Planning Commission Agendas & Minutes
Regular MeetingHampton, VA · June 2, 2016
Minutes
AT THE WORK SESSION OF THE HAMPTON PLANNiNG COMMISSiON HELD IN THE LAWSON
CONFERENCE R0OM, 8丁H FLOOR, CITY HAしL, 22 しIN⊂OLN STREET, HAMPTON, VIRGiNiA, ON
THJRSDAY, 」JNE 2, 2016 AT 3:00 P.M.
Chai「man Sou†ha= ca=ed †he meeting †o o「der a† 3:00 p.m. A call of †he r0= no†ed
Commissioners Grego「y W冊ams, Ca冊on Campbe=, and Chai「man Tommy Sou†hail as being
presen†′ and Commissioners Gayne††e LaRue′ And「e McCloud′ Teresa Schmid†・ and Mary
Bun†ing as being absen† (Commissioners Schmid† and LaRue a「「ived a† @3:05 p.m.主 S†af白n
a††endance we「e Plann了ng and Zoning Adminis†「a†ion Division Manager/Ac†ing Secre†ary †o †he
Commission Ke冊Cannady. Chief Planner Mchae川ayes, Zoning Administra†or Jeff Conkle, City
Plamer ToIu !bikunie, C汀y PIanner Porter S†evens, Senior Assis†an† C汁y A††omey Bonnie Brown,
In†e「im Recording Sec「e†ary/Senio「 Adminis†「a†ive Assis†an†/DSA‑il Aq母ah McG用, and Back‑UP
Recording Sec「e†ary/Adm面s†「ative Assis†an† Shaelee 」ones.
The Commission and s†aff discussed †he fo=owing agenda 廿ems′ and s†aff p「ovided †he
f0=owing information:
Zoning Ordinance Amendment 〇回iii Housing: The amendmen† exemp†s p「operties on †he eas†
side (bay side) of N. 1sI S†ree† from Pilo† Avenue †o †he nor†he「n †e「m血s of N. 1sI S†ree† a口he Sal†
Pond Beach, aIong w冊prope面es loca†ed eas† ofS†a†e Park D「ive be†ween Beach Road on †he
sou†hem end and †he Grandview Na†u「e P「eserve a† †he no什hem end in †he Grandview a「ea
due †○ †heir uniqUe COaS†al charac†er. ex輔ng developmen† pa††em, and s†a†e and federal
requl「emen†s. The †wo distric†s have ⊂OnS†「uc†ion designs †ha† are specific †o †he cha「ac†e「istics
o=he neighborhood弓he cur「en† o「dinance 「es†「ic†s †he developmen† options for †hese dis†ric†s.
A冊ough †here are o†her d了s頂c†s †ha† fall unde「 †he guide=nes of †he cu「ren† o「dinance, †he
p「oposa=nciudes †hese †wo dis†rie†s specifically because of十he coas†aI charac†eristics. The
PrOPOSa口o amend and 「eenac† †he a硝cle is due †o reques†s for bu脚ng pe「mits †ha† we「e no†
approved due †o res†「ic†tons o=he in細housing o「dinance・ The「e a「e con†rac†ors †ha† wi=
reapply for building perm汁s旧he amendmen口s app「○Ved・
Zoning Ordinance Amendmen† ‑ Signs: App「OVal o=his amendmen† would bring †he slgn
chap†e「 in†o compl anCe W皿「ecen† ∪・S. Sup「eme Cour† case law gove「n「ng S gnS. Cur「en†ly
†he City has an o「dinance †ha† defines signs based on subjec† ma骨er and con†en†, due †○ †he
case law †his 「egulation is no Ionge「 Iega上The p「OPOSed ordinance removes any restric†ions †ha†
jeopardize †he fi「s† amendmen† The amended o「dinance aliows for 「egula†ing signs based on
zoning distric†, USe Of proper†y, eVen†s, and ac†ivity. The cu「「en† o「dinance does no† govem
eIec†ronic changeable signs. Signs pIaced on operab「e ca「s are no† affec†ed by †he amended
ordinance言noperable ca「s can be reguIa†ed and are no† a「iowed signage under †his
ordinance. The amended ordinance upda†es slgn †ables †ha† a=ow businesses †o de†e「mine
how much signage †hey a「e perm冊ed・
Work session adjou「ned a† 3:25 p.m.
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ATTHE REGJLARME帥NG AND PJBしiC HEARING OFTHE HAMPTON PLANNING COMMISSION H乱D
IN THE COJNClしCHAMBERS, 8TH FL0OR, CITY HALL, 22しiNCOLN STREET, HAMPTON, VIRGiNiA, ON
THURSDAY, 」UNE 2, 2016 AT 3:30 P.M.
i. CAしL TO ORDER
Chairman Tommy Sou†ha‖ ca=ed †he meeting十o o「der a† 3:30 p.m.
1i ROLL CALL
A ca= of冊e 「o= no†ed Commissioners G「egory W冊ams, CaH†on Campbell, Gaynette
LaRue, Te「esa Schmid†, and Chairman Tommy Sou†ha= as present. Commissione「s Mary Bunting
and Andre McCioud we「e no†ed as∴absen† (Commissione「 McCIoud a而Ved dし肩ng †he
meeting). Add硝onal sta帥n a廿endance were: Plaming and Zoning Administration Division
Manager/Acting Secre†ary †o †he Commission Ke冊Camady, Chief Planne「 Michael Hayes,
Senior City P!amer Toiu Ibikunle, City Planne「 Lucy S†○=, Ci†y Planner Po什er S†evens, Senior
Assis†an† aty Attomey Bomie B「own,冊erim Recording Secre†ary/Senior Adm面s廿ative
Assis†an†/DSA」I Aqlylah McG帖 and BackJJP Rec○「ding Secre†ary/Administrative Assistan†
Shaelee 」ones.
