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Planning commission recommends approval of special exception for two-story house on nonconforming 37.5-foot lot
Summary
The Newport News Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the Board of Zoning Appeals approve special exception SE2025-0012 to allow a two-story single-family detached home on a nonconforming 37.5-foot-wide lot; the case is scheduled at the BZA on Oct. 21, 2025.
The Newport News Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of special exception SE2025-0012 to the Board of Zoning Appeals to allow construction of a two-story single-family detached dwelling on a nonconforming lot with less than 50 feet of frontage.
Planning staff said the property—described in staff materials as 113820 Eighth Street—contains about 0.086 acres and is zoned R4 (single-family dwelling). Planner Ms. Okiki told commissioners the proposal meets the standards in the zoning ordinance that allow a special exception for a single-family dwelling on a lot with under 50 feet of frontage, and staff recommended forwarding the application with 10 standard conditions. “The proposed request to construct a 2 story single family dwelling on a nonconforming 37 and a half…
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