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Roxbury Commons rezoning put on hold as supervisors seek school‑capacity and pedestrian safety details
Summary
The board moved to table rezoning R23‑0012 (Roxbury Commons) to December after staff and the applicant described proffers and neighbors and developers spoke; supervisors urged clearer school capacity numbers and pedestrian crossing measures near Thornburg Middle and Riverview Elementary.
The Board of Supervisors opened the public hearing on R23‑0012 (Roxbury Commons) — a proposed PDH‑3 rezoning for roughly 28 acres and 60 single‑family homes — and then voted to table the case to the December meeting to resolve outstanding questions about school capacity and pedestrian safety.
Planning staff said the applicant proposes 60 homes with public water/sewer, a complete right‑turn lane into the site, a 10‑foot shared use path on school property, an increased school cash proffer (proffered by the applicant as $186,000 to pay prior to the certificate of occupancy for the first unit), and commitments to Phase 1B cultural surveys and tree preservation. Staff recommended adoption of ordinance RO23‑12 but noted the future land‑use map designates the parcel Employment Center‑Light.
The applicant said the design preserves 12.93 acres of open space (about 52% of the site) and will provide sidewalks, a shared use path to the nearby schools and a right‑turn lane to address traffic safety. Several builders and residents spoke in favor of the project, citing homes in the $400,000–$500,000 range and local job benefits.
Supervisors and staff raised multiple concerns: several nearby schools have building‑capacity limits and some are over capacity when approved development is considered; program capacity is a separate, changing metric and supervisors requested a definitive accounting. Supervisors also asked whether pedestrian crossing enhancements (for students walking to Thornburg Middle and Riverview Elementary) should include a HAWK-style signal or other active crossing controls; staff said a crosswalk is shown and a HAWK signal would be discussed at site plan stage and requires VDOT approval.
Supervisor Marshall moved to table the rezoning to allow staff to confer with the school division and provide additional information; the motion passed 7 yes.
