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| How will Centerville grow? |
On August 7, Goochland Supervisors deferred a decision
on the proposed Centerville Village small area plan amendment to the
county’s comprehensive land use plan to a special meeting to be held before
December 22, 2023. Robust opposition led to the deferral to give staff time
to gather detailed feedback on the latest iteration of the plan.
Despite speculation about the real reasons for the deferral—do
not look this gift horse in the mouth—it acknowledges the importance of crafting
a plan supported by and sensitive to the needs of all stakeholders
including residents, businesses, landowners, and developers.
Citizens have until September 15 to comment. The submission
form to address concerns about specific parts
of the plan is available at https://www.goochlandva.us/FormCenter/Community-Development-14/Centerville-Small-Area-Plan-Proposed-Ame-95
The supervisors will hold a work session on October 24 at 9
a.m. on the plan. There will be no citizen comment at this meeting. Hopefully,
this will include a revision of the May proposal that addresses major concerns
expressed about the plan.
General in nature, the Goochland 2035 Comprehensive Land Use
plan is the basis for zoning ordinances—local laws—that govern development.
Since the small area plan study for Centerville began 18
months ago, Goochlanders have been clear that they do not want Short Pump to
spill over the county line. Yet proposals submitted by both consultants
retained to collect citizen input and use it to craft a plan, returned proposals
with urban style density.
Aside from the fact that this sort of density is not rural
in character, explosive residential growth could easily overwhelm the county’s
ability to provide core services.
May the third time be the charm to create a growth vision
for Centerville that can absorb reasonable development.
Please take some time over the long weekend to review this
material.
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