Surry supervisors table proposal to raise AR-district minimum lot size to 10 acres after public feedback
The board heard a planning commission-backed amendment to increase minimum lot size in the Agricultural/Rural (AR) district (planning commission recommended 9-0) but voted to lay the ordinance on the table after residents raised affordability and procedural concerns and members suggested reviewing a 5-acre compromise.
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County planning staff presented a proposed zoning ordinance amendment (PC ordinance 2026-02) to change subdivision rules in the AR (Agricultural/Rural) district, proposing to treat subdivisions with 15 or fewer lots as large and to raise the minimum lot size from 1 acre to 10 acres in some contexts. The planning commission recommended the change by a 9-0 vote.
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