1ii・ MiN]TES‑May5′ 2016WORKS∈SSiON & PUBLi⊂ME帥NG
A motion was made by Commissione「 Campbeli and seconded by Commissioner
W冊ams †o app「ove †he minu†es of the May 5, 2016 Work Session and Planning Commission
meeting. A 「0= ca= vo†e on †he motion resul†ed as fo=ows:
AYES: LaRue, W冊ams, Campbe=′ Schmid†, Sou†ha=
NAYS: None
ABST: None
ABSENT: McCIoud, Bunting
lV. PJBLiC HEARiNG ITEMS
Mr. Camady 「ead †he key poin†s of the Hamp†on PIaming Commission Pub陀
Hea而g/Commen† Rules in orde「 fo「 the affairs o=he Commission †o be c○nduc†ed in a
courteous manner.
iV‑A∴ JPl:岬EET
M「. Camady read †he pub部e hea而g notice on †he nex† agenda item.
Use Permit Appiicatio= No. 16‑00002: by Debbie Prive肯e †o opera†e a day ca「e 3 a†
1741 W. Queen Stree† [LRSN 3004764I for 100 c剛dren w冊15 empIoyees. The property
is zoned One‑Famfty Residence (R‑1 1) Distric†, Which pe「m汁s a day ca「e 3 subjec† †o
approvaI of a use pemit. The HamD†on CommunHv Plan (2006, aS amended)
「ecommends pub=c/sem主PUb=c use for †his area. Copies of documen†s o「
infomation conceming †his proposai may be ob†ained from †he Communi†y
Developmen† Depa什men† Ioca†ed in Hamp†on City Ha=, 22 Lincoin S汁ee†, O「廿Om
ToIu lbikunbIe, (757) 728‑5237 or tibikunle@hamD†on.aov・
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Cfty Planner ToIu IbikunIe presen†ed †he s†aff repor† on †he subjec† appIICa†ion′ a COPy Of
which is a††ached †o †he o「lginal minu†es. She s†a†ed s†aff recommends approval o=he
applica†fon subjec† †○ †he eleven (川PrOffered cond硝ons.
1n response十〇 a ques†fon from Commissioner Campbe用Ms言bikunle confirmed †ha† since
†he c○mmun汀y mee†ing †here had no† been any o†her feedback 「eceived f「om †he commun時
In response †o a ques†ion by Commissioner Campbell, Ms. 1bikun!e verified †ha† †he
appI Can† had chosen †o s†ay w冊†he 「eques†ed hours of 6 am †0 6 pm′ While s†a†ing †ha† †he
expanded hours give †he daycare flexib冊y in †he fu†ure should †hey ch○○Se †o expand・
!n 「esponse †o a question by Chai「man Sou†ha=, Ms. 1bikunie s†a†ed †ha† †he
「ecommended cond輔ons also reia†e †o †he age of冊e ch=dren.
There being no additional ques†ions o「 speake「s′ †he Commission approved †he fo=ow ng
「e50lu†ion:
WH駅EAS: †he Hamp†on Piaming Commission has befo「e旧his day a p「oposal by Debbie
Prive廿e †o ope「a†e a day ca「e 3 a† 1741 W. Queen S†「ee† [LRSN 3004764],
WHEREAS: †he p「oper†y is zoned One‑Family Residence (R‑1 1) Dis†「ic†, Which pe「mits a day
Ca「e 3 subjec† †o approval of a use permit;
WH駅EAS: †he llamD†9n C三9mTUnItY Fla自警)6, as叩en亨eq 「∝Onlmends pubIIc/Se申‑
PUb=c use for †his s汀e and es†ab=shes poIICieS †ha† support an environmen† in
which Hamp†on s chiidren and you†h w旧h「ive and succeed;
WHEREAS: eleven申) cond硝ons are a††ached †ha† add「ess aspec†s of †he opera†ion of †he
day care including hou「s of operation. ci「culation, and capacity; and
WHEREAS: nO One from †he pub)ic spoke fo「 O「 agains† †his proposa上
NOW, THEREFORE, On a mOtion by Commissioner Grego「y W冊ams and seconded by
Commissioner Gayne††e LaRue,
BE IT RESOLVED †ha† †he Hamp†on Plaming Commission rec○mmends †o Ci†y Councj「 approvai
Of Use Pe「mit Applica†ion N0. 16‑00002. subjec† †o eleven (=) cond輔ons.
A 「oII ca= vo†e on †he mo十ion 「esul†ed as f0=ows:
AYES: LaRue, W冊ams, Campbe=, McCloud, Schmid†′ Sou†hall
NAYS: None
ABST: None
ABSENT: Bun†ing
iTEM IV‑B. ZOA192‑2016 ‑AMEND AND REENACT ARTiCしE 5 OF CHAPTER 9
M「. Cannady 「ead †he pub)ic hea「ing no†ice on †he nex† agenda i†em.
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Zon岬O「dinance †o Amend And Reenac†
A面Cie 5 of Chap†er 9 Of The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Hamp†on, Virginia
En細ed O‑IH D輔cトIn帥Housing Overlay By Amending Section 9‑42 AppIfcation
and Boundaries. Approval o=his amendmen† wouid exemp† the prope璃es on †he
eas† side (bay side) of N. 1st S廿ee‖rom Piio† Avenue †○ †he northem †erminus of N. 1st
Sfree† a† †he Sa廿Ponds Beach and the p「ope面es Ioca†ed eas† of S†a†e Park Drive
be†ween Beach Road on †he sou†hern end and †he Grandview Nature Preserve a†
†he no冊em end in †he Grandview a「ea. These prope川es have †he combina†ion of a
unique c○as†al charac†er′ eXisting developmen† pa廿em・ and limitations due †o Iocal・
sta†e, and federal environmen†aI reguIations. Copies of documen†s or infomation
conceming †his proposaI may be ob†ained from the Communi†y Deve10Pmen†
Departmen† loca†ed in Hamp†on Ci†y Ha= a† 22 Lincoln Stree† or什om Mike Hayes,
(757) 728‑5244 o「 mdhaves@hamD†on.aov.
