A site plan for Costco’s envisioned West Broad Street operations. (County documents)
$60M housing trust fund, Costco expansion on Henrico agenda
Henrico supervisors meet in regular session Tuesday at 6 p.m. Full agenda here.
Business on the 6 p.m. regular meeting agenda includes Costco’s plan to expand the footprint of its warehouse store at 9650 W. Broad St. and relocate its gas station to the neighboring plot at 9700-9750 W. Broad St.
Also on the agenda is introduction of a budget amendment to establish a housing trust fund to promote housing affordability and availability in the county. The amendment would establish the fund with $60 million in cash with economic development revenue generated specifically from data centers. A public hearing on the amendment is to be scheduled for June 25.
Townhome projects at Bacova, River Mill on Henrico planning agenda
A site plan shows the future Fall Line Trail routed along a power transmission easement on the east side of the site.
The Henrico County Planning Commission meets Thursday at 6 p.m. Full agenda here.
Developers Robert Babcock and Lawrence Liesfeld are seeking a rezoning for 32 four-story townhomes at 4600 Pouncey Tract Road in Short Pump. The 3.6-acre parcel northwest of Pouncey Tract’s intersection with Liesfeld Farm Drive was previously planned for office use to support the adjacent Bacova community.
Also on the agenda is a rezoning to allow HHHunt Homes to build 57 townhomes on an 8-acre site southeast of Woodman and Winfrey roads. The undeveloped site adjoins HHHunt’s River Mill community and is just west of an 82-unit townhome section that was part of the original 2016 rezoning.
Restroom facility for Virginia Capital Trail opens at Four Mile Creek Park
Officials cut the ribbon on the new restrooms facility at Four Mile Creek Park. (Henrico County photo)
Henrico County held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open a new restroom facility at Four Mile Creek Park along the Virginia Capital Trail.
County officials, bicyclists and trail supporters gathered last month to celebrate the 900-square-foot facility, which the Board of Supervisors approved in March 2023. Bicyclists and pedestrians can use the facilities and fill water bottles as they travel the 51.7-mile trail between Richmond and Williamsburg.
Four Mile Creek Park is between Dorey Park and Edgewood Plantation in Charles City County.
Chesterfield seeking public input for new land-use plan for Route 60 corridor
A new land-use plan proposal is in the works for a major corridor in Chesterfield.
Chesterfield staff is collecting public input for the proposed Eastern Route 60 Corridor Plan, which would provide land-use guidance for a 4-mile stretch of Midlothian Turnpike.
The section of Route 60 that would be subject to the plan runs from the interchange with Chippenham Parkway, where the Springline at District 60 mixed-use development is rising, to the Pocono Crossing center near Johnston-Willis Hospital.
The plan would be used to guide future redevelopment of commercial properties in the corridor. The long-range roadmap, if adopted, would be consulted by staff and the Board of Supervisors when rezoning applications for properties in the area are reviewed, Chesterfield Planner Drew Noxon said in a recent interview.
While mostly geared toward land-use guidelines, the plan focused on a 1,380-acre area would also include guidelines for the expansion of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.
The plan is further expected to feature guidance on incentives to encourage redevelopment in the corridor.
A draft plan could be completed in the fall, and more community outreach is expected in early 2025. The Board of Supervisors is anticipated to hold a public hearing and vote on adoption of the plan in summer 2025, the final step in the process and preceded by a Planning Commission review.
The county tapped Philadelphia-based Urban Partners to do a market analysis of the corridor’s commercial activity, which would also inform the corridor plan, Noxon said.
Chesterfield is gathering public input for the future plan, which is still in its early stages of development, through an online survey scheduled to remain open until 5 p.m. June 21. The survey can be found here.
Chesterfield holds ceremony for revamped ballpark facility
Chesterfield Board of Supervisors Chairman Jim Holland throws the first pitch as part of a ribbon-cutting ceremony held for the Diamonds at Iron Bridge ballpark facility. (Photo courtesy Chesterfield County)
Chesterfield officials gathered last week for a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate renovations at the baseball and softball facility at Harry G. Daniel Park.
