Title
Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 17-00002 by the City of Hampton to consider amendments to the Hampton Community Plan (2006, as amended) to update the land use policies and associated map for the Magruder Boulevard Corridor; certain parcels within Langley Research and Development Park (LRSNs 6000997, 6000998, 6001009, 13000970, and 6000976), known as 3200 Magruder Boulevard, 121 Floyd Thompson Boulevard, and 3221 and 3217 Commander Shepard Boulevard, respectively; and certain parcels at the intersection of Commander Shepard Boulevard and Wythe Creek Road (LRSNs 6001195, 6001196, and 6001197), known as 11 Wythe Creek Road, 3404 and 3406 Commander Shepard Boulevard, respectively. The proposed changes would acknowledge designated commercial nodes along the Magruder Boulevard Business Corridor and change the land use designation for the specified parcels referenced above from Business/Industrial to Commercial land use.
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
At the request of the Economic Development Authority (EDA), City staff engaged in conversations with the Langley Research and Development Park Association to consider expanding the list of permitted uses within the Park. Both staff and the Langley R&D property owners agree on the basic premise that the list of permitted uses in the park should be expanded in order to enhance the park’s competitiveness. In forming a recommendation, analysis included looking at other business/industrial parks in the region (e.g. Oyster Point Business Park (Newport News) and Harbour View Business Park (Suffolk)) to compare permitted land uses in those locations to what is currently permitted in Langley Research and Development Park. The findings were these other parks are larger and were planned to accommodate a mix of development types to include business, manufacturing, commercial and retail services, as well as residential. Due the larger size of these developments, the different land uses were often located in different zonin...
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