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Planning commission defers Sport & Health Drive townhouse rezoning after residents cite safety, flooding and access problems
Summary
Faced with large turnout of neighbors who said Devil’s Reach Road is too narrow and stormwater/flooding and emergency‑access problems remain unresolved, the Planning Commission deferred a rezoning for 13000 Sport & Health Drive to May 28 so the applicant can meet further with residents and VDOT.
The Planning Commission voted to defer action on a request to rezone 7.8 acres currently occupied by the former Sport & Health facility in the Occoquan area after a turnout of neighbors raised safety, flooding and access concerns.
Applicant Austin Haines (Bean, Kenny & Corman) and developer Garrett Ertle presented a revised plan that replaced a higher‑density multifamily concept with a single‑owner, professionally managed rental townhome community of 80 units. The applicant said the design…
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