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Supervisors begin process to review proposed county-wide downzoning; committee proposed to shape rewrite
Summary
After weeks of public comment, the Board opened discussion on a staff-initiated text amendment to county zoning aimed at reducing allowed development intensity on large parcels; supervisors asked staff to convene a stakeholder committee and return recommendations to the board.
The King George County Board of Supervisors discussed a staff-initiated text amendment Feb. 4 that would alter agricultural and residential dimensional standards and potentially downzone large swaths of county land. The board did not vote Thursday, but members directed staff to assemble a stakeholder panel and return proposed options at the board's Feb. 18 meeting.
Public commenters described the proposal as far-reaching and urged the board to slow the process and gather more information. Anna Maria Lobo, a resident who has spoken at multiple meetings, told the board she feared increased density would stress water, sewer and emergency services and change the…
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