I've been wondering... What's going on at the large parcel (44 acres) in the northeast quadrant of the I-81 interchange with John Marshall Drive? heavy construction equipment, excavation, grading, dump trucks, etc.--but no signs.
Thanks to the Northern Virginia Daily we have an answer.
“The current zoning is B-2, which permits automobile service stations. The M-1, General Industrial, code allows for truck stops through a special use permit process,” Hancock wrote in an Aug. 21 email. “Truck stops are currently defined as having five or more diesel fuel pumps along with provisions for parking and/or servicing five or more tractor-trailers. Depending on the intended design for a travel center and internal customer use (i.e., truck stop vs primarily passenger vehicles), we may need to ensure zoning is in place the way you need it.”
brace for impact. this truck stop, along with the one at Cedar Spring in the southwest corner of the interchange, will permanently establish the area as "truck stop alley". Good luck to all of the nearby homeowners.
