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Powhatan planning commission considers limiting private-road subdivisions to four lots
Summary
At a Dec. 10 workshop, Powhatan County planning staff proposed allowing up to four lots on private roads 'by right' under administrative standards while preserving higher thresholds for board review; commissioners raised concerns about costs, rural character and unintended rezoning effects.
Planning staff presented a policy concept at the Dec. 10 Powhatan County Planning Commission workshop to allow private-road subdivisions of up to four lots 'by right' with administrative approval and clear standards, while keeping larger private-road subdivisions subject to public-road standards or board review.
The planning director framed the discussion as policy-level guidance, not an ordinance change, telling the commission, "These are big picture policy concepts, not ordinance proposals. We're not writing the ordinance. We're just kind of getting some,…
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