Board approves two rezonings, adopts comprehensive plan update
April 23, 2024 | Southampton County, Virginia
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At the April 23 meeting, the Southampton County Board of Supervisors approved a set of land‑use measures the planning staff and Planning Commission had reviewed, including a comprehensive plan update and two separate land‑use approvals.
The board voted unanimously to amend the comprehensive plan designation for Tax Parcel 67‑45A at the southeast corner of Southampton Parkway and Adams Grove Road from industrial to low‑density residential and to approve a companion conditional rezoning to R‑1 conditional that will allow six single‑family homes served by a cul‑de‑sac, sidewalks, underground utilities and a small park. The applicant, Marcellus Mobley of Smart Properties Enterprises, said the homes would be market‑priced in the $350,000–$400,000 range and would complement surrounding development.
Mobley told the board he intends to build the houses and sell them, and he said his company would work with local builders and agents. Staff and the Planning Commission found the six‑lot plan consistent with surrounding residential development and recommended approval.
The board also approved a conditional rezoning for about 100 acres at Cedar Lane to a CM‑1 limited industrial designation after the applicants submitted revised proffers that limited uses to agriculture, certain retail/service and M‑1 uses on 30‑acre parcels (data centers, offices, warehouses, wholesale/distribution) and included trip‑generation limits tied to traffic‑study thresholds. Applicants agreed to provide any required turn‑lane improvements and new traffic impact studies if future development exceeds assumed weekday peak trip thresholds.
Beth Lewis, the county’s community development director who is retiring, guided both public hearings and the staff recommendations; supervisors commended Lewis and presented her a resolution recognizing 14 years and nine months of service. The board also adopted the comprehensive plan update (one mapping change to a roughly 130‑acre area to mixed use) by unanimous vote.
The board voted unanimously to amend the comprehensive plan designation for Tax Parcel 67‑45A at the southeast corner of Southampton Parkway and Adams Grove Road from industrial to low‑density residential and to approve a companion conditional rezoning to R‑1 conditional that will allow six single‑family homes served by a cul‑de‑sac, sidewalks, underground utilities and a small park. The applicant, Marcellus Mobley of Smart Properties Enterprises, said the homes would be market‑priced in the $350,000–$400,000 range and would complement surrounding development.
Mobley told the board he intends to build the houses and sell them, and he said his company would work with local builders and agents. Staff and the Planning Commission found the six‑lot plan consistent with surrounding residential development and recommended approval.
The board also approved a conditional rezoning for about 100 acres at Cedar Lane to a CM‑1 limited industrial designation after the applicants submitted revised proffers that limited uses to agriculture, certain retail/service and M‑1 uses on 30‑acre parcels (data centers, offices, warehouses, wholesale/distribution) and included trip‑generation limits tied to traffic‑study thresholds. Applicants agreed to provide any required turn‑lane improvements and new traffic impact studies if future development exceeds assumed weekday peak trip thresholds.
Beth Lewis, the county’s community development director who is retiring, guided both public hearings and the staff recommendations; supervisors commended Lewis and presented her a resolution recognizing 14 years and nine months of service. The board also adopted the comprehensive plan update (one mapping change to a roughly 130‑acre area to mixed use) by unanimous vote.
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