Virginia Beach Planning Commission Meeting – October 14, 2026

The Virginia Beach Planning Commission met on October 14, 2026, to hold public hearings and make recommendations to the Virginia Beach City Council. Chair John Coston presided. The Commission acted on a withdrawal, indefinite deferrals, a consent agenda, and several regular agenda items including a subdivision, a bulk storage/proffer modification, an in-home daycare, and two short-term rental conditional use permits.

Withdrawals and Deferrals

• The City of Virginia Beach requested withdrawal of the modification of the map for the short-term rental overlay district; the withdrawal was moved, seconded, and approved.
• Commissioner Plumley moved, seconded by Commissioner Biler, to indefinitely defer agenda items 3 and 8 as requested; the recorded vote was 10 to 0.

Consent Calendar

• Minutes were approved for the September 9, 2026 informal and formal hearings, with Commissioner Anderson abstaining because he was absent, and for the October 8, 2026 site visits, with Commissioners Anderson, Maush, and Plumley abstaining.
• The following items were approved by consent on a 10-to-0 vote with the stated abstentions:
  • Item 6: Crescent Community Center Corporation – modification of conditions to a conditional use permit for religious use at 2480 Salem Road on a 9.16-acre AG2 district parcel; proposed additions will match the existing building’s architecture, materials, colors, and height.
  • Item 7: VB Investments LLC – rezoning 700 and 724 Baker Road from B2 Community Business to Conditional A18 Apartment district for a 23-unit multifamily condominium community.
  • Items 10 and 11: Brandon Icotta – conditional use permit for a tattoo parlor and body piercing establishment in a 1,500-square-foot unit at 481 South Linhaven Road; up to eight employees, operating 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
  • Item 12: Zoe Malay Ducas – conditional use permit for a residential kennel for up to six dogs at 3012 Edinburgh Drive; solely for her personal pets, with no commercial boarding.
• Item 2, LBC Ventures LLC, was pulled from the consent agenda because the applicant did not agree to the proposed conditions.

Public Comments & Testimony

• John Newell, a first-time public speaker, opposed the Corporate Landing bulk storage proposal, saying it would replace a natural recreation spot with storage and proposing a park instead. After clarification that the use was an accessory laydown yard for TST Roofing & Glazing and not another for-profit storage facility, he said that changed his view somewhat but he still believed the land could be used in a more community-serving way.
• Brian Mance, a local resident who lives and works in the area, opposed the bulk storage request. He expressed concern about the Corporate Landing area becoming more industrial, the precedent of changing the rules for one applicant, and the visual impact of chain-link fencing.

Discussion Items

• Item 2 – LBC Ventures LLC: Attorney Eddie Bourdon requested approval of a three-lot subdivision with modified conditions. He said the property dated to 1902, that the Commonwealth took more than 5,200 square feet in 1962, and that the City took 3,277 square feet in 1981. He argued that 46 of 48 neighborhood homes do not meet the contested garage design condition, and he requested removal of condition 6 and modification of condition 1 to match the submitted plan. Staff confirmed the Shore Drive design guidelines were adopted in 2002 and that a substantial portion of the neighborhood predates them. The Commission approved the application as modified.
• Items 4 and 5 – Corporate Landing Parkway Development LLC / TST Roofing & Glazing: Attorney Jerry Harris presented a proffer modification and conditional use permit for an outdoor laydown/bulk storage yard to support TST’s contracting business. He noted the Economic Development Authority unanimously approved the concept, that TST employs 160 people, and that the business received an EDIP grant. Conditions include no third-party storage, no standalone storage business, storage not visible above fence height, and preservation of a 75-foot vegetative buffer and wetlands. An inconsistency between site plan diagrams regarding encroachment into the 75-foot buffer was acknowledged; the applicant agreed to correct it in a future site plan. The Commission approved both items.
• Item 9 – Corsale in-home daycare: Marissa Corsale requested a conditional use permit for a Montessori-style daycare for up to 12 children at her mother’s home in the Kempsville area. She submitted three letters of support, but staff and commissioners noted that 5 of 27 homes in the area, nearly 20%, objected. Concerns included a missing railing on the rear porch steps, projected traffic rising from 10 to 48 trips per day, and neighborhood fit. A substitute motion to add the railing and limit enrollment to six children failed 4 to 6. The main motion to approve with the railing requirement and a maximum of 10 children passed 6 to 4.
• Item 13 – 511 21st Street LLC: Kevin Fritz, the owner, sought a short-term rental conditional use permit for the property. He lives in Northeast Texas, planned dual personal and short-term use, and had not specifically discussed the rental with the neighboring property owner. The Commission approved the application with a condition that the permit cannot be activated until the short-term rental is in good standing with the Commissioner of Revenue and registered to pay taxes.
• Item 14 – Alexandra and Constance Menzing: Constance Menzing requested a short-term rental conditional use permit for 414 22nd and a Half Street. She purchased the property in June 2026, stayed there about six weeks, described the neighborhood as quiet, and said the only other short-term rental on the block had quiet, family-oriented renters. The Commission approved the application 10 to 0 with the same revenue-registration condition used for Item 13.

Key Outcomes

• The short-term rental overlay district map modification was withdrawn.
• Agenda items 3 and 8 were recommended for indefinite deferral by a 10-to-0 vote.
• The consent agenda, including minutes and items 6, 7, 10, 11, and 12, was approved by consent and recommended to City Council.
• LBC Ventures LLC was recommended for approval as modified.
• Corporate Landing Parkway Development LLC items 4 and 5 were recommended for approval.
• The Corsale daycare was recommended for approval 6 to 4, with the railing requirement and a 10-child maximum; a substitute six-child limit was rejected.
• The short-term rental conditional use permits for 511 21st Street LLC and Menzing were recommended for approval, each conditioned on good standing and tax registration with the Commissioner of Revenue.