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Votes at a glance: January 21 Planning Commission recommendations — multiple conditional use permits and routine approvals
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended approval on a slate of conditional use permits covering restaurants, banquet halls, adult day care, and several short‑term rental requests, and forwarded design and rezoning items to City Council where required.
At its January 21 meeting, the Norfolk Planning Commission recommended approval, by voice or recorded vote, of multiple conditional use permits (CUPs) and other routine items. The commission’s recommendations will be forwarded to City Council for final action where Council approval is required.
Key outcomes (motion results and notable conditions):
- 400 Granby Street (assembly/conference/training center; live entertainment; extended hours; banquet hall; on‑premise alcohol) — Planning Commission recommended approval of consent agenda items subject to staff conditions (vote 5–0 recorded). (Applicant: not specified)
- Short‑term rental renewals on the consent agenda (2701 Pleasant Ave; 3901 East Ocean View Ave; 6309 Tidewater Drive) — Recommended approval subject to staff report conditions (vote 5–0 recorded).
- 1421 Kemptsville Road (Electric Surges LLC) — Conditional rezoning to CC recommended with applicant‑proffered restrictions and revised hours 06:00–21:00, seven days a week; applicant must sign revised proffer for the record before Council packet.
- 3380 East Princess Anne Road (Los Primos/Roscesaria Tortilla) — CUP for restaurant with on‑premise alcohol (11 a.m.–9 p.m. Mon–Thu; 11 a.m.–10 p.m. Fri–Sun); capacity and conditions per staff report; recommended approval (unanimous).
- 245 Granby Street (Luce) — CUPs for expanded restaurant operations, extended hours (10 a.m. opening), on‑ and off‑premise sale of alcoholic beverages and retail/wine‑tasting area; modest outdoor seating increase; recommended approval (unanimous).
- 748 Shirley Avenue (The 10 Tops) — CUPs for on‑ and off‑premise alcohol; proposed hours 8 a.m.–11 p.m. daily; recommended approval (unanimous).
- 255 Granby Street (Creatives / banquet hall) — CUP for banquet hall and on‑premise alcohol; capacity 74; hours limited with no entertainment on site; recommended approval (unanimous).
- 745 Banker Road (SilverCare Dementia Center) — CUP for adult day center with up to 34 attendees, operating hours described as 9 a.m.–11 p.m. daily with primary office hours during weekdays; condition to maintain two off‑site parking spaces and to plant two replacement trees; recommended approval (unanimous).
- Short‑term rental applications (several properties in East Ocean View and Shadywood East neighborhoods): 9555 Twentieth Bay St; 9613 Ninth Bay St; 6227 Edward St; 9537 Nineteenth Bay St; 9507 Nineteenth Bay St — All recommended for two‑year CUPs subject to standard conditions and management plans referenced in staff reports (motions carried, recorded as unanimous where stated).
- 801 Colonial Avenue (Jason Edelman) — Conditional use permit renewal for a homestay with reduced parking requirement; commission amended staff recommendation to change expiration term from two years to five years (motion passed) and then recommended approval of the CUP with the modified five‑year expiration; applicant indicated prior regulatory changes had created a gap between prior zoning permits and the current CUP process.
All motions listed above were recorded in the Planning Commission minutes; applicants and staff should confirm the specific conditions in the staff reports and the Council packet. Items that require waivers or rezoning — such as the Rosna Theatre development certificate and the Electric Surges rezoning — will be forwarded to City Council for final decisions.
