Hanover planners back denial of rezoning for Providence Creek
Published: November 19, 2009
The Hanover County Planning Commission tonight unanimously opposed a revised plan for the Providence Creek development, which it originally approved in the spring.
Its recommendation to deny rezoning for the proposed development off state Route 54 near Interstate 95 now goes to county supervisors, who have the final vote.
The original plan approved in March would have closed a historic road; the most recent plan proposed rerouting the road around the development. But even so, Planning Commission member Edmonia P. Iverson moved for denial because of the road rerouting.
The overall design of the project was the reason cited by other commissioners for voting against the development.
"This is our first mixed-use," said Elizabeth W. Moorhouse, Planning Commission chairwoman. "We need to be very careful what we approve. I would have voted for this if the design would have been good."
A prior plan for Providence Creek was approved by the commission in the spring but never made it to county supervisors for final approval because of lingering community concerns, namely what to do with Providence Church Road.
The proposed development would cover 73 acres and include 125,000 square feet of commercial and retail space, plus 360 residential units including homes, town homes, condominiums and apartments, some over retail space.
Felts and Kilpatrick Construction Co., the developer, originally wanted to close a portion of Providence Church Road and route traffic through the development.
That was opposed by the road's homeowners, as well as members of Providence Baptist Church, which is situated along the road, so plans were reworked.
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Reader Reactions
I am glad it did not pass. Square peg in a round hole.
Try building this in THE CITY!! It is where high-density projects like this, should be built! Hanover isn’t craving growth. If it is all about increasing the tax base, why not look the other way and curb spending? A development like this would increase county spending on infrastructure in the long run, well above the benefits of any increased tax base.
At lunch today the county’s economic development and planning directors told a group from the Urban Land Institute how Providence Creek was an example of how Hanover County was going to get it’s growth rate out of its anemic state and into the 1.5-2.5% growth area the county needs to provide its citizens with a better quality of life.
And tonight the idiots on the Planning Commission shoot that quality of life to bleep.
You can’t make this stuff up.
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