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Planning director pitches unified development district, parcel‑scale approach to future land‑use designations

Powhatan County Planning Commission · January 15, 2026
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Summary

Staff proposed a Unified Development District (UDD) as a flexible master‑plan zoning tool and a scale‑based approach to consolidate overlapping future land‑use categories; commissioners reviewed parcel examples (including near a data center), raised access and wetland constraints, and emphasized water/sewer limits. Staff will circulate maps and reconvene.

At the workshop the planning director described a proposed Unified Development District (UDD) — a standalone, master‑plan zoning district intended to consolidate village and planned districts into a flexible tool for growth areas. The UDD would allow mixed uses (residential, commercial, light industrial) under rezoning and master‑plan review rather than drafting many narrowly tailored districts.

The director said the UDD could…

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