2014 Local Enterprise Zone Annual Report Locality: County of Henrico Zone Name: City of Richmond North/County of Henrico Zone Number: 28B

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1 2014 Local Enterprise Zone Annual Report Locality: County of Henrico Zone Name: City of Richmond North/County of Henrico Zone Number: 28B Main Street Centre 600 East Main Street, Suite 300 Richmond, Virginia (804)

2 Annual Reports are to be submitted to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development by Wednesday July 15, According to 13VAC , A local governing body shall submit annual reports to the department for the purpose of program monitoring and evaluation. Annual reports shall be submitted to the department on Form EZ-3-AR no later than July 15 of the following year. Annual reports shall include information and data for the purpose of program evaluation as requested on Form EZ-3-AR. The material provided by your locality will be used in the Annual DHCD Enterprise Zone Program Report to the General Assembly. Each locality with an Enterprise Zone designation must submit an electronic copy of the Annual Report. For Joint Zone, each locality must complete an individual annual report. Towns included in County acreage do not have to complete an independent report. The electronic copy of the completed annual report is due by Wednesday July 15, Hard copies are no longer required. Please the electronic copy to EZone@dhcd.virginia.gov Zone Name (Locality): County of Henrico Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 Year Designated: 2003 Total Zone Acreage: 3811 Type of Jurisdiction (Check One) County Contact Person: David Sacks Phone: Joint Zone Localities: County of Henrico, City of Richmond Date Last Amendment: Approved June 19, 2015 Zone Number: 28B Year of Next Amendment: if applicable Number of Non-Contiguous Areas: 2 City/Town Mailing Address: Department of Community Revitalization County of Henrico P.O. Box Henrico, VA sac01@henrico.us Consolidated City Change from previous year? Yes No Local Zone Administrator? Yes No Change from previous year? Yes No Change from previous year? Yes No Change from previous year? Yes No 2

3 Please evaluate the effectiveness of your locality s Enterprise Zone program by answering each of the following items. The reporting period is January 1, December 31, I. ZONE ACTIVITIES 1. In the space below list the major projects, and/or revitalization activities that have occurred within the zone during the reporting period. For example, significant business openings, expansions, and closures, the reuse of an important white elephant building, major public infrastructure projects, other Economic Development or Community Revitalization announcements. Please indicate which state and local incentives were utilized for each project. DHCD uses this information to populate the list of activities in the program s annual report to the General Assembly. (Limit response to the space provided.) Reynolds Crossing. Development continued with the completion of a Walmart department store, tenant upfit in several office buildings, beginning of construction on a new office building and a small strip shopping center. Projects received permit and planning review fee waivers. Eastgate Towne Center. Redevelopment of the obsolete, deteriorated and substantially underutilized enclosed Fairfield Commons Mall site on Nine Mile Road. Thus far, this project has benefitted from accelerated development processing and planning review fee waivers. As this project progresses it will utilize additional permit fee waivers, a local demolition grant, and State grants for Real Property Improvement and possibly job creation. Libbie Mill. Redevelopment of this site continued with permit fee waivers provided for new construction. Application was submitted for a 2014 State Real Property Improvement Grant. Mondelez Corporation operates the Nabisco factory at 6002 S. Laburnum Ave. A major expansion began in 2014 with completion in Utilized local planning and permit fee waivers. State RPIG application expected in Dominion Packaging began a $9 million investment in a vacant industrial/warehouse building at 5700 Audubon Drive. Utilized local planning review and permit fee waivers. State RPIG applications expected for 2015 or Reuse of a long-underutilized large retail store on Mechanicsville Tpk., repurposed as a Roses Department Store. Utilized local planning and permit fee waivers and local paving grant. Reuse of a vacant K-Mart department store at Glenside Drive and W. Broad Street, repurposed as a Floor and Décor retail store, a restaurant, and a health club. Utilized local planning and permit fee waivers. Substantial renovation was completed at the end of 2014 of a small shopping center at W. Broad Street. Final inspections occurred in early Project benefitted from local paving, façade, and signage grants and will apply for State Real Property Improvement Grant for Continued investment in improvements at the Willow Lawn Shopping Center that included renovations to accommodate additional restaurants in what had formerly been a department store. Used local planning review and permit fee waivers. 3

