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City Council approves rezoning on Bridge Road for two car dealerships after resident objections
Summary
Suffolk City Council voted 8-0 to rezone multiple parcels on Lynn Drive from Office-Institutional to General Commercial (B-2), clearing the way for two auto dealerships; council accepted proffers including a 15-foot landscape buffer after a resident raised concerns about noise, light and wildlife.
Suffolk City Council voted unanimously to approve a conditional rezoning that will allow two new car dealerships to locate on a group of parcels off Bridge Road. Council approved RZN 2024-12, rezoning several Lynn Drive parcels from O-I (Office-Institutional) to B-2 (General Commercial), with proffers limiting the development footprint and adding landscape buffering.
Supporters told council the site largely contains wetlands that constrain development and that the proposed location is already part of a commercial corridor. “The proposed rezoning to B-2 would allow the two dealerships…to be relocated into an area that’s deemed appropriate in terms of land use,” said Lisa Murphy, attorney for the…
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