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Council approves deed restriction to dedicate Perrymont Park land for stormwater management
Summary
City council approved a resolution dedicating about 1.5 acres at Perrymont Park for conserved open space and stormwater management; staff said the deed form was chosen to match previous park dedications. Vote was unanimous.
Lynchburg City Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing deed restrictions to dedicate roughly 1.5 acres at Perrymont Park for conserved open space and stormwater management.
Wyatt Woody, director of Parks and Recreation, told council the Perrymont Park improvements—funded in part by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation—include a paved quarter‑mile trail, picnic areas, nature paths, an outdoor classroom, an off‑leash dog area and drainage work. Woody said the dedication would use deed restrictions to allow low volumes of runoff to infiltrate as a state‑approved stormwater mitigation practice.
“Conserved open space is a practice of setting aside land via deed restrictions to allow low volumes of runoff to disperse and to infiltrate and is a state approved measure to mitigate stormwater,” Woody said. He told council an additional exhibit in the packet provided more detail on mitigation practices and noted the designation piggybacks on land previously recorded by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation and a stream restoration completed in 2016–2017.
City staff also said the instrument is now proposed as a deed restriction rather than an administrative designation to remain consistent with prior actions on similar parcels. Following the public hearing—during which no members of the public spoke for or against the action—Councilmember Timmer moved to adopt the resolution; the motion passed 7–0.
Why it matters: The dedicated open‑space area will be subject to deed restrictions intended to manage runoff generated by park improvements and preserve connectivity with previously recorded conservation areas. Staff said the approach is consistent with state and city practice and with funding requirements tied to the grants.
Next steps: The city attorney and staff will finalize the deed restriction documents and record them as required by the resolution.
Vote: Resolution to dedicate land for stormwater management at Perrymont Park — approved 7–0.
