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City staff previews Riverbend conditional rezoning for up to 497 residential units on North Main Street
Summary
Planning staff briefed the commission on RZN2025-004, a conditional rezoning proposal on North Main Street (the Riverbend project) that would rezone 72 of 89 acres for 497 residential units and proffer conveyance of a 2.3-acre parcel to help address school capacity needs.
City planning staff on Aug. 19 presented an overview of a conditional rezoning application (RZN2025-004) for a large Riverbend development on North Main Street, noting the project will be subject to public hearings and substantial proffers addressing roads, school capacity and waterfront uses.
Kevin Wynne and staff said the 89-acre site—commonly known as the “V site”—would be rezoned for 72 acres from B-2 (business) to RU-18 under the proposal. The applicant seeks about 497 residential units, including 329 townhomes and 168 age-restricted multifamily units, and would preserve roughly 17 acres in B-2 to allow for commercial frontage on North Main Street and potential waterfront uses such as a clubhouse, restaurant and marina.
Staff highlighted proffers tied to road improvements, building elevations and a road-maintenance agreement for 6.6 acres of common open space, and said one proffer addresses school capacity: rather than providing a cash proffer of approximately $4.7 million to advance school capacity for the 329 non-age-restricted units, the applicant has offered to convey a 2.3-acre parcel that houses an existing office building (previously used by VDOT) valued in the application at roughly $6.3 million; staff said the conveyance could be used by Suffolk Public Schools for administration and could affect capital improvement projects that currently include $22 million for a school administration project in the CIP (6M in the next five years and 16M in the out years).
Staff said the planning commission will hold a public hearing on the application in September and that City Council will consider the item as a significant land-use item; the item’s schedule anticipates City Council public hearings and additional review in October if the commission takes formal action in September. Staff directed commissioners and the public to the Planning Department webpage for rezoning materials.
The briefing did not include a commission vote; it was an informational staff report to introduce the project and its proffers prior to formal public hearings.
