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Hanover adopts new 'Historic Village' zoning district to help preserve and reuse buildings in Beaver Dam, Hanover Courthouse and Montpelier
Summary
The Board approved a new zoning district designed to reflect historic village development patterns — smaller lots, buildings close to the road and a mix of residential and limited commercial uses — to ease reuse of older structures in three rural villages.
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — The Hanover County Board of Supervisors on March 26 adopted an ordinance creating a new Historic Village zoning district. The district is intended to reflect village‑scale development patterns in parts of Beaver Dam, Hanover Courthouse and Montpelier and to make it easier to reuse historic properties that currently do not fit modern zoning standards.
Planning staff told supervisors the county’s general…
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