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Powhatan supervisors deny South Creek Village comprehensive‑plan amendment and rezoning after hours of public comment
Summary
The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors denied linked requests to amend the future land‑use map and rezone about 26 acres near Batterson Road for a master‑planned village centered development, after hours of public comment and debate on traffic, schools and water resources.
The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 27 voted to deny a pair of linked requests to change the county’s future land‑use map and rezone roughly 26 acres off Batterson Road near Route 60 and Jutes Ferry Road. The applications — filed as CPA 24‑17 (comprehensive plan amendment) and REZ 24‑16 (rezoning to Village Center Plan Development, VCPD) — would have allowed a master‑planned mixed‑use project, referred to in materials and testimony as South Creek Village, including residential lots and a small commercial parcel.
Hundreds of residents attended the meeting and dozens of speakers during two extended public‑comment periods urged supervisors to reject the change. Opposition centered on traffic and safety on US‑60/Jutes Ferry, school capacity and services, loss of commercial‑zoned land within the county’s water service area, and the precedent of piecemeal…
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