1. Crosstrail: 1,000 New Houses
Action: The
Board of Supervisors is continuing to negotiate with the developer, and
the major transportation issues have not been resolved. Email
the Board of Supervisors and ask them to vote NO on this
proposal.
Proposal: Crosstrail
Rezoning Application
Community: Leesburg
New Houses: 1,000
Developer: The Peterson Companies
Top Concerns:
- Too close
to the Leesburg Airport. Building houses on this land hurts
the future economic vitality of the Airport.
- Flips land
zoned for commercial use to residential and retail use. The
proposal would change this land from office space to 1,000
houses with regional retail, likely big box stores, and some
office space.
- Proposed
traffic offsets are woefully inadequate and spell gridlock
for the southeast quadrant of Leesburg with a negative impact
on all traffic in the Leesburg area.
Links
to more information:
County
staff report on the CPAM
County
staff report on the rezoning
2. Ridgewater Park: 1,841 new houses on land zoned for 63 houses
Status: If
the developer does not withdraw his proposal based on the Board's
vote on the CPAM, the Planning Commission will continue to review
the proposal and then make a recommendation to the Board of
Supervisors. There is a Planning Commission work session
on Monday, April 2, at 6:30 PM at the County
Government Center.
County staff recommends denial of these new houses.
Proposal: Ridgewater
Park Rezoning Application
Community: Leesburg
New Houses: 1,841
Developer: Lansdowne Development/Hobie Mitchell
Ask
the Board of Supervisors to:
- Vote NO
on the Ridgewater Park CPAM
- Save taxpayers
millions of dollars in capital and operating costs
- Prevent
41,000 daily car trips on the Greenway, Route 7, and local
roads in Leesburg and Ashburn
- Protect
Ashburn's drinking water
- Avoid setting
a precedent for tens of thousands of new houses in the Transition
Area
- When you
decided to extend county water and sewer to the Transition
Area, you promised that the decision was made for the health,
safety, and welfare of Loudoun residents and not to increase
residential density. Now you need to keep your promise.
3. Kincora: 1,400 New Houses in Ashburn
Where
is it? Intersection
of Rt. 7 and Rt. 28 across from Dulles Town Center
What
is it? Yet another town
center proposal with 1,400 houses, 291,000 square feet
of retail, and 4.2 million square feet of office space. We
are gathering the details on this proposal, but our initial
reaction is -- how many town centers can eastern Loudoun handle
next door to each other? When is the county going to
do a comprehensive community plan for our eastern communities,
like they are supposed to do?
Action: No
specific action needed yet, but we'll keep you posted. Please
let us know what you hear about this proposal. In the meantime,
you can email
the Board of Supervisors.
Proposal: Kincora
Rezoning Application
Community: Ashburn
New Houses: 1,400, plus commercial, office,
and retail space
Developer: Norton Scott/TRITEC Real Estate
4. Westport:
2,858 New Houses
Status: Toll
Brothers has filed a suit against the county regarding this proposal
and their decision on the Dulles South/Transition Area CPAM,
which would have allowed up to 33,800 new houses in an area with
no jobs and little infrastructure.
Proposal: Westport
Rezoning Application
Community: Dulles South
New Houses: 2,858
Developer: Toll Brothers
5. Greenfields:
5,867 New Houses
Status: The
developer has put this proposal on inactive status in the county.
It can remain inactive for up to 3 years, or can be placed back
to active status at any time. This
proposal is in the area of the Transition Area CPAM, which would
have allowed up to 33,800 new houses in an area with no jobs
and little infrastructure.
Proposal: Greenfields
Rezoning Application
Community: Dulles South
New Houses: 5,867
Developer: Greenvest
6.
Braddock Village: 860 new houses on land zoned for 66 houses
Status: In March 2007, the Planning Commission
recommended denial of this proposal. It has now been sent to the
Board of Supervisors for review and a public hearing.
Tell
the Board of Supervisors to reject
this proposal. This development is in the same area as the
Dulles South/Transition Area CPAM which Loudoun citizens defeated. The
proposal does not meet the Loudoun's comprehensive plan and
should be denied.
Proposal: Braddock
Village Rezoning Application
Community: Dulles South, near South Riding
and Stone Ridge
New Houses: 860
Developer: Nicholas/Farkas Joint Venture
and John D.M. Crerar, Jr.
7. Gatherings
at Cascades: 600 New Houses
Status: This
proposal is under review by the Planning Commission. We'll keep
you updated.
Proposal: Gatherings
at Cascades Rezoning Application
Community: Sterling (map)
New Houses: 600 (active adults/age restricted)
Developer: Potomac View LLC
Top Concerns:
1. |
Flipping
land zoned for commercial/keynote employment to residential
use |
2. |
Inconsistent
with the Route 28 Highway Improvement Transportation District
(special tax district to improve Route 28) |
3. |
County
staff report says it "fails to mitigate fiscal impacts,
and the design fails to meet the standards of on-site amenities
and environmental protection." |
Links to more information:
More
information from the county (scroll
down to the bottom)
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