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Fluvanna staff outlines private‑road and family‑subdivision problems, asks commissioners to consider code changes
Summary
Planning staff flagged that Fluvanna’s subdivision code requires private‑road lots to be at least 10 acres and limits private roads to five lots, creating procedural burdens and possible misalignment with zoning. Staff recommended possible ordinance amendments, more explicit family‑subdivision language, and clearer road‑maintenance agreement rules.
At a Jan. 13 work session, county planning staff led by Director Todd Fortune summarized recurring problems created by a Fluvanna County subdivision rule that requires any lot served by a private road to be at least 10 acres and limits private roads to serving no more than five lots. Fortune explained that the rule applies even when a lot fronts an existing public road and said the result has been extra expense for developers and added workload for staff.
Fortune cited recent cases in which he granted…
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