Capping a marathon session lasting nearly four hours, the Louisa County Board of Supervisors voted six to one, with only Supervisor Willie Gentry voting against, to approve zoning changes for construction of the Lake Anna Resort with an eighty-foot-high condominium building, a 130-room “condo hotel” and the remainder of the developer’s requested features. In a separate vote, the Board also voted unanimously to allow the developers to use an alternative siding material on the condominium building.
Developer Mike Grossman began the consideration process with a presentation outlining the major aspects of the plan and describing several concessions, or “proffers,” in response to questions and criticisms received from Supervisors and citizens. Most important among these is establishment of a performance bond on the planned condo-hotel to be forfeited by the developer if the hotel is not complete within five years.
During the public comment period, many speakers made criticisms of the proposed project, most repeating issues that had been heard by the Supervisors in previous meetings. Of this group, only two spoke in support of the project as presented.
Late in the consideration, the Grossman answered a question about what would happen if the zoning change from 60 to 80 feet condo building height was not granted, saying that without the 80 foot height limit, the project as presented would not be financially viable. Grossman added the if this were the case, his firm could increase the size of the condo hotel from 130 to 150 rooms without any change to the area’s zoning and without input from the Board. In the Supervisors’ final statements prior to the vote, this lack of Board control appeared to be an important consideration in their positions.
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