Hooray!
“Up to $9 million is available in Virginia Beach’s coastal programs capital improvement fund to pay for it, said Dan Adams, who manages the program.”
Hooray!
“Up to $9 million is available in Virginia Beach’s coastal programs capital improvement fund to pay for it, said Dan Adams, who manages the program.”
The BAC will hold it’s monthly meeting virtually on Thursday Feb. 18th at 3:30pm. Information on how to join the meeting is provided below.
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February 18, 2021
3:30 p.m.
VIRTUAL MEETING
Please contact Mark Shea at 385-2908 or meshea@vbgov.com for the virtual meeting link.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Review and Approval of Minutes from 1/21/2021
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Welcome Guests and Introductions – Phil Davenport, Chair
STAFF REPORTS & UPDATES
COMMITTEE REPORTS & UPDATES
Design – Bob Magoon, Faith Christie, Joe Bovee (volunteer)
Communications – Vacant
Public Safety, Transit, Parking & Pedestrian Access – Charles Malbon
ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR FOR 2021
CONSIDERATION OF RULES AND PROCEDURES AMENDMENT
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
COMMUNITY REPORTS & UPDATES
ADJOURN
The Planning Commission will hold it’s 2nd virtual workshop on Tuesday Feb 23rd at 6pm to continue discussion on the topic of Short Term Rentals and City Council’s recommended ordinance change to create overlay districts which include East Shore Drive (Cape Story by the Sea) neighborhoods.
Residents will not be permitted to talk, but can watch all the action virtually by registering at the link below. You can submit questions prior to the meeting that the Planning Commission may read and discuss.
More information regarding City Staff, the Planning Commission and City Council’s work on this topic can found at the following link Planning Commission Workshop :: VBgov.com – City of Virginia Beach
PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP
SHORT TERM RENTAL PROPOSED ORDINANCES
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2021
6:00 pmWorkshop will be held by Electronic Means (WebEx)
Registration Information:
https://vbgov.webex.com/vbgov/onstage/g.php?MTID=e6dc3567b617c4e2d2e2d8a98c74938a0
Members of the public may view the Workshop in real time as noted above. The public may submit comments to the Commission by sending an email to STR@vbgov.com no later than 5:00 p.m on February 22, 2021.
The Short Term Rental (STR) ordinance proposed by City Council will be heard by the Planning Commission at their Wed. Feb. 10th Noon meeting. Due to COVID restrictions, the meeting will be virtual only. Anyone wishing to participate needs to sign up to speak by 5pm on Tuesday Feb. 9th. You can sign up by clicking the following link https://vbgov.webex.com/vbgov/onstage/g.php?MTID=e0aca5338abc082119d4666dda389d9a1
You can read the full meeting agenda here https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/planning/boards-commissions-committees/Documents/PC/2021/02%20February/20210210-PLN-CUR-Agenda.pdf
The City Council proposed ordinance recommends a “by right” overlay district for East Shore Drive that covers 60% of the Cape Story by the Sea neighborhood. “By right” means if approved, all 450 homes in this overlay can apply to run STRs through the City permitting process. More information about the ordinance can be found here https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/planning/Pages/Short-Term-Rentals.aspx
The Shore Drive Community Coalition opposes the current ordinance change that would allow all homes to be used as short term rentals. Unlimited creation of STRs will lead to demise of the neighborhood character that is so special along Shore Drive.
The Cape Story by the Sea Civic Association, the Bayfront Advisory Commission and the SDCC have all voted to oppose “by right” overlays for any Shore Drive neighborhood. Vice Mayor Jim Wood has stated he will request the removal of East Shore Drive as an overlay when the ordinance comes back to City Council from Planning Commission review.
SDCC has sent the following letter to the Planning Commission asking for the East Shore Drive overlay to be removed. The letter is copied below with the email from Vice Mayor Jim Wood as an attachment
January 27, 2021
Subject:. Request to Remove “East Shore Drive” as an overlay district from proposed STR Ordinance Amendment
Dear Planning Commission Members,
On behalf of the Shore Drive Community Coalition, I formally request that you recommend the removal of the East Shore Drive (ESD) “Cape Story by the Sea” Overlay District from the proposed Short Term Rental (STR) Ordinance amendment sent to you by City Council on October 21, 2020.
East Shore Drive, like any neighborhood in the Shore Drive Corridor, is not compatible for the large volume “by right” proliferation of weekly rentals that this recommendation would create. There are many specific reasons why this overlay district is a bad idea, but I am just going to list a few of the most overarching ones.
- Vice Mayor Jim Wood, the creator of this proposed overlay, has stated he will ask for this overlay to be removed from the amendment. Mr. Wood’s email has been attached for information.
- The West Shore Drive overlay, originally proposed by Councilman Louis Jones, was removed prior to the amendment being finalized and sent to the Planning Commission. All of the same reasons the West Shore Drive overlay was eliminated are the same reasons the East Shore Drive overlay is unacceptable.
- The Cape Story by the Sea Civic Association voted unanimously to oppose the ESD overlay.
- The Bayfront Advisory Commission (BAC) voted unanimously to oppose the ESD overlay and any STR overlay in the Shore Drive Corridor.
- The Shore Drive Community Coalition (SDCC) voted unanimously to oppose the ESD overlay and any STR overlay in the Shore Drive Corridor.
- The Shore Drive Corridor Plan states, “The Shore Drive area is first and foremost a residential community, comprised primarily of residential neighborhoods…It is envisioned that this predominance as a residential community should continue to form the backbone of land use for the area.”
Thank you for your consideration of this request and I hope you see the wisdom in making the recommendation to remove the ESD overlay from the STR Ordinance Amendment.
If you have any questions, I can be reached at 667-8533 Cell or todd@sdcc.info
Sincerely,
Todd R. Solomon
Shore Drive Community Coalition, President
Attachment to SDCC Letter to Planning Commission dated January 27, 2021
From: James L. Wood [mailto:JLWood@vbgov.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2021 4:11 PM
To: emunden@aol.com; Todd Solomon <todd@sdcc.info>
Subject: Eastern shore drive overlayI’m going to request that this area be removed from the overlay proposal.
Jim Wood, Vice Mayor
Virginia Beach City Council
757-366-1011 mobile & text
Sent from my mobile account
Agenda info:
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January 21, 2021, 3:30 p.m
VIRTUAL MEETING
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Review and Approval of Minutes from 11/19/2020
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Welcome Guests and Introductions – Phil Davenport, Chair
STAFF REPORTS & UPDATES
COMMITTEE REPORTS & UPDATES
Design – Bob Magoon, Faith Christie, Joe Bovee(volunteer)
Communications – Vacant
Public Safety, Transit, Parking & Pedestrian Access – Charles Malbon
PROJECT BRIEFINGS/DISCUSSION ITEMS
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
COMMUNITY REPORTS & UPDATES
ADJOURN