Powhatan committee backs adding UDD/master‑plan option for eastern Route 60 area

A Citizens Working Group subcommittee for Powhatan County voted to recommend that the area east of Route 60 near Page Road be shown on the comprehensive plan as an economic opportunity area with a reference to Unified Development District (UDD) master planning, a change that would allow future mixed‑use master plans to be considered there.

The recommendation, approved by the subcommittee after discussion and an earlier failed motion, asks staff and the planning commission to treat the eastern parcels within the county's service district as candidates for an economic‑opportunity designation and to reference UDD zoning in the comprehensive plan so that future applicants may seek a UDD rezoning and master plan.

Why it matters: The 75‑to‑100‑acre area under discussion sits at the Route 60/Page Road corridor and abuts existing gateway business and R‑2 residential areas. Changing the future‑land‑use designation could allow larger master‑planned developments that mix commercial, light industrial and residential uses, altering long‑term land‑use and service expectations for that part of the county.

Committee members debated scope, service…