Trail’s End development proceeds to a second submission

By Valerie Cury

Developer Casey Chapman who is one of the owners of the Trail’s End mixed use development on Hatcher Avenue, submitted a second resubmission for his project – located on the first block off of Main Street at 161, 151, and 141 N. Hatcher Avenue in the Town of Purcellville.

Since the town doesn’t have a demolition ordinance in the Historic Downtown C-4 district, Chapman will demolish three houses and consolidate the lot into a total area comprising 1.21-acres. 

He is planning to construct two buildings on the property. Both buildings will be two story and 35 feet high, which is the maximum height allowed for that area. Building 1, which is closest to the W&OD Trail, will be 4,500 sq. ft. with commercial on the bottom and two apartments on the second floor. The plan shows a garage for 5 cars in the back of the building.

Building 2 is planned for 8,050 sq. ft. with retail on the bottom and 2 apartments on the second floor. There will be approximately 41 parking spaces behind the building.

In response to town planning comments asking for Chapman to remove a future extension of O Street from his plan, representatives for Chapman responded that they removed “any depiction and reference to proposed plans or easements on the adjacent western property [where Vineyard Square is planned to go on 21st Street] … including possible future connections.”

The town planning department’s request was referring to the fact that Chapman has previously asked for the town to put in the extension of O Street, which is currently a dead-end, on the town taxpayers’ dime. This extension would dump traffic from Chapman’s by-right 6-story, 40 condo plan along 21st Street onto Hatcher Avenue. 

Vineyard Square was approved by the Lazaro administration for 40 condos without going through a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and a Zoning Amendment because multi family is not a permitted use in the Historic Downtown C-4 District.