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Powhatan planners review Highway Commercial Overlay District draft, focus on Route 60 setbacks and shared access
Summary
Planning staff reviewed a draft Highway Commercial Overlay District (HCOD) targeting the Route 60 corridor, proposing setbacks measured from the Route 60 centerline, a monument landscaping zone, required cross‑parcel connections and VDOT coordination. Staff said the commission will advertise the ordinance for a March public hearing.
Planning staff presented a draft Highway Commercial Overlay District (HCOD) for the Route 60/Anderson Highway corridor and asked the Powhatan County Planning Commission for feedback before a planned advertisement for a March public hearing.
The draft applies to the Route 60 corridor between Maidens Road and other segments identified in the draft and would layer an overlay district on top of existing commercial zoning. Staff described three primary elements: (1) setbacks measured from the Route 60 centerline and VDOT right‑of‑way, (2) a 75‑foot “monument zone” intended for landscaping and monument signage with a narrower 50‑foot option if a denser landscape buffer is installed, and (3) a 30‑foot connection zone intended to provide two‑way travel and cross‑parcel parking/loading to encourage interparcel circulation instead of multiple direct cuts onto Route 60.
Why it matters: staff said the overlay is intended to preserve a more uniform appearance along the corridor as development occurs, reduce the number of driveway cuts, and make future cross‑parcel…
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