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Board approves rezoning for TowneBank branch on Route 58 with proffers to limit access impacts
Summary
The board unanimously approved rezoning about 16 acres along Route 58 for a TowneBank branch after a public hearing. The applicant offered buffering proffers and a two‑phase plan that limits curb cuts and uses U-turn/median treatments to maintain corridor traffic flow.
The Southampton County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Sept. 23 to rezone roughly 16 acres along Route 58 to allow development anchored by a TowneBank branch.
Greg Schmidt, representing the Simmons family (property owner) and TowneBank’s development team, described a two-phase rezoning that preserves streetscape buffering for adjacent residences and limits curb cuts along the arterial. Traffic engineer Devin Simpson of Kimley‑Horn said Phase 1 provides full access for the bank parcel with minimal changes to the existing Route 58 cross‑section; Phase 2 contemplates additional commercial build‑out and U‑turn treatments (not a full RCUT) to limit conflict points in keeping with VDOT’s arterial preservation goals.
Public commenters raised concerns about the proposed turning movements coinciding with existing exit points (notably a Dairy Queen driveway) and questioned whether an RCUT would be appropriate. Schmidt and the traffic consultant said the design minimizes new signalized intersections and adheres to prior corridor planning with VDOT.
Planning staff noted the Planning Commission voted 6–0 to recommend approval. After public comment and deliberation the Board accepted the commission’s recommendation and approved the rezoning with the proffers presented by the applicant.
The board did not set a timetable for final site-plan approvals; staff will coordinate remaining engineering reviews with VDOT and the applicant.
