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Gray rezoning passes without opposition
The Gray Land and Development Company rezoning will now move on for final consideration by the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors. The developer will pay the maximum proffer of $15,600 per condominium, townhouse and single-family home built on the 288-acre site, which is located in the northwest quadrant of routes 288/60. In addition to its internal road network, the development will include the widening of a portion of Route 60 and Huguenot Springs Road and improved access to Route 288. Though the planning department endorsed the project, it noted that residential densities of 2.9 homes per acre were almost three times higher than what the 288 Corridor Plan recommended. Using neo-traditional design, some buildings would house commercial businesses on the first floor with multifamily housing above. The developer is also providing slightly less parking than normal for both the residential and commercial parcels. Though Midlothian Planning Commissioner Dan Gecker opposed the Watkins Centre, he made the motion to approve the rezoning. In endorsing the developer and the development, he said, "My trust is verified." In other commission actions: Use permit denied The commission unanimously denied a special use permit requested by Liberty Property Development Corporation that would have allowed 150 apartments on 15 acres located at I-295 and Rivers Bend Boulevard. The area plan calls for light industrial zoning. The request was opposed by the county departments of planning, transportation and economic development. Three nearby business also hired an attorney to object to the proposed special use permit. Chesterfield County is attempting to grow its business base by ensuring that land adjacent to four-lane intersections and major roads retain its commercial zoning. That zoning creates future job opportunities for the many county residents who currently have to commute outside of Chesterfield for work. Tascon Following a unanimous vote by the commission and pending approval from the board, Tascon Ironbridge, LLC wants to build 49 single-family homes that would not be on individual lots. The 13.4 acre tract on Chalkley Road is just north of Route 10 and previously required individual lots. "There have been perking problems in the area for the past 20 years," said resident Karen Wood. She approved of Tascon bringing sewer to the neighborhood. Sowers development The commission unanimously recommended that Mark Sowers be allowed to build about 40 single-family homes northwest of the intersection of the Powhite Parkway and Courthouse Road. The infill site of 22.6 acres conforms to the comprehensive plan, but the commission waived a requirement that his road system interconnect with existing neighborhoods. "There are serious drainage issues in this area," said Clover Hill Commissioner Russ Gulley. Private school Winfree Memorial Baptist Church's request for a conditional use permit to build a private school was recommended to the board by a 5-0 vote. The 10-acre site on Midlothian Turnpike at Coalfield Road also received the endorsement by the planning staff after the church withdrew its request for a child care center at that location. Genito Road The commission also unanimously recommended a rezoning for light industrial and some commercial uses on Genito Road across from the South Ridge neighborhood. Outside storage would be permitted more than 300 feet from the road. The transportation department estimated there would be 740 daily trips from the 13-acre site. The planning commission recently approved zoning for a development by Gray Land and Development Company that could bring 1,600 homes and 350,000 square feet of commercial development to a 288-acre site near the proposed Watkins Centre. |
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