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Residents push commission to retain 'Garden Neighborhood' designation for Newcomb Oil tract in comp plan revisions
Summary
Public commenters urged the planning commission to keep a large tract owned by Newcomb Oil on the future land-use map designated as Garden Neighborhood rather than Village Center; petitioners delivered more than 300 names and explain traffic, preservation, and tourism concerns.
Residents and civic-group members urged the Danville City Planning and Zoning Commission to retain a Garden Neighborhood designation in the proposed future land-use map (FLUM) for a large Newcomb Oil property north of town, saying a Village Center designation would allow unwanted commercial development at a sensitive entry corridor.
Sarah Volkamp, speaking as a member of the Smart Growth Board, told the commission the group and other residents had collected petitions opposing commercial…
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