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Commissioners debate driveway‑easement fix to ease access for existing landlocked parcels
Summary
Staff proposed a new definition of “driveway easement” to allow recorded easements to provide administrative access to existing landlocked parcels without treating those parcels as new flag lots. Commissioners debated recording, county stamping, private roads, and whether the change would relieve residents blocked from obtaining plats.
Powhatan County planning staff proposed a new definition and administrative procedure for a “driveway easement” intended to allow recorded easements that serve existing, legally recorded landlocked parcels to be treated differently from flag lots in the subdivision and zoning ordinances.
Why it matters: staff said the county has, in practice, blocked some plats from being stamped when recorded easements left a lot technically identified as a “flag lot” under the current zoning definition. The proposed driveway‑easement approach is aimed at permitting administrative review of documented driveway easements so existing landlocked parcels can record access plats without being reclassified as prohibited flag lots.
What staff proposed and how it would operate: - Proposed definition: staff circulated language defining a…
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