Danville and Pittsylvania County officials await a master plan and certification for the Berry Hill Road industrial mega park site — but eventually will have to establish covenants for the park.
Covenants set guidelines and rules for what is allowed in an industrial park, a principle similar to a subdivision requiring a certain-sized house.
“It’s a restrictive criteria for real estate,” said County Administrator Dan Sleeper.
Consideration of covenants among members of the Danville-Pittsylvania County Regional Industrial Facility Authority board is in the preliminary stage and Sleeper said he doesn’t know when covenants will be discussed in depth or adopted.
The RIFA board will likely look at examples of covenants from other parks, Sleeper said. Building design, road sizes and landscaping are some of the characteristics covenants regulate.
“It’s to control the look as well as the use of the park,” Sleeper said
The 3,700-acre mega park in southwestern Pittsylvania County is a joint project between Pittsylvania County and Danville. RIFA, whose board is made up of members of Danville City Council and the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors, owns the property. To date, the Tobacco Commission has invested $13.1 million in the Berry Hill Road industrial mega park.
Dewberry is drawing up a master plan for the park. Development of the park, including costs for water, sewer, power, gas, roads, rail and the property itself could top $160 million. McCallum Sweeney Consulting, a Greensville, S.C., consulting firm, will study the master plan before certifying the park, Sleeper said.
The site on Berry Hill Road is the largest in Virginia — and the fifth-largest along the East Coast.
Crane is a staff writer for the Danville Register & Bee.
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