Goochland Planning Commission defers several land‑use applications to Feb. 20, 2025; forms nominating committee

The Goochland County Planning Commission on Jan. 16, 2025, voted to defer consideration of multiple land‑use applications to the commission's Feb. 20, 2025 meeting, approved minutes from its previous meeting and established a two‑person nominating committee to recommend candidates for chair and vice chair.

The deferrals included an exception to the minor‑subdivision standard (SOE 2024‑002) for an additional access road onto River Road West and multiple conditional‑use permit amendments, all postponed to Feb. 20, 2025. Each deferral passed on a 5‑0 roll call vote.

The decisions move contested items to a meeting that will include public hearings, keeping them on the formal public‑notice schedule and giving staff and applicants additional time to prepare materials and public notice. Deferred items cited in the meeting include applications by Trek Properties LLC (SOE 2024‑002) and requests from Strickland Manufacturing LLC and Columbia Gas Transmission LLC to amend existing conditional‑use permits.

Minutes and roll calls The commission first approved minutes from the Dec. 19, 2024 meeting. A motion to approve the…