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Powhatan work group refines economic-priority parcel map, debates limits on light-industrial uses
Summary
At its March 4, 2025 meeting the Powhatan County Citizen Work Group reviewed proposed edits to the comprehensive plan’s economic development chapter, added several tax parcels to the county’s economic-priority (EP) map, and debated which light-industrial and Commerce Center uses should be allowed by right versus by conditional use permit.
Powhatan County’s Citizen Work Group on March 4 discussed revisions to the comprehensive plan’s economic development chapter, agreed to add several parcels to the county’s economic-priority (EP) map and debated whether certain light-industrial uses — such as shooting ranges, outdoor vehicle storage and towing/repair services — should remain permitted by right or be moved to conditional review in higher-priority areas.
The work group said staff reorganized objectives in the draft chapter to align with the county board’s strategic plan and economic-development work, restored a short agriculture and heritage section that had been dropped in a prior update, and updated institutional references (for example, noting John Tyler Community College appears in the draft and should read Brightpoint Community College).
Planning staff Roxanne said she “updated the section on broadband to kind of where we’re currently at” and reorganized objectives to emphasize the county’s strategic…
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