Land rezoned for new Hanover County shopping center

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The Hanover Board of Supervisors recently voted to approve a rezoning request tied to a shopping center that would be built in Montpelier. (Courtesy Capital Up Investments)

The stage is set for the development of a 48,400-square-foot shopping center in the Montpelier area of Hanover County, thanks to the recent rezoning approval handed down from the Board of Supervisors.

Montpelier Villa from development group Capital Up Investments would consist of 29,000 square feet of retail space, 7,800 square feet of restaurant space and about 7,000 square feet of office space, along with an existing 4,400-square-foot office at the site.

County supervisors voted unanimously to approve the rezoning request for the project’s 10 acres, which are split between two parcels at 16644 and 16660 Mountain Road.

Discussion about the project was light at last week’s supervisors meeting, though Board Chairman Aubrey Stanley noted there had been a couple emails in opposition to the development on the grounds that it stood to diminish the county’s rural character.

“Well, some of us rural people like to go out to eat once in a while, too, and it’s a long way to Ashland and Richmond or even Mechanicsville. The biggest request I get for that area is for fast food,” said Stanley, who represents the Beaverdam District, where the land in question is located.

The project application requested that land be rezoned from agricultural district (A-1) and neighborhood business district with conditions, B-1(c), to community business district with conditions, B-2(c). The Planning Commission unanimously recommended the application’s approval in April. With the land rezoned, residential use is no longer permitted there.

Capital Up plans to start construction by summer 2021. Work would come in phases, with the initial commercial strip estimated to cost $1.2 million to $1.5 million. The group bought 4.7 acres at 16660 Mount Road for $250,000 in April 2018. The land most recently was valued at $258,900. The company purchased the 5 acres at 16644 for $375,000 in November 2017. The land most recently was valued at $401,300, county property records state.

Also in the immediate area are the Village Green and Montpelier Shoppes shopping centers.

In other news, supervisors gave the green light to a separate rezoning application concerning proposed medical offices in Mechanicsville. In doing so, the way is clear for the construction of two one-story medical official buildings on about 4 acres of land near the Memorial Regional Medical Center.

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The Hanover Board of Supervisors recently voted to approve a rezoning request tied to a shopping center that would be built in Montpelier. (Courtesy Capital Up Investments)

The stage is set for the development of a 48,400-square-foot shopping center in the Montpelier area of Hanover County, thanks to the recent rezoning approval handed down from the Board of Supervisors.

Montpelier Villa from development group Capital Up Investments would consist of 29,000 square feet of retail space, 7,800 square feet of restaurant space and about 7,000 square feet of office space, along with an existing 4,400-square-foot office at the site.

County supervisors voted unanimously to approve the rezoning request for the project’s 10 acres, which are split between two parcels at 16644 and 16660 Mountain Road.

Discussion about the project was light at last week’s supervisors meeting, though Board Chairman Aubrey Stanley noted there had been a couple emails in opposition to the development on the grounds that it stood to diminish the county’s rural character.

“Well, some of us rural people like to go out to eat once in a while, too, and it’s a long way to Ashland and Richmond or even Mechanicsville. The biggest request I get for that area is for fast food,” said Stanley, who represents the Beaverdam District, where the land in question is located.

The project application requested that land be rezoned from agricultural district (A-1) and neighborhood business district with conditions, B-1(c), to community business district with conditions, B-2(c). The Planning Commission unanimously recommended the application’s approval in April. With the land rezoned, residential use is no longer permitted there.

Capital Up plans to start construction by summer 2021. Work would come in phases, with the initial commercial strip estimated to cost $1.2 million to $1.5 million. The group bought 4.7 acres at 16660 Mount Road for $250,000 in April 2018. The land most recently was valued at $258,900. The company purchased the 5 acres at 16644 for $375,000 in November 2017. The land most recently was valued at $401,300, county property records state.

Also in the immediate area are the Village Green and Montpelier Shoppes shopping centers.

In other news, supervisors gave the green light to a separate rezoning application concerning proposed medical offices in Mechanicsville. In doing so, the way is clear for the construction of two one-story medical official buildings on about 4 acres of land near the Memorial Regional Medical Center.

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Sam Nelson
Sam Nelson
3 years ago

Interesting and Best of Luck! Perhaps, the Wuhan Virus has not killed retail.

Millie Thompson
Millie Thompson
3 years ago

I guess Montpelier, like the rest of the county, needs 5 or 6 pizza places, nail salons, and vape stores in a 1 mile radius. Another brilliant decision and such an eloquent defense by ole Buckey (Stanley) boy. Too bad the board of supervisors isn’t as concerned with getting much needed broadband internet access to the entire county, but hey, fast food access and availability are way more important.

Matt Faris
Matt Faris
3 years ago

It isn’t up to the county to decide what specific type of stores can be put in a development, as long as that use meets the zoning and master plan or the area.

Land owners have rights. The business clients will ultimately decide whether these uses are needed by voting with their hard-earned dollars.

Also, it would seem like clustering these uses would be far better for the customers, vendors, and the residents than spreading them out over a larger area. Does a third development change the rural character any more than the first or second? That’s called planning.