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74S106August 20, 1974 (P.C.) CASE NUMBER: 74S106 APPLICANT: Wilson Terminal Corporation REQUEST: Rezoning from Community Business (B-2) and Residential (R-7) to General Business (B-3). PROPOSED. USE: Trucking Terminal TAX MAP IDENTIFICATION: Bermuda Magisterial District; Tax Map Sec. 67-3 (1) Parcel 30-33, 35-41, 43 & 44-1 (Sheet 23). GENERAL LOCATION: Southwest of the intersection of Swineford Road and Jefferson DaVis Highway (south and west of the existing terminal facility). ACREAGE (SUBJECT PARCEL): 7.6884 acres EXISTING ZONING: Community Business (B-2) for the front portion of the parcel fronting Jefferson Davis Highway for a depth of approximately 200 to 300 feet. The rear and remaining portion of the subject parcel is zoned Residential (R-7). EXISTING LAND USE (SUBJECT PARCEL): proposed facility. Vacant, but under construction for the ADJACENT AND AREA~ ZONING AND LAND USE: Adjacent property fronting Jefferson Davis Highway is commercially zoned to a depth ranging from 550 feet on the north to 300 feet on the south. Property ~ to the west, northwest, and southwest is zoned Residential (R-Ti. Various commercial uses are, carried on from those parcels fronting Jefferson Davis Highwa~ and 'single family residential development has been the predominent land use for parcels to the rea~ fronting along Swineford Road~and Brewrys Bluff Road. UTILITIES: Public water and sewer is available to the site and would be required in the.development thereof. ~ SOIL PROFILE: Bladen Sandy Loam and Craven Sandy.Loam soils constitute the soil make-up for this parcel. It is indicated that over.90% of the parcel is on poorly drained soils, having a seasonal perched water table between 0 to 6 inches January through April. The soil profile indicates that the site is best used for open space and other light intensity uses since most of the parcel is poorly suited for foundations and roadways. DRAINAGE AND EROSION:' The Engineering Department indioates that no particular drainage or erosion problems are anticipated with regard to the proposed use. REQUIRED OFF-SITE EASEMENTS: No off-site easements will be required. (over) PUBLIC FACILITIES: Alth'ough the proposed use within itself causes no particular problem for existing or proposed area facilities,_tt should be noted that increased commercial and industrial development along the Route i corridor will necessitate expansion of fire and police protection services. TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC: A site plan presented for Staff review does not depict the entire parcel requested for rezoning. It does indicate that Merriewood Road would be extended westwardly from Jefferson Davis Highway, and that vehicular access would be provided on both Merriewood Court to the south and Swineford Road to the north. This arrangement would be acceptable insomuch as it limits random access along Jefferson Davis Highway. However, it should be 8mphasized that a 50-foot setback from Jefferson Davis Highway is required. GENERAL PLAN: Commercial use for that area fronting along Jefferson Davis Highway and single family residential development west of Jefferson Davis and east of the Bellwood Defense General Supply Center. STAFF ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION: The current site plan presented for Staff review indicates development for only a portion of the parcel requested for rezoning. This plan depicts an area between Swineford Road and the extension of Merriewood Road having a westwardly depth (measured along the Merriewood.extension) which is approximately 470 feet. This plan does not take into consideration what future development might occur on the remainder of the request parcel (all to be zoned B-3). The remaininE portion of the parcel extends approximately 670 feet west of the area depicted on the site plan. Although it is felt ~that part of the remainder which is not depicted by the site plan may be assumed as acceptable for some form of commercial development, high intensity business use extending the depth requested may prove to be imcompatible with existing and guture residential development to the west. Planning. Commission, in reviewing tl~is application, might consider three reasonable options to what was requested. One option would be to approve commercial rezoning of only that portion of the property shown on the current site plan. A second.option would be for approval of no greater a depth of rezoning than 600 feet measured from Jefferson Davis Highway. A third consideration would be for approval of the rezoning, as requested, subject to a 60-foot buffer being provided along the rear property line. This buffer would either be left in a natural state, or if this area of the parcel has to be cleared, it would be required the buffer area be planted sufficiently to obscure vision of any commercial activity resulting from development to the east. .MH-i .74S106 B-2 & R-7 to B-3- Scale: 1"=600' Sheet 23' R-7 CIVIL ENGINEER~G -- LAND SURVEYING~- LAND PLANNING Ross & France, Ltd. 9600 SURVEYOR COURT · MANASSAS, VIRGINIA 22110 · 361-4188 · 273-7288 July 15, 1974 Planning Department Chesterfield County Chesterfield Court House, Virginia Re: Wilson Terminal Corp. Rezoning Application Gentlemen: Transmitted herewith are 2 application forms for rezoning, 2 prints of the plat of survey, 2 prints of the tax map, and a fee check in the amount of $75.00, for the requested rezoning application from B-2~and R-7 to B-3. The application for rezoning is on land acquired by Wilson Terminal Corp. (The land holding company of Wilson Trucking Corp.) This land lays south of the existing trucking terminal and was purchased for the expansion of the existing facilities and for the purpose of providing an additional entrance onto Route 1, thus providing for better traffic circulation and less traffic congestion on Swineford Road. If any additional plats or data is needed please let us know. Thank you.