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Votes at a glance: Newport News City Council actions, Sept. 23
Summary
A summary of motions, votes and outcomes from the Sept. 23 Newport News City Council meeting. Most items passed unanimously 6-0.
The Newport News City Council on Sept. 23 considered a series of public hearings, ordinances, property conveyances, an appropriation and administrative resolutions. Below are the motions and recorded outcomes from the meeting. Where the transcript did not name a mover or seconder, the fields are shown as "not specified." All recorded roll-call votes in the meeting transcript were unanimous 6-0 unless otherwise noted.
Votes at a glance
1) Conditional use permit and ordinance (CU-2025-0006) — 15412 Wharpe Boulevard: Council approved an ordinance granting a conditional use permit for operation of a small motor vehicle repair facility on a 2.51-acre property (C-2 General Commercial). Motion carried, 6-0.
2) Additional use permit (CU-2025-0007) — Emmanuel Baptist Church, 69 Saunders Road: Council approved an additional use permit to operate a preschool/childcare in part of a community facility on a 9.7-acre parcel (R-4). Motion carried, 6-0.
3) Zoning text amendment (ZT-2025-0004) — vape-shop definition and regulations: Council initially voted to approve ZT-2025-0004 and later adopted a revised draft incorporating planning commission recommendations (change 50% to 20%; add hours 9 a.m.–9 p.m.). Both motions carried, 6-0.
4) Zoning text amendment (ZT-2025-0005) — add vape shop to summary-of-uses table and allow in C-2: Motion carried, 6-0.
5) Tech amendment to Appendix B (plats procedure) — update review timelines to comply with changes by the Virginia General Assembly: Motion carried, 6-0.
6) City Code chapter 33 (site regulations) — update failure-to-act review timelines to comply with General Assembly changes: Motion carried, 6-0.
7) Conveyance to Toby Holmes LLC — properties at 727, 729, 741 and 743 Nineteenth Street: Council authorized the city manager to execute deeds and related documents to effectuate conveyance. Motion carried, 6-0.
8) Conveyance to Innovative Development LLC — 711 Sixteenth Street: Council authorized conveyance. Motion carried, 6-0.
9) Utility easement to Dominion Energy — city-owned property at 3629 George Washington Memorial Highway and 100 Darby Road (York County): Council authorized execution of a deed of utility easement. Motion carried, 6-0.
10) Resolution authorizing second amendment to Verizon lease — 200 sq. ft. on Richneck Road (York County): Council authorized the city manager to execute the lease amendment. Motion carried, 6-0.
11) Consent agenda (F1–F3): Approval of minutes from 09/09/2025 and resolution accepting donated services to develop a climate action plan. Motion carried, 6-0.
12) Acceptance of conveyance from Economic Development Authority — 3303 Jefferson Avenue: Council authorized the city manager to accept the conveyance. Motion carried, 6-0.
13) Purchase authorization — 15680 Warwick Boulevard to support Lee Hall complex master plan (relocate Waterworks offices): Council authorized purchase documents. Motion carried, 6-0.
14) Appropriation — $660,000 from FY2026 bond authorization (streets and bridges) for traffic signal and pedestrian improvements at Briarfield Road and Marshall Avenue: Council approved the appropriation. Motion carried, 6-0.
The transcript records brief public comment from a site-plan representative (Chase Grogg, LandTech Resources) during the Wharpe Boulevard item and public commenters who spoke on unrelated matters, including a church owner announcing a reopening and several citizens' remarks. The meeting record does not list detailed permit conditions, final ordinance codification language or specific implementation schedules for most items; where such details were discussed, the votes note follow-up for staff to finalize text or documents.
