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7/9/26, 2:57 PM City Council Regular Meeting - Dec 09 2025 - Midtown Community Center (570 McLawhorne Dr, Newport News, VA 23601) - Minute…
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN CHAPTER 45, ZONING ORDINANCE,
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, ARTICLE V. GENERAL
REGULATIONS, SECTION 45-530, SELF-SERVICE ICE VENDING UNITS.
The amendment will revise the existing standards governing self-service ice
vending units by reducing the minimum lot size requirement from two acres to
three-quarters of an acre. The amendment recommended was to provide more
opportunities for the use to operate.
The City Manager recommends approval.
Ms. Diane Davis, 30 Elm Avenue, spoke in favor of the amendment, expressed
appreciation to City Council for considering the change to allow more ice
vending machines to be installed on smaller parcels. She explained that these
machines provided affordable ice to private citizens, restaurant owners, and
contractors, who were required by United States Department of Labor –
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to provide ice to its
employees. Lowering the acreage requirements would allow more machines to
be placed throughout the City.
Moved by Councilman Cleon M. Long, P.E., seconded by Councilman Marcellus
L. Harris III, D. Div., to close the public hearing.
Carried by the following votes:
Ayes: Councilman Cleon M. Long, P.E., Vice Mayor Curtis D. Bethany III,
Councilman Robert Coleman, Councilman Marcellus L. Harris III, D.
Div., and Mayor Phillip Jones
Moved by Vice Mayor Curtis D. Bethany III, seconded by Councilman Marcellus
L. Harris III, D. Div., adoption of the ordinance.
Carried by the following votes:
Ayes: Councilman Cleon M. Long, P.E., Vice Mayor Curtis D. Bethany III,
Councilman Robert Coleman, Councilman Marcellus L. Harris III, D.
Div., and Mayor Phillip Jones
5. Resolution Approving and Adopting the City of Newport News 2025 Solid Waste
Management Plan Update
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2025 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN OF
THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA.
The Virginia Waste Management Board requires all localities to maintain an up-
to-date Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) and submit a formal update to
the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) at least every five
years. Newport News first adopted its independent SWMP in 1995 following its
withdrawal from the Virginia Peninsulas Public Service Authority (VPPSA)
Regional Plan. The 2025 SWMP Update represents the City’s fifth revision
(following plans in 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020).
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