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Planning commission recommends BZA consider special exception for 1138 28th Street
Summary
The Newport News Planning Commission voted 6–0 to recommend the Board of Zoning Appeals consider Special Exception SE2025‑0012 to allow a two‑story single‑family home on a nonconforming lot at 1138 28th Street; commissioners also flagged concerns about use of PVC/vinyl exterior materials.
The Newport News Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of Special Exception SE2025‑0012, forwarding the application to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a hearing scheduled Oct. 21, 2025.
Jefferson Taylor, chair of the Newport News Planning Commission, moved that the commission recommend approval of the special exception for a nonconforming lot at 1138 28th Street, an application submitted by Yuri’s Investments LLC and owner/applicant Steven Hardy. Planning staff, represented by planner Ms. Okiki, told commissioners the proposal would allow construction of a two‑story single‑family detached dwelling on a 0.086‑acre lot with less than 50 feet of frontage and that…
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