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Chesapeake planning director outlines multi‑year comprehensive plan update, public engagement and implementation steps
Summary
Planning Director Jimmy McNamara told the City Council the comprehensive plan update — built on years of outreach and seven focused policy areas — is ready for Planning Commission review with a follow‑up council session expected before adoption in January 2026.
Planning Director Jimmy McNamara presented a progress update on Chesapeake’s comprehensive plan at the council’s Sept. 23 work session, saying the document is the product of multi‑year public engagement and is moving toward public hearings and adoption.
"This has been a quite a journey," McNamara said, recounting that the update began in January 2023 and was built on demographics, housing and market analysis and extensive engagement with residents, boards and commissions. He said the process included geographically dispersed open houses, multiple surveys and more than 40 stakeholder focus‑group meetings.
The presentation emphasized scale and outreach: McNamara reported roughly 60 days of public posting for the draft and summarized participation figures, saying the project has had "close to…
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