Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on July 14
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors approved developer Jarrell Properties, Inc’s (JPI) newest project, Fountain Park at Downtown Stafford. The Board approved their request to rezone 6.11 acres from B-2 Urban Commercial to UD-5 Urban Development at the corner of Courthouse Road and U.S. Route 1. This decision follows the rezoning of the County’s own adjacent 23 acres.
Fountain Park at Downtown Stafford was the result of a negotiated agreement between JPI and the County. It will provide a mix of commercial and retail businesses at the core and be surrounded by residential options. This mixed-use development will include approximately 72,000 SF of commercial, retail, and restaurant space as well as a “Fountain Park” at the key gateway corner of Route 1 and Courthouse Road.
Last month, the Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted to change the Stafford County Comprehensive Plan, associated zoning code, and the rezoning of 23 acres of County property adjacent to JPI’s project area. These developments combined will trigger the first phase of development of the Downtown Stafford area and act as a centralized destination catalyst for the community.
Downtown Stafford is a larger area that includes the County Government Center, Stafford Courthouse, the Virginia Smart Community Testbed, Stafford Hospital Mary Washington Healthcare, and potentially a new Germanna Community College Campus. This area creates a new environment to inject new business and community placemaking in the center of Stafford.
As envisioned in the updated Comprehensive Plan, Downtown Stafford is an area containing roughly 840 parcels with approximately 1,743 acres of developable land. The Plan calls for a grid roadway network in the Courthouse area to include pedestrian biking and walking trails encompassing a hierarchical system of interconnected streets.
Centralized walkability and defining a ‘sense of place’ has been a long-standing vision of the Stafford County community for the past 20 years.
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