Good morning,

The City of Virginia Beach Wetlands Board Agenda for the Thursday, January 22, 2026, Public Hearing has been posted. Please refer to the following link.

https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/virginia-beach-departments-docs/planning/Boards-Commissions/Wetlands-Board/agendas/2026/Wetlands-Board-January-2026-Hearing-Agenda.pdf   

The Wetlands Board Public Hearing will be held at the City of Virginia Beach, City Hall, new Council Chambers, Building 1 located at 2401 Courthouse Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

An informal session will be held at 9:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Conference Room 2034 - 2401 Courthouse Drive, Building 1, Second Floor, Virginia Beach, VA. During the informal session, Staff briefs the Board on agenda items.  All interested persons are invited to attend.  There is no opportunity for citizenry to speak at the briefing session; however, the public is invited to speak at the formal Wetlands Board Public Hearing that follows. Copies of the applications, proposed plans, ordinances, amendments and/or resolutions are on file and may be examined by appointment in the Planning Department at 2403 Courthouse Dr., Building 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.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Staff at your convenience.

Thank you,

Heaven Manning, PWS

PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Environmental Planner

(757)385-8594  |  hmanning@VBgov.com

www.virginiabeach.gov/planning

Notice of Virginia Beach Wetlands Board Public Hearing
A Public Hearing of the Virginia Beach Wetlands Board will be held on Thursday, January 22, 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:
Administrative Business

• Election of 2026 Wetlands Board Officers
• Amendment to the Policies and Rules of Procedures of the Wetlands Board

New Business

1. Sunset Development of Northern Virginia, LLC [Applicant & Owner] To construct a bulkhead cap and stairs involving coastal primary sand dune and beach at 2768 Sandfiddler Rd, contiguous to Atlantic Ocean – GPIN 2433372110 – District 2.
   2. Thomas C. & Julianne Inglima [Applicants & Owners] To construct a rip rap revetment involving wetlands at 2417 Windward Shore Cir, contiguous to Broad Bay – GPIN 1499984181 – District 8.
   3. Donald J. Ward, III & Abbey L. Ward [Applicants & Owners] To construct a rip rap revetment and rip rap sill involving wetlands and a boathouse at 2200 Leeward Shore Dr, contiguous to Long Creek – GPIN 2409293566 – District 8.
   4. Christopher W. & Kimberly A. Mead [Applicants & Owners] To construct a bulkhead involving wetlands at 2808 Wood Duck Dr, contiguous to Bass Inlet West – GPIN 2433263014 – District 2.
   5. Larisa L. & John W. Murphy [Applicants & Owners] To construct a bulkhead and rip rap revetment involving wetlands at 1609 Arrowhead Pt, contiguous to Western Branch Lynnhaven River – GPIN 1489112720 – District 9.
   6. Colony Pines Apartments, LLC [Applicant & Owner] To construct rip rap revetments, a rip rap sill, add sand, and plant vegetation involving wetlands, at 2600 Little Pine Ct, contiguous to Eastern Branch Lynnhaven River – GPIN 1497652473 – District 8.

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.

2403 Courthouse Drive

Municipal Center, Building 3

Virginia Beach, VA 23456