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Board approves two private-road exceptions for family subdivisions with 10-year ownership condition

New Kent County Board of Supervisors · February 9, 2026
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The New Kent County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 9 approved two private-roadway exception requests allowing gravel surfaced private rights-of-way for family subdivisions, adding a 10-year ownership restriction to both approvals after staff said the applicants were amenable.

The New Kent County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 9 to approve two requests to relax private-road standards for family subdivisions, permitting gravel surfacing in place of asphalt while retaining a 50-foot right of way and adding a 10-year ownership condition to limit immediate resale.

Patrick Silva, principal planner with the Department of Community Development, told the board the first request concerns a 12.05-acre parcel to be subdivided into three new lots for the applicant’s…

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