Planning & Zoning

Winchester Green expansion gets approval recommendation

By Caleb M Soptelean on December 25, 2019 Planning & Zoning

164 income-restricted housing units targeted for 2022 The Chesterfield Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval for an expansion of the Winchester Green development on Dec. 17. The developer, John Bolton, requested a rezoning from R-7 to R-MF for 164 multi-family housing units. He plans to build 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments. Sixty percent would be 2-bedrooms with no more than 20 percent each of the remainder. The 16.8-acre property is located at 2701 Drewrys Bluff Road, east of Defense Supply Center Richmond, south of Bensley Park and west of Jefferson Davis Highway. Bermuda District Commissioner Gib Sloan said the county had been…

Courthouse Landing project deferred 60 days

By Caleb M Soptelean on October 22, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Planning & Zoning

The location of a proposed ‘Courthouse Landing’ development is pictured. Proposed 201 housing units on Chester RdProposed Chester Road development. A controversial mixed-use project dubbed “Courthouse Landing” was put on hold during the Oct. 15 Planning Commission meeting and the developer’s representative was told to conduct more community meetings. Courthouse Landing would be built on 124 acres on the northeast corner of Courthouse Road and Route 10. It would include 59 acres owned by the Chesterfield Economic Development Authority. The developer – Jim Dunphy of Dunphy Properties of Tampa, Fla. – has requested a rezoning and conditional use permit. Planning…

Enon development coming back to PC

By Caleb M Soptelean on October 8, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Planning & Zoning

A small house at 13911 N. Enon Church Road is pictured behind a zoning sign. A development project that’s been on hold since at least 2007 is headed back before the Chesterfield Planning Commission on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Enon LLC is planning a mixed-use project consisting of a maximum of 130 dwelling units and commercial uses east of North Enon Church Road, southeast of the Amazon fulfillment center. Enon Church Road becomes Meadowville Technology Parkway north of Bermuda Hundred Road. The applicant, whose address is 2000 Ware Bottom Springs Road (Shamin Hotels), is represented by Andrew M. Scherer of Balzer…

Wheels turning for Carvana facility, Torch, Farrish

By Caleb M Soptelean on August 27, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Economic Development, Planning & Zoning

The Chesterfield County Planning Commission gave a unanimous approval recommendation last week on a proposed Carvana auto storage and inspection facility that would be built off Woods Edge Road east of Interstate 95. The matter now goes before the county Board of Supervisors on Sept. 25. The rezoning and conditional use permit application for the online car seller was delayed on July 16 after commissioners deadlocked on three 2-2 with Midlothian commissioner Peppy Jones absent. Matoaca commissioner Craig Stariha had said that he wanted to wait for an approval recommendation from the county transportation staff, which recommended approval at last…

Candlewood Suites coming near I-295

By Caleb M Soptelean on August 13, 2019 Business, Economic Development, Planning & Zoning

It looks as if a Candlewood Suites hotel is coming to eastern Chesterfield County. A site plan for a 90-room, five-story hotel was approved by the county Planning Department on April 25. The plan calls for a 54,545-square-foot building at 572 E. Hundred Road, next to a Wawa convenience store and near a Hyatt Place hotel and Jalapenos, Chen’s and Taco Bell restaurants, west of Interstate 295. The owner of the 5.1-acre property – 572 Hospitality LLC of Glen Allen – plans 90 parking spaces and 1,024 feet of sidewalk. Shailen Patel is the contact person for the company. Another…

PC recommends denial of group home

By Caleb M Soptelean on August 6, 2019 Board of Supervisors, Chesterfield Government, Planning & Zoning

A conditional use permit request for a group care home will go to the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors later this month after the Planning Commission recommended denial on July 16. Teshauna Moore Tornes applied for the conditional use permit on Nov. 5, 2018. She subsequently revised it three times, according to the Planning Department staff report. Even with the revisions, the group home – which would serve four girls ages 13 to 18 – faced stiff opposition from neighbors and a homeowners association. Although the Planning Department recommended approval with several conditions, eight people spoke during public comment against…

Carvana on hold after Planning Commission deadlocks

By Caleb M Soptelean on July 23, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Economic Development, Planning & Zoning

A graphic of a proposed layout of the Carvana site. A Chesterfield County Planning Commission meeting that ended around 11 p.m. July 16 resulted in three 2-2 votes on the proposed Carvana auto inspection site that would be located on Woods Edge Road east of Interstate 95. The Planning Commission – which was missing Midlothian commissioner Peppy Jones – deadlocked on three votes to approve, deny and defer the vote to the commission’s Aug. 20 meeting. Deputy county attorney Rob Robinson said that, due to the indecision, the matter automatically goes to the commission’s next meeting. If the board fails…

Cash proffers revised for Nash Road subdivision

By Caleb M Soptelean on July 23, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Economic Development, Planning & Zoning

An edge of Nash Lake is pictured above. The Woodland Pond Parkway and Nash Road intersection is located south of the proposed development. A cash proffer revision for a proposed 33-lot subdivision on 79 acres off of Nash Road received a 4-0 vote of approval recommendation from the Chesterfield Planning Commission last week. Cypress Glen was originally approved under two separate cases covering 28 homes at 10940 Nash Road, but the new case combines them into one and reduces the cash proffer amount to $9,400 per house for a total of $310,200. Earlier proffers were pegged at $19,801 and $21,663…

Planning Commission signs off on new billboard ordinance

By Caleb M Soptelean on June 25, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Planning & Zoning

A billboard at Hickory and River roads is pictured. (Caleb M. Soptelean photo) By a 3-1 vote with Midlothian commissioner Peppy Jones dissenting and Dale commissioner Michael Jackson absent, the Chesterfield County Planning Commission recommended approval of a controversial sign ordinance last week. The June 18 meeting followed a May 21 public hearing in which 10 people spoke about the proposed ordinance, which requires approval of the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors and would replace one that’s been in effect since 1992. During the May 21 meeting, county zoning administrator Ray Cash said that the proposed ordinance would allow for replacement…

Carvana explains plans for Woods Edge Road site

By Caleb M Soptelean on June 11, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Economic Development, Planning & Zoning

Residents had plenty of questions. Carvana employee Todd Ward speaks. A graphic of a proposed layout of the Carvana site. Around 100 people gathered at Elizabeth Scott Elementary School last week to hear about a proposed Carvana inspection site that would be located off Woods Edge Road east of Interstate 95. Carvana development team manager Todd Ward, local attorney Andy Condlin and Timmons Group engineer Roger Rodriguez spoke and answered questions at the June 4 community meeting. Gib Sloan, a Chesterfield County Planning Commission member from the Bermuda District, said the proposal calls for an 180,000-square-foot building. Two residents who…

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