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Council Approves Valor Court Townhomes Rezoning and Nansemond Precast Expansion
Summary
Council unanimously approved two separate land-use actions: RZN20247 to allow a 55-townhome residential development (Valor Court/Hunter Street) and a combined rezoning/CUP to permit expansion and laydown-yard activity for Nansemond Precast (RZN20249 & CUP202425), both approved 8–0 after public hearings and staff presentations.
The Suffolk City Council on Dec. 18 unanimously approved two distinct land-use actions after public hearings and staff presentations.
RZN20247: Staff and the applicant described a roughly 6-acre rezoning request to change several parcels from RM/RC to RU (residential urban) to allow up to 55 townhomes, construction of a public street connection to Valor Court to provide a secondary ingress/egress for nearby neighborhoods, and developer proffers including materials standards and unit sizes. The presentation noted the proffer limiting total units to 55 and a traffic-impact study supporting the Hunter Street connection. Proponent Grady Palmer and neighborhood supporters emphasized connectivity and workforce housing benefits. Council member Williams moved approval with a clerical correction to the proffer exhibit; Vice Mayor Ward seconded. Vote: 8–0.
RZN20249 & CUP202425 (Nansemond Precast): Staff presented a rezoning to reclassify four parcels from RLM to M2 (conditional) and a companion conditional-use permit to formalize outdoor storage/manufacturing processing associated with Nansemond Precast’s long-standing operation. The application included a proffer to dedicate a 25-foot right-of-way to support future Nansemond Parkway widening and a 50-foot vegetated buffer between industrial operations and adjacent residential structures. Attorney Jesse Johnson and company representatives described the firm’s 50+ year operation and said expansions are primarily for laydown/storage, not increased manufacturing emissions. Opponents raised traffic and trail concerns; staff and the applicant explained the city-owned former rail right-of-way (50-foot) would remain available for the planned bike trail and that the proposed buffering and right-of-way dedication protect the trail. Planning Commission and staff recommended approval; Council member Bennett moved approval and the motion passed 8–0.
Both approvals included standard site-plan review conditions and required compliance with proffers and CUP conditions at the site-plan stage.
