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Chesterfield staff seek public hearing to align comprehensive plan chapter with new zoning tools
Summary
Chesterfield County planning staff asked the Board of Supervisors to set a public hearing to amend Chapter 10 of the comprehensive plan so its land‑use categories and guidance match new zoning tools in the proposed ZOMOD ordinance.
Chesterfield County planning staff asked the Board of Supervisors on a request to set a public hearing to amend Chapter 10 of the county comprehensive plan so it aligns with the zoning modernization ordinance known as ZOMOD.
The amendment would not change the plan’s vision map or the boundaries of land-use categories, staff said, but would update the plan’s language and the recommended zoning districts to match new ZOMOD tools. “We are not changing densities,” staff said, adding that the sole density change reduces the highest residential category from 12 units per acre to an 8-plus standard.
The change aims to make the comprehensive plan—described by staff as the county’s policy vision—use the same terms and district recommendations that ZOMOD introduces. Staff told the board the proposal would:…
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