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At a glance: council votes on permits, grants and zoning actions
Summary
Council approved a range of planning permits and administrative items including a McDonald’s drive-thru permit, a 199-foot communications tower, zoning enforcement amendments initiation, grant applications and funding changes; one housing permit was continued for outreach.
At its Dec. 26 meeting, the Chesapeake City Council recorded several votes across planning and administrative items. Key outcomes:
- PLN use 2025-019 (McDonald’s drive-thru, 1401 22nd Street): Approved with stipulations (9–0). - PLNU CT 2025-005 (City communications tower, 2305 Jolliff Road, ~199 feet): Approved with stipulations (9–0). - PLN use 2025-514 (Bainbridge Boulevard residential proposal): Continued to 01/20/2026 to permit applicant-resident outreach (substitute motion adopted 8–1). - Resolution accepting a Commonwealth of Virginia grant to extend the South Central Water Transmission Main to the U.S. Navy Northwest Annex: Approved (9–0). - Funding source change of $1,794,924 for the South Central Water and Sewer Transmission CIP from future revenue bonds to state grant funding: Approved (9–0). - Initiating resolution directing the Planning Commission to consider amendments to Chapter 70 (criminal→civil zoning enforcement): Approved (9–0). - Motion to conduct a closed meeting for acquisition/conveyance of certain Southern Chesapeake real property and subsequent certification of the closed meeting: both adopted (9–0 each).
Where votes were recorded in the meeting, tallies are reported as announced by the clerk. Several items were approved with staff-recommended stipulations; the Bainbridge Boulevard item is the notable exception, continued to allow additional community engagement.
