Commission recommends rezoning to allow family division on 12.98-acre Fredericks Hall Road parcel

The Louisa County Planning Commission voted to recommend a rezoning request (case 2026-02) that would change a 12.98-acre property on Fredericks Hall Road from General Commercial (C-2) to Agricultural (A-2) to permit a family division.

Renee Moyer of the community development department told the commission the parcel (Tax Map Parcel 44-58) lies outside any designated growth area and that the county’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan designates the land as rural. Staff said the proposed family division would align with adjacent single-family development and recommended the rezoning.

Applicant representative Tory Williams said the owner, Sean Brown, bought the property to provide housing for family members who work in the county. Williams said the application proffers a limit of three family-division lots, a 15-year holding period on those lots to prevent immediate resale, and that utilities and commercial infrastructure were not present on the site. "They've willingly proffered to hold these lots for at least 15 years because they had no intention of selling them," Williams said.

Commissioner Goodwin asked about the identity of the unnamed residue parcel in the proposed division; Williams said that residue lot would remain in the owner's name (Sean Brown) and agreed the owner's name could be added to the application record to clarify the final plat. After questions and brief discussion about preserving rural character while allowing generational housing, the commission voted to recommend the rezoning to the Board of Supervisors.

The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for a final decision; the transcript does not record a Board meeting date.