Working group asks planning commission to study a Unified Development District to simplify master-plan zoning
Jun 18, 2025
The citizen working group voted to recommend that the planning commission explore creating a single Unified Development District (UDD) zoning category to replace multiple master-plan zoning districts and make development requirements more predictable.
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Powhatan County's Citizen Working Group voted to ask the planning commission to study a Unified Development District (UDD) as a potential zoning tool to replace or consolidate six existing master-plan zoning districts. Speaker 2 described the UDD as "a single unified zoning district, which allows for custom general development plans," arguing it would give developers clearer expectations and encourage master-planned projects tied to specific plans.
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