The ceremony took place as the county wraps up a $5 million renovations project at the fields, which have been rebranded as The Diamonds at Iron Bridge. The project’s scope includes regraded play surfaces, new outfield fencing, new spector seating and dugouts, a repaved parking lot and other improvements.
A championship field with covered seating and an enclosed press box for high-profile games is also planned as part of the project, and would be established on the site of an existing field.
The revamp kicked off in the fall, and the venue’s six fields are currently playable. The championship field and a permanent restroom facility are still on the county’s to-do list.
The project at the Daniel Park fields comes as Chesterfield works to make itself a hub for fastpitch softball and baseball in the mid-Atlantic region. County officials said the new revamped Daniel Park fields complement ballfields at nearby Bird Athletic Complex.
On Friday, the same day of the county’s ribbon-cutting ceremony, a 60-team softball tournament got underway at The Diamonds venue.
Chesterfield officials said the refresh of the existing facilities was a cost-effective way to up the county’s game. A similar new-construction project would have cost $50 million, according to a county news release.
“Chesterfield is always looking for creative, innovative and budget-conscious ways to improve quality of life for our residents, while also providing tourists the opportunity to discover all the county has to offer,” Board of Supervisors chairman Jim Holland said in the county’s release.
Goochland to hold public meeting on proposed ordinance amendments
Goochland County has teed up a meeting this week to discuss potential amendments to its ordinance.
Under consideration are proposals to remove the floor-to-area ratio from commercial and industrial zoning districts, combine stormwater and erosion control statutes and update the county’s floodplain maps, according to a Goochland news release.
The county is weighing a removal of floor-area ratio as a consideration in industrial and commercial zoning districts. The ratio is a measurement of the intensity of development associated with a building’s construction. The ratio is determined by dividing a building’s gross floor area by the parcel lot’s area.
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has directed localities to combine their Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control and Stormwater Management ordinances. Goochland needs to update its ordinances and fee schedule to be in compliance with new state regulations on land-disturbance management.
FEMA has unveiled updates to Goochland’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps after a multi-year review, and has given Goochland approval to adopt the new maps. The county said there won’t be major changes to the ordinance except for the new maps and terminology updates.
The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the county administration building. More information and draft ordinance language can be found here.
A site plan for Costco’s envisioned West Broad Street operations. (County documents)
$60M housing trust fund, Costco expansion on Henrico agenda
Henrico supervisors meet in regular session Tuesday at 6 p.m. Full agenda here.
Business on the 6 p.m. regular meeting agenda includes Costco’s plan to expand the footprint of its warehouse store at 9650 W. Broad St. and relocate its gas station to the neighboring plot at 9700-9750 W. Broad St.
Also on the agenda is introduction of a budget amendment to establish a housing trust fund to promote housing affordability and availability in the county. The amendment would establish the fund with $60 million in cash with economic development revenue generated specifically from data centers. A public hearing on the amendment is to be scheduled for June 25.
Townhome projects at Bacova, River Mill on Henrico planning agenda
A site plan shows the future Fall Line Trail routed along a power transmission easement on the east side of the site.
The Henrico County Planning Commission meets Thursday at 6 p.m. Full agenda here.
Developers Robert Babcock and Lawrence Liesfeld are seeking a rezoning for 32 four-story townhomes at 4600 Pouncey Tract Road in Short Pump. The 3.6-acre parcel northwest of Pouncey Tract’s intersection with Liesfeld Farm Drive was previously planned for office use to support the adjacent Bacova community.
Also on the agenda is a rezoning to allow HHHunt Homes to build 57 townhomes on an 8-acre site southeast of Woodman and Winfrey roads. The undeveloped site adjoins HHHunt’s River Mill community and is just west of an 82-unit townhome section that was part of the original 2016 rezoning.
Restroom facility for Virginia Capital Trail opens at Four Mile Creek Park
Officials cut the ribbon on the new restrooms facility at Four Mile Creek Park. (Henrico County photo)
Henrico County held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open a new restroom facility at Four Mile Creek Park along the Virginia Capital Trail.
County officials, bicyclists and trail supporters gathered last month to celebrate the 900-square-foot facility, which the Board of Supervisors approved in March 2023. Bicyclists and pedestrians can use the facilities and fill water bottles as they travel the 51.7-mile trail between Richmond and Williamsburg.
