed, would represent about 1% of residential parcels and units within 500 feet; staff recommended approval with a five‑year term. A renewal for 9523 Chesapeake Street (Bayview) was similarly recommended for five years; staff reported the applicant operates an LLC with six properties in North Carolina and three in Virginia and no violations in the past two years. The duplex at 1105 Little Bay Avenue was described as converted from a single family home and previously authorized by a conditional use permit; staff recommended a five‑year renewal and noted the Willoughby Civic League voted in favor.
Staff recommended a shorter, two‑year permit for a four‑bedroom short‑term rental on East Ocean View Avenue after a May 2025 listing violation; staff said the owner self‑manages and the application included that violation history as the basis for a shorter term. A property on Rugby Avenue had several past code and zoning entries (tall weeds, unpermitted driveway and shed) but staff reported permits were later obtained and recommended a two‑year CUP for that renewal. For each site staff provided a 500‑foot neighbor analysis showing the share of single‑family parcels and the projected percent of parcels or units that would be STRs if approved.
Staff repeatedly noted that applicants will self‑manage most properties and that civic leagues or neighbors had been notified; for some renewals staff reported receiving letters of support (Willoughby Civic League) and in others a small number of calls of opposition alleging noise or poor property maintenance. Planning staff’s recommendations were advisory; the commission retains authority to grant, deny or modify permits at the public hearing.