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Planning Manager Carrie Ragland told the commission the request would remove two proffers from an earlier rezoning: one requiring screening for outdoor storage and another that required building approval by two named individuals who are now deceased. Ragland said removal of the screening proffer is not consistent with the comprehensive plan’s implementation strategies, which encourage high-quality site design and landscaping.

Applicant Evan Weiner, the managing member of Big Daddy's Oilville Office Land Holding Corporation, said he purchased the parcel May 30, 2024, after receiving a zoning confirmation letter dated March 19, 2024. He told the commission that proffers in the industrial park had not been enforced consistently over the years and that similar outdoor storage exists on other parcels in the park, including county-owned property.

“I'm here because when PODs were reviewed, inspected, approved in the past, these proffers that we're asking to remove were not enforced consistently,” Weiner said. He provided photographs and described multiple neighboring parcels with outdoor storage and partial or absent screening.

Staff reported that a plan of development (POD) for a contractor’s equipment storage yard and an office building was approved June 3, 2025, and that the POD shows a combination of vegetation and fencing could satisfy the existing screening requirement. Staff also noted proffer 5 is no longer enforceable because the two named approvers are deceased.

After discussion the commission voted 3-0 to recommend denial and to forward the case to the Board of Supervisors for consideration Sept. 4, 2025.

The record includes the applicant’s contention that enforcement has been inconsistent across the park and staff’s assessment that removing the screening requirement would be inconsistent with comprehensive-plan strategies for industrial areas. The commission did not change county policy during the hearing; its action is a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission Regular Meeting 7/17/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Goochland County Planning Commission recommended denial July 17 of a proffer amendment that would have removed a screening requirement and an obsolete approver condition for a 2.17-acre parcel in Old Dominion Industrial Park.","taxTitle","Goochland County, Virginia","taxId",30989,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6166115,"Commission recommends denial of Serenity Trail rezoning after public concerns over water, traffic and preservation",3864,1184000,5048000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5416146-a6cc979b32682769ad9d3e5c34e3a53c&start=1184&end=5048","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5416146-a6cc979b32682769ad9d3e5c34e3a53c/thumbnail_1184000.jpg","/articles/6166115/Goochland-County/Virginia/Commission-recommends-denial-of-Serenity-Trail-rezoning-after-public-concerns-over-water-traffic-and-preservation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6166115-29720b5bb176cdea9bd09f29c521c15d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771124712&Signature=LXQe9fSID57yCfE4LUX-jejmXDaFfxUbmFFtKyeZNlH~v2zWXPe-FLxPlDaLibMtlM1rRybKtIOjfPEeU26jmalOMcKjuC21DmJD7Peu5UHOiyeb3Eo6aX9Oekmp5UIT7hpT8vWhP~l6StI9IVYwP04FUZPcdJ4CngiTKVpfd3fBDOqAT3DtTyKbBDYcqW1VWzubK8ltEoETX9sCQtm6u-u3ssk2p2A9ywy8W5ihmxhme~pZ-tUos2cGKLy5VrO2ZysDK390OCLQCddBwQAmuqdSX5YOHFTWkh8QTnoywvgI0kKc-wyxpO-mHluNeY8xkYQLMXxw78JrlQTyKnmQFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Goochland County Planning Commission voted July 17 to recommend denial of a rezoning application by Serenity Trail LLC that would rezone about 109.22 acres from Agricultural Limited (A-2) to Residential Preservation (RP) and allow 24 single-family lots (23 new lots) with proffered conditions.

Staff planning manager Carrie Ragland summarized the application and proffers, noting the RP district requires 50% open space, minimum two-acre lots, and formation of a homeowners association to manage the preservation tract. Ragland said the applicant proffered 50% of the acreage as preservation, 12 voluntary proffers, a 10-foot right-of-way dedication along Maidens Road, a proposed waiver of the left-turn-lane requirement (the right-turn waiver in the staff report had been removed), and a plan to install a dry hydrant at an existing pond for fire protection.

Applicant representatives, including civil engineer Scott Courtney of ARM Group and traffic consultant Carl Holtgren of Grove Slate Associates, presented the project and defended a turn-lane analysis that concluded VDOT concurrence was reached and that turn-lane warrants were not met. Courtney said the developer proposes deep wells “into fractured rock” to minimize impacts on nearby shallow wells; he told the commission the team is prepared to drill greater than 100 feet to reach the deeper aquifer.

Traffic consultant Carl Holtgren said his turn-lane warrant analysis showed volumes on Maidens Road were well below VDOT thresholds: “If you took the traffic volumes that are out there today and multiply them by 10 in both directions, you still would not warrant a turn lane in either direction,” he said, and noted VDOT had concurred with the analysis. The plan was updated to include a right-turn lane into the site.

During the public hearing dozens of neighbors spoke. Concerns clustered around three topics: traffic safety on Maidens Road and at nearby intersections, groundwater and wells, and long-term protection of the proffered preservation tract. Multiple residents said Maidens Road is narrow, twisting and already sees unreported collisions and run-off-the-road crashes; some asked that the commission require a county hydrological study before recommending approval. Several residents reported wells that have run dry in recent years and said a developer-funded hydrogeologic study is needed.

