Board approves rezoning on Nottoway Avenue to allow single-family infill

The Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously July 21 to approve rezoning case P‑26‑2, allowing four adjacent 50-by-100-foot lots on Nottoway Avenue to be combined and redeveloped as a single residence under the RU (residential urban) district.

Planning staff summarized the request and told the board the proposed RU zoning is consistent with the Town Center designation in the county’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan and with recent rezonings in the neighborhood. "The requested RU classification is compatible with surrounding zoning and land uses," planning staff said, recommending approval. The Planning Commission had also unanimously recommended the rezoning at its June meeting. With no members of the public signed up to speak, a board member moved approval and the board adopted the rezoning by roll call (all voting aye).

Under the RU district, reduced setbacks allow infill development by combining lots; staff said public water and sewer and existing access are available at the site. The board's action was presented as a routine land‑use decision; the county attorney reference to Virginia Code 15.2‑2286 was included in the motion to document the public purpose (necessity, convenience and general welfare). The matter will proceed under standard permitting and building code review once the applicant pursues development.