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Working group finds thousands of vacant residential parcels in Powhatan County, members question buildability and affordability
Summary
Members reviewed county parcel data and a spreadsheet from a resident showing roughly 1,400 vacant, residentially zoned parcels but debated whether those parcels are buildable, on the market, or likely to deliver affordable homes.
A Powhatan County citizens working group discussed a county parcel analysis and a supplementary spreadsheet from resident Darlene that together identified more than 1,400 vacant parcels zoned for residential use across the county.
The group heard that the team pulled 593 vacant, residentially zoned parcels from 2024 tax-map data, representing roughly 2,655 acres; Darlene’s spreadsheet added another 861 parcels and roughly 1,664 acres, producing what participants described as about 1,454 vacant residential parcels in total and “a little more than 4,300 acres” of land that could theoretically accommodate residential construction.
Why it matters: committee members said raw counts do not by themselves show whether parcels are buildable, affordable, or available on the…
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