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Westwood Park – Latest Proposed Changes for Eastern State Parcel C Development

Posted on July 1, 2026 6:57 AM by Mary Cheston

On July 14th, the James City County Board of Supervisors (BOS) is scheduled to discuss the proposed Westwood Park development adjoining New Town. (Note that this Z-23-0004 rezoning hearing has been deferred on five previous occasions: BOS hearing advertised and opened on 10/14/25 and continued; 2/10/26 hearing deferred until April; 4/10/26 hearing deferred until May; 5/12/26 hearing deferred until June, 6/9/26 hearing deferred until July.)

ABVA submitted additional changes to its rezoning application in June 2026. Some key changes are reflected below, outlining the evolution of this rezoning proposal since its initial conception in 2021 as the “last section of New Town”.

In addition to the residential density reduction shown above, to address concerns related to stormwater management, ABVA’s latest revised application includes:

an expanded passive park protection area directly adjacent to “the most impacted section of Powhatan Creek” (at the end of Discovery Park Blvd.) in hopes of precluding discharges into the stream’s headwaters. This Powhatan Creek Protection Area will be an easement with use limitations to ensure its natural state per new Proffer 9. (See figure below.)

language committing to control stormwater discharge towards Charlotte Park. “The master stormwater management plan shall include requirements that no post-development stormwater from the Property be discharged toward the boundary of the Property with the Charlotte Park subdivision and that all outlet protection be sized for the 100-year, post-development storm and shall show the location of stream restoration/improvements needed in Powhatan Creek, Subwatershed #208.”

ABVA’s June 2026 proffers also specify that “no building shall be located closer than 200 feet from the boundary of the Property with Section 7 of New Town.” This strengthens the Charlotte Park neighborhood’s proposed 100 ft buffer. ABVA's application has retained prior commitments to provide a $225,000 contribution to stream channel restoration and that Westwood Park will have a separate identity, its own homeowners association, amenities, design guidelines, and will be accessed solely via Discovery Park Boulevard.

The JCC Board of Supervisors are the decision makers for ABVA’s rezoning request. Hearing materials including the results of JCC staff’s latest application review will be available on the JCC website about 1 week prior to July 14th: https://jamescitycova.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1536/files. The BOS meeting will begin at 5:00 PM in the County Government Center Board Room, 101 Mounts Bay Road, Building F, Williamsburg, VA. All interested persons are invited to attend the hearing and may speak on the rezoning application. Comments may also be emailed in advance to jccboard@jamescitycountyva.gov or community.development@jamescitycountyva.gov.

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