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Planning commission backs special exception for two-story home at 824 31st Street
Summary
On Aug. 20, 2025 the Newport News Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward a recommendation approving special exception SE2025-11 for CBEG Enterprise LLC and applicant Gershon Bempar to construct a two-story single-family dwelling on a nonconforming lot at 824 31st Street; the case goes to the Board of Zoning Appeals on Sept. 16, 2025.
The Newport News Planning Commission voted 8–0 on Aug. 20 to forward staff’s recommendation that the Board of Zoning Appeals grant special exception SE2025-11, allowing construction of a two-story single-family detached dwelling on a nonconforming lot at 824 31st Street.
Planner Okiki told commissioners the 0.0861-acre property is zoned R-4 and has been subject to the citywide comprehensive rezoning that took effect Aug. 1, 1997. Okiki cited…
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