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Board approves rezoning for 13‑home Colvin Crest project with proffers including $5,000 per lot for roads
Summary
The board rezoned about 12 acres adjacent to Cool Spring Forest to RS for 13 single‑family lots (1.08 units/acre), approving proffers that include 7.13 acres of open space, architectural standards and a $5,000 per‑lot transportation cash proffer; neighbors raised concerns about notice, tree loss, traffic and HOA coordination.
The Hanover County Board of Supervisors voted Oct. 22 to rezone roughly 12 acres adjacent to Cool Spring Forest from A‑1 to RS, allowing 13 single‑family lots and approving proffers submitted Oct. 14, 2025.
Deputy Planning Director Andrew Pompey described the conceptual plan: density of about 1.08 units per acre, 7.13 acres of open space (exceeding the 2.4 acres required), tree preservation in common areas (trees 5‑inch caliper or greater to be preserved outside drainage/stormwater areas), a proffered minimum house size and requirements that at least 50% of garages be side or rear loading with masonry accents on at least 50% of homes. The applicant also proffered a transportation cash contribution of $5,000 per lot — higher than a cited default cash proffer of $2,306 per lot for the area.
Neighbors spoke in both support and opposition. Bob Nelson (Ashland District) supported the plan’s design and the larger cash proffer. Several Cool Spring Forest residents and HOA representatives opposed the rezoning, saying notice to the HOA was incomplete, that extending Colvin Crest would alter their cul‑de‑sac, and that construction traffic, hours and loss of green space merited delay or further discussion. The applicant, John Sherm of Sherm Homes, said he will either mirror the existing HOA covenants or form a new HOA and that proffer language gives the planning director authority to approve the details.
Board members questioned construction hours, whether the new HOA would share maintenance responsibilities for the entrance, and the proffered plan to prohibit early weekend construction; several supervisors said the applicant substantially revised the proposal after a community meeting and that a VDOT waiver removed a stub‑road connection that neighbors had opposed.
Supervisor Floyd, who had concerns earlier, moved to approve REZ‑2025‑59 with the proffers dated Oct. 14, 2025; the motion passed by voice vote. The rezoning will proceed, and subsequent site‑plan and covenant approvals must meet the proffers and planning‑director review before building permits are issued.
Next steps: the developer must work with the HOA or create a comparable set of covenants that the planning director approves; the board said staff and the applicant should continue dialogue with impacted residents about construction timing and traffic mitigation.
