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Commission moves forward with access-and-circulation rule changes; public hearing to be advertised
Summary
The commission agreed to advertise a public hearing on proposed changes to minor-subdivision access and circulation standards, including a spacing table for driveway and entrance spacing, limits on access to major arterials and criteria for additional access where engineering shows safety or efficiency improvements.
The Planning Commission instructed staff to advertise a public hearing on proposed updates to access and circulation rules in Powhatan County’s subdivision ordinance, a set of changes planners say will limit curb cuts on major arterials and provide clearer spacing and sight-distance guidance for minor subdivisions.
Staff presented draft language that would retain a general one-access limit for parcels fronting major arterials (e.g., U.S. Route 60 and Route 522) but allow additional access points on other public roads (minor arterials, collectors and local streets) when spacing, sight-distance and stopping-distance…
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