![]() Rezoning the County’s 23-acres adjacent to Fountain Park allows the County to proceed and seek a private partner to develop additional land. The development of Downtown Stafford provides for a new market of commercial and residential space that is critical to attracting a new workforce and ‘talent’ to support Stafford’s growing business opportunities. The Stafford Comprehensive Plan calls for the majority of new residential development in what is called the Urban Service Area. and the Northern Virginia corridor coupled with a favorable tax climate continues to position Stafford as a new business and residential location. The Plan calls for a grid roadway network in the Courthouse area to include pedestrian biking and walking trails encompassing a hierarchical system of interconnected streets.Ĭentralized walkability and defining a ‘sense of place’ has been a long-standing vision of the Stafford County community for the past 20 years. This area creates a new environment to inject new business and community placemaking in the center of Stafford.Īs envisioned in the updated Comprehensive Plan, Downtown Stafford is an area containing roughly 840 parcels with approximately 1,743 acres of developable land. These developments combined will trigger the first phase of development of the Downtown Stafford area and act as a centralized destination catalyst for the community.ĭowntown Stafford is a larger area that includes the County Government Center, Stafford Courthouse, the Virginia Smart Community Testbed, Stafford Hospital Mary Washington Healthcare, and potentially a new Germanna Community College Campus. Last month, the Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted to change the Stafford County Comprehensive Plan, associated zoning code, and the rezoning of 23 acres of County property adjacent to JPI’s project area. This mixed-use development will include approximately 72,000 SF of commercial, retail, and restaurant space as well as a “Fountain Park” at the key gateway corner of Route 1 and Courthouse Road. ![]() It will provide a mix of commercial and retail businesses at the core and be surrounded by residential options. ![]() This decision follows the rezoning of the County’s own adjacent 23 acres.įountain Park at Downtown Stafford was the result of a negotiated agreement between JPI and the County. The Board approved their request to rezone 6.11 acres from B-2 Urban Commercial to UD-5 Urban Development at the corner of Courthouse Road and U.S. The Stafford County Board of Supervisors approved developer Jarrell Properties, Inc’s (JPI) newest project, Fountain Park at Downtown Stafford. ![]()
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