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Planning commission to seek public hearing on required updates to Lancaster County zoning code
Summary
Staff told the Planning Commission that changes to the Lancaster County Land Development Code (Article 14-4) are required to match the Code of Virginia; commissioners voted to forward the proposed language to a public hearing so staff can incorporate the required notice and service provisions.
Lancaster County planning staff told commissioners at the January 2026 meeting that the county must update Part 4 of its Land Development Code (zoning ordinance, Article 14-4) to conform with the Code of Virginia and to ensure enforcement actions stand up in court. Miss Hall, planning staff, said the principal change is an explicit requirement that written orders be sent by registered or certified mail with proof of delivery or be posted, and that notices must inform recipients of a 30-day right to…
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