The Planning Commission took action on a long hearing Oct. 23. Below are the formal recommendations, continuances and notable outcomes recorded during the meeting. Items listed reflect the commission’s recorded motions and staff summaries.

Approved (recommended to City Council):
- Larchmont Library HVAC screening enclosure (ARB approval recorded; ARB 6–0).
- ARB follow‑up items for Headwaters Casino at 200 Park Avenue (approval with ARB conditions on lighting timing/intensity).
- Development certificate for Jeffrey Wallace, 2620 Lafayette Boulevard (development certificate approved as presented).
- Norfolk International Airport master plan (recommend approval; forwarded to Council for transmittal to FAA).
- Several conditional use permits on the consent agenda: Swazdi Thai Cuisine (5601 E. Virginia Beach Blvd), Sola Gentz (tattoo parlor, 419 W. 20th St.), Daniel and Catherine Coats (short‑term rental renewal, 9569 Twentieth Bay St.), Daryl LeBlanc (conditional use renewal, Little Creek Bay Ave). These were recommended as a block.
- Harbor Inn (7924 Chesapeake Blvd): recommended approval of conditional use permits for a restaurant with extended hours, on‑premise alcohol and additional amusement devices subject to staff conditions.
- McAllister Towing (902 Southampton Ave): recommended approval of conditional rezoning to IW and a subdivision variance subject to proffers (living shoreline, bulkhead, LEED target for office).
- East Beach Square rezoning (9523–9527 20th Bay St): recommended approval of conditional rezoning from RC to CR with proffered hours and use restrictions (one commissioner abstained).
- Green Clean Auto Wash (3600 Tidewater Drive): recommended approval of conditional use permit for adaptive reuse of former Rite Aid as a drive‑through car wash.
- Ocean Hand Car Wash (7900 Chesapeake Blvd): recommended approval of conditional use permit for hand car wash operations.
- Prestige Hand Car Wash (2750 N. Military Hwy): recommended approval of conditional use permit for hand car wash operations.
- Meadowbrook Storage LLC: recommended approval of conditional use permit to allow a principal structure larger than 30,000 sq ft at Hampton Blvd site.
- Subdivision / conditional lot split at 6153 Powhatan Ave: recommended approval to create two nonconforming lots for single‑family homes.
- Granby Street Glow Juice Bar & More (727 Granby St): recommended approval of conditional use permits for restaurant, alcohol, live entertainment and banquet operations.
- Tracy’s Soul Food Cuisine (319 Granby St): recommended approval of conditional use permits for restaurant, alcohol, live entertainment and banquet operations.
- America’s Best Wings, Pizza (201 E. Berkeley Ave): recommended approval of extended hours (staff and neighborhood negotiated midnight closing and a two‑year sunset condition).

Denied / Not recommended:
- Proposed food vendor park at 1917 E. Ocean View Ave (applicant Brian Grace): The commission voted not to recommend the conditional change of zoning to operate a vendor park at that site; commissioners cited parking, pedestrian safety and proximity to established businesses and residences as concerns.

Continued / deferred to later hearing:
- Multiple continuances were recorded at the start of the hearing (for example, Kogan’s Pizza and Sharks Sports Bar continuances to Jan. 22, 2026; a requested zoning text amendment item and certain other items were continued to later hearing dates as noted in the agenda).

Notes on process: motions recorded in the hearing transcript reflect the commission’s recommendations to City Council where applicable. Where the transcript did not provide a clear roll‑call for every item the staff recommendation and recorded motion are reported; not all items listed here required additional materials or were substantively debated at length.