The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore can move ahead with plans to build a new warehouse and distribution center in Virginia Beach that will help expand efforts to fight hunger.
The Virginia Beach City Council on Tuesday approved a conditional rezoning request by the regional charity to convert 24 acres along Dam Neck Road from agricultural zoning to a light industrial use.
It allows the Foodbank to build a 103,000-square-foot facility that will have more loading docks, office space and capacity to store food. The site will also feature raised gardens and some on-site farming…