The proposed Thacker’s View project would bring 260 residential units, most of them single-family homes, to site on Swift Creek Reservoir. (County documents)
Chesterfield supervisors to vote on 260-unit project on Swift Creek Reservoir
The Board of Supervisors is slated on Wednesday to make a final zoning decision on a proposed 260-home subdivision that would be built on Swift Creek Reservoir.
The proposed Thacker’s View project would feature 165 single-family homes and 95 townhouses, as well as a restaurant and amenities.
The project site at 4901 Woolridge Road is a largely undeveloped 139-acre property that was formerly home to wedding and events venue Celebrations at the Reservoir.
The project area is a three-parcel assemblage owned by the Thacker family, which has entered into a joint venture with Powhatan-based Cross Creek Development Corp. to develop the project.
The single-family homes at Thacker’s View would be built in two styles – some on lots of at least 12,000 square feet and others on “cluster” home lots that would range between 8,400 and 12,000 square feet. Townhomes would have a minimum lot area of about 1,500 to 2,700 square feet.
Amenities would include a covered pavilion, a dog park and walkways. Pathways, gazebos and a dock currently on the property would be retained.
The project would have 100-foot buffers along Woolridge Road and a minimum 65-foot buffer on its border with the Woodlake subdivision. The development would have two vehicle entrances on Woolridge.
Cross Creek is seeking to rezone the land to Residential (R-12) from the current Agricultural (A) designation. It also wants to keep zoning permission to allow the continued operation of a vacation rental on the site until the subdivision’s first phase is recorded.
The Planning Commission voted last month to recommend approval of the project, which attracted criticism from about a dozen people during the public hearing.
The full agenda for the board’s Wednesday meeting can be found here.
Planning Commission to consider 200-lot subdivision on Duval Road
The Chesterfield Planning Commission is expected to vote on zoning approval tied to a 200-lot, single-family home project on 100 acres on Duval Road. (County documents)
The Chesterfield Planning Commission is due on Tuesday to consider a rezoning tied to a proposed new subdivision in the western part of the county.
Developer Doug Sowers is seeking zoning approval to allow the construction of a 200-lot, single-family home project on a 100-acre site at 18001 and 18101 Duval Road.
Sowers also is seeking exceptions for lot size and width, as well as buffers and building setbacks. Lots at the development are proposed to be a minimum of 6,500 square feet.
The development would also feature a trail network, dog park and play area among other amenities, per a staff report. Two vehicular access points on Duval would be the primary entryways into the development.
The Planning Commission will vote on whether to recommend that the Board of Supervisors provide final approval for the project. Supervisors will take up the request at a future meeting.
The full agenda for the commission meeting can be found here.
Proposed detox center, pharmacy at Eastern Government Center up for votes in Henrico
Henrico supervisors meet in regular session Tuesday at 7 p.m.
On the agenda are two items to allow a pharmacy and a detoxification center at the Eastern Government Center complex on Nine Mile Road.
A 430-square-foot portion of the Henrico Area Mental Health and Development Services Center at 3908 Nine Mile Road would be leased to Westwood East End Pharmacy to serve the center’s clients. Westwood would pay $500 a month in rent under the five-year lease, which would have five one-year auto renewal options.
Supervisors also plan to donate a portion of property at 3808 Nine Mile Road to the Henrico Economic Development Authority, which would market the property for ground lease by a business that will build and operate a 24-hour detox, treatment and recovery center. The property donation would not include the Dabbs House Museum, and all improvements would become EDA property under the lease.
The full agenda for the meeting can be viewed here.
GRTC transfer hub plan, Sports Backers Stadium site sale on City Council committee agendas
Richmond City Council’s Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee meets Tuesday at 3 p.m.
The committee will consider a memorandum of understanding between the city and Greater Richmond Transit Co. for a permanent transfer station to be included in a mixed-use development that GRTC is planning at the former Public Safety Building site at 500 N. 10th St., or alternately at 808 E. Clay St., which is currently used as a temporary transfer hub.
Also on the agenda is a resolution of support for the sale of the Sports Backers Stadium site at 2911 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. to the Richmond Economic Development Authority to facilitate the Diamond District development. The deed for the property requires city consent before Virginia Commonwealth University, which owns the site, can sell it.
On Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., the Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee will meet. Business includes grant agreements for a 60-unit apartment building in the works at 1401-1407 Hull St. and for a 112-unit building at 1501-1511 Hull St. Both projects are being developed by Walter Parks, Richard Smith and Malcome Sargent.
The full agendas for the meetings can be viewed here.
