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Chesterfield County committee reviews draft zoning and land development ordinance updates
Summary
At its April 29 meeting, the Chesterfield County Planning and Zoning Committee heard a presentation on a preliminary draft of updates to the Zoning Ordinance and Land Development Ordinance and a proposed zoning map for unincorporated areas, and directed staff to incorporate committee-requested changes and return with a revised draft.
The Chesterfield County Planning and Zoning Committee met April 29, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. in the council chambers to review proposed updates to the county Zoning Ordinance and Land Development Ordinance and a proposed zoning map for unincorporated Chesterfield County. Committee Chair Todd Smallwood presided; Committee Members Brandon Price and Dr. Lawrence Brand were present. Additional county officials and staff were listed in the record, with Council Members Eddie Kirkley and Hattie Burns attending via Zoom.
Codes Enforcement Director Derrick Outen and Planning Specialist Sophia Turner of the Pee Dee Council of Governments presented a preliminary draft of proposed ordinance changes and a proposed zoning map. The record states the presentation introduced changes to the zoning and land development regulations for unincorporated areas and that the committee discussed the proposed revisions and the map. The transcript does not include verbatim quotes from presenters or committee members.
Committee members took three formal procedural actions on other agenda items before and after the zoning discussion: Dr. Lawrence Brand moved to adopt the meeting agenda (seconded by Committee Chair Todd Smallwood), a motion that passed unanimously; Committee Chair Smallwood moved to approve the April 13, 2026 meeting minutes (seconded by Dr. Lawrence Brand), which also passed unanimously; and Committee Member Brandon Price moved to adjourn (seconded by Dr. Lawrence Brand), which passed unanimously.
Before adjourning, the committee directed Mr. Outen and Ms. Turner to incorporate the committee's requested changes into the preliminary draft and return with a revised draft for review. The minutes record the meeting as adjourned and bear signatures attesting the record dated May 20, 2026.
The committee did not take a final vote on the zoning ordinance or the zoning map at this meeting; the next procedural step recorded in the minutes is a return presentation of the revised draft after staff revisions are incorporated.
