15.B) Special Use Permit - #SUP2020-00019, Transformation Temple International Church - Occoquan Magisterial District - Alex Vanegas, Planning - Mobility, Economic Growth, and Resiliency
20-year Davis Ford area resident and voter here. PLEASE VOTE NO. Your CONSTITUENTS are 100% UNANIMOUS against this project--a commercial property run by a group from OUTSIDE PWC. One of MANY negatives: this project directly jeopardizes water supply and septic function of Occoquan Forest-- a PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD.
I am NOT opposed to a church. I am a serious Christian. I would not even want my OWN church here. This project is TERRIBLE for the community & a TERRIBLE location for a church anyway.
As nearby resident for over a decade, I SUPPORT this SUP.
1. It's a Permitted Use ALLOWED through SUP -the laws for one, are the laws for ALL.
2. It's small (only 18K SF, 35' high, 208 seats) for a church. Small churches are NORMAL in SRR in PWC:
https://data.virginia.gov/dataset/places-of-worship/resource/1aaf909c-3a4f-4b5d-8d5e-643e75822af1
3. Approval restricts use to religious, prohibits expansion, and limits events.
4. Traffic impact minimal per analysis.
5. It's their Constitutional Right
I reside along the Davis Ford corridor and greatly value the local environment and ecosystem. The proposed site sits right on an ORPA and ERA protected area. I oppose any commercial building that would violate those protections and Would create no benefit to the area. Not opposed to a church, I’m opposed to lifting existing regulations and damaging the environment and adding to a congested two lane road.
PLEASE VOTE NO! This location is wrong for this project! The effects it will have on traffic, road safety and environmental impacts are irreversible. The proposed road infrastructure for this project does not protect its residents from the congestion and traffic that will be created. We as a community should be protecting the rural crescent watershed.
I live in the Davis Ford corridor, in Occoquan Forest. I strongly oppose this SUP with very serious concerns about the environmental impact. This parcel of land is part of ORPA and ERA protections. We must protect our natural resources. The project will also directly impact my neighborhood, given that it may tie into the water line that services us. The water line was not designed for this usage.
To be clear, I am not opposed to a church. I am opposed to any commercial use of the site.
This is an unnecessary risk to travelers, wildlife, and community. Creating more congestion in an area that is used primarily by the community and people to travel to/from Clifton. Destroying forest and causing wildlife to be even more at risk then they already are. Finally, the community strongly opposes with signs seen throughout the entirety of Davis Ford. With disregards to safety, wildlife and the people who live here, this project seems to be powered only by ignorance and stubbornness.
Please vote no on this permit. The large commercial building project does not fit the parcel’s designated use and would negatively impact the surrounding homes and the Occoquan Reservoir. Soil and water runoff will cause damage in the Environmental Resource Protection Overlay. Traffic resulting from this construction will have a negative impact on public safety. This project simply does not benefit the residents of the community and would have an overall negative impact.
The proposed facility and parking lot exceed the recommendations of ORPA which PW County designated to protect the Occoquan Reservoir and surrounding lands. The environment would be compromised by the removal of all trees necessary to construct an 18,000 sf building and a 1 acre blacktop parking lot. Storm water runoff poses a threat to the neighboring homes as well as the Occoquan Reservoir. This facility requires a commercial lot and traffic accommodations not a tree-filled neighborhood.
I strongly oppose this special use permit. As a resident in this community, it is alarming that the county would consider approving development of a project of this size in what is an already shrinking rural residential area. Davis Ford Road can not handle further congestion and with the seemingly unstoppable urban sprawl, it is critical that the county protect its dwindling environmental resources. The forest and the reservoir are assets to this area, and this project endangers them.
I have yet to hear from anyone that lives along this road who supports this project. Please listen to those that live in the county AND along this rural road who are in opposition to this project — NOT those who do not live HERE; this county or area. We would support this project on another major roadway, but this 2 lane backroad is already overcrowded with traffic cutting through to go to/from the Clifton roads.
