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Planning commission backs amendment that formalizes zoning administrator presumption in appeals
Newport News Planning Commission · August 6, 2025
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Summary
The commission recommended ZTTech2025-0003 to make clear in local code that determinations by the zoning administrator are presumed correct and to clarify the order of evidence in Board of Zoning Appeals hearings; staff said the change aligns city ordinance with state law.
On Aug. 6 the Planning Commission unanimously recommended adoption of ZTTech2025-0003, a zoning text amendment to clarify that determinations made by the zoning administrator or other administrative officers are presumed correct in appeals to the Board of Zoning Appeals…
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