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Planning director warns of state preemption, asks board for zoning enforcement position

Prince George County Board of Supervisors · February 3, 2026
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Summary

Planning director told the board the county’s zoning ordinance is out of date and recommended creating a zoning enforcement officer to close a decade‑long enforcement gap, while flagging multiple General Assembly bills that could preempt local controls.

The county’s planning director told the Board of Supervisors the planning department is under‑resourced for enforcement and recommended adding a zoning enforcement officer to address longstanding unresolved violations and to monitor compliance with conditions in special exceptions and conditional zoning approvals. "We have a zoning ordinance that is just, you know, really out of date," the…

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