🎒BACK-TO-FALL POTLUCK & SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE

Save the date, Ocean Park!

🗓️ Thursday, August 20th
🕠 5:30–8:00 PM
📍 Ocean Park Rescue Squad Picnic Area (newly renovated!)

The Ocean Park Civic League is bringing neighbors together to kick off the school year right — good food, good company, and a chance to help local students and teachers start strong. 🍎✏️

Bring the whole crew — kids and plus-ones always welcome!

📚 School🎒BACK-TO-FALL POTLUCK & SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE Supplies Needed:
✨ Tissues
✨ Thin dry-erase markers
✨ Baby wipes
✨ Disinfecting wipes
✨ Hand sanitizer

(New & unopened, please!)

🍽️ Potluck Time:

Sign up to bring a dish and/or a drink to share!

Can’t cook? No problem — come lend a hand with setup/cleanup, or just show up and enjoy! Every bit of help makes this community stronger. 💙

👉 Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948A9AB2AA6F8CF8-64896530-backtofall

See you there!

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LBR Report: 24-26

This report is for this past weekend July 24-26, 2026. This was a slower weekend with a total of 242 launches. 

Friday, July 24 – 62 total launches, car parking was not full and remained available throughout the day. The overflow lot was not used for with trailers. The main trailer lot did not fill. Barricades were not deployed. Weather was nice with small breeze. Bay was choppy. 

Saturday, July 25 – 51 total launches, car parking did not fill and had availability throughout the day. The overflow lot was not used for vehicles with trailers. We did not have to close the facility to trucks and trailers. Weather was rainy and cloudy with some wind. 

Sunday, July 26 – 185 total launches, car parking did fill up around 10am and had limited availability the rest of the day. The overflow lot was used for 30 oversized trailers. Barricade operations were implementedaround 10am. Great weather day low humidity and breeze. 

Incidents: 

Saturday : At approximately 11:30 PM on Saturday, July 25, 2026, the Security Guard heard a loud explosion originating from an electrical utility pole located within the Lynnhaven Boat Ramp property. Immediately afterward, this Security Ambassador observed a small fire burning near the upper portion of the utility pole where the electrical lines were attached. He immediately notified Virginia Beach Real Time Crime Dispatch, who dispatched the Virginia Beach Fire Department to the scene. A Virginia Beach Police Department officer was already present on the property prior to the incident. While observing the fire from a safe distance, he observed burning debris fall from the utility pole into a bush located at its base. The debris ignited the bush, causing a small vegetation fire to develop. The Security Guard retrieved a fire extinguisher from the Parks and Recreation office and extinguished the burning vegetation before it could spread further. The Virginia Beach Fire Department arrived on scene. By that time, the flames on the utility pole were no longer visible, and the vegetation fire had already been extinguished. Fire department personnel and the Virginia Beach Police Department officer inspected the area before clearing the scene at approximately 11:44 PM. 

Sunday :We had issues with vehicles w/trailers not adhering to the recommendations of staff to proceed out of the neighborhood during the facility closure because parking was full. We had a couple vehicles trying to park on Shore Drive turn lane. Police did assist as needed. We had one boat with mechanical issues close one ramp for about 20-30 minutes. 4 cars were found to be parked in a signed “no parking” fire lane within the facility. Staff informed police who responded. 2 vehicles were moved prior to police getting there and two were towed and ticketed by police. Review of camera footage from weekend did not show anything out of the ordinary. 

Parking Enforcement: 

Total Citation Count: 28 

Total Read Count: 252 

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Potluck on August 20th!

Thursday, August 20th, 5:30pm–8:00pm. Ocean Park Rescue Squad outdoor picnic area

The Ocean Park Civic League (OPCL) cordially invites you, your family (children and plus ones welcome!), and your neighbors to our Back-to-Fall Potluck & School Supply Drive.

As another school year begins, we have a wonderful opportunity to come together as neighbors, enjoy great food, and help local students and teachers start the year with the supplies they need to succeed.

sign up here today!

School Supply Donations

Please bring one or more of the following items. New, unopened supplies are appreciated.

