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Planning commission debates steep‑slope ordinance; staff recommends more work and committee may withdraw proposal
Summary
A planning‑commission subcommittee presented a draft steep‑slope development ordinance. Staff reviewed the draft and DEQ/building code overlaps and said existing chapter 14 rules and building‑permit/engineered plan requirements already address many slope concerns; commissioners generally agreed to have the subcommittee or
The Planning Commission discussed a proposed new steep‑slope ordinance (case ZOADash09Dash25Dash01) at a Sept. 17 workshop, but staff and several commissioners said the county27s existing regulations and building‑permit requirements already address many of the technical issues raised by the draft and that the proposal requires further refinement.
Planning staff (Alan) said he and the county27s erosion and sediment control administrator reviewed the draft and compared it with existing county Chapter 14 rules and Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) regulations. He said the draft contains useful elements but…
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