Title
Rezoning Application No. 16-00005 by the City of Hampton to rezone 26.4± acres including LRSN 13003694, a portion of LRSN 13003672 (the portion including but not limited to the buildings addressed as 81 Patch Road and 351, 355, 359, 363 and 367 Fenwick Road) and a portion of LRSN 13003682 (the approximately 1.5 acre triangular-shaped portion located at the easternmost edge of the parcel, containing a portion of the Patch Road baseball field), as shown on the attached map, from One Family Residential (R-13) District to Fort Monroe Wherry Quarter (FM-4) District
Purpose
Background Statement:
The Hampton Community Plan (2006, as amended) recommends military land use for this area but is proposed to be amended by concurrently-advertised Fort Monroe Land Use Plan (2016), which recommends mixed uses with a focus on hospitality for this area. This rezoning is a zoning map amendment that identifies the boundaries of the new FM-4 zoning district and accompanies the adoption of the zoning ordinance text amendments associated with Fort Monroe including ZOAs 182-2016, 183-2016, 184-2016, 185-2016, 186-2016, and 187-2016. Together, all of the amendments will constitute a new base zoning district for this part of Fort Monroe.
Rezoning Application No. 16-00005, as well as the accompanying zoning ordinance amendments, implements the recommendations of the Fort Monroe Land Use Plan (2016) which was developed in response to the closure of Fort Monroe as a military base. The plan recognizes the establishment of the Fort Monroe National Monument, identifies a new mixed-use community, and recommends the preservation of the historic and natural resources found on the Fort Monroe property.
Specifically, this proposal would rezone a portion of Fort Monroe from One Family Residential (R-13) District to Fort Monroe Wherry Quarter (FM-4) District. The intent of the FM-4 District is to promote uses that support the enjoyment of the historical, recreational, cultural and educati...
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