Please vote NO. I have lived and paid taxes in PWC since 2006. We moved to this neighborhood in 2021 for our family’s health and wellbeing. For our own small projects, we have honored community covenants and zoning regulations, as is the responsibility of any property owner, to preserve the character for our neighbors. Please honor the environmental protections for this community. Once lost, we cannot recover. No special exceptions for those who intended to override the rules from the beginning.
The residents of the Davis Ford Corridor have expressed their concerns about the project for years and those concerns have appeared to fall on deaf ears. It is unclear how the apparent environmental impacts of this project (septic drain field in the ORPA; erosion due to the slope of the property) have been so easily discounted. Please oppose this project as it is not a good fit for the selected property.
Please, please vote no on this project. The creation of the church will create even worse traffic, issues with wildlife/nature, and many others. Davis Ford Road is already utilized by too many people as their only way of transportation. From my understanding, no members of the church live in the area and do not realize the chaos their church would cause here. Davis Ford is not meant to house any type of buildings except homes. Again please vote NO!! thank you
Please vote NO. I have lived in the Davis Ford Corridor for 7.5 years, and have been a tax-payer in Prince William County for 14 years. One of the appealing aspects of this corridor is that it is residential, and maintains a feels of being closer to "rural" than suburban due to the number of trees lining the Davis Ford Road, and many of the properties. The removal of most, if not all trees, will cause irreparable damage to the ecosytem.
PLEASE VOTE NO! Any special use permit is NOT a formality but a SAFEGUARD to balance development with residents' welfare. The church bears the burden of providing this project benefits to the community without imposing undue harm, and they have failed. Religious freedom does not supersede harm to your residents as high-intensity land use that's ill-equipped to support it threatens orderly development, increases traffic, and drives down residential property values. Zoning laws exist for a reason.
As a resident of the Davis Ford Corridor/Occoquan Forest for 50 years, in my childhood home (that I still own) to purchasing my own home in the same neighborhood 25 years ago, I STAND FIRMLY AGAINST APPROVAL & construction of this project
I urge county officials to deny the project.
We have been lucky that this corridor has remained mostly unchanged, other than the growing traffic. The area is zoned as RESIDENTIAL ONLY!
This is not the right space for this building, or any commercial building.
This is an irresponsible use of land.
20-year Davis Ford area resident and voter here. PLEASE VOTE NO. Your CONSTITUENTS are 100% UNANIMOUS against this project--a commercial property run by a group from OUTSIDE PWC. One of MANY negatives: this project directly jeopardizes water supply and septic function of Occoquan Forest-- a PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD.
I am NOT opposed to a church. I am a serious Christian. I would not even want my OWN church here. This project is TERRIBLE for the community & a TERRIBLE location for a church anyway.
As nearby resident for over a decade, I SUPPORT this SUP.
1. It's a Permitted Use ALLOWED through SUP -the laws for one, are the laws for ALL.
2. It's small (only 18K SF, 35' high, 208 seats) for a church. Small churches are NORMAL in SRR in PWC:
https://data.virginia.gov/dataset/places-of-worship/resource/1aaf909c-3a4f-4b5d-8d5e-643e75822af1
3. Approval restricts use to religious, prohibits expansion, and limits events.
4. Traffic impact minimal per analysis.
5. It's their Constitutional Right
I reside along the Davis Ford corridor and greatly value the local environment and ecosystem. The proposed site sits right on an ORPA and ERA protected area. I oppose any commercial building that would violate those protections and Would create no benefit to the area. Not opposed to a church, I’m opposed to lifting existing regulations and damaging the environment and adding to a congested two lane road.
PLEASE VOTE NO! This location is wrong for this project! The effects it will have on traffic, road safety and environmental impacts are irreversible. The proposed road infrastructure for this project does not protect its residents from the congestion and traffic that will be created. We as a community should be protecting the rural crescent watershed.
I live in the Davis Ford corridor, in Occoquan Forest. I strongly oppose this SUP with very serious concerns about the environmental impact. This parcel of land is part of ORPA and ERA protections. We must protect our natural resources. The project will also directly impact my neighborhood, given that it may tie into the water line that services us. The water line was not designed for this usage.
To be clear, I am not opposed to a church. I am opposed to any commercial use of the site.
