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Waynesboro planning commission backs updates to Chapter 74 subdivision ordinance; staff to refine access, pedestrian and fire provisions
Summary
The Waynesboro Planning Commission on Tuesday approved proposed amendments to City Code Chapter 74 to align the subdivision ordinance with changes in the Code of Virginia, add cottage‑housing compatibility, update bonding rules, and require pedestrian crossings and a secondary access for sizable residential developments.
The Waynesboro Planning Commission on Tuesday approved proposed amendments to City Code Chapter 74, the subdivision ordinance, sending the changes forward with a request that staff consider refinements on multi‑point access thresholds, fire apparatus language and pedestrian‑crossing implementation.
City planning staff said the update is intended to bring the ordinance into compliance with recent changes in the Code of Virginia, incorporate rules needed to allow cottage‑court housing subdivisions, clarify bonding and release procedures, and add administrative fixes. Staff said the new state law effective July 1 moves preliminary‑plat approval authority from the planning commission to the locality’s subdivision agent, which in Waynesboro is the subdivision agent at city hall; the proposed ordinance text updates references accordingly and shortens statutory review timelines.
The amendments also add…
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