DOMINION BOULEVARD CORRIDOR STUDY | Chesapeake, Virginia
92 | Area Plans
Area 9: Shillelagh South -
Size:
1,130 Gross Acres
Existing Condition:
Access - Area 9 is accessed off Shillelagh
Road, which extends south through Area
3. The Area touches on Washington Drive
along the Eastern boundary.
Land Use - The predominant existing land
use within the Area is agriculture and low
density rural subdivisions. A suburban
subdivision is accessed off of Shillelagh
Road outside the southern boundary of the
Area.
Environmental Features – Much of the land
is in agricultural use. There are patches of
forested land that is on the National Wetland
Inventory Map. A power line runs diagonally
through the upper Southeast corner of the
Area. The Area resides at the northeast end
of the regional airport and is impacted by
flight paths. The Herring Ditch canal extends
into the Area from the East. There is also a
major drainage canal along Shillelagh.
Utilities - Water and sewer is not available
Opportunity:
Given the location at the end of the Airport
runaway, the distance away from Dominion
Boulevard, and the large proportion of
viable agricultural use in large tracts, this
Area should be considered as Agriculture /
Conservation.
Threats:
Unless a program for developing in
Agricultural land is developed that clusters
development on a smaller footprint, this land
will become 3 acre lot subdivisions that do
not support agriculture and are in conflict
with the airports conical and horizontal
surface restrictions.
New Land Uses in Area Plan:
Existing productive agricultural lands are preserved, which is
compatible with the Airport’s conical and horizontal surface
restrictions
Sensitive forested areas are preserved
Crossroads are appropriate for farm stands or other retail
Existing rural lots
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Residential Uses
Rural Cluster
Open Space Uses
Agriculture / Open Space
99 acres
198 units
1,037 acres
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Preserving agriculture & a rural lifestyle
Other Special Considerations:
• Creating new standards and requirements for rural development
enhance the community’s ability to preserve agriculture and
a rural way of life. It is recommended that development be
consolidated into small clusters that preserve land rather than
allowing for large lots that don’t effectively support agriculture
as described in “Rural by Design: Maintaining Small Town
Character” by Arendt, Brabec, Reid and Yaro published by the
American Planning Association 1994.
2035 Comprehensive Plan Designations:
• Agriculture / Open Space
Features of the Proposed Area Plan (see plan):
