Leisurely summer pace? Don’t bet on it.
Several zoning case hotspots, freighted with issues, should continue to generate attention and concern in Ashland and the County.
Ashland Town Council meeting June 6, 6:30 p.m.
On the agenda is a follow-up resolution to Council’s approval, on a 3-2 vote, of CPA2022-06, Ironhorse Business Park. This land use change sets the stage for a future rezoning that proposes 1.9 million square feet of flex warehouses and a commercial strip along Rte 54, east of the Exit 92 interstate node.
Click on link to see resolution: https://ashland-va.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=1&event_id=1156&meta_id=80115
Council members assured citizens in the CPA discussions they would have input on design elements for Ironhorse B.P. The mammoth task looms.
Hanover Planning Commission meeting June 15, 6:00 p.m.
The proposed Hickory Grove development, REZ2023-00003, having churned for two years through several iterations, will be get a public hearing. Applicant proposes 150 single-family homes on the 52-acre parcel at the intersection of Rte 54 and Providence Church Road.
Traffic and housing density are two issues needing scrutiny, especially in light of the proposed Ironhorse development to the west in Town and County.
Proposed Sheetz at the intersection of Rte 301 and New Ashcake Road
No application has been filed yet. Developer held a community meeting in this Pearsons Corner neighborhood May 22. Among other things, residents learned that developer will file a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to request a gas pump increase to 12. Light, noise, traffic. Residents are organizing.
The Caldwell residential development is now under construction across New Ashcake Road. Stag’s Leap subdivision occupies the southeast quadrant of this intersection. The development pressure at this suburban-rural boundary is yet another example of how rural viewshed and environment disappear.
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