Planning commission forwards 289‑acre rezoning for industrial park to supervisors

The New Kent County Planning Commission on Aug. 18 voted to forward with a favorable recommendation application ZM125, a request from Matt and New Kent LLC to rezone a 289.1‑acre parcel (tax map 32A‑1) from Economic Opportunity to Industrial.

The recommendation follows a staff presentation that said the county supports the request “largely due to the property's existing by right development potential, remaining, relatively speaking, unchanged between the 2 designations,” and highlighted proffers the applicant included to limit incompatible and water‑intensive uses.

Patrick Silva, principal planner with the Department of Community Development's Planning Division, told commissioners the applicant submitted a traffic impact memorandum showing the rezoning would reduce overall passenger‑vehicle trip generation compared with the Economic Opportunity designation and that the Virginia Department of Transportation and the county’s transportation development division reviewed the…