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Poquoson planning commission reaffirms denial of front-yard pickleball court after neighbors object
Summary
The Poquoson Planning Commission voted to recommend denial of Greg Shaw’s conditional use permit to install a private pickleball court in a front/side-yard area at 8 Rochambeau Drive after neighbor objections over noise, lighting and property value concerns; commissioners also noted the application did not change the legal zoning question.
The Poquoson Planning Commission on May 19 recommended denial of a conditional use permit for a private pickleball court at 8 Rochambeau Drive, the property of applicant Greg Shaw. The commission voted to adopt Resolution B, recommending denial of the applicant’s request after neighbors, including Rob Small speaking for his mother Shirley Small of 3 Rochambeau Drive, raised new objections about noise, lighting and potential property-value impacts.
Neighbors told the commission they now oppose the court after learning more about the installation and its proximity to adjacent houses. "It's the ping of the pickle ball... it's the impulse noise that's the real problem," said Rob Small, who said all neighbors on Rochambeau Drive had objected. Small cited articles and research he submitted to the commission and told members the Perez family — Carlos and Carol Perez, who live adjacent to the proposed court — had filed an objection after learning more about the plan.
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