The proposed Thacker’s View project would bring 260 residential units, most of them single-family homes, to site on Swift Creek Reservoir. (County documents)
Chesterfield supervisors to vote on 260-unit project on Swift Creek Reservoir
The Board of Supervisors is slated on Wednesday to make a final zoning decision on a proposed 260-home subdivision that would be built on Swift Creek Reservoir.
The proposed Thacker’s View project would feature 165 single-family homes and 95 townhouses, as well as a restaurant and amenities.
The project site at 4901 Woolridge Road is a largely undeveloped 139-acre property that was formerly home to wedding and events venue Celebrations at the Reservoir.
The project area is a three-parcel assemblage owned by the Thacker family, which has entered into a joint venture with Powhatan-based Cross Creek Development Corp. to develop the project.
The single-family homes at Thacker’s View would be built in two styles – some on lots of at least 12,000 square feet and others on “cluster” home lots that would range between 8,400 and 12,000 square feet. Townhomes would have a minimum lot area of about 1,500 to 2,700 square feet.
Amenities would include a covered pavilion, a dog park and walkways. Pathways, gazebos and a dock currently on the property would be retained.
The project would have 100-foot buffers along Woolridge Road and a minimum 65-foot buffer on its border with the Woodlake subdivision. The development would have two vehicle entrances on Woolridge.
Cross Creek is seeking to rezone the land to Residential (R-12) from the current Agricultural (A) designation. It also wants to keep zoning permission to allow the continued operation of a vacation rental on the site until the subdivision’s first phase is recorded.
The Planning Commission voted last month to recommend approval of the project, which attracted criticism from about a dozen people during the public hearing.
The full agenda for the board’s Wednesday meeting can be found here.
Planning Commission to consider 200-lot subdivision on Duval Road
The Chesterfield Planning Commission is expected to vote on zoning approval tied to a 200-lot, single-family home project on 100 acres on Duval Road. (County documents)
The Chesterfield Planning Commission is due on Tuesday to consider a rezoning tied to a proposed new subdivision in the western part of the county.
Developer Doug Sowers is seeking zoning approval to allow the construction of a 200-lot, single-family home project on a 100-acre site at 18001 and 18101 Duval Road.
Sowers also is seeking exceptions for lot size and width, as well as buffers and building setbacks. Lots at the development are proposed to be a minimum of 6,500 square feet.
The development would also feature a trail network, dog park and play area among other amenities, per a staff report. Two vehicular access points on Duval would be the primary entryways into the development.
The Planning Commission will vote on whether to recommend that the Board of Supervisors provide final approval for the project. Supervisors will take up the request at a future meeting.
The full agenda for the commission meeting can be found here.
Proposed detox center, pharmacy at Eastern Government Center up for votes in Henrico
Henrico supervisors meet in regular session Tuesday at 7 p.m.
On the agenda are two items to allow a pharmacy and a detoxification center at the Eastern Government Center complex on Nine Mile Road.
A 430-square-foot portion of the Henrico Area Mental Health and Development Services Center at 3908 Nine Mile Road would be leased to Westwood East End Pharmacy to serve the center’s clients. Westwood would pay $500 a month in rent under the five-year lease, which would have five one-year auto renewal options.
Supervisors also plan to donate a portion of property at 3808 Nine Mile Road to the Henrico Economic Development Authority, which would market the property for ground lease by a business that will build and operate a 24-hour detox, treatment and recovery center. The property donation would not include the Dabbs House Museum, and all improvements would become EDA property under the lease.
The full agenda for the meeting can be viewed here.
GRTC transfer hub plan, Sports Backers Stadium site sale on City Council committee agendas
Richmond City Council’s Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee meets Tuesday at 3 p.m.
The committee will consider a memorandum of understanding between the city and Greater Richmond Transit Co. for a permanent transfer station to be included in a mixed-use development that GRTC is planning at the former Public Safety Building site at 500 N. 10th St., or alternately at 808 E. Clay St., which is currently used as a temporary transfer hub.
Also on the agenda is a resolution of support for the sale of the Sports Backers Stadium site at 2911 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. to the Richmond Economic Development Authority to facilitate the Diamond District development. The deed for the property requires city consent before Virginia Commonwealth University, which owns the site, can sell it.
On Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., the Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee will meet. Business includes grant agreements for a 60-unit apartment building in the works at 1401-1407 Hull St. and for a 112-unit building at 1501-1511 Hull St. Both projects are being developed by Walter Parks, Richard Smith and Malcome Sargent.
The full agendas for the meetings can be viewed here.
I really hope Chesterfield has a special tax district set up for road improvements for this sprawl so that everyone east of Route 288 doesn’t end up subsidizing these new homes. In that the bulk of their sidewalk money has gone into at least $300 million in road improvements over the last 10 years in this area.