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Council hears planning updates: houseboat zoning, conditional-use rules, extended hours and NFK2050 comprehensive plan
Summary
Planning staff briefed council on a zoning text amendment to allow houseboats at conforming marinas, proposed limits on repeat conditional-use filings, several conditional-use renewals and a new banquet-hall request, and the NFK2050 comprehensive plan; planning commission recommended approvals for items presented.
Planning Director Bobby Tahan presented a series of planning items to the Norfolk City Council at the Dec. 25 work session, including a zoning text amendment to permit houseboats at conforming marinas, changes to conditional-use application timing, multiple conditional-use renewals, a new nightclub/banquet application, and the proposed NFK2050 comprehensive plan.
On the houseboat amendment, Tahan said a "houseboat" would be defined as a vessel used primarily as a residence and not transportation, and that the amendment would allow houseboats by right or by…
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