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James City County supervisors approve consent items, initiate zoning ordinance reviews and set budget meeting
Summary
The board approved consent items including two contract awards, deferred a planning appeal, initiated three zoning-ordinance amendment studies (archaeological studies, natural-resource inventories, and exterior sign rules), scheduled a budget community meeting for April 9, and made several appointments following a closed session.
The James City County Board of Supervisors approved routine consent items, moved several planning and zoning items into study, scheduled a public budget meeting and confirmed appointments following a closed session during its business meeting.
On the consent calendar the board approved five items including a $135,200 contract award for building renovations at Little Creek Reservoir Park and a $161,794 contract for professional-standard software, plus two street dedications and minutes adoption; the consent motion carried on roll call.
The board granted a deferral on the appeal of Planning Commission conceptual plan 25002 (Bush Springs Road) at the applicant’s request and voted to move that matter to next month’s business meeting.
In a series of initiating resolutions — procedural steps that start the ordinance-amendment process but do not change adopted text — the board asked staff to pursue possible amendments to the zoning and subdivision ordinances to revisit archaeological-study submittal requirements, consider requiring natural-resource inventories for certain site plans/subdivisions, and consider changes to the county sign ordinance to address variable message display signs. Staff will work with the policy committee and planning commission to draft recommendations for public hearings; several supervisors recorded dissenting votes on specific motions but each initiating resolution carried.
County staff asked the board to amend its calendar to add a budget community meeting at 5:30 p.m. on April 9 in the Government Center boardroom; the board approved the calendar change and staff noted budgets for FY27 will be posted online and public hearings scheduled in April and May. The board then entered closed session for personnel and legal consultation, certified the closed-session discussion on return, and approved several appointments to advisory boards and a recommendation to the Circuit Court for a Board of Zoning Appeals appointment.
The meeting adjourned with the board set to reconvene for the budget community meeting on April 9; no votes at the meeting adopted new ordinances or appropriations.
