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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Warrenton holds back 72 homes, lawsuit says

Town of Warrenton:
“A developer is suing Warrenton because he claims that the town's Planning Commission acted unlawfully when considering his proposal for a subdivision off of Winchester Street. Jeffrey Rizer wants to build 72 homes in a development called Winchester Chase, and the Warrenton Planning Commission in August voted 5-2 in favor of the project ... eventually.

Commissioners weren't pleased with the design of the project, though. They turned down several preliminary designs for Winchester Chase. The land is zoned for what Rizer wants to do, but commissioners worried where 72 families' worth of vehicles would go.

During the August vote, Commissioner John Kip said, ‘I cannot accept an entrance on Winchester Street. I think it is a potential hazard. It defaces the existing community on Winchester Street and there are opportunities to interconnect the property in two other directions.’”
~Writes Jonathan Hunley of Fauquier.com

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