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Developer tells Amherst service authority site plan, grading nearly complete; rezoning and assisted‑living talks planned
Summary
A developer updating the authority said site plans and grading are nearly finished, a geotechnical study of a 20‑foot cut is pending, and he intends to seek rezoning of a commercial portion to R‑3 for a senior/assisted‑living project.
A developer addressing the Amherst County Service Authority on Aug. 5 said site planning and grading are nearly complete for a proposed senior living development and that he intends to ask the county Board of Supervisors to rezone a commercial portion of the property to R‑3.
The developer’s update matters because rezoning would change permitted uses for the parcel and is a required step before construction of senior or assisted‑living units could proceed.
Speaking during the authority’s citizen comment period, the developer said, “we've got our site plan finished. We're in the grading or at least getting the grades all figured, and we're doing a study on 1 little, small hump that we've got right now just to make sure that it doesn't have any significant rock that may impact that final site plan.” He said the site contains a localized, roughly 20‑foot cut and staff had provided a proposal to study whether rock would require blasting or other substantial excavation.
He said, after receiving the geotechnical proposal and completing the site‑grade work, he planned to approach the Board of Supervisors “to see about trying to rezone that commercial section of that property … to R 3.” He also said discussions with potential partners for the senior/assisted‑living component “have gone well.”
When asked whether the geotechnical firm had set a start date, the developer said the firm “is supposed to have given us a proposal on that before the end of this week” and that the study should be scheduled promptly.
The developer did not provide a project timeline for zoning hearings, application materials, or specific partner names; those items were not specified in the meeting record.
Next steps: the geotechnical study for the site’s deep cut is expected immediately after the firm issues a proposal; rezoning will be pursued with the Board of Supervisors following the study’s findings.
