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Virginia Beach presents draft ITA master plan proposing sports‑tourism expansion, flex industrial sites and large stormwater park
Summary
City planning staff and consultants presented a draft master plan for the Innovation/ITA area that would add tournament sports facilities, flex/light industrial development and a stormwater park; consultants provided cost and job projections, and residents pressed staff for the underlying economic assumptions. Public comment closes May 31.
Kathy Warren, planning director for the City of Virginia Beach, opened a public briefing on a draft master plan for the Innovation/ITA study area and said the presentation was intended to gather public input before the City Council decides whether to pursue the concept.
The draft, presented by Clay Dils of Dils Architects, lays out a 10‑ and 25‑year vision that seeks to integrate three primary land uses in the ITA: sports tourism (expanded tournament fields and a multiuse stadium), light/flex industrial buildings, and natural/agricultural recreation anchored by a large stormwater park. Dils said the objective is to guide city investment while protecting mature woodlands and adhering to Navy compatibility overlays.
Dils described a series of sports tourism investments that would include an 11‑field tournament complex, additional turf fields and a multiuse championship stadium alongside BMX and mountain‑bike facilities; the…
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