Chief Planner Michae! Hayes presen†ed †he s†aff rep〇十〇n †he subjec† application, a
copy of which is attached †o the original r面nu†es. He s†ated s†aff recommends approval of †he
qppi了c〇日on.
ln response †o questions by Commissioner McCIoud, Mr. Hayes s†a†ed †ha† wha† †he ln制
Housing Ordinance genera=y does is place requiremen†s on existing lots †ha† don † mee† †he
cur「en† zoning ordinance s†andards. He fu冊e「 C○nfimed †ha† †he amendmen† 「eplaces
「equi「emen†s †o be廿er he)p mee† †he needs of oIder neighb〇両0Ods・ Which would aiso help
keep †he c○nstruction design of †he neighbo血oods mo「e a=gned. He wen† on †o co踊rm †ha†
†he †wo neighb〇両oods p「esen†ed did no†揃†he charac†eristies of岨e †ypicaI construction found
in o†her surrounding neighbo而○○ds. He c○r南med †ha† a= dimensfonal s†andards would sti‖ be
enfo「ced; W汀h exemptious †o the十wo neighborhoods in ques†ion, †he o†her commun硝es wou!d
s刷be required †o mee† fron† and rear yard setbacks along w汀h other qua嗣cations in †he
distric工He confirmed that †his change would a=ow garages †o exist in廿on† o=he home ins†ead
of behind †he fron† d0O「 O=he home, PO†entia=y a=owing someone †o have a †h「ee‑S†ory home
instead of on「y a †wcトstOry, Which is a curren† restriction. He ve柵ed †ha† i=he reguiations are
Changed. onIy in the †wo areas s†a†ed would peopIe be able †o al†er †heir home changing †he
iocation of †heir garages; all o†her neighborh0Ods would remain as is.
in response十o a question by Commissioner W冊ams, Mr. Hayes confirmed †ha† †he「e a「e
no requiremen†s for new home structures †0 l0Ok =ke presently es†ab庵hed homes in †he
neighborhood. He s†a†ed †ha† in †erms of architecfu「ais†andards and building ma†eriais,蛤e only
Way †o adop† guidelines fo「 homes wouid be for †he Cfty †o adop† his†orfoal preservation distric†s.
ln 「esponse †o a question from Comr而ssfone「 CampbelしMr. Hayes s†a†ed †ha† ne冊er of
冊e homes presen†ed is more ideal for †hese commun冊es; †he homes shown were only exampies
†ha† wen† †hrough review unde「 O一冊and bo†h me† †he 「equiremen†s. He confirmed †ha† for †he
MaIo Beach and Grandview commun輔es †here were pians †ha† could no† be app「oved,
causing †hem †o be rejec†ed because they didn † mee† the 「equi「emen†s fo「 zoning.
ln response †o a question from Commissioner McCIoud, M「・ Hayes s†a†ed †ha† the †wo
commun硝es don †甜†he †ypical †emp!ate. Whjie †he ln細Housing Distric† does work for much of
†he commun硝es, †hese †wo communities jus† a「e d冊eren† types of associations. The
requi「emen†s †ha† a「e needed for the o†he「 communities do no† accommoda†e Malo Beach
and Grandview.
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ln response †o a ques†ion from Counciiwoman Schmid†′ M「・ Hayes confirmed †ha† †he
wa†er and †he regu(a†ions †ha† come w冊i† are †he main reasons fo=he reques口o amend †he
Ordincmce.
1n 「esponse †o a ques†ion from Commissioner LaRue′ M「・ Hayes confirmed †ha† †he heigh†
of the homes and loca†ion o口he garage are †he onIy slgnifican† po璃ons of †he !nf=l Ordinance
†ha† w用be changed, W剛e confirming †ha† †he十wo neighborhoods are of high va山e. He wen†
on †o say †ha† s†a†e and federal 「egula†ions have evolved consis†e刑y ove面me・ and †hey do
have a significan† impac† in crea†ing conf=c† †ha† was no† known wouId be rela†ed †o In細
Hou5ing,
ln response †o a question from Commissione「 W冊ams, Mr. Hayes s†a†ed †ha口he existing
garages we「e bu冊before †he O川adop†ion.
in 「esponse †o a ques†ion from Commissione「 Campbe=′ Mr. Hayes s†a†ed †ha† new
c○ns†「uc†ion w冊in †he †wo subjec† c○mmun硝es wou!d no† need a use pe「m汀bu† a va「iance.
The「e being no add描onaI questions o「 SPeake「s, †he Commission approved †he fo=owlng
「esoIu†ion:
WHEREAS: Amend and Re‑enaC† Chap†er 9 of †he Zoning Ordinance of †he C汁y Of
Hamp†on, Virginia en間ed ○ve「lay Distric†s by amending Article 5 〇両=
Housing Ove「lay †o crea†e an exception for prope輔es in †he MaIo Beach and
G「andview Isiand a「eas;
WHEREAS: †he ordinance provides add硝OnaI c「什eria for cons†ruction on legally non‑
COnforming lo†s w冊in cer†ain single fam時reside冊aI distrie†s;
WHEREAS: †hese s†andards, Which incIude !im什a†ions on heigh†, †he loca†ion of garages,
and †he exac† p「acemen† o=he f「on† of a house, are aPP「OPria†e for †he
developmen† pa††ems †ypICai of oider neighborh○○ds in †he C什y of Hamp†on;
WHEREAS: †he developmen† pa廿ems and env了ronmen†al cond冊ons and effec†s of
environmen†al 「egula†ion of †he Maio Beach and Grandview IsIand sec†ions of
†he cfty a「e no† †yp了Cal;
WHEREAS: 旧s †ypica=o「 houses in †hese areas †o be subs†a踊ally eleva†ed, homes
exceeding †wo s†ories∴a「e nO† ou† of cha「ac†e「 for †he neighborh0Od,
envi「onmen†aI 「egula†ions push †he ga「age and the home十oward †he s†「ee†
and ou† of line w冊oider existing homes;
WHEREAS: †he 「equlremen†s of †he 輔= Housing Ove「Iay crea†e con輔c†s w冊
envi「onmen†al regulations and require developmen† †ha口S nO口n keeping with
†he charac†er of the exis†ing neighbo「h0Od;
WHEREAS: nO One f「om †he public spoke fo「 or agains口his amendmen†.
