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Planning commission recommends rezoning for First Colonial Road storage facility with conditions to allow future office conversion

Virginia Beach Planning Commission · December 10, 2025
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Summary

The commission recommended approval, 9–1, of a conditional rezoning and conditional use permit for a three-story mini-storage facility at 1120 First Colonial Road, conditioned on the applicant providing cross-access through the site and constructing the first floor so it can be converted to office use in the future.

The Virginia Beach Planning Commission on Dec. 10 recommended approval, by a 9–1 vote, of a conditional rezoning and conditional use permit for a three-story mini-storage facility proposed for the 1120 First Colonial Road site, with two conditions intended to preserve future office-conversion potential and to improve connectivity.

Applicant attorney Eddie Berdan and developer Michael Siphon presented the proposal to demolish an aging medical-office building and replace it with a brick-clad, three-story self-storage building that the applicant said is intended for individual (not commercial warehouse) use. Berdan said the proposal includes an 11-foot multimodal trail…

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