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John J. “Butch” Davies III, local counsel for Centex, cited the evolution of Culpeper County’s plans for the Clevenger’s Comer area, plans that had been in the works for over a quarter of a century, and that were now incorporated into Culpeper County’s Comprehensive Plan.
Davies further noted the perennial need for centralized water and sewer treatment, plus a commercial center to keep tax revenue in Culpeper County rather than being bled off to Fauquier County. Both issues were now being solved by Centex Homes, he said. Davies and others noted that Centex was in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan
Bill Neville of the Bowman Consulting Group in Leesburg, a company that designed the development, noted the use of five different “neighborhoods” of 150-200 homes each, and the use of an internal road system, sidewalks, bike paths, and nature trails. The commercial center, at the northern end of the development, was to be anchored by a grocery store, with retail shops and two-story office buildings located along an internal “Main Street.” The recreational center plus an elementary and a middle school would be at the southern end of the development. Tree buffers along Routes 211 and 229 shielded the development from view, and there was a 1,000-foot conservation zone along the
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