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New Kent presents draft 2045 comprehensive plan, flags growth and land-use guidance
Summary
Consultants for New Kent County presented a draft comprehensive plan on March 26 that updates growth projections, a nine-category future land-use framework and a transportation project list built from public input and state data for officials to review.
Todd Gordon, a planner with EPR, presented the draft New Kent 2045 comprehensive plan at a joint meeting of the New Kent County Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission on March 26, 2025, in the county administration boardroom. The plan updates land-use guidance and transportation priorities to reflect recent growth and public engagement.
The plan matters because it is the county’s long-range guidance document under Virginia law for land use and transportation decisions. Gordon said the update builds on the county’s 2021 Envision New Kent strategic plan and recent public input; it does not itself change zoning but is intended to guide future zoning and capital decisions.
Gordon told members the document draws on analysis and public outreach undertaken since the last full plan update in 2012. He summarized the key elements: a future land-use map organized into nine place types that range from conservation to village centers; a transportation chapter with a list of proposed roadway, pedestrian and…
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