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Planning commission recommends special exception at 60470 Fourth Street after neighbors raise address‑assignment concerns

2528176 · March 5, 2025
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Summary

Commission recommended approval of a special exception to build a two‑story home on a 35‑foot-wide lot at 60470 Fourth Street; nearby property owners raised concerns about confusing existing addresses for adjacent Newmarket Apartments, and planning staff said the city adjusted GIS addresses to resolve the issue.

The Newport News Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of a special exception allowing construction of a two‑story single-family dwelling on a 35-foot-wide nonconforming lot at 60470 Fourth Street and forwarded the case to the Board of Zoning Appeals.

City planner Zakar presented the application by Blue Chip Realty Corporation, describing the lot as approximately 0.080 acres and noting surrounding uses include single-family homes, an apartment complex and commercial property. Staff said the proposal calls for a two-story house with a…

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