NOW, THEREFORE, On a mO†ion by Commissione「 Carl†on Campbe= and seconded by
Commissione「 Theresa Schmid†,
BE IT RESOLVED †ha† †he Hamp†on Planning Commission 「ecommends †o C汀y Councii app「oval
Of Zoning Ordinance Amendmen† No言92‑201 6.
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A r〇月ca= vo†e on十he mo†ion resul†ed as fo=ows:
AYES: LaRue, Vvilliams, Campbe=. McCloud, Sch面d†. Sou皿a=
NAYS: None
ABST: None
ABSENT: Bunting
IThe Commission ag「eed †o c○nside「 †he fo!lowing †wo ifems a† †he same time)
什EM」V‑C∴ZOA1 93‑201:岬工10
M「. Camady read †he public hea血g notice on the nex† agenda item・
岬O「dinance †o Amend and Reenac口he
Zoning Ordinance of †he Crty of Hamp†on, Virginia by Amending A璃Cles =hrough用
Of Chap†er lO En細ed Signs Perfa面ng †o冊en† of Sign ReguIations; Adm面stra†ion
and Enforcemen† of Sign Regu「a†ions; Perm冊ed, Prohibi†ed, and Exemp† Signs;
Requiremen†s of Perm冊ed Signs; and Adoption of Tab「es of Frees†anding, Wa=, and
Tempo「a「y Signage Perm冊ed. Approval of冊s amendmen† wouid b血g †he sign
Chap†e「 in†o compliance with recen† J・S. Sup「eme Court case law goveming signs by
「emoving restrictious based upon †he subjec† ma什er of †he sign, reO「ganize existing
Sign reguIatious †o be mo「e user‑friendly, Crea†e †hree new †abies of permitted
Signage. and rerdefine and clarify perm冊ed †ypes of †emporary signage. This
amendmen† is being brough† forward in conjunction w冊ZOA 194‑2016 「eIa†ed †o
de肝冊om of signs. Copies of documen†s o「 informa†ion conceming †his proposal may
be ob†ained什Om the Communi†y Developmen† Departmen† loca†ed in Hamp†on
C汀y Ha= a† 22 Lincoln Stree† or from Jeff Conk「e, (757) 728‑5229 or
iconkie@hamD†on.aov.
1TEM IV‑D. ZOA194‑2016: Amend ⊂h. 2/Definitions
Mr. Cannady 「ead †he public hearing notice on the nex† agenda汁em.
岬: Ordinance †o Amend and Reenac† the
Zoning O「dinance o=he C汀y of Hamp†on, Virginia by Amending Chap†e「 2 Entitled,
一iDefir嗣ons pertaining †o defin輔ons 「eiated †o slgnage. Appro>aI o=his amendmen†
wou「d redefine †he fo=owing existing defin柵ons: Sign, abandoned non‑COr南ming sign,
awning/CanOPy Sign, banne「, discontinued sign, frees†anding sうgn, grOUnd‑mOUn†ed
Sign, P「Ojecting sign and wall s了gn・ i十 would remove †he fo=owing de帥tions:
business/Shopping cen†er sign, COnstrUCtion sign, di「ec†ory sign. exposure, fes†○○nS′川egaI
sign, menU boa「d, Pemanen†ly a宜ached sign, PO冊caI slgn, PUb c direc†o「y o「
infoma†ion sign. and real es†a†e sign. Fina=y,皿e amendmen† would crea†e new
definitions fo「 fea†her sign言輔a†able sign, in†ersta†e/arterial sign, iawn sign, PUbl!c art,
Pylon sign, and †empo「ary sign. This amendmen† is being b「ough† forWard in conjunction
w冊 ZOA 193‑2016 「eia†ed †o †he in†en† of sign regulations, administration and
enfo「cemen† of sign 「eguIatious, Pem冊ed, PrOhib廿ed and exemp† signs, reqUiremen†s of
Pem冊ed signs, and adop†ion of †abIes of frees†anding, WalL and †empo「ary signage
Perm冊ed. Copies of documen†s o「 information conceming †his proposal may be
Ob†ained from †he Commu冊y Developmen† Depa什men† Ioca†ed in Hamp†on C汀y Ha=
a† 22 Lincoin Stree† o「 from 」eff ConkIe, (757) 728‑5229 or iconkle@hamD†on・aOV・
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Ac†ing Sec「e†ary †○ †he Commission/P「anning & Zoning Adminis†ra†fon D所sion Manage「
Ke冊Camadys†a†ed †ha† †he Commission wouid need †wo motions′ One fo「 each amendmen上
Senio「 Assis†an† C廿y A††omey Bonnie Brown and Zoning Adm面s†ra†or Jeff Conkle
presen†ed †he s†aff repo「† on †he subjec† amendmen†s′ a C○Py Of which is a††ached †o †he
o「lg naI minu†es. She s†a†ed s†aff rec○mmends approva「 of zon ng Ordinance amendmen†s 1 93‑
2016 and 194‑20「6.
