The Resident Parking Voucher Plan for the Resort Area provides Virginia Beach residents with a $50 annual parking voucher to use at participating Oceanfront garages, surface lots and designated on-street metered spaces.
Click here to learn more about the program and how to apply. Resident Parking Voucher Plan | City of Virginia Beach
Thank you to Katie Shannon and all the Public Works staff for keeping the residents informed with these monthly updates.
Thursday, May 21, 2026
3:30 P.M.
Ocean Park Fire and Rescue Squad Building
3769 E. Stratford Road
The Virginia Beach City Council adopted the revised FY 2026-27 budget and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) on May 12 by a vote of 11 to 0.
Personal property owners will get up to $80 in tax relief per vehicle.
More information can be found at the City’s website by clicking on this link Virginia Beach City Council Votes to Adopt… | City of Virginia Beach
The project’s eastern end point has been extended from the original Spinnaker Ct. to now ending at 2317 Mariners Mark Way.
The latest update from the City’s website is listed below. To follow additional updates, you can click on this link Beach Replenishment | City of Virginia Beach
The sand truck haul to renourish the beach between 2428 Ocean Shore Crescent and 2317 Mariners Mark Way is underway. The contractor, Virginia Carolina Civil, will be excavating about 84,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand from the sand stockpile adjacent to the Lynnhaven Municipal Boat Ramp facility and the Maple Street sand stockpile site.
The sand will be hauled via dump truck and placed on the beach. The contractor will access the beach at the Oak Street beach access entrance. Earth-moving equipment will grade the sand to build the beach.
The contractor’s work hours are between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Work hour adjustments may occur if deemed necessary by the City of Virginia Beach Department of Public Works. Expect to see an increase in dump truck traffic along Oak Street.
Sections of the beach will be closed for the public’s safety and to allow the contractor to complete the beach renourishment work. The contractor will have safety personnel on-site for public safety. The project is to be completed by June 14, 2026, (weather or other logistical reasons permitting).
Should you have questions or concerns, please contact Ryan Firenze, E.I.T., with the Department of Public Works/Coastal Division at 757-385-8985 or RFirenze@vbgov.com.
April 16, 2026
Presented to Bayfront Advisory Commission (BAC)
PRESENTATIONS/PROJECT BRIEFINGS – Westminster Canterbury, 3100 Shore Drive. Modification of Conditions to construct a parking garage
WHRO | By Katherine Hafner
Published April 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM EDT
Virginia Beach City Council this week agreed to advance plans to build a barrier across Lynnhaven Inlet to protect surrounding neighborhoods from storm surge.
The barrier, which has not yet been designed or funded, would include a series of tide gates fronting the Lesner Bridge.
The concept is part of the city’s larger Coastal Storm Risk Management project with the Army Corps of Engineers.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
3:30 P.M.
Ocean Park Fire and Rescue Squad Building
3769 E. Stratford Road
The mission of the Bayfront Advisory Commission is to review and make
recommendations to the City Council regarding public and private projects and issues
associated with the Bayfront area.
Agenda highlights
Bayfront Projects Spreadsheet – The following is a spreadsheet that lists all of the current projects in the Bayfront area with their respective status updates.
Virginia Beach will spend $2.66 million to buy five undeveloped lots and add 0.57 acres at Crab Creek to the Pleasure House Point Natural Area.
“Can you imagine if there were six duplexes, with six foot privacy fences, on pilings, how much that would change the nature of the park,” she said in a Wednesday afternoon interview.
“We are so excited for what the future holds,” said Rachael Childs, who volunteers with the program. “We hope to continue partnering with the city.”
City leaders plan to use a combination of grant funding and open space money to help cover the cost of the acquisition, including $300,000 in approved grants.
Coverage at Pilotonline.com is paywalled.
Encourage City Council & sign & share the PETITION to preserve the parcels that are along the walkway from Marlin Bay to Brock Environmental Center.
Our vital tree canopy. 5,214 trees were destroyed last year for the planned Wetlands Mitigation Bank. Currently $30,520 has been invested in 703 saplings to replace the 5,214 trees. Many find this completely unacceptable and it violates the spirit and a City Ordinance adopted years ago.
City Council UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED a RESOLUTION ADOPTING A REFORESTATION POLICY which according to staff recommendations the City should invest $1,562,655 in our vital tree canopy.
The victim suffered severe injuries.
If you have any information about this case, you can submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-888-LOCK-U-UP, downloading the P3 tips app to a mobile device, or visiting www.P3tips.com and submitting a tip.
