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Commission presses for clearer buffers, enforcement and rural‑preservation tools in plan update
Summary
The commission reviewed natural environment and rural preservation chapters, asking staff to link preservation language to county ordinances, to strengthen buffer language, to pursue entrance‑corridor overlays, and to add a clear enforcement posture naming the code compliance officer.
Fluvanna County planning commissioners used the work session to scrutinize natural‑environment text and a new rural preservation section drawn from the Rural Preservation Advisory Group report. Commissioners sought clearer, ordinance‑linked language and stronger commitments to implementation and enforcement.
On natural resources, members recommended editing aspirational phrasing (for example, changing "open spaces should be preserved" to language that ties preservation to codified county ordinances so the plan supports future ordinance updates). Commissioners asked staff to add…
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