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Planning commission discusses EDA housing recommendations and requests underlying data
Summary
The commission heard that the Economic Development Authority completed a housing and zoning review recommending accessory dwelling units, planned unit developments, and possible county-initiated R-2 rezonings; commissioners asked for the underlying data and discussed a potential joint meeting with the EDA and Board of Supervisors.
Staff told the commission that the Economic Development Authority (EDA) completed a review of housing and zoning options and submitted recommendations for planning consideration, including incorporating accessory dwelling units into the ordinance, pursuing planned unit developments that mix residential and commercial uses, and identifying properties for potential county-initiated map rezonings to R-2.
Commissioners asked to see the data and analyses underlying the EDA's recommendations; staff said the Central Shenandoah planning district commission had completed a housing study and that Rockbridge County's own housing survey (completed in 2024) and the EDA's supplemental materials would be circulated. Commissioners discussed whether to invite the EDA to present at an upcoming meeting or hold a joint work session with the Board of Supervisors to coordinate zoning changes and implementation.
Staff committed to send the EDA report and supplemental materials to commissioners and to consider scheduling an EDA presentation to the planning commission.
