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Poquoson commission unanimously recommends tightening conditional-use permit rules to City Council
Summary
The commission held a public hearing and voted unanimously to recommend an amendment to the city code clarifying 'minor' and 'major' conditional-use permits, requiring complete applications before advertisement, and giving the zoning administrator discretion to refuse incomplete filings.
At a public hearing July 21, the Poquoson Planning Commission considered language amending the City Code of Ordinances (Section 17) to change how conditional‑use permits (CUPs) are processed and what applicants must submit.
Staff described the draft amendment as establishing two tiers of CUPs: "minor" permits (similar to current practice) and "major" permits, which would require a conceptual plan showing ingress/egress, building orientation and dimensions, parking, landscaping and generalized stormwater…
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