1n 「esponse †o ques宜ons f「om Commissioner CampbelしMs. B「own s†a†ed a pe「son does
no† have †o s†a†e †he pu「pose of requesting a slgn. The proper†y can be looked a† and an
inspec†o「 f「om †heir perspec†ive should know whe†her or no川ge†s †he †emporary signs. 1f a
cus†omer is within †he window of time for even†s皿en †hey w用be abie †o ge† †heir signS W汀hou†
needing a perm旧=he「e is a question as †o whe†her cus†omers have an even† †o be abIe †o
have slgnS, We WOUld †hen ques†ion †he cus†omer. The in†en†ion is no† fo口he cus†omer十〇 s†a†e
†he subjec† of †he signage,
ln response †o a ques†ion f「om Commissioner Campbe=, Mr. Conkie s†a†ed †ha† †he「e are
slgnS †ha† do no† requi「e Pe「m汀s; a lo† of †he ones on †he char† for †empo「ary s gnage do no†
requlre Pe「mi†s because we know when an even† is occu「「lng.丁he bu「den pu† on individuals †o
receive a pe「m旧or †emporary reasons was de†ermined †o be non‑feasibIe.
ln 「esponse †o ques†ions f「om Commissioner Campbe用Ms. Brown s†a†ed signs are no†
aIiowed unless specifically pe「m冊ed. All a cus†ome「 WOU「d have †o do is ider油fy a s廿Ua†ion †hey
fa旧n†○ ○ SOme†hing in †hei「 distric†, USe Of †hei「 p「operty言n o「de「 †o be able †o pu† up any slgn・
The cus†omer does no川ave †o use †he sign for†he †hough† behind it.
ln response †o ques†ions from Commissioner Williams, Ms. Brown s†a†ed †ha口f none o=he
allowances in †he ordinance are me†, †hen anyslgnS POS†ed wouId no† be a perm冊ed sign.
ln 「esponse †o ques†ions from Commissioner Campbell, Ms, Brown s†a†ed †ha†
C。mmissioners have †he policy making ab町y †o make recommenda†ions †o Council concern!ng
physical charac†eristics o=he signs言n †ems of wa輔ng †he o「dinance †o s†ill say十ha† a slgn
pos†ed close †o an elec†ion †ime has †o have a po冊caI message言† car吊be done言he
O「dinance has †o be changed removlng †hose res†ric†ions.
in response †o ques†ions f「om Commissioner Campbell, Mr. Conk!e s†a†ed it wouid be
onerous fo「 a p「operty owne「 †o have †o prove a sale and ge† a perm町Us=o pu† a fo「sale slgn
on †he p「ope「†y」f someone c○mpIained †ha† a s‑gn WaS UP †ha† was believed †o be in vi01a†ion′
it would be inves†iga†ed, a冊OUgh no† knowing wha† means would be used †o de†e「mine if
proper†y is for sa「e・ bu冊would have †o be investiga†ed once a compIain† was brough† forth.
in response †o a question from Commissioner Larue, M「・ Conkle s†a†ed †ha† †here are no
o†her policy changes happening; businesses can have †he same number o=emporary signs as
†hey always have been a=owed.
!n response †o a question from Chairman Sou†hall asking旧here were any speakers; M「・
Camadys†a†ed †here was one speake「by†he name of Chip Dicks †o speak on †he汀em.
A††orney Chip Dicks, 1802 Baybe「ry Cour†, Sui†e 403, Richmond, VA 23226 p「esen†ed
himself on behalf of Lamar Advertising Company, an OU†d0Or adve面sing b用board c○mpany. He
s†a†ed †ha† p「esen† w冊him was Mr. 」amie Mocke†, Lamar s general manage「 and viee
presiden† for Virginia. Mr. Dicks wen† on †o compllment S†aff on †hei「 「esea「Ch of Reed vs. Town of
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G胎erf, S†a†ing †ha口he case is ve「y diffieul†′ and十ha† sign 「egula†ion is a very complex issue′ W冊
peopie a= across Ame「ica dealing w冊†he same踊ng. On behaif o口he bjllboard companies in
Virginia, he s†a†ed †ha† he reviewed †he sign o「dinances in compilanCe W冊Reed vs. G胎er†川e
comp"men†ed Ms. B「own, M「. Conkle, and s†aff on a job welI done of 「educing †he size o=he
sign ordinance and making汀Clea「・ He s†a†ed †ha† †here were severa同ems of concem he
wan†ed †o men†ion fo「 †he reco「d, aCknowledging †ha† Ms. B「own and M「. Conk!e did 「espond
†o him via emaii.
M「. Dicks s†a†ed †ha† line 28 con†ained languages †ha† †aIked abou† minimize adverse
impac†s on nea「by pub=c and priva†e properties." He c○nfi「med †ha† none o=hem knew
exac†Iy wha† †ha† mean工
Mr. Dicks asked of =ne 30. how do you de†e「mine wha† c○ns†ル†es∴a Visual
enc「oachment? He s†a†ed †ha† Ms. Brown and Mr. Conkle responded saying †hese a「e no†
subs†an†ive †e「ms †ha† a「e being used in †erms of adminis†ra†ion of slgn O「dinance. †ha† †hey a「e
mo「e而en口n cla「ifying. On †ha† basis, Since †hey are no† subs†antive, he冊nks †ha† wouId be
importan† fo「 †he Commission †0 l0Ok a†′ because when †he language is viewed he does no†
believe many knowwha川means and how汁would appiy In a g Ven Circums†ance・
Mr. Dicks s†a†ed †ha† in冊e 176 †he †erm ligh† †「espass was used and †here is a who!e
consti†uency of da「k sky folks who have †his expansive defi冊on of wha† c○ns冊∪†es =gh†
†respass. whe†her †he =gh† emana†es from a s gn′ O「 if旧ocuses on a slgn′ Or if †ha† glare is
ai「eady regula†ed. Ms. Brown and Mr. Conkie 「esponded †ha† †he ordinance regula†es gIare and
lig輔ng bu川S focus is on †he =gh†s †ha† are adjacen† †o o「 shining on †he sign as opposed †o †he
ligh† emana†ing from †he sign. Mr. Dicks s†a†ed †ha川gh† †respass is no† defined in †he ordinance′
and he believes †ha† Mr. Conkie and legal s†aff w=i have †o in†e「p「e† †ha† before †he
amendmen† is approved.