  • Boxes of tissues
  • Dry-erase markers (preferably thin)
  • Baby wipes
  • Disinfecting/cleaning wipes
  • Hand sanitizer

Potluck Contributions

If you are able, sign up to bring a meal item and/or a canned/bottled drink option to share. We will provide water and lemonade, along with three clearly marked, separate coolers for (1) non-alcoholic drinks (sodas/seltzers/juice boxes), (2) beer, and (3) boozy seltzer, as we mingle outside in the newly renovated Ocean Park Rescue Squad picnic area.

Whether you can donate school supplies, bring a favorite dish to share, lend a hand with setup or cleanup, or simply come enjoy the evening, your participation makes our community stronger.

Thank you for helping make this event a success!

Yours in community and service,

The OPCL Membership Committee

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⚓️ LBR Report: July 17-19

Parks and Rec Department report for last holiday weekend July 17-19, 2026: “This was a slower weekend with a total of 346 launches. Overall, very hot and humid weekend with periods of rain Saturday and rain all day on Sunday.”

“Friday, July 17 –        122 total launches, car parking was not full and remained available throughout the day.  The overflow lot was used for 14 vehicles with trailers. The main trailer lot did not fill. Barricades were not deployed. Weather was hot, humid with some wind.

Saturday, July 18 –     167 total launches, car parking did fill up around 10am and had limited availability throughout the day. The overflow lot was used for approximately 34 vehicles with trailers. We did not have to close the facility to trucks and trailers. Weather was hot, hazy and some wind.

Sunday, July 19 –       81 total launches, car parking did fill up around 11:45am and had limited availability the rest of the day. The overflow lot was used for 2 oversized trailers. Barricade operations were not implemented this day. Hot and humid, water was choppy with wind. Late day rain.

Incidents:

  • We had a 2 boats breakdown at the recovery ramp on Saturday. This caused a short delay for people for people recovering their boat.
  • Review of camera footage from weekend did not show anything out of the ordinary. No reports from security guard.

Notes:

Although we are getting colorful comments on social media, staff reported that several boaters complimented us on the new stand saying that it was a great idea and that they could identify staff more clearly during launching and recovery.

Parking Enforcement:

Enforcement runs from May 1- October 31.

Total Citation Count: 30

Total Read Count:      349    (this is the number of vehicles scanned during enforcement visits)”

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Next Steps for Shore Drive Condo Project (Marlin Bay)

At the July 14 City Council meeting the Shore Drive Condo project ( Marlin Bay) was approved 10-1 to move forward. The project will now move through the next steps of the process. Many thanks to Deputy Planning Director Carrie Bookholt for providing the following information:

“Site plan reviewers are assigned once the site plan document is received, and the Project Manager in the Development Services Center assesses who needs to review/approve.   These are the expected reviews:

  • Planning Department –  groups from Planning Administration (including Environmental team), and Development Services Center (DSC) to include Project Management, Engineering, Utilities, Landscape, Plats.
  • Public Works – groups from Traffic Engineering, Stormwater/Coastal, Transportation
  • Public Utilities 
  • Parks & Recreation
  • Fire Prevention Office (Fire Marshal)
  • Hampton Roads Sanitation District (sewage, waste water)”

How is compliance with the Storm water regulations assessed?

  • “Stormwater management plans are a component of the Site Plan document and will be reviewed by the professional engineering staff.  Staff completes an in-depth review of calculation packages, modeling, and plans and compares against the City’s master drainage information.   The stormwater plans must be compliant with the Public Works Design Standards Manual, as well as the Erosion and Stormwater Management Ordinance (Appendix D of the City Code), before staff will issue approval.”

What inspections will be carried out?

“Inspections will occur for the entire duration of construction.   Civil/Stormwater inspection teams will visit the site frequently and after measured rain events to ensure compliance with erosion and stormwater regulations.  Various inspectors with the Permits & Inspections division of Planning will be assigned to the project for building inspection and inspection of all trades (electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire suppression, etc.).   Inspectors from Public Utilities and Fire Marshal’s Office will also have inspection tasks during and after construction.   As construction winds down and as-built drawings are submitted for the stormwater system, engineering teams will visit the site to ensure compliance with the approved site plan.”

What is the time frame?

