Staff proposes pre-application meetings pilot; comp-plan subcommittee sets next meeting

Apr 28, 2026

Planning staff proposed monthly pre-application meetings with VDOT, Health Department and other agencies to streamline early-stage applications; subcommittee confirmed a May 7 meeting to continue work on integrating comprehensive-plan goals and tasks.

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Staff proposed establishing a monthly pre-application meeting to bring VDOT, the Health Department, emergency services, building trades and planning staff together with early applicants so that requirements, site concerns and application expectations can be addressed at once. Staff suggested the fourth Tuesday of each month for the pilot and recommended no more than one commissioner attend in an advisory role.

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