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Prince George 2045 update: public hearing postponed to Jan. 27 after Planning Commission amendments
Summary
Staff told the board the Prince George 2045 comprehensive plan public hearing is postponed to Jan. 27, 2026, after the Planning Commission approved substantive amendments requiring revisions; the board must act within 150 days of the Planning Commission hearing (deadline Apr. 19, 2026).
Planning staff briefed the board Dec. 16 on revisions to the Prince George 2045 comprehensive plan and the schedule for public review and board action. The board was told the plan's public hearing originally set for Dec. 9 was postponed to Jan. 27, 2026 so the public can review the Planning Commission's substantive amendments and the revised draft.
Mr. Graves said the Planning Commission made three substantive changes that required updates across multiple pages and major maps, including clarifying rural future land use text to note that the plan does not change lot sizes, adjusting the Prince George planning area boundary to closely follow Route 460 and commercial zoning areas, and eliminating a separate "rural preservation" category to simplify rural land-use classifications. The Berkeley Group is revising the draft; staff anticipates posting the revised version online "next week" and advertising the Jan. 27 public hearing.
Under state code the board must act within 150 days of the Planning Commission's public hearing (staff identified Apr. 19, 2026 as the statutory deadline counting from Nov. 20). Mr. Graves outlined board options under state code: adopt, amend & adopt, or disapprove and return the plan to the Planning Commission with a written statement of reasons for reconsideration.