This is an unnecessary risk to travelers, wildlife, and community. Creating more congestion in an area that is used primarily by the community and people to travel to/from Clifton. Destroying forest and causing wildlife to be even more at risk then they already are. Finally, the community strongly opposes with signs seen throughout the entirety of Davis Ford. With disregards to safety, wildlife and the people who live here, this project seems to be powered only by ignorance and stubbornness.
Please vote no on this permit. The large commercial building project does not fit the parcel’s designated use and would negatively impact the surrounding homes and the Occoquan Reservoir. Soil and water runoff will cause damage in the Environmental Resource Protection Overlay. Traffic resulting from this construction will have a negative impact on public safety. This project simply does not benefit the residents of the community and would have an overall negative impact.
The proposed facility and parking lot exceed the recommendations of ORPA which PW County designated to protect the Occoquan Reservoir and surrounding lands. The environment would be compromised by the removal of all trees necessary to construct an 18,000 sf building and a 1 acre blacktop parking lot. Storm water runoff poses a threat to the neighboring homes as well as the Occoquan Reservoir. This facility requires a commercial lot and traffic accommodations not a tree-filled neighborhood.
I strongly oppose this special use permit. As a resident in this community, it is alarming that the county would consider approving development of a project of this size in what is an already shrinking rural residential area. Davis Ford Road can not handle further congestion and with the seemingly unstoppable urban sprawl, it is critical that the county protect its dwindling environmental resources. The forest and the reservoir are assets to this area, and this project endangers them.
I have yet to hear from anyone that lives along this road who supports this project. Please listen to those that live in the county AND along this rural road who are in opposition to this project — NOT those who do not live HERE; this county or area. We would support this project on another major roadway, but this 2 lane backroad is already overcrowded with traffic cutting through to go to/from the Clifton roads.
Please vote NO. I have lived and paid taxes in PWC since 2006. We moved to this neighborhood in 2021 for our family’s health and wellbeing. For our own small projects, we have honored community covenants and zoning regulations, as is the responsibility of any property owner, to preserve the character for our neighbors. Please honor the environmental protections for this community. Once lost, we cannot recover. No special exceptions for those who intended to override the rules from the beginning.
The residents of the Davis Ford Corridor have expressed their concerns about the project for years and those concerns have appeared to fall on deaf ears. It is unclear how the apparent environmental impacts of this project (septic drain field in the ORPA; erosion due to the slope of the property) have been so easily discounted. Please oppose this project as it is not a good fit for the selected property.
The environmental implications are horrific and this cannot be allowed
Please, please vote no on this project. The creation of the church will create even worse traffic, issues with wildlife/nature, and many others. Davis Ford Road is already utilized by too many people as their only way of transportation. From my understanding, no members of the church live in the area and do not realize the chaos their church would cause here. Davis Ford is not meant to house any type of buildings except homes. Again please vote NO!! thank you
Please vote NO. I have lived in the Davis Ford Corridor for 7.5 years, and have been a tax-payer in Prince William County for 14 years. One of the appealing aspects of this corridor is that it is residential, and maintains a feels of being closer to "rural" than suburban due to the number of trees lining the Davis Ford Road, and many of the properties. The removal of most, if not all trees, will cause irreparable damage to the ecosytem.
PLEASE VOTE NO! Any special use permit is NOT a formality but a SAFEGUARD to balance development with residents' welfare. The church bears the burden of providing this project benefits to the community without imposing undue harm, and they have failed. Religious freedom does not supersede harm to your residents as high-intensity land use that's ill-equipped to support it threatens orderly development, increases traffic, and drives down residential property values. Zoning laws exist for a reason.
As a resident of the Davis Ford Corridor/Occoquan Forest for 50 years, in my childhood home (that I still own) to purchasing my own home in the same neighborhood 25 years ago, I STAND FIRMLY AGAINST APPROVAL & construction of this project
I urge county officials to deny the project.
We have been lucky that this corridor has remained mostly unchanged, other than the growing traffic. The area is zoned as RESIDENTIAL ONLY!
This is not the right space for this building, or any commercial building.