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Commission recommends ordinance change removing easement from 'flag lot' definition
Summary
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend a zoning ordinance amendment that removes private access easements from the county definition of a ‘flag lot’ and adds an administrative non‑subdivision plat process to record easements for existing landlocked parcels.
The Powhatan Planning Commission voted unanimously on March 4 to recommend approval of a countywide zoning ordinance amendment that removes language treating access easements as a definition trigger for “flag lots” and establishes an administrative non‑subdivision plat process to record deeded easements for existing landlocked parcels.
Why it matters: The change aligns zoning terminology with the subdivision ordinance, staff said, and creates a narrower administrative pathway for owners to record an access easement without forcing a property to be treated as a flag lot under the zoning definition.
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