At Tuesday’s meeting, the City Council will hear budget presentations from several city departments. The Public Works Department also will brief the council on proposed solutions to chronic flooding in the eastern Shore Drive area.
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“Public works will hold an informal open house on the flood gates tonight. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall and wrap up within a year, Mundy said. The gates are planned on Cape Henry Trail at the intersections of West Great Neck Road, North Great Neck Road and First Landing Lane.”
Read & comment at Pilotonline.com.
Graphic from Virginian-Pilot
Thursday April 24th – City Flood Improvement Project Meeting at John B Dey
Last minute reminder
Project engineers from the City will host a public open house to discuss Flood Improvement Projects for Cape Henry, Cape Story and Lynnhaven Colony neighborhoods
The meeting will be held from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at John B Day elementary school.
Thurs April 24th Public Meeting on Cape Henry, Cape Story and Lynnhaven Colony Flood Gate Project
The City will host a public open house to discuss the CIP 7-151 – Installation of Flood Gates. These gates will prevent tidal surges from backing up through the storm drain system and open to allow rain to flow out during normal rain events. The gates will be installed in the Cape Story/Cape Henry and Lynnhaven Colony neighborhoods.
The meeting will be held from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at John B Day elementary school.
Click here to print the flyer Cape Henry Ditch Flood Gates Open House
“The bank sponsor proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory wetland mitigation bank to be known as Pleasure House Point Mitigation Bank.”
… The purpose of the mitigation bank is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for impacts to tidal wetlands that cannot be practicably avoided for City of Virginia Beach projects primarily in the Lynnhaven River Drainage basin. The goal of the bank is to create tidal mitigation credits that will only be available for City of Virginia Beach projects and potentially other State and Federal projects as allowable within the authorized service area. Credits from this bank will not be available to private entities.
And:
The Bank Sponsor proposes to restore 8.75 acres of tidal wetlands and 1.16 acres of shallow water habitat. The tidal wetlands restoration will include high marsh and low marsh habitat types, and the shallow water habitat restoration will include shallow water habitat and non-vegetated tidal flats. The restoration will be accomplished by removing dredge spoils to restore the tidal wetlands that were historically present, grading to appropriate elevations and planting appropriate tidal wetland vegetation.
Proposed Pleasure House Point Mitigation Bank
“Would you prefer to receive your combined services statement (water/sewer/storm water management/ solid waste collection) from the city on a monthly basis, even if that meant that there would be a small additional cost?”
To participate in this Virtual Townhall there is a Deadline: 5:00 PM on March 3, 2014.
Follow this link to VBGov.com to answer one question, read input and share your input.
Know How FEMA’s Flood Map Changes Will Affect Your Home. FEMA has provided an interactive, online tool that enables you to see your current and new preliminary flood hazard zone.
Lots of information at VBGov.com.
FEMA has provided an interactive, online tool that enables you to see your current and new preliminary flood hazard zone. Help using the map is available at VBgov.com/maps.
FEMA has established a 90-day comment/appeal period for Virginia Beach’s preliminary flood maps. This 90-day period began Feb. 5 and will run through May 5, 2014.
An appeal is a formal objection to proposed base flood elevations or flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) boundaries and zones, or floodways. Appeals must be based on technical data that show proposed maps to be scientifically incorrect. Anyone who makes an appeal must include the method, data and analysis used to support the claim.
“A contractor working for the City of Virginia Beach Public Utilities will be replacing sanitary sewer lines in the middle of West Stratford Road. The work will begin approximately on Wednesday February 12, 2014 and will last about 3 months.”
Bayfront Advisory Committee (BAC) Meeting – Thursday Feb. 20th at 3:30pm (Parking and Floodplain Presentations)
Click here for the meeting agenda february2014-bac-agenda
Click here for the VB Meeting Notice BAC NR 2-20-14
BAYFRONT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 20, 2014
3:30pm – 5:30pm.
Virginia Beach Resort and Conference Center,
2800 Shore Drive
City Presentations will include:
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Update on parking in the Bayfront area by Mike Shahsiah of Traffic Engineering
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Floodplain presentation by Clay Bernick of the Environment and Sustainability Office
HRT Holding Light Rail Study Updates – Mon Feb 10th and Wed Feb 12th from 6-8pm
Click here for the flyer VBTES Meeting Announcement 2-2014
Hilltop Area Alignment Alternative Captial Costs and the Preliminary Results of the Environmental Analysis
These public information sessions will provide an update on the on-going analyses being conducted as part of the Virginia Beach Transit Extension Study Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Information will be presented on the projected capital costs (construction-related) for the Hilltop Area Alignment.
The meeting will also present the preliminary results of the environmental analysis for the Virginia Beach Transit Extension Study.
The meetings will have a presentation followed by a question and answer session with HRT staff. The public will also have the opportunity to discuss the night’s topics on an individual basis with HRT and consultant staff following the presentation.
The two meetings will have an identical format and will present identical information. Please come to the meeting that is most convenient to you.
Meeting Information:
Monday, February 10, 2014
Westin Virginia Beach Town Center
4535 Commerce Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
DoubleTree by Hilton Virginia Beach
1900 Pavilion Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
“Since learning of the contaminants in the Dan River, city officials have halted all pumping at the Virginia Beach Lake Gaston intake station until more information becomes available. The City’s water supply and quality have not been compromised.”
