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Board adopts Route 33 small-area plan to shape future development along gateway corridor
Summary
After months of public engagement, the board adopted a 900-acre Route 33 small-area plan that designates commercial frontage on Route 33, an industrial campus interior to the corridor, and large buffers along Wind's Church Road to preserve rural character while guiding future economic development.
The Hanover County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt the Route 33 gateway small-area plan, a 900-acre strategy the county developed with more than 4,000 website views, public meetings and community input.
Planning staff described four character zones in the study area: a commercial frontage zone along Route 33 intended for neighborhood-oriented uses with parking behind buildings and a 50-foot thoroughfare buffer; a Route 33 North rural buffer meant to preserve woods and limit visibility of new development; an interior industrial campus for light industrial and clean…
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