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Planning commission trims and clarifies draft comprehensive plan language, schedules Jan. 21 public hearing
Summary
Commissioners reviewed proposed amendments to Chapters 1 and 6 and a new Chapter 1b, removed or softened several editorial sentences about commercial/industrial benefits and transfer‑of‑development‑rights language, added protections for natural, historic and cultural resources, directed staff to revise technology language, and scheduled a January 21 public hearing.
At a work session the Fauquier County Planning Commission reviewed proposed edits to the comprehensive plan, offered line‑by‑line changes and approved several deletions and wording revisions ahead of a public hearing scheduled for January 21.
Planning staff opened the session with a statutory overview and an explanation of the proposed changes to Chapters 1 and 6 and a new Chapter 1b. "The comprehensive plan is the what, the zoning ordinance is the how," a presenter said while explaining how the plan guides zoning and implementation. Commissioners focused on removing editorial language that could be read as policy endorsements; for…
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