Accomack planning commission OKs public hearing for 29‑lot Duncan Manor preliminary plat

Accomack County planning staff asked the commission to set a public hearing on a preliminary plat for Duncan Manor, a proposed 29‑lot subdivision located behind the houses that front on Market Street. Deputy County Administrator for Community and Economic Development Lee Pambitt briefed the commission on the application, saying the subject area is about 58.59 acres and the applicant filed the preliminary‑plat application on July 2.

Pambitt said the property owner of the subject parcels is the Odachowski Group and the applicant is Mr. Carbaugh of the Atlantic Group. The applicant proposes resubdividing an area that contains previously recorded 50‑foot‑wide lots; the developer would increase lot widths (Pambitt said the plan is to move a typical lot from roughly 50 feet to about 60 feet) and ultimately create 29 single‑family home lots. Pambitt said the streets will be private and must be built to VDOT standards. Utilities shown on the preliminary plan include public water and sewer; staff said public water will be provided by the local town water system and sewer will be served by HRSD (Hampton Roads Sanitation District).

Pambitt described the site as directly behind properties that front on Market Street and just across Market Street from hospital facilities. He said some parcels north of the proposed subdivision are not owned by the Odachowski Group and already contain houses, and that the proposal is to create new single‑family lots primarily where the existing recorded lots are located. Pambitt said single‑family dwellings are permitted in the zoning across the site by special‑use permit in the business district, so any residential use in the business‑zoned parcels would require the zoning approvals that the county’s process requires.

Commissioner Taylor asked whether the recorded lots were being recombined and whether final lot and septic/water arrangements would be adequate; staff replied the lots were recorded years ago and the developer proposes resubdividing to slightly larger lots, and that the final plat and subdivision construction plans will show utilities, stormwater and all construction details before final approval. Pambitt said staff will provide a full staff report with recommended conditions in the next packet.

The commission voted to authorize a public hearing on the Duncan Manor preliminary plat for Sept. 10. Commissioner Rogers moved and Commissioner Sparkman seconded; the motion carried. Pambitt said staff will list individual tax parcels for the hearing packet and circulate the detailed staff report and recommended conditions prior to the public hearing.

Planning staff highlighted several implementation points commissioners asked about: the total site acreage (58.59 acres), the applicant (Mr. Carbaugh, Atlantic Group), current recorded lots (about 38 lots shown in the outlined area but the developer proposes 29 lots), proposed lot widths (existing 50‑foot lots proposed to be widened), private streets built to VDOT standards, and public utility connections to the local water system and HRSD sewer. Pambitt also said the applicant has previously been before county bodies on related preliminary plat work.

The commission’s action authorizes the county to advertise and hold the public hearing and to prepare the full staff report for the Sept. 10 hearing.