Mountain Road rezone
Case REZ2025-00023
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinuedmoved by Ledbetter
Hanover County Meetings
Planning Commission Meeting, March 19, 2026
Approves Approval of Ordinance 25-07 building heights in commercial/industrial districts, unanimous
3h 34m30,892 words
215 mentionszoningmotion to approveland usecomprehensive planapprovedrezoningindustrialpublic hearingdeferredcommercialresidentialsetbackconditional useplanned developmentrezonesubdivisiondensitytraffic studyHanover County, VA
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What happened
The Hanover County Planning Commission recommended DENIAL of REZ2025-00015 (Cornerstone Homes' 67-lot 'Meadows at Cedar Crossing' subdivision on 36.5 acres at Cedar Lane and Brazil Road) and its companion boundary-line case REZ2025-00022, citing excessive density and road frontag…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Hanover County, VA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 19, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsDeferral of REZ2025-00021 Yowell development
DeniedNortheast quadrant of Yowell Road and Elmont Road · Victor Glenn Yowell
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Recommendation
RecommendedOpen this projectFollow free
Denial of REZ2025-00015 Meadows
DeniedSouth line of Cedar Lane at intersection with Brazil Road · John A. and Jerry B. Price et al.
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Free sample: decision 1 of 8
Deferral of REZ2025-00023 and CUP2025-00016
Commission approved applicant's request to defer cases REZ2025-00023 and CUP2025-00016 to the April planning commission meeting via amendment to the agenda.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Hanover County Planning Commission recommended DENIAL of REZ2025-00015 (Cornerstone Homes' 67-lot 'Meadows at Cedar Crossing' subdivision on 36.5 acres at Cedar Lane and Brazil Road) and its companion boundary-line case REZ2025-00022, citing excessive density and road frontag…
Key Decisions (8)
Deferred
Deferral of REZ2025-00023 and CUP2025-00016
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Approval of meeting minutes
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Recommendation on FY2027-FY2031 Capital Improvements Program
Vote: unanimous
Deferred
Deferral of CUP2025-00020 Lewistown Road warehouse
Vote: unanimous
Denied
Denial of REZ2025-00015 Meadows at Cedar Crossing
Vote: passed
Denied
Denial of REZ2025-00022 Cedar Lane boundary line adjustment
Vote: passed
Deferred
Deferral of REZ2025-00021 Yowell development
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Approval of Ordinance 25-07 building heights in commercial/industrial districts
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Development Activity (3)
Lewistown Road warehouse
Industrial
Meadows at Cedar Crossing (Price subdivision)
Residential
Yowell Road detached condominium development
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Applicant cited sub-5% industrial/warehouse vacancy in the regional market with…
Sentiment
Strong organized public opposition to data centers, with multiple residents…
Infrastructure
County CIP commits $39M water and $73M sewer expansion plus…
Who Spoke (28)
ChairCommissioner · 3Staff · 3Applicant · 2Applicant's RepPublic · 16
On the record: the chair, 3 commissioners, 3 staff members, 2 applicants, the applicant's representative, and 16 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteThis season: 7 of 7 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
Cedar Lane rezone
Case REZ2025-00022
DeniedNot forecast
freeDeniedmoved by Ledbetter
Cedar Lane rezone
Case REZ2025-00015
DeniedNot forecast
freeDeniedmoved by Ledbetter
Yowell Road rezone
Case REZ2025-00021
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinued
CUP2025-00016, VALCO HANOVER COUNTY FOUR, L.L.C., ET AL conditional use permit
Case CUP2025-00016
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinuedmoved by Ledbetter
Lewistown Road conditional use permit
Case CUP2025-00020
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinuedmoved by Ledbetter
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