Board debate: Orange's 2-acre minimum and 'unlimited' by-right divisions compared with neighbors

At the start of the packet review, staff and board members walked through a county comparison chart that lists minimum lot sizes and maximum permitted divisions used by neighboring localities. A participant read aloud Orange County's baseline: "Orange County has 2 acres as a minimum lot size, and maximum number of divisions is unlimited." The chart then compared Albemarle (2 acres / max 5), Culpeper (3 acres; 1‑acre family division; max 2 + residue), Louisa (1.5 acres / max 7), Madison (3 acres / max 4) and Spotsylvania (multiple tiers).