Wilderness Crossing: First Planned Development – Mixed Use Proposed in Germanna - Wilderness Area Plan
By: Stephanie Straub, Assistant to the County Administrator and Public Information Officer
In March of 2021, the Planning & Development Services Department received an application for a 2,600 acre mixed use project called Wilderness Crossing in the Locust Grove area. The development concept consists of over 5,000 single and multi - family dwelling units, a commercial town center with ample retail space, assisted living accommodations, potential parks, industrial and commercial areas, and new roadways. “ This project follows the overall development framework in the adopted Germanna - Wilderness Area Plan (GWAP) for the designated growth area for Orange County. This is the first application filed for Planned Development – Mixed Use in the Germanna - Wilderness area, ” stated Josh Gillespie, AICP, Director of Planning and Development Services. Since the application was submitted, Planning and Development Services staff reviewed the application and initiated the Application Review Committee (ARC) process as outlined in the GWAP. The ARC process results in comments and suggestions from a variety of community service providers including: Planning and Development Services staff, Orange County Public Schools, the Sheriff ’ s Office, Rapidan Service Authority, the Virginia Department of Transportation, Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District, Orange County Fire & EMS, Board of Supervisors members (Crozier and Frame), and members of the Planning Commission (Yancey and Hutchison).
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