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County staff maps growth‑area parcels; planning commission asks staff to draft consultant scope
Summary
Staff used GIS to count parcels in designated growth areas and reported that 10,143 parcels lie inside those growth areas, of which 2,969 are vacant under zoning categories that allow development by‑right. Commissioners asked staff to draft a proposal for a consultant to analyze realistic developability and service impacts.
Planning staff presented GIS results at the May work session showing the number and location of parcels inside Louisa County's designated growth areas and how many of those parcels are vacant and zoned for potential development.
"We did calculate the county as a whole," planner Mister Eglin said. "We have 10,143 parcels in all the growth areas ... and of that we have 2,969 parcels within the growth areas alone that are currently vacant." He also reported area‑level counts: Shannon Hill has 49 parcels total with 27 vacant; Gum Springs had 533 parcels with 210 vacant; Zion's Crossroads had 1,608 parcels with 302 vacant; Lake Anna had 6,323 parcels, of which 1,941 are listed in RD/PUD/residential categories that could be developed.
Commissioners noted that those raw parcel counts do not indicate how many individual housing units or commercial buildings could be built without a parcel‑by‑parcel analysis: parcel size, division rights, existing plats and previously approved PUD or RD plans all affect developability. Staff said the next step would require a consultant to evaluate division rights, likely acreage that could be subdivided, and projected service demands; staff told commissioners that doing the full countywide, parcel‑by‑parcel assessment would be a multi‑month, technical effort that could require an RFP and outside expertise.
Commissioner Kersey, who requested the data, and other commissioners said they want the county to pursue the next step so decision‑makers can evaluate whether current growth areas should be adjusted. Commissioners discussed pursuing a consultant contract and staff said drafting a scope and a recommended procurement approach would be appropriate; staff estimated the procurement and evaluation phase would likely take several months.
No formal procurement action was taken at the work session; commissioners asked staff to draft the wording for a request for proposals or recommendation the Board of Supervisors could act on in the regular meeting.
