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Planning Commission forwards narrow‑lot special exception for 82430 First Street to Board of Zoning Appeals
Summary
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the Board of Zoning Appeals consider a special exception allowing a two‑story single‑family home on a sub‑50‑foot frontage lot at 82430 First Street; staff told commissioners the design meets zoning criteria subject to eight conditions.
The Newport News Planning Commission on Aug. 20 voted 8–0 to forward a recommendation of approval to the Board of Zoning Appeals for special exception SE2025‑0011, an application by CBEG Enterprise LLC and owner Gershon Benpar to construct a two‑story single‑family detached dwelling on a nonconforming lot with less than 50 feet of frontage at 82430 First Street.
Planner Okiki told the commission the property is zoned R‑4 and that the proposal meets the ordinance’s criteria for special exceptions on nonconforming lots, including the requirement that the dwelling be two stories, front‑yard setback averaging (not…
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