TOD zoning, tech zone on City Council agenda
The Richmond City Council meets Monday. Full agendas available here. Business on the consent agenda for the 6 p.m. regular meeting includes an ordinance declaring surplus and directing the sale of a portion of city-owned land at 1111 Fourqurean Lane, where Commonwealth Catholic Charities is planning a development with 56 income-based apartments.
TOD-1 zoning is sought for 4501 E. Main St. at Rocketts Landing, where PRG Real Estate is planning a 199-unit apartment building after purchasing the site in January. TOD zoning also is sought for a 1.5-acre site at 215 and 301 Hull St. in Manchester, the site of a former manufacturing facility owned by Sampson Coatings.
Business on the regular agenda includes a long-deferred technology zone program proposed for the city. The program is aimed at fostering development and location of tech businesses in the city by exempting qualified businesses from paying the city’s Business, Professional and Occupational License tax for up to five years. It would cover the whole city and mirror a similar program adopted in Norfolk.
Projects near Westchester Commons, Harbour Pointe on Chesterfield agenda
The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors is scheduled to meet Wednesday. Full agenda here.
On the agenda is a proposal by Watkins LLC and Middleburg Real Estate Partners to build the Hamlet at Watkins Centre, which would consist of 283 townhomes and single-family homes on 69 acres at 631 and 701 Watkins Centre Parkway. The project site is near Westchester Commons and the housing would be geared toward renters.
Holladay Corp. wants to build a 176-unit age-restricted residential development at 5950 Harbour Lane in Chesterfield County. (Courtesy of Holladay Corp.)
Also scheduled for the board’s consideration is a Holladay Corp. project to build an age-restricted residential facility with 176 units. The development would take shape on about 12 acres at 5950 Harbour Lane if approved.
Lower real estate tax rate considered for Chesterfield’s FY23 budget
Chesterfield officials are weighing a decrease to the county’s real estate tax rate as part of its upcoming fiscal year 2023 budget.
On the Board of Supervisors’ agenda for Wednesday is a resolution to advertise a proposed maximum real estate tax rate of 93 cents for the upcoming year, which is two cents lower than the current rate of 95 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Supervisors are expected to vote in April to set tax rates for the FY23 budget as part of the budget’s adoption.
County Administrator Joe Casey announced the plans for a lower real estate rate during his State of the County address last week. The county has levied the current real estate tax rate since 2018.
Henrico looks at real estate tax dividend, rate cut, $500M bond referendum
In Henrico’s State of the County address last week, County Manager John Vithoulkas said officials are considering paying a dividend to property owners in the first half of 2022, as well as lowering the real estate tax rate from 87 cents to 85 cents per $100 of assessed value in the FY23 budget. The dividend would amount to a 2-cent rate reduction for real estate taxes paid this year, Vithoulkas said.
Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas during his State of the County address. (Courtesy of Henrico County)
Vithoulkas said he will recommend a salary increase for county employees in the upcoming budget and the creation of “technology zones” in the Innsbrook and Westwood areas. Countywide tax incentives for labs and other businesses specializing in research and development are also planned.
Vithoulkas also provided updates on projects funded through the 2016 bond referendum and detailed plans for another bond referendum on next November’s ballot. The 2022 bond referendum is expected to propose more than $500 million in projects that would improve schools, parks, firehouses and other public safety facilities, as well as upgrade drainage infrastructure to reduce area flooding.
Varina industrial site, Short Pump developments advance in Henrico
At its meeting last week, the Henrico County Planning Commission recommended approval of a request from Atlantic Crossing LLC to rezone 530 acres southeast of the Interstate 64-295 interchange for an industrial development. Proposed uses include cold storage, distribution/warehouse, advanced manufacturing and fleet facilities.
The commission also supported rezoning requests for Eagle Construction of VA’s 1,600-home Avenlea development and Edward Rose & Sons’ plan for 325 apartments in Short Pump.
A provisional-use permit request for Rebkee’s planned mix of condos and retail at 12120 W. Broad St. was deferred to the Jan. 13 meeting. A rezoning request for that project was previously endorsed and goes before county supervisors Tuesday.
The recommendations now go to the Board of Supervisors for a final decision.
Rebkee zoning request, shopping center additions on Henrico board agenda
Henrico supervisors meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. Full agenda here.
Business includes a rezoning request for Rebkee’s latest proposal for 94 condos and between 40,000 and 75,000 square feet of commercial space on a 12-acre site at 12120 W. Broad St. in Short Pump.
The Wilton Cos. seeks rezoning and permit approvals to allow more commercial uses at its Canterbury Shopping Center at Patterson Avenue and Pump Road.
