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Local ice‑vending owner asks council to relax 2‑acre rule so business can relocate
Summary
Owner of an ice‑vending machine on city‑owned Sherwood Shopping Center asked council to sponsor an ordinance change removing a 2‑acre site-size restriction that limits locations for automated ice vending machines. City staff said the matter will be referred to planning and that staff will follow up.
Tim Davis, who operates a freestanding ice‑vending business with a machine at Sherwood Shopping Center, asked Newport News City Council on Feb. 11 to sponsor changes to the city's ordinance so he can relocate his machine after the city-owned Sherwood property is redeveloped.
Davis said the current ordinance allows ice‑vending machines only on commercial properties of at least…
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