Notice of Virginia Beach Wetlands Board Public Hearing

A Public Hearing of the Virginia Beach Wetlands Board will be held on Monday, September 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chamber – 2401 Courthouse Dr., Municipal Center, Bldg. 1, Second Floor, Virginia Beach, VA. A Staff briefing session will be held at 9:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Conference Room 2034. All interested parties are invited to attend.

The following requests are scheduled to be heard:

Old Business

1. Serban Ghenea [Applicant] 105 Bay Drive, LLC [Owner] To construct a bulkhead and rip rap revetment involving wetlands at 105 Bay Dr, contiguous to Linkhorn Bay – GPIN 2418545596 – District 6.
2. Fortin Family Trust [Applicant & Owner] To construct a rip rap revetment involving wetlands at 2504 Long Creek Dr, contiguous to Long Creek – GPIN 1499785947 – District 8.
3. Charles B. Hobbs RT [Applicant & Owner] To construct a bulkhead, rip rap revetment, add sand, and plant vegetation involving wetlands at 1500 Southwick Rd, contiguous to Linkhorn Bay – GPIN 2418022429 – District 6. New Business
4. Coffee House Sandbridge, LLC [Applicant & Owner] To construct a bulkhead involving coastal primary sand dune and beach at 3000 Sandfiddler Rd, contiguous to Atlantic Ocean – GPIN 2433433689 – District 2.
5. Paulanne H. Thacker Revocable Trust [Applicant & Owner] To construct a bulkhead and stairs involving coastal primary sand dune and beach at 2628 Sandfiddler Rd, contiguous to Atlantic Ocean – GPIN 2433294280 – District 2.
6. James M. Briggs, Sr., & Lynda H. Briggs Revocable Trust [Applicant & Owner] To construct a bulkhead and return wall involving wetlands at 521 Kerry Ln, contiguous to Lake Wesley – GPIN 2426291348 – District 5.
7. Raymond A. Troutman, Jr., Revocable Trust [Applicant & Owner] To construct a bulkhead and return wall involving wetlands at 517 Kerry Ln, contiguous to Lake Wesley – GPIN 2426291467 – District 5.
8. Robert & Traci Corcoran [Applicants & Owners] To construct a rip rap revetment involving wetlands at 1489 Watersedge Dr, contiguous to Eastern Branch Lynnhaven River – GPIN 1499005519 – District 8.
9. Eric T. Reeves & Joyce Y. Pye-Reeves [Applicants & Owners] To construct a bulkhead and rip rap revetment involving wetlands at 416 Wolfs Neck Trl, contiguous to Eastern Branch Lynnhaven River – GPIN 1497665735 – District 8.
10. Robert & Alicia Friedman [Applicants & Owners] To construct a bulkhead and rip rap revetment involving wetlands at 700 55th St, contiguous to Crystal Lake – GPIN 2418691862 – District 6.
11. Robert J. Whelan [Applicant & Owner] To construct a rip rap revetment involving wetlands and a boathouse at 1801 Broad Bay Cir, contiguous to Broad Bay – GPIN 2409533317 – District 6.

Copies of the proposed plans, ordinances, amendments and/or resolutions are on file and may be examined by appointment in the Planning Department at 2403 Courthouse Dr., Municipal Center, Bldg. 3, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 or online at VirginiaBeach.gov/wetlands once Staff Reports are posted to the Board webpage. Staff Reports will be available on the webpage 5 days prior to the meeting. For information call 757-385-4621.

If you require a reasonable accommodation for this meeting due to a disability, please call the Planning Department at 757-385-4621. If you are hearing impaired, you can contact Virginia Relay at 711 for TDD service