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Commission discusses Highway Commercial Overlay draft; members request visual impact maps and more work
Summary
Staff presented a revised draft of the Highway Commercial Overlay District (HCOD). Commissioners asked for visual overlays showing how setbacks and buffers would affect existing small commercial parcels along Route 60 and suggested more stakeholder review before adoption.
Powhatan County planning staff presented a revised draft of the Highway Commercial Overlay District (HCOD) at the Feb. 4 Planning Commission meeting and asked commissioners to review updates before formal action.
The HCOD draft would require a 100‑foot VDOT right‑of‑way dedication along Route 60, a 75‑foot monument buffer (reducible by 25 feet if double landscaping is installed), and an additional 75‑foot connection zone to set building setbacks back from the highway. The draft includes provisions to credit preserved mature vegetation toward…
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