Property request · conditional use permit
Graydon Hester: allow a multi- unit dwelling (731 Old Glebe Point Road)
Board decides (county’s record, May 14, p. 9)Approved, 5-0 · May 14
A step the records show opens the record itself.
In plain words
Graydon Hester, owner, asked for a Conditional Use Permit, a special permission, to allow a multi-unit dwelling at 731 Old Glebe Point Road, zoned R-1 (Residential General).1 The Planning Commission took up the request at a public hearing on April 16, 2026.2 Mr. Danny Hester, the father of the applicant, spoke and said he owns Horn Harbor Restaurant and built the home to house employees.2 At the hearing, the public made no comments, and the Zoning Administrator read six suggested conditions, including shielded lighting and at least six designated parking spaces.3 One condition would have revoked the permit if ownership changed from the Hester family, but the County Attorney explained that permits "run with the land, not the owner."3 On May 14, 2026, the Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve the permit with the conditions, removing condition number 5.4
Summarized from the county’s records, September 26.
Where each sentence comes from
- “Conditional Use Permit to allow a multi-unit dwelling on property zoned R-1, Residential General” … “located at 731 Old Glebe Point Road”Apr 16, 2026 · Planning Commission · On the agenda
- “Mr. McKenzie stated the first public hearing is a request by Graydon Hester, owner” … “Mr. Danny Hester, the father of the applicant stated his son could not attend” … “he owns Horn Harbor Restaurant, and the home at 731 Glebe Point Road. Mr. Hester stated he built the home to house employees of his restaurant”Apr 16, 2026 · Planning Commission · In the minutes
- “Public Hearing Open No comments were made.” … “Any proposed lighting shall be shielded and directed downward” … “at least six (6) designated parking spaces” … “This conditional use permit shall be revoked in the event that ownership changes from the Hester family.” … “zoning permits and changes typically run with the land, not the owner”Request by Graydon Hester, owner, for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a multi- · full text
- “removing condition number 5 as it is not consistent with zoning practices” … “Vote 5-0: yes, James Long, James Brann, Chip Williams, Al Fisher, Keith Harris; no, none.”May 14, 2026 · Board of Supervisors · Motion carried, 5-0
Written automatically from the county’s records. Each sentence has to quote the record it comes from, word for word, or it’s left out. The records have the final say.
The official wording
Request by Graydon Hester, owner, for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a multi- unit dwelling on property zoned R-1, Residential General. The property is shown as Tax Map Parcel # 36-(1)-31-A1 and is located at 731 Old Glebe Point Road.
Zoning districts here
R-1 · Residential GeneralWhat the ordinance says it’s forHide
“The purpose of this district is to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life compatible with a low intensity of land use. This district is composed of low to medium concentrations of residential uses, plus certain open areas where similar development appears likely to occur. Certain commercial, public, semipublic, and institutional uses of a character that complements residential communities are permitted and encouraged insofar as they are integral to the local (or immediate) community. Cluster development and conservation design principles are encouraged.”
Zoning Ordinance § 148-33
Words the law defines
Conditional use permit
Virginia law calls this a special exception, or special use permit:
“‘Special exception’ means a special use that is a use not permitted in a particular district except by a special use permit granted under the provisions of this chapter and any zoning ordinances adopted herewith.”
Code of Virginia § 15.2-2201, Chapter 22. Planning, Subdivision of Land and Zoning
What’s happened
- Thu14May
Board of Supervisors · a vote
ApprovedThe Board’s vote
Motion to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow a multi-unit dwelling on property zoned R-1, Residential General with the suggested conditions, removing condition number 5 as it is… Show allMotion to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow a multi-unit dwelling on property zoned R-1, Residential General with the suggested conditions, removing condition number 5 as it is not consistent with zoning practices. This motion is made in due consideration of the administrative record before the body, including the planning commission’s deliberations and recommendation, the information received via the public hearing, including statements offered by staff, the applicant, and members of the public, the public health and safety, the general welfare of the community, public necessity, convenience, in the exercise of good zoning practices and the body’s legislative prerogative, and pursuant to the body’s statutory authority.
Moved by Fisher, seconded by Williams
It begins: “Up next, we have a request by Graden Hester, owner of for conditional use permit to allow multifamily unit dwelling” From the video’s automatic captions, which mishear words.
3 documents given to the board
- Thu16Apr
- On the agenda: Request by Graydon Hester, owner, for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a multi-unit dwelling on property zoned R-1, Residential General. The property is shown as Tax Map Parcel # 36-(1)-31-A1 and is located at 731 Old Glebe Point Road. (agenda, Apr 16)
- In the minutes: Mr. McKenzie stated the first public hearing is a request by Graydon Hester, owner, for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a multi-unit dwelling on property zoned R-1, Residential General. The property is shown as Tax Map Parcel # 36-(1)-31-A1 and is located at 731 Old Glebe Point Road. Chairman Parker asked the… (minutes, Apr 16)
Meeting by meeting, newest first, in the records’ own words. Each vote names the minutes it’s written in.
The records
- Thu14May
- Thu16Apr
Gathered from Northumberland County’s agendas, minutes and notices. Checked October 26.