Augusta County board approves rezoning for 88.302-acre Stewart's Draft parcel over resident objections

Aug 27, 2025

The Augusta County Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning request for an 88.302-acre Sunrise Investors Inc. parcel in the Stewart's Draft urban service area, despite residents' concerns about single access, traffic backups, emergency response and loss of farmland; the planning commission and staff had recommended approval with proffers limiting early build-out.

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The Augusta County Board of Supervisors voted 6-1 to approve a request by Sunrise Investors Inc. to rezone roughly 88.302 acres in the Stewart's Draft urban service area from General Agriculture with proffers to single-family residential (about 63.15 acres) and attached residential (about 23.152 acres).

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