Mr. Dicks s†a†ed †ha† in line 182 †here is a provision †ha† prohibi†s movemen† of any slgn.
He 「efe「ences †he b用boards on十he in†ers†a†es, Saylng †hose slgnS Change pre††y regula「ly. Ms.
Brown and Mr. ConkIe 「esponded †ha† in †he o「dinance †he「e is no a††emp† †o 「egula†e †he
change of signs, Only †he movemen† o口he signs itself. M「・ Dicks s†a†ed †ha† his sugges†ion would
refIec† †ha†in †e「ms ofreading, he did no† ge† †ha† f「om肌e language.
M「. Dicks s†a†ed †ha† jn line 293十he「e is a provision abou† non‑COnfo「mlng SlgnS; CU「「en†ly
†here is a s†a†e s†a†∪†e †ha† 「eguIa†es †he ma而enance and repai「s of non‑COnfo「ming b川board
signs, and †he p「OPOSed o「dinance does no† re干e「ence †ha†工he s†a†e law s剛COn†roIs w冊
respec† †○ †hese main†enance and repa「「S †o non‑COnfo「mlng b紺boards. He †hen ques†ioned
whe†her or no† †he exception p「ovision migh† apply fo「 a re!oca†ion of non‑COnfo「mlng SlgnS?
The「e is a s†a†e s†a†∪†e specificalIy on †ha口opic †ha† gove「ns, due †o †he fac†冊a† †he p「oposed
ordinance doesn'† 「efe「ence †ha†, †he s†a†e non‑COnfi「ming b川boa「d 「epai「 loca†ion provisions
WOUld apply.
1n response †o a ques†ion from Commissioner CampbeIl, Mr. Dicks s†a†ed he is sa†輔ed
w冊S†affうs curren† interp「e†a†ion o口he language, bu† questioned if some†hing is no† specified in
†he o「dinance, and if ano†he「 zonjng adminis†「a†or or legaI represen†a†ive was †o come on
board, Wha† w旧hey observe and opine of †hose specific languages.
In 「esponse †o a ques†ion from Commisstoner Campbe=, Zoning Adm涌S†ra†or Conkle
s†a†ed †he language had aIready been w冊en, advertised, and sen† ou† for pub"ca†ion †o †he
PUblic and commissioners言† was †0O la†e †o make any changes. A Io† of †he c○ncems were
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†ypical †○ †he zoning ordinance in general because some of †he language used isn † defined
and a zoning administrato「 has †o make an in†erp「e†ation of wha自† means川is no† uncommon.
1n response †o a question from Commissioner LaRue′ Attomey B「OWn S†a†ed †ha† †he
Planning Commission can recommend app「OVal w冊a cIa嗣ca†ion †ha† †he movemen†
prohibition does no† apply †o electron了c changeable copy signs.
The「e being no add硝onal questions or speakers, †he Commission approved十he following
res0lutions:
WHEREAS: †he Hamp†on PIaming Commission has before旧his day an o「dinance †o amend
and 「eenac† Chap†e「 1 0 0=he zoning ordinance o=he Crty of Hamp†on, Virginia
en†i†led rsigus一 perta面ng †o 而en† of sign regulations; administration and
enforcemen† of sign regulations; Pem冊ed, prOhib什ed, and exemp† signs;
「equi「emen†s of pem壷廿ed signs; and adoption of †ab)es of什ees†anding, Wa= and
†emporary signage perm冊ed;
WHEREAS: 皿s amendmen† is necessary †o conform †he zoning o「dinance wi†h the U冊ed
S†a†es Supreme Court s decisfon in Reed v. Town of G胎ert Arizona, 135 S. C†.
2218 (2015), Where †he Courf expanded岨e †ypes of sign reguIations †ha† are
conside「ed con†enトbased and presumptively uncons皿Jtiona! under Firs†
Amendmen† principIes;
WHEREAS: 皿s amendmen† wouId remove the regulations in †he sign chap†e「 tha† depend
On a Signis c○n†en†, bu† main†ain regulations based upon con†en†meutral fac†ors
SUCh as zoning distric† and use of †he property;
WH駅EAS:∴∴∴signs pem冊ed unde「 †he proposed amendmen† may display any message
abou† any †opic, bu† mus† c○mply wi†h o†her regulations such as †he physical
na†ure of †he sign, du「ation of display, and loca†ion;
WHEREAS: †he amendmen† wouId aiso make subs†antiaI housekeeping changes by
COnSOlidating regulatious in†○ †hree new †ables of signage perm冊ed′ and
cIarifying pem冊ed signs by zoning distric†;
WHEREAS: †his amendmen† is being b「ough† forward in conjunction w冊ZOA 194‑2016
「ega「ding defin冊ons of signs; and
WH駅EAS: One speaker spoke on †his item crs an a骨omey 「ep「esen血g b用board companies
in Virginia and reques†ed changes †o the amendmen†s †ha† wouid clarrty †he
in†en† of †he provisions 「egarding movemen† of signs and g間ng requl「emen†s.
NOW, THEREFORE, On a mOtion by Commissioner LaRue and sec○nded by Commissione「
W冊qm5,
BE什RESOLVED †ha†冊e Hamp†on PIaming Commission recommends †o C汁y Council app「oval
of Zoning Ordinance Amendmen† No. 193‑2016 w冊an amendmen† †o sta†e †ha†
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十he section pertaining †o movemen† of sigm does no† prohibit electronic
changeable copy signs.
