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Planning commission recommends denial of proffer amendment to remove screening requirement at Old Dominion Industrial Park parcel
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The Goochland County Planning Commission recommended denial July 17 of a proffer amendment that would have removed a screening requirement and an obsolete approver condition for a 2.17-acre parcel in Old Dominion Industrial Park.
The Goochland County Planning Commission on July 17 recommended denial of a proffer amendment requested by Big Daddy's Oilville Office Land Holding Corporation for a 2.17-acre parcel in Old Dominion Industrial Park.
Planning Manager Carrie Ragland told the commission the request would remove two proffers from an earlier rezoning: one requiring screening for outdoor storage and another that required building approval by two named individuals who are now deceased. Ragland said removal of the screening proffer is not consistent with the comprehensive plan’s implementation strategies, which encourage high-quality site design and landscaping.
Applicant Evan Weiner, the managing member of Big Daddy's Oilville Office Land Holding Corporation, said he purchased the parcel May 30, 2024, after receiving a zoning confirmation letter dated March 19, 2024. He told the commission that proffers in the industrial park had not been enforced consistently over the years and that similar outdoor storage exists on other parcels in the park, including county-owned property.
“I'm here because when PODs were reviewed, inspected, approved in the past, these proffers that we're asking to remove were not enforced consistently,” Weiner said. He provided photographs and described multiple neighboring parcels with outdoor storage and partial or absent screening.
Staff reported that a plan of development (POD) for a contractor’s equipment storage yard and an office building was approved June 3, 2025, and that the POD shows a combination of vegetation and fencing could satisfy the existing screening requirement. Staff also noted proffer 5 is no longer enforceable because the two named approvers are deceased.
After discussion the commission voted 3-0 to recommend denial and to forward the case to the Board of Supervisors for consideration Sept. 4, 2025.
The record includes the applicant’s contention that enforcement has been inconsistent across the park and staff’s assessment that removing the screening requirement would be inconsistent with comprehensive-plan strategies for industrial areas. The commission did not change county policy during the hearing; its action is a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.
