Ghent Streets Norfolk, Virginia · HC-G2 Campaign

Policy Briefs

For planners, council members, and everyone who reads footnotes.

Technical documents making the legal, planning, and economic case for the HC-G2 text amendment. Cite them. Share them. Bring them to hearings.

Policy Brief · No. 1 · Published

The Case for By-Right Retail in HC-G2

Current use table, the CUP barrier, PCO precedent, proposed amendment language, performance standards, process timeline, and anticipated objections.

Policy Brief · No. 2 · Published

The Economic Case for HC-G2 Retail Activation

Revenue model: property tax uplift, meals tax, sales tax, BPOL. Conservative and aggressive scenarios. What the city is leaving on the table.

Policy Brief · No. 3 · Coming Soon

The ARB and Commercial Use

How Virginia historic districts elsewhere have managed mixed-use zoning without compromising ARB authority or architectural integrity.