Powerpoint of bridge construction presentation at SDCC meeting in January ’14
Thanks to Christopher J. Wojtowicz, P.E., Project Manager City of Virginia Beach Department of Public Works for his detailed presentation at our SDCC meeting in January.
Construction to start April 2014
View more links about bridge construction at SDCC.info/Hot.
“All City of Virginia Beach Offices and Facilities to Remain Closed Thursday, Jan. 30”
Photo from VBGov.com – Facebook page
Update on City’s Legislative package with the Virginia Legislature
Questions about Bar Harbor answered
Questions like how did they get to build so close to the road, I thought cutting down live oaks was illegal, how could they put that many units there …
The answers can be found in the Bar Harbor Planning Commission Staff Report. (16 page PDF)
EXISTING LAND USE: The site is developed with two small buildings, a retail store constructed in 1960 and
storage building constructed in 1930.SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING:
North: Shore Drive
Across Shore Drive are multi-family multiple storied buildings / B-4 Mixed Use (SD – Shore Drive Corridor Overlay)South: Duplex and single family dwellings / R5-D Residential (SD – Shore Drive Corridor Overlay)
East: Office building and residential / B-4 Mixed Use and R5-D Residential (SD – Shore Drive Corridor Overlay)
West: DuPont Circle
Across DuPont Circle is a restaurant and residential / B-2 Community Business and R5-D Residential (SD – Shore Drive Corridor Overlay)NATURAL RESOURCE AND CULTURAL FEATURES:
The sandy soil on the site supports seven live oak trees. While the trees cannot be maintained the applicant can mitigate the loss with a contribution to the Live Oak Fund and by agreeing to have the logs of the trees set aside and given Friends of Live Oaks (http://www.friendsofliveoaks.org).
The Live Oak is the officially adopted tree and icon for the Shore Drive Corridor and Bayfront community.
And an excerpt:
The site design is slightly deficient with respect to setback requirements in the district. A 30-foot setback is required from the front property line (DuPont Circle), the plan depicts a 20 foot setback; a 15 foot setback is required adjacent to residential zoning (southern and eastern property lines) the plan depicts a varying setback of 5 feet to 21 feet. Staff feels the site design is consistent with other projects in the corridor and does not find the reduction in setbacks to be detrimental. Further the applicant met with adjacent property owners as well as the civic league and no objections were raised regarding the plan. The Ordinance allows that “The City Council may, for good cause shown and upon a finding that there will be no significant detrimental effects on surrounding properties, allow reasonable deviations from the following requirements otherwise applicable to the proposed development:
(1) Required setbacks;
(2) Required landscaping;
(3) Height restrictions, except as provided in Section 202(b); and (4) Minimum lot area requirements.
The applicant also met with the Bayfront Advisory Committee (BAC) on May 19, 2012. The BAC found that the project substantially complies with the Shore Drive Corridor Plan, the ULI Bayfront study, the Comprehensive Plan, and the Shore Drive Corridor Plan.
Staff finds the request acceptable and recommends approval subject to the conditions listed below…
Trash pickup CANCELLED today Weds Jan 22
Due to road and weather conditions, Public Works/Waste Management has CANCELLED any waste pickup for Wednesday. They request that residents place black trash carts and blue recycling carts at the curb line on their regular collection day, and leave them there until they have been serviced. We will shift resources to catch up as quickly as possible.
Public Utilities shutting off water to fix valve tonight. 3600 block of Shore Drive & Dupont Circle affected.
In case you missed the notice on your door, here it is:
Ocean Park Drainage Improvements (CIP 7-063) update
Email about the project:
Dear Vice Mayor Jones, Ms. Walston, Mr. Vaughn, and Mr Kassir,
A public information meeting was held on Thursday, February 23, 2012, to review three alternatives for relieving tidal flooding up to elevation 5 in the vicinity of the intersection of Dupont Circle and Dinwiddie Road. Subsequent to that meeting the Ocean Park Civic League endorsed Alternative A. Alternative A proposes a 27-inch storm drain along Dinwiddie Road from East Stratford Road to Lockhaven Crescent (paper street), then westward along Lockhaven Crescent (South edge of Lockhaven Neighborhood Park) to the Ocean Park Stormwater Pump Station on Winston Place in the vicinity of the proposed Brock Environmental Center parking lot.
Through coordination with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, City of Virginia Beach Department of Parks and Recreation, City of Virginia Beach Public Works, and public and private utilities, plans have been developed for the Ocean Park Drainage Improvements. The plans have been given to one of the Department of Public Works annual services contractors and a work order is about to be executed for the work. Construction is scheduled to commence this month and continue until June 2014.
The attached notification letter is being mailed to 178 residents who live on East Stratford Road, Dinnwiddie Road, Rockbridge Road, and Chesterfield Avenue and is provided for your information. You are copied on the notification letter.
If you have any comments or questions please do not hesitate to contact me or my supervisor, Mike Mundy, at 385-4131.
Sincerely,
Michael S. Bumbaco, P.E.
PW ENGINEERING / WATER RESOURCES
mbumbaco@vbgov.com
Direct: (757) 385-1978
Office: (757) 385-4131
1 page PDF of letter sent to homeowners.
Next BAC meeting January 16th
We’ll let you know when we find out the details.
Learn more about BAC or Bayfront Advisory Committee at VBGov.com.
City Council today appointed Shannon Kane and Brad Martin
Congratulations to our newest council persons!
#WeLoveShoreDrive 