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Council approves Old South Village master-plan revision; HOA and residents pressed for stronger amenity and infrastructure standards
Summary
Staunton City Council voted Jan. 9 to approve a revised master plan and special-use permit for Old South Village and Southview, swapping some previously required amenities and walking trails for a $35,000 cash payment to the homeowners association.
Staunton City Council on Jan. 9 approved a revised master plan and special-use permit (PRD) for the Old South Village/Southview planned residential development after a public hearing in which neighborhood representatives urged the city to adopt clearer, enforceable standards for amenities, sidewalks and access.
Tim Hartless, the Community Development planning manager, said the original PRD was approved in 2006 and called for multiple amenities and walking trails. The developer, Augusta Opportunities Inc., and the HOA negotiated a revised plan that reduces the number of required built amenities from four to two community-amenity areas (Amenity A and Amenity B), eliminates a requirement for city-mandated walking trails and substitutes a cash contribution of $35,000 to…
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