Fluvanna Opts for Colonial-Style Shopping?
May 10, 2007 |
In what I found to be one of the more interesting recent happenings regarding economic development in Fluvanna County, the Planning Commission recommended the rezoning of 28 acres of land on route 600 from A-1 to B-1 in order to make way for a Williamsburg-style pedestrian shopping center. From the Fluvanna Review:
Planners Okay Pedestrian Shopping CenterReleased 05/03/07
By William J. Des Rochers
A new design concept for a shopping center may be coming to Fluvanna if the Board of Supervisors adopts the Planning Commission’s recommendation.
At its April 25 meeting, Commissioners unanimously recommended approval for a shopping center that will emphasize wide sidewalks and limited storefront parking.
According to the developer’s representative, Kelly Strickland, the separate buildings will be as small as 3,000 square feet and in the “Colonial Williamsburg” architectural style. The effect will be to create a pedestrian friendly atmosphere designed to encourage patrons to linger.
Planners largely did not address the concept since they only were considering a rezoning application from A-1, Agricultural to B-1, Business, General. However Commissioner Sam Babbitt (Fork Union) expressed his disappointment that there was no residential living included in the proposal.
The parcel consists of 28.7 acres in the Palmyra District and is located on Route 600 between the Broken Island and the Sycamore Square subdivisions.
Obviously, the county is a long way off from actually seeing the shopping center constructed, and there are a lot of steps in between now and a ground-breaking. I do find it interesting, however, that the county is showing a willingness to consider such an idea. The land in question is in an area that is slated to see much more economic development in the near future. Time will tell if the idea of a pedestrian shopping center in Fluvanna is one whose time has come.
[tags] real estate, realtor, fluvanna, virginia, development [/tags]
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