WETLANDS BOARD
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2025
6th FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL, 801 CRAWFORD STREET PUBLIC MEETING 3:30 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
C. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 5, 2025
D. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM
JPA 2024-2634 – Application by D. Pringle, on behalf of T. Jones, to construct stormwater outfall structures to impact vegetated and non-vegetated tidal wetlands at 4600 Thornwood Street along Carney Creek, a tributary of the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River.
E. NEW BUSINESS
F. ADJOURNMENT
801 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704 Phone: (757) 393-8836 • Fax: (757) 393-5223
To: Wetlands Board From: Planning Staff Date: March 5, 2025
Re: JPA 2024-2634 - Application by D. Pringle, on behalf of T. Jones, to construct stormwater
Street along Carney Creek, a tributary of the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River
Summary Date: March 5, 2025
Wetlands Board Public Hearing:
Summary Facts:
I. APPLICANT
T. Jones, 920 Professional Place, Chesapeake, Virginia, 23320
II. AGENT
D. Pringle, Bay Environmental, Inc., 648 Independence Parkway, Suite 100, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320
III. LOCATION & LEGAL DESCRIPTION
4600 Thornwood Street, also referenced as Tax Map 734, Parcel 22.1
IV. PROPERTY OWNER
Wyatt Landing Development, LLC, 920 Professional Place, Chesapeake, Virginia, 23320
V. PURPOSE
The applicant requests a Wetlands Permit to authorize construction of two (2) stormwater outfalls within the intertidal zone at 4600 Thornwood Street.
VI. RECOMMENDATION
Approval with conditions - Staff recommends approval of this application. With the recommended conditions, the impacts to wetlands have been minimized as much as practicable while constructing stormwater outfalls required for future development of the site. The proposed loss of vegetated wetlands will be compensated for with the purchase of compensatory mitigation credits.
VII. FINDINGS OF FACT
a. Site Description
The property at 4600 Thornwood Street is approximately 6.9 acres in size and is currently vacant. The property is located within the AE8/AE9 Flood Zone and is also within the Resource Management Area (RMA) and Resource Protection Area (RPA) of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area (CBPA). The subject property is surrounded to the north, south, and west by single-family residential properties zoned General Residential (GR). The east side of the property extends into Carney Creek.
Figure 1. Aerial image of applicant’s site
