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Commissioners review CWG land-use map, identify growth-area parcels and infrastructure constraints
Summary
At the Jan. 14 workshop, the Planning Commission and staff reviewed the Citizens Working Group future land use map, discussed consolidating Gateway Business and Economic Opportunity designations into a flexible mixed-use category, identified about 140 acres of potential Village-area growth, and flagged sewer, water and VDOT input as prerequisites to increased density.
Planning Director Ligon Webb presented the Citizens Working Group's future land use map at the Jan. 14 Powhatan County Planning Commission workshop and proposed consolidating the Gateway Business and Economic Opportunity categories into a single flexible mixed-use designation in select growth areas.
Commissioner Jessica Winall recommended allowing parcels within growth areas to evolve based on market conditions instead of prescribing uses for each lot; Commissioner Kenneth Hatcher agreed the two…
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