Farm event space approved for southern Chesapeake

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CHESAPEAKE — For years, Jessica and Michael Dieffenbach dreamed of sharing a farm life experience with neighbors, their children and future generations in Chesapeake.

Now they’re making it happen with two “agritourism” meeting and event spaces on their farmland in southern Chesapeake.

Chesapeake City Council voted 8-1 Tuesday to grant a conditional use permit to Dwellings Farms LLC for a meeting and banquet hall on 41 acres at 2349 Baum Road.

Jessica Dieffenbach said the space would be dedicated to small, private “agritourism experiences and events,” such as picnics, photography sessions, birthday parties and micro-weddings. The Dieffenbachs also received the green light in July to operate a larger event space called Dwellings Farms on Ansel