A 「oll call vo†e on †he motion resul†ed as follows:
AYES: LaRue, W冊ams, Campbe=′ McCIoud, Schmid†, Sou†ha=
NAYS: None
ABST: None
ABSENT: Bunting
丁he P)aming Commission also app「oved †he fo=owing resoIution:
WHEREAS: †he Hamp†on Planning Commission has before旧his day an ordinance †o amend
and 「eenac† Chap†er 2 of the zoning ordinance o=he Crty of Hamp†on, Virg面a
en刑ed De帥tions pertaining十o defir嗣ons reidted †o signage;
WHEREAS: †his amendmen† is necessary十〇 confom †he zoning ordinance with †he Uni†ed
S†a†es Sup「eme Courfts decision in Reed v・ Town of Gilbert Arizona. 135 S. Ct.
2218 (2015), Where †he Court expanded †he †ypes of sign 「egula†ions †ha† a「e
conside「ed con†enトbased and p「esumptively unconstifutional under Firs†
Amendmen† pnnciples;
WHEREAS: †hjs amendmen† would amend 十he defin輔ons of sjgn, abandoned non‑
confoming sign. awning/canopy sign, bamer, discon冊ued sign, frees†anding
sign, grOUnd‑mOUn†ed sign, Pr。jec冊g sign, and walI sign; WOUld remove †he
de個tions of business/Shopping cen†e「 sign, COnS†ruction sign, direc†ory sign,
exposu「e, fes†○○nS川ega同gn, menU boa「d, Permanen†Iy a廿ached sign. po冊cai
sign, PUb帖direc†ory o「 informa†ion sign′ and 「eal es†ate sign; and wou)d c「ea†e
new defin輔ons fo「 fea†he「 Sign言nfid†able sign言n†ers†a†e/arterial sign, lawn sign,
public ah, Pylon sign′ and †emporary sign・ all so tha† the de帥tions a「e no†
con†enトbased;
WHEREAS: †屈S amendmen† is being b「ough† forward in conjunction w冊ZOA 193‑2016
regarding sign regulations in chap†e「 1 0 o口he zoning ordinance; and
WH駅EAS: One speaker spoke on †his i†em crs an a骨omey rep「ese掴ng b紺board companies
in VIrginia and reques†ed changes †o †he amendmen†s †ha† would cla而y †he
而en† o口he p「ovisions regarding movemen† of sigm and ligh冊g requiremen†s.
NOW, THEREFORE, On a mOtion by Commissione「 McCloud and seconded by Commissione「
W用qms,
BE汀RESOLVED †ha† the Hamp†on PIaming Commission recommends †o Ci†y Council approval
of Zoning Ordinance Amendmen† No言94‑201 6.
A 「o= ca= vo十e on †he motion resu廿ed as fo=ows:
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AYES: LaRue, W帥ams, Campbell, McCioud, Schmid†, Sou†ha=
NAYS: None
ABST: None
ABSENT: Bun十ing
『EM V. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR S REPORT
A. YOUTH PしANNERREPORT
Senior You†h Plamer B「yauna K「alik presen†ed †he You†h Piamer report for †he previous
mon†h, a C○Py Of which is a††ached †o †he orlg nal minu†es. She s†a†ed †ha=n †he mon†h of May
†he group rea ly focused on wrapplng UP fo「 †he year and mov ng forwa「d for †he nex† year.
Ms. K「aIik s†a†ed †ha† †he Commission had a pIannlng SeSSion where †hey focused on
prepara†ion fo「 in†erviews. During †he session言he Commission l○○ked a† †he struc†ure of †he
in†erviews and decided †hey wan†ed †he interviews †o reflec† †he s†「UC†ure of †he Hamp†on
You†h Commission mee†ings in orde「 †o fo「m a mo「e casuaI envi「onmen† for †he candida†es and
†o in†roduce candida†es †o十he s†ruc†u「e o=he Hamp†on You†h Commjssion. There were 9
Commissioners who volun†ee「ed †o conduc† †he in†erviews. A †○†ai o=4 applica†ions were
received She p「oceeded †o s†a†e †hat而erviews consis†ed of b「ief welcomes and而「oduc†ions
be†ween †he candida†es言hey s†arted ou† w冊Iigh†‑hear†ed questions, †hen †he mo「e se「ious
in†e「view ques†ions †ha† asked †he candida†es abou† †heir s†rengths and weaknesses′ and how
†hey c○uld con†「ibu†e †o †he wo「k o=he commission as a whoIe工he candida†es †hen had †o
pa面Cipa†e in a g「oup activi†y whe「e †hey had †o iden描y an了ssue in †he cfty o川amp†0∩ †ha†
†hey fe † affec†ed you†h. F「om †he「e †hey mus† crea†e a campalgn W冊regards †○ †wo
「es†「ictions, OnIy being a!lowed十o use one social media pla†fo「m and had †o use ano†her
ou†「each method †o ge† info「ma†ion †o and f「om †he you†h.
Ms. Kraiik s†a†ed †ha† †he you†h plame「 prog「am conduc†ed血erviews fo「 †wo
appllCan†s who we「e we l qua腫ed and †he decision w用be released la†e冊is month.
Ms. K「alik s†a†ed †ha† †he special even†s comm冊ee focused on Hamp†on You†h
Commission boo† camp. B0O† camp is a †ime o口eam bu=ding.
Ms. Kra=k s†a†ed †ha† †he ma「keting comm冊ee focused on †he You†h Commission s
presence on social media.丁he marke†ing comm冊ee also heIped in †he plann ng effo「†s of †he
Hamp†on You†h Commission s end‑Of‑yea「 Celebra†ion.
The nex† s†eps fo「 †he You†h Commission would be †o a††end †he end‑Of‑yea「 Ce(eb「a†ion
and manda†o「y boo† camp.
