DOMINION BOULEVARD CORRIDOR STUDY | Chesapeake, Virginia
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Landscape Features
New Development
Landscape Features
Public and Community Use
New Development
Investment in new development has been
made in the Study Area and it should
be acknowledged and supported. New
projects are reshaping the character of
this part of Chesapeake - changing it from
primarily rural to more suburban. Although
this new development is promoting quality
and is supported by civic uses and new
infrastructure, it presents a challenge due
to its low density and sprawling nature. It is
also not fiscally positive if it does not also
come with jobs related uses of an adequate
capacity.
Recent development in the area has
consisted mostly of suburban housing
developments, mostly concentrated in the
northern portion of the Study Area. The
largest new development of approximately
200 acres, is an equestrian facility and
large lot housing. These lots are similar to
the existing rural residential in size and are
approximately 3 acres. The next largest
development in terms of total development
area is 100 acres of suburban housing in
the northern portion of the Study Area in
between Dominion Boulevard and Cedar
Road. The lots in this development are
smaller, generally ranging from ¼ to 1
acre. The development between Dominion
and George Washington Highway is also
comprised of 3 acre rural residential lots,
and this development is smaller with
less than 20 lots. The remaining recent
development follows the ¼ to 1 acre
pattern. A common thread in all these new
developments is one to two connections
to the main road with a series of loops and
cul-de-sacs as the roadway network, which
doesn’t promote connectivity and congests
the major roads.
Public and Community Uses
There are a wide range of community and
pubic uses located in the Study Area. Along
Cedar Road, in the northern portion of the
Study Area, Tidewater Community College
creates a gateway when entering the area
on Cedar Road from the South. Across the
street from Tidewater Community College
is the Chesapeake Center for Science and
Technology, the oldest career and technical
school in the Commonwealth, established in
1967. Adjacent to the high school is Cedar
Road Elementary School. Traveling further
southeast along the corridor, Grassfield High
School is on Scenic Parkway and Dominion
Boulevard. The last school, Grassfield
Elementary School, is located within the
new, larger 100 acre suburban development
on the north side of the Study Area between
Cedar Road and Dominion Boulevard on
Langshire Crescent, a cul-de-sac within the
development.
Figure 23: Public and community uses
Figure 22: New development in the study area
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New Development
800 acres
Forested Land
1870 acres
Forested Land
1870 acres
Schools, Civic and
Community Use
327 acres
