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August 26, 1980
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<br />The zone statistics for this particular school zone - which lack of a better name I would
<br />label the Cradock High School zone - has shown a marked reduction since 1970. The high school
<br />and junior high school are presently below capacity.
<br /> Within~he projection ~for the one hundred units, we are forecasting sixty-four school age
<br />children - this is by virtue of using a national stat, whcih does run a little higher than
<br />our own locale - the sixty-four children that we check to be generated by the project, nine
<br />will be of elementary school age; forty-four of junior high school age; and eleven of senior
<br />high school age. We feel that existing schools within this zone can adequately handle this los
<br /> The next major item of consideration are locational contributions. This general site
<br />would be assessable to the adequate social and health and support services. These services
<br />are available within a short distance from the site. The area is adequately serviced by
<br />public transit. The Cradock route runs on Victory Boulevard, a short walk from this site in
<br />both directions; running north toward the Tower Mall area where there is a central transit
<br />plan; and then south and easterly to the Nerfolk Naval Shipyard and into the downtown area.
<br /> Since this concept of this particular property will be a Portsmouth Redevelopment and
<br />Housing managed project, there are special counseling assistance available for these particular
<br />residents within the social and health and support services data. The site can also be in
<br />close proximity to potential employment centers. The site is less than two miles from the
<br />Norfolk Naval Shipyard down toward George Washington Highway, which is the City's largest
<br />employment area. The site is within less than one mile from the Little Creek Annex £acility,
<br />located right off Victory Boulevard. Also, Tower Mall and the Alexander's Corner area provide
<br />a great deal of employment opportunity, and they are located less than two miles from this
<br />particular site.
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<br /> Specific industries are located in the near proximity - within walking distance with
<br /> the Hunnington Manufacturing Company on Claremont, and the Rental Uniform Service which is
<br /> located on Smithfield Road, a short walk away. In addition, across the border into the City
<br /> of Chesapeake, is a newly developed area call Cavalier Industrial Park, which is less than
<br /> one-half mile away.
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<br /> Likewise, the site should also be services easity by neighborhood and commerdial districts
<br /> As we've indicated previously, Tower Mall is less than two miles away, which is a regional
<br /> shopping center. There are neighborhood facilities located in the proximity of Victory
<br /> BouleYard and George Washington Highway approximately a quarter of a mile away, There is a
<br /> Town and Country Shopping Center on George Washington Highway approximately a mile-and-a-half
<br /> away; and of course the downtown industrial district, by bus, is approximately a half hour
<br /> away by the Cradock bus route.
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<br /> Recreation: The site ~n question is in the southern recreational district, which is com-
<br /> posed of four forums: Highland Forum, Cavaliez Forum, Gosport Forum, and Cradock Forum. The
<br /> major facilities within the subdistricts are four gymnasiums: one located at Cradock High Schoe
<br /> one at Waters Junio~ High School, one at All Mapp Elementary, and one at All Mapp Junior High
<br /> School. There are four tennis locations throughout the Southern District. There are four
<br /> public community centers one for forum and two private community centers in this district.
<br /> There are seventeen athletic fields, seven of which are lighted. Recreation will be provided
<br /> on the site; and Mr. Kay will address this when he speaks on the specific site.
<br /> Places of Worship: The location of housing of this type - using the same boundary that
<br /> the southern and recreational district fa]is within there are twenty-three-houses of worship
<br /> located in that area.
<br /> Physical Contributions of the Site: First, zoning; Zone R60, which is the highest resi-
<br /> dential neighborhood zoning complex the City has; it has been zoned in that manner for approxi-
<br /> mately ten years. The site consists of two separate parcels proposing approximately ten acres.
<br /> In order to develop one hundred units on the existing zoning, it would require five-and-a-half
<br /> acres. It will be a very minimum density project, ten units to the acre. By comparison to
<br /> that, that is about the same density as in Loxley or Cavalier Manor.
<br /> From the standpoint of the site development at this particular time, we have uncovered no
<br /> abnormal site deficiencies there. It is a predominantly wooded site, which puts itself above
<br /> range from neighboring land users. By virtue of this being a group housing project, design
<br /> criteria and specifics of the design can be addressed at a la~er time; and of course it will h~
<br /> to come back to City Council for approval.
<br /> R~btic Services: The site is serviced by adequate water and sewer, located on both Deep
<br /> Creek and Claremont; drainage, from the standpoint of all site drainage, will be accomplished
<br /> with property debt. The public access from Deep Creek and from Claremont are adequate; both
<br /> will be improved in conjunction with the development as described by City Ordinance.
<br /> Police, Fire, and Sanitation Services: In reviewing the site from that standpoint, we
<br /> can see no problem in servicing that location. Public transit, as I've already described, is
<br /> served by the Cradock route, which travels down Victory Boulevard and George Washington Highway
<br /> both to ~he downtown area and to the Tower Mall/Alexander's Corner complex. We see no other
<br /> problems with any other services.
<br /> The surrounding neighborhood, the immediate neightborhood, is located on Smithfield Road;
<br /> a middle class mostly white neighborhood. To the north, a quarter of a mile away - just on
<br /> the other site of Victory - is Loxley, South Loxley; also a substantial middle income neighbor-
<br /> hood. To the west we have Cavalier Manor, one of the City's largest neighborhoods; solid
<br /> middle class; and it's approximately a half a mile away. To the east, approximately a little
<br /> west, and three quarters of a mile away we have Cradock, which is undergoing a major conserva-
<br /> tion project at the moment; and to the south we have the City of Chesapeake with its growing
<br /> neighborhood which is Camelot, which has nearly seven thousand housing units which are upper
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