4 2. In the space below, please address projects and activities that occurred within the zone but did not utilize Enterprise Zone benefits (state or local)? Why were these businesses or investors unable or uninterested in applying to the incentives? (Limit response to the space provided.) All projects and activities that are substantial enough to require local building permits utilize County Enterprise Zone incentives. $231,844 of permit fees were waived from 149 (nonresidential) permits. 4

5 II. LOCAL INCENTIVE UTILIZATION Provide the following information for all current local incentives during the reporting period. For each incentive, describe the qualification criteria in place, the provider of the incentive, and the office/individual who approves applicants. Using the table below, indicate the number of qualified businesses and calculate the total financial value of that incentive for For incentives that require a certain level of job creation or investment, enter the total number of jobs created or investment leveraged for all qualified 2014 applicants. Lastly, for any incentives that were not utilized in 2014, please provide an explanation for its lack of utilization and describe any plans to improve usage. An example is included in the first row of the chart below. Feel free to add rows as needed. Incentive Name Accelerated Development Processing Architectural Assistance Program Building Demolition Grant Commercial Industrial Rehabilitation Grant Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Qualification Criteria Propose a major development in the Enterprise Zone Property owner or tenant requests assistance in façade design, with intention of rehabilitating property Demolition must clear the site for an additional investment of $250,000 for a new building Must create 1 job for each $10,000 received, 51% jobs must be for persons of previously low income; contractors follow federal Davis-Bacon requirements Own property or business in the Enterprise Zone Description/Administration Provider (Such as City s Economic Development Office, County IDA, etc.) Dept. of Planning Dept. of Community Revitalization Dept. of Community Revitalization Dept. of Community Revitalization Dept. of Police Entity/Individual who approves applicants (Such as Local Zone Administrator, Commissioner of Revenue) Number of Qualified Businesses in 2014 Financial Value of Incentive in 2014 Director of Planning 2 n/a Local Zone Administrator Local Zone Administrator Local Zone Administrator Local Zone Administrator 9 $22,500 1 $ Utilization Total # of Jobs Created or Investment Leveraged (for incentive requiring job creation or property investment only) Jobs (#):n/a Investment ($): n/a Jobs (#): n/a Investment ($):n/a Jobs (#): Investment ($): Jobs (#): 1 Investment ($): $34,000 Jobs (#): Investment ($): If the incentive was not utilized in 2014, please provide an explanation and discuss any plans to improve usage One grant was in progress and will be marked as complete for 2015 Staff will coordinate with Police Dept. and CPTED Planner to identify opportunities for grant use 5

6 Employment Training and Assistance Existing Freestanding Signage Grant Existing Small Business Façade Grant Fire Safety Assistance Landscaping Grant Off-Site Improvement Grant Paving and Parking Lot Sealing Grant Plan Review/Permit Fee Waivers Rehabilitation Real Estate Tax Exemptions Training Seminars for Businesses Own property or business in the Enterprise Zone Existing freestanding sign on property in need of demolition and replacement, or refurbishment Existing small businesses with a maximum of six fulltime equivalent employees Own property or business in the Enterprise Zone Properties with existing buildings or where an addition(s) to an existing building is proposed Must invest a minimum $250,000 in a new building or $50,000 in exterior improvements to an existing building; must create one job for previously low income persons for each $10,000 received; Properties with existing buildings or where an addition(s) to an existing building is proposed Own property or business in the Enterprise Zone Must request assessment before rehabilitation work begins; building must be at least 26 years old Own property or business in the Enterprise Zone Capital Region Workforce Partnership Dept. of Community Revitalization Dept. of Community Revitalization Division of Fire Dept. of Community Revitalization Dept. of Community Revitalization Dept. of Community Revitalization Building Official and Dept. of Planning Dept. of Finance, Div. of Real Estate Dept. of Community Revitalization Local Zone Administrator Local Zone Administrator Local Zone Administrator Local Zone Administrator Local Zone Administrator Local Zone Administrator Local Zone Administrator Building Inspections and Permit Center $9, $3, $13, permit fees waived; 13 planning fees waived $250, County Assessor 15 $176,820 Local Zone Administrator 0 Jobs (#): Investment ($): Jobs (#): Investment ($): Jobs (#): Investment ($):$29,460 Jobs (#): Investment ($): Jobs (#): Investment ($):11, Jobs (#): Investment ($): Jobs (#): Investment ($): $65,300 Jobs (#): Investment ($): $43,980, Jobs (#):$20,324,138 Investment ($): Jobs (#): Investment ($): Staff will coordinate with Capital Region Workforce Partnership to identify opportunities for use Two grants were in progress, and will be marked as complete for 2015 Staff will coordinate with Division of Fire to identify opportunities for grant use Specialized grant that is not used every year. Staff will continue to explore expanding eligibility of grant Staff resources limit this activity to individual training and business assistance 6

