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Planning commission denies Chesapeake Bay buffer exception for River Bluff pool
Summary
The commission denied CEX2025-00008, an exception to install a pool, spa and gazebo within the 100-foot resource protection area at 5601 River Bluff Drive, finding the disturbance self-imposed and a feasible alternative exists outside the RPA.
The City of Suffolk Planning Commission voted 8-0 July 15 to deny a Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area exception request (CEX2025-00008) that would have allowed a pool, spa and gazebo within the 100-foot resource protection area at 5601 River Bluff Drive.
Staff planner Matthew Madaraga explained the 1.65-acre property backs to the Nansemond…
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