  • “Time frame can vary widely and is dependent on the developer and their consultant teams’ submittals to the City.  Once a site plan is received by our department, it must be reviewed within 40 days for the initial submittal, and 30 days for subsequent submittals.  It’s typical for a project of this size/complexity to require 3-4 review cycles.  That equates to at least 3-4 months of staff review time, without factoring in the amount of time the design consultants may need to prepare and revise drawings.   With timely resubmittals from the consulting team, and based on other similar projects, I’d anticipate an +/- 8 month process for site plan review and approval.”
  • “Building plans for the structure can be submitted concurrently with the site plans and typically take 2-3 review cycles for approval.  I’d anticipate a 2-4 month process for building plan review and approval.   Note that even with approved building plans, until a site plan is approved, building permits cannot be issued.”

Has the site plan been submitted? Is that what was reviewed in the Discretionary Approvals Process?

“A site plan has not been submitted yet. What’s included in the staff report would be considered a conceptual plan. While those plans are conditioned and proffered, they are not detailed enough for construction. The final development site plan and building plans must be in conformance with those conditioned, proffered concept plans. For example, the building can’t be taller, or more units added, or the layout substantially changed – a sidewalk or parking could slide a foot or two as plans are refined, but staff will be checking that the final plans match what City Council voted on.”

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What 🛶 Kayak Launch? Public Input Welcome for 🌱 PHP Kayak Launch Planning July 27th

CoVB Parks and Recreation Dept invites neighbors to an Open House at Bayside Rec Center on July 27 from 6:00- 7:30.to view concept plans for an ADA compliant kayak launch at the Pleasure House Point Natural Area .

An ADA compliant public kayak launch has been a part of the Pleasure House Point plans since its acquisition and preservation in 2012. This is the Pleasure House Point Management Plan which details the history and extensive planning for this area. The wetlands restoration envisioned in the plan was postponed for some time but is now complete.

There have been references on and off to the kayak launch project and also recently at a spring 2026 BAC meeting. We were assured ample public engagement was planned. That process has now begun with the Open House scheduled by the city for July 27th from 6- 7:30 pm at the Bayside Rec Center. Concept Plans for the launch project will be presented at that meeting and public input is sought and appreciated.

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Updates from the Bayfront Advisory Commission

Updates from Department of Public Works provided by Deputy Director Katie Shannon:

  • Public Works Spread sheet shows the latest on the Shore Drive Public Works Projects ( newest information in red)
Public Works Project Updates – July BAC MeetingDownload
  • Future Pump Station site on Shore Drive: “Alternative locations associated with the Shore Drive Phase IV stormwater pump station:  the City is investigating other options and that evaluation is still in progress.  However, the City is not prepared to discuss other sites as we do not want to harm our negotiation position for potential future acquisitions.”

Motions to Support were approved by the BAC:

  • The Student Committee has brought forward a proposal for rest room facilities at the Pleasure House Point Natural Area. Frank Fentress from Parks and Rec Department was present and indicated support for this proposal and willingness to work with the BAC on this project moving forward. The BAC voted to support.
  • The Virginia Pilot Assocation represented by Clark Nexson, Inc presented plans for their new building on the site of the old one. A Conditional Use Permit will be required. The BAC voted to support.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and City of Virginia Beach gave a presentation on the USCE Coastal Storm Risk Management Study (CSRM) Study.

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LBR Report: July 10-12

“This was a slower weekend with a total of 346 launches. Overall, very hot and humid weekend with periods of rain Saturday and rain all day on Sunday. 

Friday, July 10 – 134 total launches, car parking was not full and remained available throughout the day. The overflow lot was used for 12 vehicles with trailers. The main trailer lot did not fill. Barricades were not deployed. Weather was warm, humid with some wind. 

Saturday, July 11 – 186 total launches, car parking did fill up around 920am and had limited availability throughout the day full. The overflow lot was used for approximately 35 vehicles with trailers. We did not have to close the facility to trucks and trailers. Weather was hot, humid and some wind. Some rain fell throughout the day. 

Sunday, July 12 – 26 total launches, car parking did not fill up. The overflow lot was not used. Barricade operations were not implemented this day. Rain all day and very overcast. 

Incidents: 

None to report this week. 

Notes: 

We have added a stand at the foot of the launch ramps for staff to utilize for ramp operations. This will allow staff to have a higher vantage point and help control launching and recovering issues. This will be the first weekend coming up. “

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