The following update was provided by the City’s Public Works Department. The spreadsheet identifies all of the current projects in the Bayfront Area. Updates are identified in RED.
Thursday, March 19, 2026
3:30 P.M.
Ocean Park Fire and Rescue Squad Building
3769 E. Stratford Road
The mission of the Bayfront Advisory Commission is to review and make
recommendations to the City Council regarding public and private projects and issues
associated with the Bayfront area
Special Presentation
Shore Drive Corridor Plan & Design Guideline Topic Breakdown – Environmental
Sustainability: Shoreline Resiliency & Environmental Conservation & Protection
Councilmember Cummings will host a District 8 community meeting on March 19 to update residents on current City projects and issues. Topics of discussion include e-bikes, the City budget, construction on Shore Drive and the draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Residents also will hear from the Virginia Beach Police Department about public safety within the district. There will be an opportunity for Q&A.
The meeting will be 6-8 p.m. in the cafeteria at Frank W. Cox High School. Park and enter through the cafeteria doors at the rear of the building.
Please note the location change from the auditorium to the cafeteria.
You can find out more regarding the meeting topics at the City website link D8 Community Meeting
The City of Virginia Beach is implementing an imminent threat curfew for unaccompanied minors at the Oceanfront starting on Friday, March 13.
The curfew will be enforced from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. every weekend, Friday to Sunday, until the end of April. The geographical area of such curfew shall be bounded to the south by Rudee Park, the west by the western boundary of Pacific Avenue, the north by the northern boundary of 31st Street, and the east by the Atlantic Ocean.
More information can be found on the City’s website at Oceanfront Curfew
The following basic information was taken from a presentation made by Mr. Mark Ronsenfield, Exec. VP of McLeskey, at the February Bayfront Advisory Commission meeting.
The project will require a change in zoning from its “by right” PDH-1 (4.25 units per acre) to B-4 (24 units per acre). It will need to be reviewed by the Planning Commission and approved by City Council before construction can start. Public comment will be possible at both of the future meetings.
The developer’s complete presentation can be found below
Ocean Park Fire and Rescue Squad(OPVRS) Building
3769 E. Stratford Road. Enter door opposite Shore Drive.
The mission of the Bayfront Advisory Commission(BAC) is to review and make recommendations to the City Council regarding public and private projects and issues associated with the Bayfront area.
Public comment has apparently changed: expect no public comment discussion with city staff or an ability to ask city staff any questions. Public comment is available at the end of the meeting and may or may not be included in any minutes.
Agenda below:
Concerns navigating the area during construction & have ADA challenges this link here has info.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Automated cameras will soon be activated around several Virginia Beach City Public Schools, the city confirmed.
In partnership with Altumint, the cameras are being installed at the following school zones: Red Mill Elementary School, Centerville Elementary School and Great Neck Middle School/John B. Dey Elementary School. A spokesperson for the City of Virginia Beach said cameras in those three areas should be activated Tuesday, February 17, weather permitting.
Drivers violating the speed limit will be mailed a ticket and fine after an initial 30-day warning zone.
The city plans to implement camera monitoring at additional school zones in the 2026-2027 school year.
The School Speed Zone Camera Enforcement Program’s initiative is to promote changes in driving behaviors and raise awareness on the impacts of speed-related crashes in school zones, work areas and residential communities.
Click here to read/listen to WAVY story – https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/virginia-beach-activates-speed-cameras-in-several-school-zones/
Last week the USACE held 5 public meetings to provide updates to the CSRM feasibility study. You can view the meeting presentation slide show at the following link https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/About/Projects/VBCSRM/
The two slides shown above provide the projects proposed for the Bayfront area. They include tidal surge flood gates at the Lesner Bridge, floodwalls, levees and dune modification.
November 2026 is the scheduled date for the selection of the tentative plan.
The following update was provided by the City’s Public Works Department. The spreadsheet identifies all of the current projects in the Bayfront Area. Updates are identified in RED.
About WCCB “[m]entioned in [Thursday’s BAC] meeting that the City will not be accepting the beach access ramp from the private developer until it is made ADA compliant. Once the ramp is ADA compliant, the City will accept the ramp and take over maintenance.”
Ocean Park Fire and Rescue Squad(OPVRS) Building
3769 E. Stratford Road. Enter door opposite Shore Drive.
The mission of the Bayfront Advisory Commission(BAC) is to review and make recommendations to the City Council regarding public and private projects and issues associated with the Bayfront area.
Public comment has apparently changed: expect no public comment discussion with city staff or an ability to ask city staff any questions. Public comment is available at the end of the meeting and may or may not be included in any minutes.
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