Advertisement

Header Utility Menu

  • Subscribe
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Events

LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Instagram Get Our App

  • Login

Virginia Business

Mobile Menu

  • Issues
  • Industries
    • Banking/Finances
    • Law
    • Real Estate
    • Economic Development
    • Education
    • Energy/Green
    • Federal Contracting
    • Government
    • Healthcare
    • Hotels/Tourism
    • Insurance
    • Ports/Trade
    • Small Business
    • Startups
    • Technology
    • Transportation
  • Regions
    • Central Virginia
    • Eastern Virginia
    • Northern Virginia
    • Roanoke/New River Valley
    • Shenandoah Valley
    • Southern Virginia
    • Southwest Virginia
  • Reports
    • Best Places to Work
    • Business Person of the Year
    • CEO Pay
    • COVID-19
    • Generous Virginians Project
    • Legal Elite
    • Most Influential Virginians
    • Maritime Guide
    • Site Locator
    • The Big Book
    • Virginia CFO Awards
  • Company News
    • For the Record
    • People
  • Opinion
  • Lists
  • Awards/Events
    • 2022 Virginia Business Political Roundtable
    • Women in Leadership
    • Diversity Leadership Series
    • Virginia 500
    • Legal Elite
    • CFO Awards
    • Big Book of Lists
    • 100 People To Meet
    • Best Places To Work
  • Virginia 500
    • Read The Issue
    • Power Up Virginia 500
    • Buy an award plaque
    • Suggest execs for 2023

Advertisement

Header Primary Menu

  • Issues
    • January 2023
    • December 2022
    • November 2022
    • October 2022
    • September 2022
    • Issues Archive
  • Industries
    • Banking/Finances
    • Law
    • Real Estate
    • Economic Development
    • Education
    • Energy/Green
    • Federal Contracting
    • Government
    • Healthcare
    • Hotels/Tourism
    • Insurance
    • Ports/Trade
    • Small Business
    • Startups
    • Technology
    • Transportation
  • Regions
    • Central Virginia
    • Eastern Virginia
    • Northern Virginia
    • Roanoke/New River Valley
    • Shenandoah Valley
    • Southern Virginia
    • Southwest Virginia
  • Reports
    • Best Places to Work
    • Business Person of the Year
    • CEO Pay
    • COVID-19
    • Generous Virginians Project
    • Legal Elite
    • Most Influential Virginians
    • Maritime Guide
    • Site Locator
    • The Big Book
    • Virginia CFO Awards
  • Company News
    • For the Record
    • People
  • Opinion
  • Lists
  • Awards/Events
    • 2022 Virginia Business Political Roundtable
    • Women in Leadership
    • Diversity Leadership Series
    • Virginia 500
    • Legal Elite
    • CFO Awards
    • Big Book of Lists
    • 100 People To Meet
    • Best Places To Work
  • Virginia 500
    • Read The Issue
    • Power Up Virginia 500
    • Buy an award plaque
    • Suggest execs for 2023

Home News Regions Danville renders unto Caesars new zoning rules

Danville renders unto Caesars new zoning rules

Published April 29, 2021 by Beth JoJack

Danville officials are discussing creating a new zoning district for the area where the Caesars Virginia resort casino will be built. Photo by Hannah King
Danville officials are discussing creating a new zoning district for the area where the Caesars Virginia resort casino will be built. Photo by Hannah King

Danville officials plan to create a new zoning district for the Caesars Virginia casino and resort, an option likely to speed up construction.

Designated as an industrial manufacturing zone, the site in Danville’s Schoolfield neighborhood is governed by preexisting land-use rules that could lead to delays in building the $400 million resort, which is scheduled to open in 2023. Currently, regulations limit building heights and signage that are part of the Caesars plan.

“We thought, ‘What’s the best way to both have a constructive conversation with Caesars about realistic zoning rules and meet our aggressive timetable?’” explains Doug Plachcinski, the city’s planning director. “So, the most expedient method was creating its own zoning district.”

In March, Plachcinski met with Danville City Council members during a work session to get an idea of what they hope to see written into an ordinance forming the new zoning district. The district would set policy regarding buildings, open space, parking, signage, entrances, landscaping, lighting and buffers.

For Councilman Lee Vogler, it’s imperative that Caesars Virginia not be hamstrung with unnecessary restrictions.

“I think the phrase we kind of kept saying is, ‘We don’t want to handcuff them,’” Vogler says. “Give them the opportunity to do what they feel is best for them and what would be best for Danville, rather than right off the bat telling them what they can and can’t do.”

Plachcinski was open to the feedback.

“My takeaway from City Council is: Make sure that if we have regulations, we have them for a reason,” Plachcinski says. “Make sure that the development respects neighbors, and I think that kind of encapsulates the philosophy with writing the ordinance.”

Although Caesars has received a draft of the proposed zoning amendment, a spokesman declined to comment on the text. Up next is a May 4 public hearing and a vote by City Council on whether to adopt the amendment, followed by a public hearing by the city Planning Commission at its June meeting.

If all goes to plan, city councilors will vote in July on whether to rezone the site.

“This process is providing four different public hearings for comment,” Plachcinski points out. “It’s not rushed. It’s not secretive. It’s very deliberative.”

Subscribe to Virginia Business. Get our daily e-newsletter.

Related Stories

Virginia Business logo

Virginia Uranium opens office in Chatham

Virginia Business logo

Sawmill operation to expand in Pittsylvania County

Loan repayment program draws college graduates

Trending

Dollar Tree CEO resigning; former Dollar General CEO to replace him

Rivers Casino Portsmouth opens to big crowds

Framatome CEO retiring; CFO to be promoted

Va. bill aims to reduce mental health stigma for health care workers

Norfolk’s MacArthur Center mall listed for sale

Sponsored Stories

In the New Year, Aim for Better Cybersecurity

4 innovative ways to create capacity

WHERE IS THE SUPPLY CHAIN WHEN YOU NEED IT?

P.A.I.N.T. Your Financial Mountain

5 Benefits of Treasury Management Services from Atlantic Union Bank

Blazing trails in the digital landscape

Advertisement

Advertisement

Trending

Dollar Tree CEO resigning; former Dollar General CEO to replace him

Rivers Casino Portsmouth opens to big crowds

Framatome CEO retiring; CFO to be promoted

Va. bill aims to reduce mental health stigma for health care workers

Norfolk’s MacArthur Center mall listed for sale

Sponsored Stories

In the New Year, Aim for Better Cybersecurity

4 innovative ways to create capacity

WHERE IS THE SUPPLY CHAIN WHEN YOU NEED IT?

P.A.I.N.T. Your Financial Mountain

5 Benefits of Treasury Management Services from Atlantic Union Bank

Blazing trails in the digital landscape

Get Virginia Business directly on your tablet or in your mailbox!

Subscribe to Virginia Business

Advertisement

Advertisement

Footer Primary Menu

  • virginiabusiness.com
  • Subscribe
  • Advertise
  • About Us
  • Contact Us

Footer Secondary Menu

  • Industries
  • Regions
  • Reports
  • Company News
  • Events

Sign Up For Our Newsletter

Sign Up

LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Instagram Get Our App

Privacy Policy Cookie Policy

Footer Utility Menu

Copyright © 2023 Virginia Business. All rights reserved.

Site Maintained by TechArk