Adjacent residents and landowners also asked the commission to require a third-party conservation easement for the proposed 54.6-acre preservation tract rather than relying on an HOA. At least one speaker, Andrew Blake (speaking for his wife Ellen Blake), explicitly requested that the preservation acreage be subject to an easement held by an accredited land trust such as Capital Region Land Conservancy so terms would be enforced in perpetuity.

After discussion the commission considered a motion to recommend approval with proffers. The motion failed in roll-call votes that resulted in a planning-commission recommendation of denial. Commissioner Jess McLaughlin had recused himself from the matter before the hearing, citing a personal interest as a Long & Foster broker representing a potential buyer.

The commission’s denial is a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors; the case is tentatively scheduled for the Board’s Sept. 4, 2025 meeting. If the Board takes up the case it may approve, deny, or modify the proffers and zoning as allowed under county and state law.

What the record shows: the applicant proffered 24 lots total (one existing lot to remain), 50% preservation with at least 2-acre minimum lots, an HOA to manage the preservation tract and a proposed waiver for the left-turn lane requirement; VDOT had concurred with the applicant’s turn-lane analysis but several neighbors and the applicant differed on whether the study and VDOT conclusion fully capture local safety concerns. Neighbors asked for a hydrologic study, and several urged use of a third-party conservation easement to ensure long-term protection of preserved acreage.","The planning commission voted to recommend denial of a rezoning that would create 24 lots (23 new) on 109.22 acres known as Serenity Trail, citing concerns raised by residents about traffic safety, well impacts and preservation enforcement; the case is scheduled for the Board of Supervisors on Sept. 4, 2025.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6166120,"Planning commission approves conceptual plan for 23-acre warehouse in West Creek Business Park",516,676000,1192000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5416146-a6cc979b32682769ad9d3e5c34e3a53c&start=676&end=1192","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5416146-a6cc979b32682769ad9d3e5c34e3a53c/thumbnail_676000.jpg","/articles/6166120/Goochland-County/Virginia/Planning-commission-approves-conceptual-plan-for-23-acre-warehouse-in-West-Creek-Business-Park","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6166120-d48d74cfca8c3834fa4c46620878a921/orig.mp4?Expires=1771124712&Signature=IuVPu25izJHCGa-BG5Zbxohc-sXODszfuT5KS67Dxk~m4wvX-yQBCCcleGtsfAnHTnlj9tYdUtTY-jIIEzAw3PY44JmZAqYy2PxouRAiDwWucF8Nirx0ilEJwCFSauUsZwMoJcOn2Jytzv6-cO6-u44Igsb-aB9MO6MkXLo~ihoZ7dVHBGezwpb0t34CW5X32a-53V0DDWuGEC2QB0h479nu-eyPDN73SBwV~UI68GwOU2PvvrcMueA~f-e6R-TZi2n5kgOy4o4gpnnl1-ZjW~t91hD-nszD4l0kH3O0q3dL2C6G5a4I9TVRBADoEks2gjNK2P9vbGuki5jgsbo8dA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Goochland County Planning Commission approved a conceptual master plan July 17 for a single-warehouse development on 23.18 acres in West Creek Business Park.

The action, taken by a 3-0 roll-call vote, clears the conceptual stage for Summit Real Estate Group and allows the applicant to proceed with a plan of development (POD) review. Planning Manager Carrie Ragland presented the staff report and said the property is zoned M-1 and surrounded by other M-1 parcels and is designated “prime economic development” in the county comprehensive plan.

The conceptual plan shows a single building near the center of the parcel with staff and visitor parking in front and loading docks and trailer stalls at the rear. Ragland said the site will include two stormwater basins and retained vegetation around the perimeter and noted that proffers associated with West Creek Business Park require planning commission review of conceptual master plans within the park.

Applicant representative Malachi Mills of RK&K Engineering said the parcel sits between Route 288 and West Creek Parkway and that the project team is coordinating required off-site turn-lane improvements with VDOT. Mills described a 12-inch water main stub and said the project had requested and received a waiver on July 7 related to separation requirements for fire department access.

“There's a waterline easement … it’s going to be a 12 inches water main coming in,” Mills said. “We worked out earlier with the code modification request because we're jammed up because of the limited access of VDOT, the on-ramp of 288.”

Ragland emphasized that the CMP is general in nature and that the POD review will address engineering specifics; if the POD does not conform to the approved conceptual plan the applicant must return to the planning commission for a revised CMP. The commission’s approval was moved and seconded during the meeting; commissioners Cosby, Patuck and Kimberly voted yes.

The POD is currently under staff review and includes off-site improvements for left and right turn lanes onto West Creek Parkway, site engineering and stormwater measures. The commission’s approval is limited to the conceptual master plan; final site engineering, landscaping, utilities and any needed modifications will be handled during the plan-of-development review and VDOT permitting.

The planning commission’s vote was procedural approval of the conceptual plan; no variance to the county’s zoning ordinance was recorded in the commission’s action record for this item.","The Goochland County Planning Commission voted 3-0 to approve a conceptual master plan that would allow Summit Real Estate Group to build a warehouse on 23.18 acres in West Creek Business Park; a plan of development is under review and will address engineering and off-site turn-lane improvements.","actionData","errors"]

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