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Chesapeake planning commission approves Blankenship home-occupation permit after neighbor testimony

Chesapeake Planning Commission (Chesapeake City, Independent City) · January 14, 2026
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Summary

The Chesapeake Planning Commission approved a level-2 home-occupation permit for Peyton Blankenship to operate one-on-one physical-therapy sessions from her Meadowood Drive West home, after neighbors spoke largely in support and one neighbor requested a delay for a traffic study. The consent agenda vote was 8–0.

The Chesapeake Planning Commission on Jan. 14 approved a conditional-use permit allowing Peyton Blankenship to operate a level-2 home physical-therapy business at 2835 Meadowood Drive West in the Western Branch planning area.

Blankenship told commissioners she is a doctor of physical therapy and intends to treat one patient at a time, two to three days a week, with staggered appointments to avoid overlap. "My goal is to treat 2 to 3 days a week, always only 1 person at a time," she said, adding the…

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