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Planning commission backs buffer reductions at 12 Whittier Ave., forwards case to BZA

Newport News Planning Commission · December 17, 2025
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Summary

The Newport News Planning Commission voted 8–0 to recommend approval of a special-exception request to reduce transitional buffers at 12 Whittier Avenue to allow a parking lot serving GC Commercial; the case will be heard by the Board of Zoning Appeals on Jan. 20, 2026.

The Newport News Planning Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to recommend that the Board of Zoning Appeals approve a special exception allowing reduced transitional buffers at 12 Whittier Avenue.

Planning staff, presented by Miss Okiki, told the commission the applicant, CG Investment Properties LLC, seeks to reduce the required transitional buffer from 30 to 10 feet along the eastern property line and from 30 to 15 feet along the northern property line to provide space for a parking lot serving employees of GC Commercial. The 0.16-acre parcel sits adjacent to…

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