Special exception uses are those uses having some potential impact or uniqueness which require a careful review of their location, design, configuration, and impacts to determine, against fixed standards, the desirability of permitting their establishment on any given site. They are uses that may or may not be appropriate in a particular location depending on a weighing, in each case, of the public need and benefit against the local impacts.

Location:
5^th Floor, Room 508, City Hall Building, Department of Planning, 810 Union Street, Norfolk, VA 23510

Contact:
Bureau of Zoning Services
Telephone: (757) 664-4752
Facsimile: (757) 441-1569
mailto:susan.pollock@norfolk.gov

Requirements:

• A completed special exception application.  Application available online.
• A check or money order
• A complete description of the proposed use of the property
• A site plan drawn to scale

Procedure:

• Zoning Services staff reviews application and makes a recommendation
• City Planning Commission holds a public hearing and makes a recommendation
• City Council hears the request and if the application is approved, an Ordinance is adopted.

Time Frame:
2 to 2 ½ months