Board denies Stonehaven (Clevengers Village) proffer amendment after public concern about traffic and layout
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Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to deny a proffer amendment for Stonehaven (formerly Clevengers Village) after residents, developers and board members raised concerns about traffic distribution, cul-de-sac density, HOA maintenance responsibilities and impacts on the commercial center.
The Culpeper County Board of Supervisors on May 6 denied a proposed amendment to the proffers for Stonehaven (formerly Clevengers Village), rejecting changes that would have altered internal lot layouts, relocated lots away from a golf-course crossing and replaced donated lots to Habitat for Humanity with a cash contribution.
The applicant proposed plan changes that staff said would reduce land disturbance by about 14 acres, remove a stream crossing and shift lots; it also proposed a $1,000,000 cash contribution to Habitat for Humanity (with $250,000 already donated) instead of dedicating lots in phases. Staff recommended approval of the amended proffers dated April 22, 2025 after the applicant agreed to extend a waterline and shift long-term maintenance of an internal access road to the homeowners association rather than the county.
Opponents and concerned stakeholders — including the commercial developer for the project, nearby residents and several supervisors — said the reconfiguration would concentrate homes in tighter rows and cul-de-sac patterns, potentially increasing traffic on secondary roads and complicating emergency and school-bus access. The commercial developer said he was not invited to collaborate on the amendment and flagged changes that could affect the planned commercial center’s access and marketability; several board members said the submitted materials were hard to review and raised concerns about unknowns.
Traffic consultant testimony for the applicant said external trip generation would not change because the total unit count remains the same and that prior traffic studies and planned improvements — including a potential VDOT roundabout at the Rixeyville–Jeffersonton intersection funded in part by proffered contributions — would reduce certain crash types. Still, several supervisors expressed discomfort with the denser internal layout and the fact that some road segments would be maintained by an HOA rather than VDOT or the county.
Supervisor Rosenberger moved to deny the proffer amendment; after a second, the motion carried.
