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Henrico supervisors approve rezoning for 14-home Main Street development
Summary
The Henrico County Board of Supervisors approved a conditional rezoning allowing up to 14 single-family homes on a 7.25-acre site at Church Road and Covey Run Drive after the applicant reduced density and added environmental and neighborhood proffers.
Henrico County supervisors voted to approve a conditional rezoning for a 7.25-acre parcel at Church Road and Covey Run Drive that will allow development of up to 14 single-family homes.
Planning staff described the request as a change from the existing R-3A(C) one-family residential district to permit the proposed lot layout and adjustments to accommodate environmental constraints. Mr. Emerson, the staff presenter, said the conceptual plan and proffers were intended to make the project consistent with neighboring homes and address on-site environmental features. “The request is to rezone ... to construct up to 14 single-family homes,” he said.
The applicant reduced the number of lots from 18 to 14 following two community meetings and made several concessions to address neighbors’ concerns: increasing minimum house size, narrowing lot counts to 85-foot widths where proffered, eliminating a shared driveway connection to Church Road, and adding a 10-foot buffer along the western property line. Staff also reported that an existing BMP questioned earlier in the process has transferred to the Covey Run homeowners association.
Board members highlighted school-capacity data during discussion. One supervisor recited county enrollment numbers while noting empty elementary seats exist across Henrico, and referenced capacity at Gayton Elementary, where the school’s functional capacity and enrollment figures were debated. Planning commission and county staff recommended approval.
A motion to follow the planning commission recommendation carried after a voice vote. The board recorded no public speakers on the item during the meeting and approved the rezoning.
The action resolves this phase of the application; future plan-of-development submittals and final plats will provide additional engineering and layout detail as required by county review processes.
