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Board initiates Bent Hill Corridor small-area plan, approves $250,000 for study and adds adjacent parcel
Summary
Supervisors authorized a small-area (corridor) plan for the Bent Hill/Vent Hill corridor, approved $250,000 in consultant and transportation analysis funding, and expanded the study area to include an adjacent parcel requested during the meeting.
Prince William County supervisors voted to initiate a small-area plan for the Bent Hill (Vent Hill) corridor and to fund consultant and transportation analyses needed to complete the study.
The board approved a $250,000 project budget: $150,000 from FY25 contingency for consultant services and $100,000 transferred from Brentsville Magisterial District transportation funds for the study's transportation analysis. Planning staff described the corridor as subject to growing development interest; staff reported six rezoning applications for roughly 1,322 acres already under review in and near the study area.
The corridor plan will examine land use, housing, design guidelines, transportation/mobility, schools, public safety and infrastructure needs, and cultural, historic and environmental resources. Planning Director Tanya Washington and Principal Planner Yolanda Hipske told the board the plan aims to balance future development with preservation of agricultural and environmental character, guide infrastructure investments and shape a long-range land-use vision for the corridor.
Board amendments: Supervisor Tom Gordy asked to add an adjacent parcel at 12301 Vent Hill Road (an AF-zoned parcel bordering Grizzly Park) to the study area; the board accepted the amendment and voted unanimously to include the parcel and fund the plan.
Why it matters: Planning staff said the corridor received late changes during the 2024 comprehensive plan update that left community and the development community without detailed guidance; the small-area plan is intended to provide that more specific direction and reduce ad hoc rezoning conflicts.
Scope and procurement: The planning office will manage the project, led by Principal Planner Yolanda Hipske, and will hire consultants for specialized analyses (transportation, housing, environmental, cultural resources and community engagement). The full cost is estimated at $250,000 and staff requested the board transfer and appropriate contingency and district transport funds to cover the work.
Board action and votes: The board unanimously approved initiating the Bent Hill Corridor plan, the requested budget transfers (authorized $150,000 from FY25 contingency and $100,000 from Brentsville district transportation funds), and the inclusion of the adjacent parcel at 12301 Vent Hill Road.
Implementation and next steps: Staff will issue a consultant solicitation and schedule community engagement; staff indicated small-area plans can take up to two years to complete. Planning staff also noted that some rezoning applications in the area may reach the board before the small-area plan is completed; board members asked staff to continue to consider pending applications under existing rules while the plan proceeds.
Ending: Board members said the plan offers an opportunity to establish policy for preserving agricultural land, protecting environmental features and planning transportation and public safety infrastructure ahead of development pressure.