7 III. LOCAL ENTERPRISE ZONE ORDINANCES 1. Please use the space below to provide the language and citation of all local Enterprise Zone ordinances. These may include but are not limited to local ordinances authorizing the establishment of the Enterprise Zone, identifying the local official responsible for administering the zone and enumerating those responsibilities, authorizing the local incentives that are offered, establishing administrative policies and procedures for implementing the local incentives, and ordinances identify funding sources for local incentives. You may provide the language of each ordinance, or a link to the language if it can be found online. Do not provide a general link to a listing of all municipal codes for the locality, but rather provide the specific links to each ordinance referencing the Enterprise Zone. Where an electronic version of these ordinances is not available, please scan the ordinances and as an attachment with this Local Zone Report. 2. For Joint Zones, each locality will submit their own Local Zone Report, providing links to the ordinances for that particular locality. 3. For County Zones that include incorporates areas of a Town: Please provide links to the Town ordinances as well where the Town offers additional local incentives. 4. If the Zone is administered by a third party organization (EDA, IDA, PDC, etc), please provide a copy of the organization s bylaws (or pertinent records) that authorize the administration of the Enterprise Zone and the any local incentives offered by the organization directly. The following Henrico County Incentives are implemented through local ordinances: Incentive #2 Rehabilitation Real Estate Tax Exemptions. This is the link to County Code Chapter 20, Taxation: The specific language is found in Section Incentive #5 Planning Review/Permit Fee Waivers. This is the link to the County Code Chapter 6, Buildings. The specific language for the fee waivers in enterprise zones is found in Section 6-3(m). The remaining incentives, are authorized by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. 7

8 IV. JOB CREATION DATA 1. Provide the following information for all businesses within the zone for the 2014 reporting period. In the space provided under the chart below, document the sources used to collect the job creation information. If estimating, explain the methodology used. Larger cities and counties may have to estimate job creation within the zone when using the VEC reports by census tracts. We are only looking for information on business within the zone; do not use job figures for the entire locality. Feel free to add rows as needed Business Activity New Expansions Closures Downsizing/ Layoffs # of Businesses # of Jobs Created/Lost 2,397 2,115 1,732 2,106 List of Business Names See attachment for full listing of business expansions, closures, new businesses, and downsized businesses. 2. Please provide the sources and methodology for producing the above estimates. See page 10 for recommended methodologies. These methods are not required and are only suggestions. Changes in the numbers of businesses and employees within the Henrico County Enterprise Zone (EZ) were derived from micro-level employment information purchased from the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) for the 4 th quarters of 2013 and These files provided listings of employer locations determined by the VEC to be within Henrico County. Included were business name, street address, and monthly and average employment and an Employer Identification Number (EIN). For 2014, the file provided by the VEC listed 9,922 employers. Of these, 1,454 were determined to be in the Enterprise Zone. For each year, a determination was made using the business location address, which of the employment locations provided by the VEC were located in the Enterprise Zone. The business comparison was based on the EIN New businesses were determined to be those listed in the VEC 2014 report, but not listed in the 2013 report. Businesses closures were determined to be those listed in the 2012 report but not the 2013 report. Businesses expansions were determined to be those businesses where the average monthly employment increased between 2013 and Businesses with downsizing/layoffs were businesses where average monthly employment decreased between 2013 and The above methodology contains one deficiency that should be noted: The 2013 the data provided by the VEC did not include a location address for approximately 19% of all Henrico businesses. That percentage increased to 21% for the 2014 data. Although this represented a significant percentage of all businesses, in 2014, it represented only 3.8% of all business employment. 8

