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Planning staff to pursue subdivision ordinance changes after 2025 state law amendments; commission initiates ordinance revision
Summary
Following changes in the 2025 Virginia General Assembly, Portsmouth planning staff outlined required local subdivision ordinance amendments — including shortened review timeframes and assignment of approval authority to a designated agent — and the Planning Commission authorized staff to prepare and advertise the code amendment.
Portsmouth planning staff told the Planning Commission on Aug. 5 that multiple changes enacted by the 2025 Virginia General Assembly will require local amendments to the city’s subdivision ordinance and presented a timeline to draft and adopt revisions.
Planner Patrice Branch reviewed the state actions she said would drive revisions: the 2025 amendments identified in the presentation included HB 2660 (shortening timeframes for plan and plat approvals), SB 974 (removing planning…
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