Mount Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church Rezoning (RZN2025-010)
Suffolk
Description
The old New Dominion Pictures studio site was rezoned from light industrial to office-institutional with proffers requiring permits for hotels, schools, hospitals and flex space.
Impact summary
Swaps a potentially intense industrial zoning for civic use matching the comprehensive plan — and the church plans to renovate rather than demolish.
Applicant
- Name
- Dr. Kimberly Williams, Mount Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church
- Address
- 1000 Film Way, Suffolk, Virginia
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 8
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Jun 17, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council Meeting Agendas (Regular) - Jun 17, 2026
The old New Dominion Pictures studio site was rezoned from light industrial to office-institutional with proffers requiring permits for hotels, schools, hospitals and flex space.
Planning Commission Meeting Agendas - May 21, 2026
Six acres of the old film studio rezoned from Light Industrial to Office Institutional (Conditional) to make way for the church. Recommended to City Council with proffers requiring CUPs for hotels, schools, hospitals and similar uses.
Related issues (1)
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