Four Mile Creek Park is between Dorey Park and Edgewood Plantation in Charles City County.
Chesterfield seeking public input for new land-use plan for Route 60 corridor
A new land-use plan proposal is in the works for a major corridor in Chesterfield.
Chesterfield staff is collecting public input for the proposed Eastern Route 60 Corridor Plan, which would provide land-use guidance for a 4-mile stretch of Midlothian Turnpike.
The section of Route 60 that would be subject to the plan runs from the interchange with Chippenham Parkway, where the Springline at District 60 mixed-use development is rising, to the Pocono Crossing center near Johnston-Willis Hospital.
The plan would be used to guide future redevelopment of commercial properties in the corridor. The long-range roadmap, if adopted, would be consulted by staff and the Board of Supervisors when rezoning applications for properties in the area are reviewed, Chesterfield Planner Drew Noxon said in a recent interview.
While mostly geared toward land-use guidelines, the plan focused on a 1,380-acre area would also include guidelines for the expansion of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.
The plan is further expected to feature guidance on incentives to encourage redevelopment in the corridor.
A draft plan could be completed in the fall, and more community outreach is expected in early 2025. The Board of Supervisors is anticipated to hold a public hearing and vote on adoption of the plan in summer 2025, the final step in the process and preceded by a Planning Commission review.
The county tapped Philadelphia-based Urban Partners to do a market analysis of the corridor’s commercial activity, which would also inform the corridor plan, Noxon said.
Chesterfield is gathering public input for the future plan, which is still in its early stages of development, through an online survey scheduled to remain open until 5 p.m. June 21. The survey can be found here.
Chesterfield holds ceremony for revamped ballpark facility
Chesterfield Board of Supervisors Chairman Jim Holland throws the first pitch as part of a ribbon-cutting ceremony held for the Diamonds at Iron Bridge ballpark facility. (Photo courtesy Chesterfield County)
Chesterfield officials gathered last week for a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate renovations at the baseball and softball facility at Harry G. Daniel Park.
The ceremony took place as the county wraps up a $5 million renovations project at the fields, which have been rebranded as The Diamonds at Iron Bridge. The project’s scope includes regraded play surfaces, new outfield fencing, new spector seating and dugouts, a repaved parking lot and other improvements.
A championship field with covered seating and an enclosed press box for high-profile games is also planned as part of the project, and would be established on the site of an existing field.
The revamp kicked off in the fall, and the venue’s six fields are currently playable. The championship field and a permanent restroom facility are still on the county’s to-do list.
The project at the Daniel Park fields comes as Chesterfield works to make itself a hub for fastpitch softball and baseball in the mid-Atlantic region. County officials said the new revamped Daniel Park fields complement ballfields at nearby Bird Athletic Complex.
On Friday, the same day of the county’s ribbon-cutting ceremony, a 60-team softball tournament got underway at The Diamonds venue.
Chesterfield officials said the refresh of the existing facilities was a cost-effective way to up the county’s game. A similar new-construction project would have cost $50 million, according to a county news release.
“Chesterfield is always looking for creative, innovative and budget-conscious ways to improve quality of life for our residents, while also providing tourists the opportunity to discover all the county has to offer,” Board of Supervisors chairman Jim Holland said in the county’s release.
Goochland to hold public meeting on proposed ordinance amendments
Goochland County has teed up a meeting this week to discuss potential amendments to its ordinance.
Under consideration are proposals to remove the floor-to-area ratio from commercial and industrial zoning districts, combine stormwater and erosion control statutes and update the county’s floodplain maps, according to a Goochland news release.
The county is weighing a removal of floor-area ratio as a consideration in industrial and commercial zoning districts. The ratio is a measurement of the intensity of development associated with a building’s construction. The ratio is determined by dividing a building’s gross floor area by the parcel lot’s area.
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has directed localities to combine their Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control and Stormwater Management ordinances. Goochland needs to update its ordinances and fee schedule to be in compliance with new state regulations on land-disturbance management.
FEMA has unveiled updates to Goochland’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps after a multi-year review, and has given Goochland approval to adopt the new maps. The county said there won’t be major changes to the ordinance except for the new maps and terminology updates.
The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the county administration building. More information and draft ordinance language can be found here.