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Planning commission backs higher civil penalties for repeat zoning violations, aligning city code with state law
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended that City Council adopt a zoning text amendment enabling higher civil penalties for certain repeated zoning violations, reflecting changes adopted by the Virginia General Assembly; commissioners voted 8-0 to forward the amendment.
The Newport News Planning Commission voted 8–0 to recommend that City Council adopt zoning text amendment ZT2025-0002, which raises potential civil penalties for specified zoning violations and brings the local code into alignment with recent changes enacted by the Virginia General Assembly.
Ms. Hall, planning staff, said the amendment revises Chapter 45 (zoning) to incorporate statutory changes under the Code of Virginia (as cited in staff materials). Under current local rules staff described in the meeting, civil penalties had been capped at $100 for a first offense and $150 for…
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