THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, December 21, 1995 TAG: 9512210352
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY TERRI WILLIAMS, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: SUFFOLK LENGTH: Short : 35 lines
Bowing to citizen concerns about growth in the mostly rural Kings Fork corridor, the City Council rezoned 142 acres to allow the Indian Point Subdivision - but with restrictions.
On a 5-2 vote, the council limited the area to 200 lots of 30,000 square feet. Council members Charles Brown and Thomas G. Underwood dissented.
Residents who live in the nearby Kings Point subdivision said they moved to this northwestern part of Suffolk for its quiet country setting.
For months, residents squabbled with the Nathaniel Gray family to keep the new lots comparable to their large ones. The developer had proposed housing sites of 15,000 to 20,000 square feet.
``I moved to Suffolk because it was the country. I wanted to move to a quiet place,'' said Pat Cohan, during the public hearing.
In another development action, the City Council unanimously extended the expiring time limit on zoning for the United Church Retirement Home Inc. The complex will include a few service-related stores, a health center and independent-living cottages.
The Kings Fork corridor has become a prime area for development. The city's 2005 General Plan calls for more commercial development of the area. Earlier this month, the council voted to participate in the Hampton Roads Sanitation District's $4.5 million Windsor force main, which will extend sewer lines along U.S. Route 460 to the town of Windsor. by CNB