9 V. INVESTMENT DATA DHCD tracks private and public investment separately for each locality. In the case of a joint zone, each participating locality is required to submit an Annual Report, with the investment data requested below reported for each individual locality. 1. For each type of permit listed below, indicate the number and dollar value of permits issued for private sector activities within the zone during the reporting period; do not use permit information for the entire locality. Please include only non-residential permits. This is a good time to identify potential applicants for the RPIG whom you should follow-up with! Type of Permit Number of Permits Dollar Value* New Construction Manufacturing - - Office 33 $494, Retail 23 $8,586, Mixed-use 3 $104, Other (hotel, warehousing, etc.) 2 $70, Rehab/Expansion Manufacturing 8 $16,595,937 Office 3 $8,752, Retail 62 $5,229, Mixed-use 1 $534, Other (hotel, warehousing, etc.) 14 $3,613, TOTAL 149 $43,980,

10 2. Please indicate the public dollar amount, and if necessary, provide a description of any public investments that occurred within the zone during the reporting period. Type of Investment Public Dollar Amount Description Infrastructure Streets/Sidewalks $476, Laburnum Avenue sidewalks and associated drainage improvements Water $ Sewer $653, Laburnum Ave. sewer rehabilitation and lateral replacement. Broadband $ Other $91, Laburnum Ave. and Brook Road median landscaping Public Buildings Improvements $ New Construction $ Parks & Schools Improvements $ New Construction $ Other Business Corridor Improvements TOTAL $1,227, $5, Nine Mile Road commercial area banners 10

11 VI. ZONE PLANNING 1. Please discuss any upcoming plans and/or objectives for the locality s Enterprise Zone program. This can include amending zone boundaries and/or incentives or targeting a number of local businesses to meet with over a specified time period, etc. An Enterprise Zone (EZ) amendment adding six areas, totaling 168 acres was approved by the Department of Housing and Community Development in June The amendment also slightly modified one incentive. As a result of the amendment, there remains 29 acres available for inclusion. Because of the limitations on amendments, Henrico County will not be submitting another amendment during Henrico County will continue to evaluate EZ geography based on requests for inclusion, identified areas of need, and potential for success and other opportunities for modification including deletion of non-commercial areas for a possible amendment to be submitted in By the end of summer 2015, County staff will complete in-person visits to all businesses in the Highland Springs Nine Mile Road EZ corridor. Business visits to the Laburnum Ave. EZ corridor will be completed by end of calendar year All outreach materials, including brochures and all website information will be revised due to the recently approved amendment and otherwise as needed. Opportunities for new incentives responsive to business needs and revitalization potential will be evaluated as well as potential modifications to underutilized incentives Evaluation of one EZ corridor for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in order to make available federal and state tax credits for rehabilitation will be initiated in 2015 and completed in The following are on-going initiatives that will continue in 2015 and o Continue to encourage existing EZ businesses to utilize available incentives to grow their business. o Enhance marketing efforts by updating vacant building and property inventories. o Continue to work with existing business associations to expand involvement and provide outreach opportunities. o Continue individual business visits beyond targeted corridors to educate businesses on the benefits of the Enterprise Zone, visiting at least 20 businesses annually. o Identify major projects completed in 2015 and provide outreach to those businesses informing them of State Enterprise Zone grant opportunities. 2. For zones experiencing low or no state incentive activity, please explain the actions planned to increase usage of the VEZ grant program. What specific steps will be taken to ensure an increase in applications in upcoming Grant Years? Remember, zones that go 5 consecutive years without state incentive qualification will be recommended for termination. 11

