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Council approves Food Bank distribution site rezoning after neighbors raise noise and traffic concerns
Summary
Council unanimously approved a conditional I‑1 rezoning to allow a ~110,000 sq ft Food Bank distribution center on Dam Neck Road with proffers that preserve roughly 6+ acres of forested buffer (about 140 feet to nearest homes), limit hours and control truck idling; nearby residents raised concerns about truck routing, nighttime idling and loss of woods.
The Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia sought city approval to rezone roughly 24 acres on Dam Neck Road to an I‑1 (light industrial) district to build a distribution warehouse that replaces its Norfolk facility.
Attorney Eddie Verdon told council the Navy‑city Joint Review Committee approved the project as compatible with NAS Oceana restrictions, that staff and the planning commission recommended approval, and that the applicant has committed to detailed proffers including preservation of more than six acres of existing treed buffer (with roughly 140 feet of…
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