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Hampton council passes series of ordinances, rezoning, leases and appointments
Summary
At its Aug. 14 meeting the council approved the consent agenda, a rezoning for Trilogy 2, a daycare use permit, zoning text amendments, flood- and fire-code clarifications, a lease with the HRHA, Fort Wool restoration as a legislative priority, reestablished a towing advisory board, and appointed a permanent city attorney.
Hampton City Council voted on a range of items at its Aug. 14 meeting, adopting budget amendments and grants on the consent agenda and approving multiple ordinances, a rezoning, a lease and appointments.
Key outcomes at a glance:
- Consent agenda: Council adopted FY2025 budget amendments to accept multiple grants supporting homelessness prevention, infant/toddler services, reentry and victim services, election support, traffic-signal retiming, and War Memorial Stadium locker room funding (motion and unanimous roll-call approval).
- Rezoning (24-0329): The council approved Trilogy Developers LLC nd rezoned roughly 12.45 acres at 1232 West Queen Street to allow a mix of neighborhood commercial (C-1) and MD-4 townhomes with proffered conditions limiting townhomes to 90–114 units and requiring pedestrian connections and design conformance (motion and unanimous vote).
- Use permit (24-0325): Council approved a use permit for Amazing Child Care and Learning Academy LLC to operate a daycare at 1416 Todd's Lane with 11 staff-recommended conditions; the facility's current layout caps children at 51 and proposed hours are 6 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Zoning text amendments (24-0276, 24-0277, 24-0313): Council established a homestay rental category (resident‑occupied, one bedroom), added homestays to the use table with administrative permitting, and approved reducing short‑term rental separation from 500 to 300 feet (the separation change passed 6–1; Mugler voted No).
- Flood overlay clarification (24-0314): Council amended the overlay districts to clarify that Coastal A flood zone building requirements match Coastal High Hazard (VE) standards consistent with the Virginia residential building code and FEMA guidance; the ordinance passed unanimously.
- Fire prevention / open burning ordinance (24-0274): The council amended code definitions to align recreational burning and open burning with the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code; fire pits meeting setback rules remain allowed. Motion passed unanimously.
- Lease (24-0283): Council approved a one‑year lease for the Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority for 4,992 sq. ft. at the Rupert L. Sargent building effective Sept. 1, 2024, with initial annual rent $15,255 and a 3% annual increase option.
- Fort Wool (24-0372): The council designated restoration of Fort Wool as a city legislative priority to pursue Commonwealth funding and to prepare an assessment report; staff said the USACE seabird relocation project is anticipated to complete in 2027 and restoration conversations have begun.
- Towing advisory board (24-0288): Council reestablished the towing advisory board under Virginia Code §46.2‑1217 to advise on towing practices and potential ordinance updates; motion passed.
- Appointment (24-0381): Council appointed (transcript name) Courtney (recorded as Courtney r Signor/Sidnor) as the permanent city attorney with an anticipated start date of Sept. 16, 2024; the motion to approve employment terms and authorize the mayor to sign the contract passed unanimously.
Council also approved a set of board and authority appointments (FADA, CPAG, Fort Monroe Authority and others) and received staff updates on violence-prevention programming and local projects. Several items drew public comment — notably the short‑term rental amendments and cemetery and neighborhood impact concerns — and staff provided followup briefings and implementation notes.