12 The Virginia Enterprise Zone grant program in Henrico County traditionally experiences strong utilization of grant incentives. State incentives are routinely discussed and explored with local business owners located within the Enterprise Zone, and businesses interested in relocating or opening within the Henrico County Enterprise Zone. In January 2015, County staff undertook a mailing to projects that were thought to have been completed in 2014 and qualify notifying them of the VEZ grant program and deadline. For grant year 2014, 14 Henrico County businesses applied for VEZ grant funds. This is more than double the number of applications submitted for For Grant Year 2014, a total of $476, was disbursed to 12 businesses located in the Henrico Enterprise Zone. VII. MARKETING MATERIALS 1. Attach (or insert at the END of this document) screen shots of your local web page advertising your Enterprise Zone. Please include the date that the site was last revised, and verify that the information provided is correct. 2. Attach (or insert at the END of this document) a copy of any brochures or marketing materials that you currently use to advertise your Enterprise Zone. 3. Attach (or insert at the END of this document) any news stories that aired or were published during this reporting period (or about projects that occurred during the reporting period). 4. Submit a copy of the current Zone Description. This applies to all zones, not just new or amended zones. But, if you have made amendments to the zone boundaries or incentives, be sure to reflect these changes in an updated description. Please EZone@dhcd.virginia.gov for the latest version of your description on file. 12

13 VIII. DHCD ASSISTANCE Please indicate the type of assistance/services that would help meet the goals and increase the effectiveness of the local Enterprise Zone. Guidance on Enterprise Zone for New Administrators Guidance on Amendment Process Technical Assistance on Local Incentive Development Technical Assistance on Local Incentive Implementation Technical Assistance on Marketing Materials & Strategies Interest in hosting a local Enterprise Zone Workshop Technical Assistance for low incentive utilization ( Circle: State or Local ) Other Increased clarity in State guidelines, regulations, and manuals DHCD should purchase the quarterly SES 202 Report from the VEC on behalf of the Enterprise Zone localities. Purchase of the data for all localities would cost DHCD $450. If localities purchase the data on their own, it costs each locality $450. Use of the VEC SES 202 data provides for a far better methodology for calculating new businesses and jobs. Unfortunately, it is unnecessarily expensive given the pricing structure at the VEC, leading many localities to undertake a less accurate methodology. IX. COMPOSITE MAP Please attach a current map of the locality large enough to show the entire Enterprise Zone inclusive of any recently amended areas and all non contiguous areas associated with that particular zone. Please shade the areas within the Enterprise Zone so that the zone boundaries are easily discernible from municipal boundaries. Be sure to include major highways/roads, bodies of water, or other landmarks that help place the zone in a regional setting. Please also attach this map as a separate file (JPEG/PDF). For localities in a Joint Zone, only include boundaries pertaining to the locality included in this report, but indicate where the zone is contiguous to the acreage from the other localities. 13

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15 Henrico County Enterprise Zone Annual Report 2014 Attachments: Henrico County Enterprise Zone Composite Map 2015 (Includes Amendment as approved June 2015) Henrico County Enterprise Zone Description Henrico County Enterprise Zone Website Screenshot News Stories Henrico County Enterprise Zone Businesses Henrico County Enterprise Zone Program Brochure Henrico County Enterprise Zone Tax Abatement Program Brochure Henrico County Enterprise Zone 2014 New, Expanded, Closed, and Downsized Businesses 15

16 ENTERPRISE ZONE MAP Henrico Department of Community Revitalization June 9, 2015 Legend Roads Enterprise Zones Henrico Boundary N

