TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Strickland, Assistant City Manager
Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
FROM: Demetrios Moutos - Planner I
DATE: October 13, 2025
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Approve P25-43: Request to rezone 79.39 acres at 4407 Distribution Drive and adjacent parcels from multiple districts to HI, owned by STEELFAB OF VIRGINIA INC, represented by Cynthia Smith of Moorman, Kizer, & Reitzel.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
3 - Council Member Mario Benavente
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal II: Responsive City Government Supporting a Diverse and Viable Economy
* Objective 2.1 - To ensure a diverse City tax base
* Objective 2.3 - To support job creation and retention partnerships
* Objective 2.4 - To sustain a favorable development and business climate
Goal III: City Invested in Today and Tomorrow
* Objective 3.2 - To manage the City's future growth and strategic land use
* Objective 3.3 - To provide timely and accurate development review
Executive Summary:
This request would rezone multiple parcels in the Distribution Drive/Shaw Mill Road area to Heavy Industrial (HI) to allow SteelFab to develop a new fabrication plant with associated yard operations. The site is within the city's utility service area and sits amid an established mix of industrial and commercial uses.
At a high level, the proposal appears consistent with the City's land use direction for employment/industrial areas and supports strategic economic development objectives. The following sections provide the detailed analysis of compatibility, infrastructure capacity, transportation, environmental/JLUS considerations, and policy consistency.
Following a duly advertised legislative hearing on September 9, 2025, at which no opposition testimony was presented, the Zoning Commission voted 3-0 to recommend approval of the rezoning.
Background:
Owner: SteelFab VA, Inc. (Contact: Rob Burlington)
Applicant: ...
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