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Virginia Beach planning commission defers decision on removing Nimmo Church historic overlay
Summary
The planning commission voted 10–0 on Dec. 10 to defer for 30 days consideration of an ordinance that would remove the historic and cultural district overlay for the Nimmo United Methodist Church and adjacent parcel. Staff and preservation boards had recommended retaining protections; no church representative spoke at the hearing.
The Virginia Beach Planning Commission on Dec. 10 deferred for 30 days a city proposal to remove a historic and cultural zoning overlay that covers the Nimmo United Methodist Church and a neighboring parcel.
Mark Reid, the city’s historic preservation planner, told commissioners the overlay covers about 11 acres at the General Booth Boulevard and Princess Anne Road intersection and includes the Nimmo United Methodist Church, which Reid said was originally constructed in 1791 and has an extensive cemetery and open space. Reid told…
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