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Henrico supervisors approve Kittrell property rezoning for 18 single-family homes; neighbor raises noise and environmental concerns
Summary
The board approved a conditional rezoning to allow an 18-lot single-family subdivision on Hilliard Road; residents asked for additional landscaping and for county staff to work with Rec and Parks to preserve buffers.
Henrico County supervisors on Feb. 11 approved a conditional rezoning that would allow the construction of 18 single-family homes on an 8.4-acre parcel along Hilliard Road.
Planning staff described the request as a rezoning to R-4 (family residence district) to build 18 homes. Staff said the existing home on the parcel would remain and the project would include a new road, a 25-foot landscaped frontage area plus sidewalk along Hilliard Road, and proffers requiring 75% of homes to include garages and a minimum size of 1,600 square feet.
Supervisor Cooper moved to follow the Planning Commission recommendation and approve REZ2024-102498 with proffers dated Jan. 7, 2025; the motion was seconded and passed following the public hearing.
A resident, identified on the record as Andrew Hall, spoke during the WebEx public comment. Hall said he was a long-time Club Road resident and expressed concerns about increased noise from Brook Road, light intrusion from nearby developments, and potential environmental impacts to Upham Brook, which local water-quality groups monitor. "I'm a long time resident on Club Road ... just concerned about the noise coming from Brook Road, any environmental concerns building a development that close, right next to Upham Brook," Hall said.
Planning staff told the board the lots would be outside the resource-protection area and floodplain adjacent to Upham Brook, and that the applicant proffered rezoning portions of the property in that area to the C-1 district prior to subdivision recordation to allow engineering verification. Staff said two areas shown as reserved on the concept plan are not planned for development and could become common open space if adjacent owners do not purchase them during the subdivision process. Staff also said the county could coordinate with Recreation and Parks and First Tee to identify additional landscaping to address neighbor concerns.
Board members asked whether the property was currently zoned R-2 and staff confirmed R-2 was the current zoning; staff estimated the rezoning would likely change the lot count by fewer than five lots compared with a by-right R-2 subdivision. The applicant did not proffer a maximum house size.
The board approved the rezoning by voice vote after the public hearing and staff responses to neighbor concerns. Staff said follow-up during the subdivision and landscape plan review will be used to address buffering and landscaping details.
No vote tally by individual supervisor was recorded in the transcript beyond the board's voice approval. The project will proceed through the subdivision process, where engineering and landscaping plans will be reviewed and finalized.
