FEDERAL PUBLIC NOTICE
The District Commander received a joint application for Federal and State permits as described below:
APPLICANT
Lake Ridge Development-Buchanan, LLC
4747 Bethesda Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
WATERWAY AND LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED WORK: The project site drains into Gainesville Run and is located generally south of Osprey Lane, in Culpeper County, Virginia. A vicinity map is attached.
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE: Lat: 38.44722; Long: -78.0155
PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant proposes to construct a residential development consisting of 49 multi-family buildings, 31 single-family homes, roads, utilities, and storm water ponds.
PROJECT PURPOSE AND NEED: To provide housing to meet the need of increased housing demand s in Culpeper County.
AUTHORITY: Permits for the work in waters, including wetlands, are required pursuant to Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (Public Law 95-217). The Corps must comply with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (54 U.S.C. § 306108), 36 CFR Part 800, regulations implementing Section 106 of the NHPA and 33 CFR Part 325, Appendix C, Processing of Department of the Army Permits.
PURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTICE: In compliance with regulations implementing Section 106 of the NHPA, the Corps is soliciting comments on the proposed project from the public; federal, state, and local agencies and officials; Native American Tribes; and other interested parties. This public notice provides an opportunity for members of the public to express their views on the undertaking’s effects on historic properties and resolution of adverse effects. The Corps is requesting comments to assist in evaluation of the effects of the project on historic properties and evaluation of alternatives or modifications which could avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects on historic properties.
Historic Property Identification: The Corps identified historic properties within the Corps permit area. The applicant conducted a cultural resources survey on the project site and prepared reports entitled “ Phase I Archeological Survey of Friendship Way Development and Phase II Evaluation of 44 CU0233, Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, dated September 2025 and “Phase I Archeological Survey of Friendship Way Development and Phase II Evaluation of 44CU0233, Culpeper County, Virginia” dated September 2025 and revised on November 2025, both prepared by Bluestone Research 2004 LLC. The survey identified one archeological site (44CU0233) eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The site is a mid to late 18th century domestic site occupied in an early period of European settlement in Culpeper County.
ADVERSE EFFECT DETERMINATION: In consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office, which in Virginia is the Department of Historic Resources (VDHR), and in consideration of views concerning effects provided by consulting parties, the Corps applied the criteria of adverse effect to historic properties within the permit area. The Corps determined that the proposed federal action would result in an adverse effect on 44CU0233. The Corps is consulting further to develop and evaluate alternatives or modifications to the undertaking that could avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects on historic properties. The Corps, VDHR, the permittee, and other consulting parties are proposing to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
COMMENT PERIOD: Comments on this project should be in writing and can be sent to https://rrs.usace.army.mil/rrs/public-notices and should be received by March 15, 2026. The Corps point of contact for this project is Dr. Silvia Gazzera, silvia.b.gazzera@usace.army.mil.
PRIVACY & CONFIDENTIALITY: Comments and information, including the identity of the submitter, submitted in response to this Public Notice may be disclosed, reproduced, and distributed at the discretion of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Information that is submitted in connection with this Public Notice cannot be maintained as confidential by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Submissions should not include any information that the submitter seeks to preserve as confidential.