Prince William Board takes up new homes, gas station, daycare issues

Prince William Supervisors will meet Monday night to for a series of public hearings on new construction projects in the county.

New homes at Hoadly Falls

One of them is a rezoning request for Hoadly Falls Phase II. The housing development would sit just off Prince William Parkway at the intersection of Hoadly Road in Woodbridge. The Board must decide Tuesday to rezone about 28 acres of land from agricultural land to semi-residential land so developers may build 15 homes.

This new phase of Hoadly Falls would join a yet-to-be-built Phase I that will be constructed in the same area and will bring 16 new homes to 40 acres of land.

The county’s planning commission approved phase two earlier this month, but demanded developers consider reducing the density of the development to one home per two and a half acres of land, save more existing trees, and be more clear about where entry and exit points to the neighborhood will be built.

Developers are expected to pay about $572,000 in proffers to the county that will help offset impacts to county services like schools, water, fire and rescue, transportation, and libraries.

As for Hoadly Falls Phase I, officials Tuesday night must also decide if they will bar developers from creating an access point to the neighborhood directly from Prince William Parkway. An amended plan, if approved Tuesday, would eliminate the parkway entrance and the signal light that would come with it, and allow drivers access to the neighborhood via Davis Ford Road. The county’s planning commission approved the request earlier this month, and it’s now waiting for final approval from the Board of Supervisors.

Daycare problems

On the edge of the Town of Occoquan, Sammy’s House Home Daycare is fighting to exist. Prince William zoning officials last year denied a permit to allow the home daycare on Mount High Street to accommodate up to 12 children. On November 13, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors upheld that decision as county officials say the daycare is not in compliance with county zoning rules.

County officials also told the Board of Supervisors several neighbors complained about the daycare citing traffic, noise, and parking issues in the neighborhood. State laws force zoning officials to solicit such comments from neighbors when they are tasked with approving an application for a daycare provider that want to care for between six and 12 children on a lot sized 5,000 square feet, according to county documents.

This is Sammy’s House Home Daycare’s second appeal to the Board of Supervisors. The zoning office encouraged Supervisors to deny the appeal.

Gas station proposed for Heritage Hunt

Drivers traveling Healthcote Boulevard near Catharpin Road at the Heritage Hunt neighborhood may soon have a new gas station. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will also vote to allow a special use permit for a 12-pumps gas station on about an acre of vacant land known as the Sims Property. Townhomes, single family homes and a pond surround the site of the proposed fuel depot.

The gas station would also be a quick service food store that would serve customers that wanted to do more than fill up their tanks. The developer needs a special use permit from the Board of Supervisors before construction can begin.

Residents of Heritage Hunt complained about potential safety issues the gas station could bring, as well as headlights shining into their homes. The owner of the property is working with the Heritage Hunt property owners association to address these issues, according to county documents.

Officials in the nearby Town of Haymarket were notified about the proposed gas station but had no comments, according to county documents.

The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to begin their series of public hearings at 7:30 p.m. Monday.