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Planning commission recommends rezoning for Holland Glen, a 83-unit development with 11 HUD-defined affordable units
Summary
The Suffolk City Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend that City Council approve a conditional rezoning for Holland Glen, a proposed 83-unit residential development that includes 11 units proffered as affordable under HUD definitions; staff said utilities are available and identified an elementary‑school capacity shortfall.
The Suffolk City Planning Commission voted 7-0 at its April meeting to recommend approval of rezoning request RZN2024010, known as Holland Glen, a conditional rezoning to the RC (Residential Compact) district for a portion of property at 2201 Holland Road.
Staff planner Britney Collier summarized the application as "a request to rezone a portion of the subject property from agricultural zoning district to RC residential compact conditional zoning district for the purpose of constructing 83 residential units." Collier told commissioners the area to be rezoned totals 28.67 acres, wetlands occupy about 0.79 acres of the site, and the parcel’s net developable acreage is 27.88 acres.
Why it matters: The proposal would add housing near the Route 58 employment corridor and is the first new neighborhood proposed along Holland Road in some…
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