A month after Fluvanna County adopts Comprehensive Plan, PC to learn about new update

The infrastructure needs of local governments require financial planning and many communities in Virginia bring their Planning Commissions into the process early in order to get their input. This year, Charlottesville City Manager Sam Sanders sought the input of that community’s appointed body in late September. 

On Tuesday, the Fluvanna Planning Commission will get their chance to have an early influence on the capital improvement plan for that county. They meet at 6 p.m. in the Morris Room in the county administration building in Palmyra. (agenda packet)

The regular meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. 

There will be three resolutions to advertise future public hearings on November 12 for amendments to the zoning code. A work session on these topics was held on September 10, 2024. 

• One is to change the provisions for rural cluster subdivisions. Virginia law requires localities to provide these if their growth rate is above 10 ten percent. That no longer applies, so Fluvanna may do away with their rural cluster provisions. (staff report)
• The second is to add a definition for pet crematoriums and animal training facilities. (staff report)
• The third is to clarify the rules for tarp screening. (staff report)

Next there will be two presentations. 

One is on a change to the zoning code for event permits and inoperable vehicles. The staff report for the latter offers insight into what other neighboring localities do to regulate events. (take a look)

The second is an update on the Comprehensive Plan which Fluvanna Supervisors adopted in September to satisfy their interpretation of state requirements. 

“This update entailed changes to a few sections of the 2015 Plan,” reads the staff report. “A full update of the Plan is now needed to bring the entire Plan up to date.”

The Planning Commission will be asked to give input on the structure of the plan and how it should proceed. This will give more time for new measures to be studied to limit development in the rural area, a key priority that emerged from public feedback during the process to date. 

Under unfinished business there is a subdivision for 67 lots on 205 acres in the Cunningham District. 

Before you go: The time to write and research of this article is covered by paid subscribers to Charlottesville Community Engagement. In fact, this particular installment is from the October 7, 2024 Week Ahead edition of the newsletter.