The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors has a hefty agenda for its regular meeting Tuesday night, which will begin at 7 o’clock in the colonial courthouse. A number of issues will be before the board, including a closed meeting to discuss the potential acquisition and/or disposition of real property and the siting of a prospective business or industry.
Other matters up for discussion Tuesday night include an update on the operations at the Middle Peninsula Landfill and Recycling Facility and convenience centers, an update on Gloucester’s Community Rating System relating to flood insurance, and a review of revised Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act documents for consideration by the state Department of Environmental Quality.
Public hearings
The board also has several public hearings scheduled, which will begin at 7:30.
One public hearing will be an ordinance to consider amending county code dealing with planned unit development districts. The intent of the changes is to encourage more unique, flexible, creative and imaginative arrangements and mixes of land uses in site planning and development than are permitted through conventional land use requirements.
The proposed ordinance would allow the applicant to establish specific development requirements and to demonstrate, through a master plan, project description and detailed community impact statement; how the project meets community needs and is in compliance with goals, and objectives established in the county’s comprehensive plan.
A second public hearing will be to consider rezoning 122 parcels of land (about 227 acres), which are currently zoned Office Business to enable the removal of that zoning district through a future code amendment. The rezoning would support the comprehensive plan’s goal of promoting economic development in appropriate and suitable areas.
The properties are located in the Gloucester Point and York districts, primarily along or in proximity to Route 17.
A third public hearing will consider a resolution authorizing the conveyance of certain surplus real property owned by the county, consisting of 0.32 acre, located at the intersection of Terrapin Cove Road and Laurel Drive in the York District; and 0.3 acre, located at the end of Booker Street, also in the York district.