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Board defers Main Street Homes rezoning after neighbors and staff raise BMP title, driveway and school-capacity concerns
Summary
The board deferred decision-only on a 14‑lot single‑family rezoning by Main Street Homes after residents and staff highlighted an unresolved title issue for a stormwater basin, disagreement over driveway materials, and debate about projected school yields.
Henrico County supervisors on Oct. 14 deferred a rezoning application from Main Street Homes of Virginia that would allow up to 14 single‑family homes at the southwest intersection of Church Road and Covey Run Drive.
The board voted to defer the request for decision-only to the Nov. 12 meeting to allow additional work on proffers and to resolve outstanding questions about ownership of an existing stormwater Best Management Practice (BMP) that some neighbors say the homeowners' association (HOA) has maintained for years but does not legally own.
Why it matters: The outcome affects neighborhood infrastructure (stormwater), potential lot yield, and school enrollment projections for nearby Gayton Elementary. Neighbors also asked the applicant to require aggregate‑only driveways to match existing community character and to limit construction timing and cut‑through connections.
Details from staff and public testimony: - Planning staff said R-3A conditional zoning was requested to allow two smaller lots because of wetlands on site and that revised proffers reduced allowed exterior construction hours and prohibited a vehicular connection between Bowerton Road/Stubb and Covey Run Drive. - The applicant (represented by attorney Jeff Geiger) added a tree‑save area and said it was prepared to engage with the HOA about joining and potentially using the existing BMP if the HOA can provide legal rights. - Covey Run HOA president David Holderbrand said the HOA has paid maintenance costs for the BMP but that a prior developer did not complete a legal transfer. HOA counsel and county staff said they would continue to explore possible legal angles to resolve ownership. - Residents and speakers asked the board to require aggregate driveways, protect tree lines, and account for cumulative school impacts from multiple nearby developments; some neighbors said recent nearby townhome and single‑family projects will add substantially more students than the single 14‑lot proposal.
Board direction: The board deferred the rezoning for decision-only and accepted revised proffers dated Oct. 14. Staff was asked to follow up on the BMP title and any feasible county assistance to resolve the transfer; the applicant was asked to continue outreach and consider driveway, tree‑save and construction timing commitments.
Next steps: County staff will continue to work with the HOA, applicant and county attorney to report back on the BMP title issue and any proffer changes by the Nov. 12 decision-only meeting. If title to the BMP is transferred or formal rights are granted, the applicant indicated it could potentially add a lot.
