Board approves special‑use permit for 60,500‑sq‑ft General Services headquarters with stormwater and traffic conditions
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Summary
James City County approved a special‑use permit for a new General Services headquarters at 4900 Stadium Road with conditions including LEED Silver design goals, special stormwater criteria, and intersection improvements tied to traffic impacts.
The Board approved SUP 250015 on Jan. 13 for a new General Services headquarters (approximately 60,500 square feet) at 4900 Stadium Road and 4620 Opportunity Way, intended to centralize county maintenance, facilities and solid‑waste operations.
Staff and applicant Via Design presented a conceptual master plan and conditions requiring turn‑lane evaluation, LEED Silver design compliance, on‑site BMP stormwater measures and additional special stormwater criteria agreed by the applicant. Dan Ruby (civil engineer) said the project would meet the county’s special stormwater criteria and could leverage downstream pond capacity to manage water quality treatment. The planning commission recommended approval 6–0 and staff recommended the SUP with conditions to mitigate traffic and water‑quality impacts.
Board members raised questions about project cost, buffering for adjacent neighborhoods and site design specifics; staff said detailed engineering and site‑plan level work would be completed during the site plan phase. The SUP ties construction and subsequent site planning to the county’s stormwater requirements, turn lane and signal improvements identified in prior traffic studies for the War Hill/Long Hill corridor. After deliberation, the board approved the SUP on roll call with the recommended conditions.
