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Votes at a glance: Jan. 6 Powhatan Planning Commission
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the commission recommended approval of rezoning cases 25‑20 (Birkenau LLC) and 25‑21 (Lighthouse Learning Academy) and denied CUP 25‑22 (Crown Castle towers). Each case will be considered by the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 26.
The Powhatan Planning Commission recorded the following formal actions on Jan. 6, 2026:
- Case 25‑20 REZ (Birkenau LLC): Motion to recommend approval passed on roll‑call. Vote recorded as four ayes; motion forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for final action on Jan. 26. The rezoning would reconfigure the parcel into three lots and rezone about 7.19 acres to Light Industrial (I‑1) subject to seven applicant proffers.
- Case 25‑21 REZ (Lighthouse Learning Academy): Motion to recommend approval passed on roll‑call. Vote recorded as four ayes; the recommendation will be sent to the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 26. The rezoning would allow a 12,000 sq ft private K–8 school on 2.1 acres with site‑plan review to resolve parking, fire access and wetlands buffer issues.
- Case 25‑22 CUP (Crown Castle Towers): Motion to deny the planning commission resolution for the CUP passed on roll‑call. Vote recorded as four ayes; the denial will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 26. Commissioners cited fall‑zone and safety concerns and debated whether the proposed tower met the ordinance’s setback/fall‑zone metrics.
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