Vi・ 1TEMS BY THE PUBしiC
There were no i†ems by †he public.
Vli・ MA¶ERS BY THE COMMISSION
The「e we「e no ma††e「s by冊e Commission.
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∨冊 AD」OJRNMENT
There being no fu冊er business, †he 「egular mee†ing was adjoumed a† 5:15 p.m・
Respec†fu=y Subm冊ed,
ary †○ †he Commissfon
APPROVED BY:
Tommy Sou†ha=
Chairman
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Agenda
PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF HAMPTON, VIRGINIA
CHAIR: Thomas Southall
VICE-CHAIR: Andre McCloud
COMMISSIONERS: Mary Bunting, Carlton Campbell, Gaynette LaRue, Teresa V. Schmidt,
Gregory Williams
WORK SESSION
June 2, 2016 @ 3:00 PM – City Hall, Lawson Conference Room, 8th Floor
I. Questions about agenda items
MEETING AGENDA
June 2, 2016 @ 3:30 PM – City Hall, City Council Chambers, 8th Floor
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Minutes of the May 5, 2016 Planning Commission Meeting
IV. Public Hearing Items
A. Use Permit Application No. 16-00002: by Debbie Privette to operate a day care 3 at 1741
W. Queen Street [LRSN 3004764] for 100 children with 15 employees. The property is
zoned One-Family Residence (R-11) District, which permits a day care 3 subject to
approval of a use permit. The Hampton Community Plan (2006, as amended)
recommends public/semi-public use for this area. Copies of documents or information
concerning this proposal may be obtained from the Community Development
Department located in Hampton City Hall, 22 Lincoln Street, or from Tolu Ibikunle, (757)
728-5237 or tibikunle@hampton.gov.
B. Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 192-2016: Ordinance To Amend And Reenact Article
5 of Chapter 9 Of The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Hampton, Virginia Entitled “O-IH
District – Infill Housing Overlay” By Amending Section 9-42 Application and Boundaries.
Approval of this amendment would exempt the properties on the east side (bay side) of
N. 1st Street from Pilot Avenue to the northern terminus of N. 1st Street at the Salt Ponds
Beach and the properties located east of State Park Drive between Beach Road on the
southern end and the Grandview Nature Preserve at the northern end in the Grandview
area. These properties have the combination of a unique coastal character, existing
development pattern, and limitations due to local, state, and federal environmental
regulations. Copies of documents or information concerning this proposal may be
obtained from the Community Development Department located in Hampton City Hall
at 22 Lincoln Street or from Mike Hayes, (757) 728-5244 or mdhayes@hampton.gov.
C. Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 193-2016: Ordinance to Amend and Reenact the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Hampton, Virginia by Amending Articles I through III of
Chapter 10 Entitled “Signs” Pertaining to Intent of Sign Regulations; Administration and
Enforcement of Sign Regulations; Permitted, Prohibited, and Exempt Signs; Requirements
of Permitted Signs; and Adoption of Tables of Freestanding, Wall, and Temporary Signage
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Permitted. Approval of this amendment would bring the sign chapter into compliance
with recent U.S. Supreme Court case law governing signs by removing restrictions based
upon the subject matter of the sign, reorganize existing sign regulations to be more user-
friendly, create three new tables of permitted signage, and re-define and clarify
permitted types of temporary signage. This amendment is being brought forward in
conjunction with ZOA 194-2016 related to definitions of signs. Copies of documents or
information concerning this proposal may be obtained from the Community
Development Department located in Hampton City Hall at 22 Lincoln Street or from Jeff
Conkle, (757) 728 -5229 or jconkle@hampton.gov.
D. Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 194-2016: Ordinance to Amend and Reenact the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Hampton, Virginia by Amending Chapter 2 Entitled,
“Definitions” pertaining to definitions related to signage. Approval of this amendment
would redefine the following existing definitions: sign, abandoned non-conforming sign,
awning/canopy sign, banner, discontinued sign, freestanding sign, ground-mounted
sign, projecting sign, and wall sign. It would remove the following definitions:
business/shopping center sign, construction sign, directory sign, exposure, festoons, illegal
sign, menu board, permanently attached sign, political sign, public directory or
information sign, and real estate sign. Finally, the amendment would create new
definitions for feather sign, inflatable sign, interstate/arterial sign, lawn sign, public art,
pylon sign, and temporary sign. This amendment is being brought forward in conjunction
with ZOA 193-2016 related to the intent of sign regulations, administration and
enforcement of sign regulations, permitted, prohibited and exempt signs, requirements of
permitted signs, and adoption of tables of freestanding, wall, and temporary signage
permitted. Copies of documents or information concerning this proposal may be
obtained from the Community Development Department located in Hampton City Hall
at 22 Lincoln Street or from Jeff Conkle, (757) 728 -5229 or jconkle@hampton.gov.
V. Community Development Director’s Report
A. Youth Planner Report – Bryauna Kralik, Senior Youth Planner
VI. Items by the public
VII. Matters by the Commission
VIII. Adjournment
Protocol for Public Input at Planning Commission Meetings:
Hampton Planning Commission meetings are open to the public. The public is invited to attend
meetings and to observe the work and deliberations of the Planning Commission. The public
may also address the Planning Commission on public hearing items by signing up to speak.
Public hearing sign-up sheets will be available until the specific item is reached during the course
of the meeting. Speakers will be recognized in the order in which they sign up and are asked to
state their name and address, to limit their comments to 3 minutes, and to avoid repeating
comments made by previous speakers.
As a courtesy to others during the meeting,
please turn off cellular telephones or set them to vibrate.
CITY OF HAMPTON
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
PLANNING & ZONING ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
22 LINCOLN STREET, 5TH FLOOR
HAMPTON, VA 23669
757-727-6140
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