17 Henrico County Enterprise Zone Description With the amendment approved by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development on June 19, 2015, the Henrico County Enterprise Zone Program, encompasses a total of 3,811 acres in two non-contiguous areas, and consists of older commercial corridors along several major arterials in the eastern, northern and western portions of the County, and several areas targeted for future economic development. The Zone began in April 2003 with the redesignation of the City of Richmond North Enterprise Zone, incorporating areas along W. Broad Street from the corporate limits at Willow Lawn to Glenside Drive and an area of Nine Mile Road from Dabbs House Road to Hanover Road Expansions of the Zone, were approved by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, and These expansions added several commercial corridors and industrial areas and a number of new local incentives. The following areas became part of the Zone: additional areas along Nine Mile Road and Creighton Road; areas along Staples Mill Road between the City line and Parham Road; property adjacent to the CSX rail line between I-64 and Parham Road; the Lakeside Avenue commercial corridor; the Brook Road corridor from the City limits north to Maryland Avenue; the Mechanicsville Turnpike commercial corridor; the commercial area of Laburnum Avenue from the City limits to Mechanicsville Turnpike; Regency Square Mall, including surrounding commercial areas, the commercial area at the intersection of Woodman and Hungary Roads; areas of Williamsburg Road in Sandston from Charles City Road to Nine Mile Road; South Laburnum Avenue north of Seven Hills Blvd. including areas along Audubon Drive to I-64. property at the intersection of Hermitage and Staples Mill Roads; Darbytown Road at S. Laburnum Avenue, Williamsburg Road at Leonard Avenue, Chamberlayne Road at Wilmer Avenue, Glenside Drive at Broad Street, and part of the Richmond International Airport property. The 2015 Amendment added properties in four areas: at Starling Drive and Quioccasin Road, along Eastridge and Parham Roads, along Oakleys Lane west of Gillie Creek, along November Avenue, and between S. Laburnum Avenue and S. Airport Drive. north of Seven Hills Boulevard.

18 Screen Print of Henrico County Enterprise Zone Web Page Page was last updated June 30, 2015

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42 Department of Community Revitalization Enterprise Zone Locations Join hundreds of companies, large and small, that have taken advantage of Henrico County s Enterprise Zone program to grow and expand their businesses. The sooner you do, the faster we can put Henrico to work for you. For more information about Henrico County s Enterprise Zones, or to download an application for Zone benefits, please visit the County s Department of Community Revitalization site at: henrico.us/revit/enterprise-zone. Enterprise Zones Incentives and Grants to Help Grow Your Business COX RD GASKINS RD HUNGARY RD N PARHAM RD W BROAD ST STAPLES MILL RD GLENSIDE DR WOODMAN RD BROOK RD E PARHAM RD CHAMBERLAYNE RD AZALEA AVE Indicates Henrico County Enterprise Zones HANOVER COUNTY LAKESIDE AVE PATTERSON AVE RIVER RD HUGUENOT RD MONUMENT AVE 195 E LABURNUM AVE CITY OF RICHMOND MECHANICSVILLE TPKE N LABURNUM AVE CREIGHTON RD S LABURNUM AVE NINE MILE RD E NINE MILE RD N AIRPORT DR WILLIAMSBURG RD E WILLIAMSBURG RD Department of Community Revitalization DARBYTOWN RD CHARLES CITY RD S AIRPORT DR RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

43 Henrico County Enterprise Zone 2014 Change in Businesses and Employment The information below was derived from data provided by the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC). for the 4 th quarters of 2013 and Henrico County staff determined which businesses are located within the Enterprise Zone based on the business location address provide by the VEC. Comparison of businesses (based on employer identification number) and average quarterly employment between the two years resulted in a determination of which businesses were new, had closed, had expanded, or had downsized. New businesses are those which are listed in the VEC s 2014 report, and not listed in the 2013 report. Closed businesses are those listed in the 2013 report but not the 2014 report. Expanded businesses are those for which the VEC reported increased average monthly employment between 2013 and Downsized businesses are those for which the VEC reported decreased average monthly employment between 2013 and An important deficiency in the VEC data should be noted. In 2013 the data provided by the VEC did not include a location address for approximately 19% of all Henrico businesses. That percentage increased to 21% for the 2014 data. Although this represented a significant percentage of all businesses, in 2014, it represented only 3.8% of all business employment. Note Added August 22, 2016: Pursuant to a ruling by the Virginia Employment Commission of August 16, 2016, this information has been removed from the public version of this report Henrico County Local Enterprise Zone Annual Report EZ 3-AR (Revised 7/25/2014) - i -