Planning commission recommends comp plan amendment to guide transmission-line siting, asks staff to tighten wording

Sep 10, 2026

The Culpeper County Planning Commission voted to recommend a comprehensive plan amendment adding a corridor-first and undergrounding policy for electric transmission lines and instructed staff to strengthen or remove ambiguous adjectives before sending the amendment to the Board of Supervisors.

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The Culpeper County Planning Commission voted to recommend a comprehensive plan amendment to Chapter 7 (Utilities) that outlines a corridor-first approach, evaluation of alternatives and an undergrounding policy for electric transmission infrastructure, and asked staff to strengthen wording considered ambiguous before forwarding the amendment to the Board of Supervisors.

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