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Planning commission backs 243,000 sq ft VA outpatient center for Burton Station; traffic mitigations required
Summary
The commission recommended approval for a proposed VA outpatient treatment facility and related proffer modifications on the Burton Station parcel, subject to traffic mitigation conditions including a new signal at the Toiver/Northampton intersection and interjurisdictional coordination with Norfolk.
The Planning Commission on March 11 recommended approval of a rezoning/proffer modification that would allow a roughly 243,000-square-foot VA outpatient treatment center on a 20-acre portion of the Burton Station strategic growth area.
Project overview: The applicant proposes a VA outpatient medical facility expected to employ approximately 622 full‑time staff with clinical services including ambulatory surgery, specialty care, radiology and allied services. Site plans show a 64.5-foot building set back from adjacent residences with landscaped buffers and multi‑use paths connecting to Lake Wright Linear Park.
Traffic and parking: Staff noted the proposed medical campus would generate an estimated 11,000 average daily trips, lower than a previously approved retail center for the site (about 13,000 ADT) but with heavier morning and afternoon peak hours for medical appointments and staff. Traffic staff and the applicant agreed a new signalized Toiver–Northampton intersection and retiming of corridor signals (a cooperative effort with Norfolk) would be needed to manage peak flows. "We will be using trip generation data and propose a new traffic signal at that intersection," the applicant's traffic consultant said.
Why commissioners approved: Staff recommended approval subject to proffers and conditions, including completing a final traffic impact analysis, a 15-foot category‑4 buffer adjacent to residences, and public multi‑use paths. Commissioners emphasized the economic and service benefits of a regional VA facility and noted the developer’s commitments to off‑site signal work and multimodal connections.
Next steps and conditions: The commission’s recommendation goes to City Council; staff said final traffic mitigations and any inter‑jurisdictional agreements (signal retiming with Norfolk) will be finalized before council review. A companion proffer application for 81,000 square feet of retail on the southern parcel was also recommended for approval.
