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Council sends urban‑overlay density changes to planning commission after South Norfolk concerns
Summary
The council approved an initiating resolution asking the Planning Commission to consider amendments to the urban overlay to allow single‑family development at higher densities consistent with historic South Norfolk lot patterns. Staff said changes would apply across the urban overlay and recommended a full analysis of unintended consequences.
The Chesapeake City Council on May 27 voted 9–0 to send an initiating resolution to the Planning Commission to consider amendments that would increase permitted density in the urban overlay and allow single‑family construction consistent with historically small lot patterns in areas such as South Norfolk.
Planning staff said the change responds…
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