[CPEO-MEF] Oceana (VA) development restrictions

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Beach council tightens rules on building around Oceana

Deirdre Fernandes
The Virginian-Pilot
January 9, 2008

Virginia Beach - The City Council agreed Tuesday to tougher restrictions 
on new housing developments around Oceana Naval Air Station, a move that 
comes more than two years after the federal government threatened to 
move the base's jets.

Most of the ordinances unanimously approved Tuesday apply to the 
lowest-decibel noise zone and go further in limiting new homes than the 
Base Realignment and Closure Commission's report recommended in 2005.

Council members said they hope the new guidelines, which take effect 
immediately, will help "BRAC-proof" Virginia Beach and protect it 
against future threats to its largest employer.

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For the entire article, see
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/01/beach-council-tightens-rules-building-around-oceana


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Lenny Siegel
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