Old Beach Design Review Committee
An appointed body that provides a project review process to help preserve, enhance and promote the character of the Old Beach residential neighborhood.
Elizabeth Nowak
May Meeting Rescheduled
The May meeting for the Old Beach Design Review Committee has been rescheduled to May 23rd. The committee will meet at 4 p.m. in the Sandbridge Conference Room in the Convention & Visitors Bureau at 600 22nd Street.
The Old Beach Design Review Committee was established in the Old Beach Overlay District Ordinance (Section 1906, Zoning Ordinance) as a resource for people seeking to develop in the Old Beach Overlay District.
The committee is intended to help preserve, enhance, and promote the character of the Old Beach residential neighborhood in accordance with the Old Beach Design Guidelines and provisions of the Old Beach Overlay District by offering recommendations on development projects.
Plan submission to and review by the committee is voluntary and is encouraged early in the design process, prior to applying for necessary City approvals or permits.
Meeting Times & Location
The Old Beach Design Review Committee will meet in person on the second Thursday of each month
at 4 p.m. in the Sandbridge Conference Room at the Convention & Visitors Bureau Building (600 22nd Street). The meeting will be canceled if there are no agenda items. Members of the public wishing to comment on an agenda item should contact Elizabeth Nowak at enowak@vbgov.com or (757) 385-4621.
Old Beach Design Review Application
A planning worksheet to help builders and homeowners meet the recommendations within the Old Beach Design Guidelines.
Agendas & Minutes
- Jan. 10: Agenda | Meeting Minutes
- Feb. 15: Agenda | Meeting Minutes
- March 14: Agenda | Meeting Minutes
- April 11: Agenda | Meeting Minutes
- May 23*: Agenda | Meeting Minutes
- June 13: Agenda | Meeting Minutes
- July 11: Agenda | Meeting Minutes
- Aug. 8: Agenda | Meeting Minutes
- Sept. 12: Agenda | Meeting Minutes
- Oct. 10: Agenda | Meeting Minutes
- Nov. 14: Agenda | Meeting Minutes
- Dec. 12: Agenda | Meeting Minutes
*Rescheduled
- Nov. 9: Agenda | Meeting Minutes
- Dec. 14: Agenda | Meeting Minutes
Committee Members
The five-member committee is appointed by the City Council, including two representatives from the Resort Advisory Commission and three representatives who reside or own property within the Old Beach Overlay District.
All committee members are qualified by knowledge or experience to make decisions on questions of neighborhood planning and design. A Planning Department staff member serves as liaison to the committee.
Name
Details
Appointment Date
Name
Billy Almond
Details
Resort Advisory Commission member
Appointment Date
March 16, 2021
Name
Ellis Hinnant-Will
Details
Resident/property owner
Appointment Date
Jan. 10, 2006
Name
Patty F. Jarn
Details
Resident/property owner
Appointment Date
Nov. 10, 2020
Name
Nancy Parker
Details
Resident/property owner
Appointment Date
Sept. 4, 2018
Name
Jeremey Maloney
Details
Resort Advisory Commission member
Appointment Date
March 5, 2024
Old Beach Neighborhood
Established in 1915, Old Beach is one of the oldest residential areas at the Oceanfront. The neighborhood consists primarily of single-family homes, duplexes and some multifamily dwellings scattered throughout. The majority of the original 1920-to-1950s beach cottages have been lost to redevelopment.
Most remaining single-family homes appear to have been constructed from the 1950s to the present. They are two stories and are simple and varied in their architectural styles, including examples of Arts and Crafts, Coastal Cottage, European Romantic and Colonial Revival. This variation has lent a positive, eclectic character to the neighborhood.
Many existing single-family structures also possess a second or ancillary dwelling unit on the same lot. Duplexes and multifamily dwellings are contemporary and simplified in their architectural style: two to three stories in height and vary in their width and layout.
Most lots within the neighborhood have been assembled to 40, 50, and 60 feet wide for residential building purposes, with varying depths of 130, 140, 150 and 190 feet, determined by block location. The average lot within the neighborhood is roughly 50 feet wide by 140 foot deep.
Old Beach is also served by an alley system, with most alleys being less than 20 feet wide.
Old Beach Overlay District
The Old Beach Overlay District was established in 2005 to preserve and enhance the character of the Old Beach neighborhood, by providing opportunities for both new and redeveloped resort residential development, characterized by single-family, cottage-style homes and compatible multifamily residential dwellings.
The overlay district boundaries are designated on the City’s Official Zoning Map as follows: 27 ½ Street and Beach Garden Park to the north; Parks Avenue to the west; 22 ½ Street to the south; and a varying line within the 300 block west of Pacific Avenue. The overlay district regulations address principal uses and structures, accessory uses and structures, dimensional requirements, desired design incentives, and the Old Beach Design Review Committee.
All properties are subject to the regulations of the overlay district as well as the underlying zoning district(s); where there is conflict, the overlay district regulations prevail.