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Norfolk council moves dozens of consent items: alley closure, budget appropriations, permit fees and reappointments
Summary
The City Council approved a multi-item consent and regular agenda that included a right-of-way closure at 2610 Church Street, contract and land-disposition amendments, permit fee changes, multiple budget adjustments and reappointments to boards; a public commenter opposed a short-term rental application.
The Norfolk City Council approved a block of consent and regular agenda items that included land-use, fee, budget and appointment actions.
Public Hearing One (R1) concerned an application by 2610 Church Street LLC to close and convey an unnamed alley adjacent to 2610 Church Street between East 26th and East 27th streets; the Planning Commission recommended approval by a 5–0 vote. The Council moved to dispense with second readings and adopt the ordinance as presented.
Other items on the consent agenda included: an amendment to a Land Disposition and Development contract with Pathway Realty Group (R2); changes to rental agreements and facility rental rates (R4); a new $25 non-refundable right-of-way permit application fee and related clarifications (R5); a conditional-use permit for a restaurant, Ovie Beach Villa Pizza, to allow extended hours, on-premises alcohol sales and live entertainment (R6, Planning Commission recommended approval 4–1); and a conditional-use application for a short-term vacation rental at 1328 Virgil Honore Avenue (R7), which the Planning Commission recommended deny by a 1–4 vote and which drew public opposition from neighbor David Lyon.
David Lyon told the Council he owns property adjacent to the proposed short-term rental and said tenants "100%" opposed adding a short-term rental within earshot because of late-night activity and parties that could disrupt tenants’ peaceful enjoyment.
The consent block also included budget and appropriation items: an amendment to the FY2026 Annual Appropriations Ordinance to appropriate $310,000 to an Equitable Sharing program (federal asset forfeiture) and designate the City Manager to execute related agreements (R8); acceptance of a $2,000 donation from the Norfolk Fire Foundation for the Department of Fire Rescue (R9); appropriating $212,890 from the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services for the Norfolk Community Services Board (R10); and adoption of the FY2027 compensation plan for city officers and employees (R11). An add-on resolution reappointed eight members to an authority and two boards.
For most consent items the clerk announced a dispensation of the charter reading requirement and the Council recorded votes in favor; the meeting record provided does not include full roll-call tallies for every item in the supplied segments but shows adoption language for the listed ordinances and budget changes. Several items were explicitly noted as having Planning Commission recommendations in the record.
