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Powhatan planners reject countywide motorsports-park zoning change after public opposition, 4–0
Summary
After sustained public comment and commissioner debate about noise, traffic and process, the Powhatan County Planning Commission voted 4–0 to deny a countywide zoning amendment to allow motorsports parks as a conditional use in the A-10 agricultural district (item 25-19-Z).
The Powhatan County Planning Commission voted unanimously, 4–0, to deny a countywide zoning-ordinance amendment that would have allowed "motorsports parks" as a conditional use permit (CUP) in the A-10 agricultural district (item 25-19-Z).
Planning staff explained the proposed change would permit applicants to seek a CUP for motorsports uses in A-10, but stressed that "adding this use as a CUP does not imply approval" and that any application would be reviewed case-by-case. Staff also said they had been in contact with…
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