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Commission backs special exception for two-story home at Fourth Street lot after applicant addresses elevation questions

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Summary

The Planning Commission recommended approval, 7-0, of Special Exception SE2025-0002 to allow a two-story single-family dwelling on a nonconforming lot on Fourth Street; the owner-builder attended and staff said final elevations will be reviewed by the director prior to permit issuance.

The Newport News Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of Special Exception SE2025-0002, allowing construction of a two-story single-family detached dwelling on a nonconforming lot on Fourth Street.

City planner Saul Garcia presented the application for a parcel cited in the staff report as located at "114920 Fourth Street." Garcia said the lot is less than 50 feet wide (37.5 feet was cited as the comparable width in…

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