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Planners refer Highway Corridor Overlay District for public hearing after design clarifications
Summary
The Planning Commission agreed to advertise a proposed Highway Corridor Overlay District for US Route 60 for a June public hearing after staff and VDOT clarifications and tweaks to buffer and entrance standards.
The Powhatan Planning Commission voted to refer a proposed Highway Corridor Overlay District (HCOD) for US Route 60 to a public hearing, with commissioners asking staff to clarify buffer tables, reference the VDOT road design manual year and tighten several language points before the hearing.
Planner Sean Clendening described the overlay’s goals as to “promote safe and efficient use of US Route 60, improve visual quality of corridor facing development, encourage coordinated site access and preserve natural and scenic features.” He told the commission the HCOD would apply to new commercial and industrial development, redevelopment or exterior modifications requiring a site plan or building permit along roughly 12 miles of US 60 from…
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