Developers present preliminary plan for Wildwood portion of Westland Acres; families seek expedited review

Developers on Monday presented a preliminary concept for the Wildwood portion of the historic Westland Acres community that would cover about 63.39 acres on the Wildwood side and create 57 lots, including a 10‑lot "Legacy Village" set aside for members of the local families, petitioner Brett Lawless said.

The proposal, presented to the City of Wildwood Development and Zoning Review Committee, would pair the Wildwood portion with a Chesterfield‑side subdivision already in process; Mike Faulkner, the engineer of record for the project, said the Chesterfield parcel is about 56.32 acres with 50 lots. Faulkner said the combined proposal would result in roughly 108 lots across the two jurisdictions. "On the Wildwood side, we have 63.39 acres. And of that 63.39 acres, we'll have the 57 lots," Faulkner said.

Why it matters: the Wildwood parcel contains Union Baptist Church and a historic cemetery and sits in an area covered by the city's "fifth land use category" for historic properties. That designation, plus earlier ordinances that placed 19 properties on Wildwood's historic register, affects allowable densities and requires a new overlay district for the petition to move forward in Wildwood, planning staff said.…