75S215CASE NUMBER:
APPLICANT:
75S215
Colebrook Company
Dgcember 10, 1975 (B.S.)
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REQUEST AND PROPOSED USE: The rezoning from Residential (R-?) to
Convenience Business (B-i) plus a Conditional Use for Planned
Development. This request will permit further expansion of Sycamore
Square Shopping Center through restricted Planned Development.
GENERAL LOCATION AND TAX MAP IDENTIFICATION: The parcel in question
fronts Midlothian Turnpike west and north of the intersection of
Midlothian Turnpike and Coalfield Road. Approval of the request
would allow for further development of the Shopping Center north
and west of existing development.
ACREAGE, EXISTING ZONING, EXISTING LAND USE (SUBJECT PARCEL): The
request parcel contains approximately 3 acres. It is presently
zoned Residential (R-T) and remains vacant and partially wooded.
ADJACENT AND AREA ZONING AND LAND USE: Adjacent property to the north
and west is zoned Residential (R-7) and either remains vacant or
is occupied by individual single family dwellings.
UTILITIES, SOIL PROFILE, DRAINAGE AND EROSION AND REQUIRED 0FF-SIT,;
EASEMENTS: Public water and sewer will be required in the development
of this project, normal erosion control measures are anticipated
relative to the proposed use.
PUBLIC FACILITIES: Continued development of the shopping center in the
manner proposed and accomplished will have no adverse, impact on either
existing or future area public facilities.
TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC: The Master Site plan presented with the
app±ication indicates a reasonable and substantial development
plan accommodating good vehicular access for the proposed use
while at the same time minimizing detrimental impact to existing
and planned area roads. Specifically, the plan indicates that an
unnamed (and undeveloped) road paralleling and west of Crowder
Drive be realigned so as to affect a better intersection with
Midlothian Turnpike. This road will be constructed as a public
road and extend from Midlothian to Westfield Drive. The shopping
center development will take advantage of frontage along both
sides of this road. However, access'will be controlled so as to
permit a minimal number of intersecting points along the road.
GENERAL PLAN: Commercial development for the area encompassing the
parcel in question.
STAFF ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION: The applicant has indicated by
Declaration of Intent and the master plan presented with the
application that the parcels in question will be developed in
the same manner as the existing Sycamore Square project. Past
performance in the development of this center has established
that the preformance in standards not only serve to promote
compatible land use but provides an example for desirable deve-
lopment in the Midlothian Community. The scope and styling of
the proposed shopping center addition is in keeping with what
has been developed to date. In this specific case the applicant
(over)
is requesting an exception to the front setback requirement
(50 ft.) on Midlothian Turnpike. The exception would allow
for a portion of the parcel within the setback to be developed
along Midlothian frontage. Planning Staff is of the opinion
that such an exception would be acceptable in the context
noted on the Master Plan presented with the application.
CASE HISTORY AND PAST
COMMISSION AND BOARD ACTION
FOR THIS REQUEST
C.P.C. 11 18 75: Recommended approval of the request, subject to
the imposition of the following conditions:
1. An exception to the bulk requirement regulating the front
setback from Midlothian Turnpike shall be approved, subject
to such an exception occurring in a manner similar to that
reflected on the Master Site Plan presented with the appli-
cation.
2. This Conditional Use for Planned Development shall be subject
to all previous conditions imposed in the approval of previous-
ly granted Conditional Use for Planned Development for
Sycamore Square Shopping Center.
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!~P. NEchael C. i~tz
Planning D~-,ector
0hesterfieid County
Chesterfield, Virginia
October 21, 1975
4-~224
Ref:
~ ,~--,es (Wallace J. Clarke Property)
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(Rezo:se B-!)~ Midiothian, Virgir~a
6 Acres Townhouse Zoning (RTH)
Y~dlothian, Virginia
Desm M~ke:
i a?, ~it-;.ng tt-,is letter z'egsa~d~ the attached rezoning application
since Doug is out of
As in your memoz~m~i~,~ of ~%y 23, !975~ The Colebrook Company is
Pequest~.,g the rezon~i;ag of the Wallace J. Clarke property from
a~icutture to Conver~ience Business (G-l) under plan unit
development~ to allow us to fur, ther develop Sycamore Square.
Approval of this rezoning ~.~_i1 allow us to request the relocation
of a proposed street, wb~ch Doug previously discussed with you,
that wo'mld enter Route 60 at a n~aty degree angle and offer
better access ar.d traffic flow z~om both Phase I and Phase Ii of
Sycamore Square as well as a proposed residential (RTH) parcel of
lmad to the north of Sycamore Square. The road in question
wo-'~ld~ of couPse~ be built to state specifications to later be
incorporated as a public road.
~ addition to the request for rezo~aing of the Clarke property,
we b~ve a request to rezone six acres to RT~H~ referenced above·
~ois is a parcel of land bordered on the south by Sycamore Square,
on the north by Westfield Road mhd on the west by a proposed road
that ~iil be constructed mad improved by '~l~e Colebrook Co~pany in
co?m~ection with the rezor~hag for the westward development of the
aforementioned request·
The original conce,ot here:, as ~,~ Doughs discussion with Stan Ba!derson,
was to build tovinb3use t}~pe 'at. ts ir. a cluster of two each v~th one
co.ach wall as of the type Brsaade_rmi!i calls patio homes uP. der
their sim~g!e f~miiy '~A'~ the difference being the lot size of 30 feet
by 90 feet or 2,700 feet· In any case, these will be two-story
dweliis~6s to cor~®l-~ment the architect,are of Sycamore Square in
offering the required setback and rear yard as in R?H zoning but
in addition will have a commination of twenty feet minimum between
dwellings for side ya~ds. Since this is a relatively new type of
development, would you please advise us if we need any special
exceptiones or variances other than the following.
E!emerfcs of applicatio:a:
Zouing of s~a additior~al 50 feet to the north of existing B-1
zo~a~ag to provide for, additional parkfaag and screening.
~egom~n to bulk reaufa~ements (B-i) to allow parkia~g v?~tb~tn the
fror~t 50 foot setback as sho~,~n o~_ the pzar~
T£~ rezon-~,ng of m~ a?ea adjace~t mad to the west of tlne existing
p!armed deveiopme;at to ~,c!ude 2.88 acres to be rezoned to
Co:avenience Bus~ness (B-I) plus a Conditional Use for planned
development.
'Zae rezonir~g to R'Ii~ of a 6 acre ?a~cei (north of existing B-I)
plus exception% to bulk requiremer_ts as ~%l!ows:
a. mfcn~?~mz~ acreage required - ~ acres as opposed to t0.
b. Per~ssion to construct two f~r~!y dwellings ~a a RTH district.
c. Pe',m~ission to exclude coFmon a~ea adjacent to lots and
betwee~a bui!~gs.
d. Per. mission to exclude recreation area.
We would appreciate you~~ cor~e~ats on t?.e attached application and
t~ust ti~t yo~'~r Board w~ll favor us m~th eaa approval. We are eager
t?~t Vbr~s case be he~d at the Nover~ber Plarming Corrmission meeting.
Doug will contact you as soon as he ret'omns.
S~,o~re=y ~
Read F. Goode
cc: Do~lass K. Woolfollz,
Star~iey Balderson: Jr. /
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