The Villages at Town Center Designed to blend with the community - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Villages at Town Center  Designed to blend with the community  Open Areas  Protects farmland – by providing specific area for growth  Complements and supports business district  Consistent with the County’s Comprehensive Plan

Future Land Use Map

The Villages – Future Land Use  Designated as one of the “most desirable locations for various types of further development.”  Development “should be compact.”  Residential density should be 4 dwellings per acre or higher.  State code indicates density of 4 single family or 6 townhouses or 12 apts./condos per acre.  Rezonings to higher intensities should be encouraged in this area.

Future Land Use Plan for The Villages at Town Center  “Appropriate location for apartments, condominiums, townhouses.”  “Multi-family should be in close proximity to goods and services.”  “The Planning Commission has identified a need for additional market rate multiple housing options for people working in the education, medical, and aerospace professions.”

Consistent with Comprehensive Plan  Efficient, compact residential land use pattern.  Direct development away from critically eroding shorelines.  Land along Route 175 corridors generally offers good opportunities to accommodate future development.

Phase 1 Proposed 2 * 30 Unit Apartments: 60 2 * 6 Unit Townhouses: 12 4 * 5 Unit Townhouses: 20 5 * 2 Unit Duplexes: 10 Total: 102

Apartment Concept

Townhouse Concept

JLUS Study  Still in Draft Stage - advisory only.  Development Plan consistent with JLUS.  APZ2 allows 2 residential units per acre.  Approximately 31 of 37 acres in projected APZ2 is planned open space.  APZ2 allows clustering in 20% of land.  Clustering would allow 74 units within 6 acres.  Development plan contemplates 50 units.

Rezoning Property  Situated precisely where comprehensive plan encourages development  Fills need for multiple housing options.  Leverages existing approved utility infrastructure.  Complements and promotes nearby business enterprise zone.  Lowers per unit cost of needed infrastructure improvements

Staff Report  Staff supports multi-family development on the property. Report at 2 & 4.  Staff says it is ‘unclear’ whether improvements mentioned in Traffic Study are proffered.  Proffer B – states that all VDOT required improvements will be made by applicant.  Overall Unit Limitation  Reversion concept

Spreading Costs Maximizes Affordability

Economic Benefit  Approximately $23,000,000 in construction costs will be circulated in the local economy. The construction activity will create many jobs within the community.  Accomack County and the local school districts will share an increased tax base that will grow to approximately $71,000 of annual taxes upon project build-out.  Accomack County and the Commonwealth will share $20,000 in Recordation Fees.  Attract better quality businesses to Enterprise Zone.