TOD zoning, tech zone on City Council agenda
The Richmond City Council meets Monday. Full agendas available here. Business on the consent agenda for the 6 p.m. regular meeting includes an ordinance declaring surplus and directing the sale of a portion of city-owned land at 1111 Fourqurean Lane, where Commonwealth Catholic Charities is planning a development with 56 income-based apartments.
TOD-1 zoning is sought for 4501 E. Main St. at Rocketts Landing, where PRG Real Estate is planning a 199-unit apartment building after purchasing the site in January. TOD zoning also is sought for a 1.5-acre site at 215 and 301 Hull St. in Manchester, the site of a former manufacturing facility owned by Sampson Coatings.
Business on the regular agenda includes a long-deferred technology zone program proposed for the city. The program is aimed at fostering development and location of tech businesses in the city by exempting qualified businesses from paying the city’s Business, Professional and Occupational License tax for up to five years. It would cover the whole city and mirror a similar program adopted in Norfolk.
Projects near Westchester Commons, Harbour Pointe on Chesterfield agenda
The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors is scheduled to meet Wednesday. Full agenda here.
On the agenda is a proposal by Watkins LLC and Middleburg Real Estate Partners to build the Hamlet at Watkins Centre, which would consist of 283 townhomes and single-family homes on 69 acres at 631 and 701 Watkins Centre Parkway. The project site is near Westchester Commons and the housing would be geared toward renters.
Holladay Corp. wants to build a 176-unit age-restricted residential development at 5950 Harbour Lane in Chesterfield County. (Courtesy of Holladay Corp.)
Also scheduled for the board’s consideration is a Holladay Corp. project to build an age-restricted residential facility with 176 units. The development would take shape on about 12 acres at 5950 Harbour Lane if approved.
Lower real estate tax rate considered for Chesterfield’s FY23 budget
Chesterfield officials are weighing a decrease to the county’s real estate tax rate as part of its upcoming fiscal year 2023 budget.
On the Board of Supervisors’ agenda for Wednesday is a resolution to advertise a proposed maximum real estate tax rate of 93 cents for the upcoming year, which is two cents lower than the current rate of 95 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Supervisors are expected to vote in April to set tax rates for the FY23 budget as part of the budget’s adoption.
County Administrator Joe Casey announced the plans for a lower real estate rate during his State of the County address last week. The county has levied the current real estate tax rate since 2018.
Henrico looks at real estate tax dividend, rate cut, $500M bond referendum
In Henrico’s State of the County address last week, County Manager John Vithoulkas said officials are considering paying a dividend to property owners in the first half of 2022, as well as lowering the real estate tax rate from 87 cents to 85 cents per $100 of assessed value in the FY23 budget. The dividend would amount to a 2-cent rate reduction for real estate taxes paid this year, Vithoulkas said.
Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas during his State of the County address. (Courtesy of Henrico County)
Vithoulkas said he will recommend a salary increase for county employees in the upcoming budget and the creation of “technology zones” in the Innsbrook and Westwood areas. Countywide tax incentives for labs and other businesses specializing in research and development are also planned.
Vithoulkas also provided updates on projects funded through the 2016 bond referendum and detailed plans for another bond referendum on next November’s ballot. The 2022 bond referendum is expected to propose more than $500 million in projects that would improve schools, parks, firehouses and other public safety facilities, as well as upgrade drainage infrastructure to reduce area flooding.
Varina industrial site, Short Pump developments advance in Henrico
At its meeting last week, the Henrico County Planning Commission recommended approval of a request from Atlantic Crossing LLC to rezone 530 acres southeast of the Interstate 64-295 interchange for an industrial development. Proposed uses include cold storage, distribution/warehouse, advanced manufacturing and fleet facilities.
The commission also supported rezoning requests for Eagle Construction of VA’s 1,600-home Avenlea development and Edward Rose & Sons’ plan for 325 apartments in Short Pump.
A provisional-use permit request for Rebkee’s planned mix of condos and retail at 12120 W. Broad St. was deferred to the Jan. 13 meeting. A rezoning request for that project was previously endorsed and goes before county supervisors Tuesday.
The recommendations now go to the Board of Supervisors for a final decision.
Rebkee zoning request, shopping center additions on Henrico board agenda
Henrico supervisors meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. Full agenda here.
Business includes a rezoning request for Rebkee’s latest proposal for 94 condos and between 40,000 and 75,000 square feet of commercial space on a 12-acre site at 12120 W. Broad St. in Short Pump.
The Wilton Cos. seeks rezoning and permit approvals to allow more commercial uses at its Canterbury Shopping Center at Patterson Avenue and Pump Road.