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Planning Commission Meeting, May 21, 2026

Approves Rezoning REZ 2026-00009, Beaverdam Road, unanimous

3h 27m28,626 words
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What happened

The Hanover County Planning Commission denied CUP 2025-00020 (Lewistown Road Industrial Owner LLC), a request for a 151,700 sq ft warehouse on Lewistown Road, on a unanimous voice vote after three meetings, citing building size, traffic, and residential proximity concerns.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Hanover County, VA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 21, 2026
Decisions
6 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (2)

Harvest Christian Fellowship church

Recommended
23 conditions of approval

Case REZ 2026-00009

Recommended
Beaverdam Road, south of Tyler Station Road, Beaverdam District · James W. Stanley Jr.
6 conditions of approval
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Proffer amendment REZ 2026-00010, Terry Road, Beaver Dam District

Request to amend proffers approved with C-597 on approximately 10.22 acres zoned AR6 Agricultural Residential with conditions, located on south line of Terry Road north of West Patrick Henry Road. The amendment would eliminate the cash proffer. Applicant Zachary H.C. Approved with proffers dated April 15, 2026. Roll call: Iverson aye, Martin aye, McGee aye, Heiser no, Abbott aye, Parker aye, Ledbetter aye.

  • Proffers dated April 15, 2026

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 denied CUP 2025-00020 (Lewistown Road Industrial Owner LLC), a request for a 151,700 sq ft warehouse on Lewistown Road, on a unanimous voice vote after three meetings, citing building size, traffic, and residential proximity concerns.

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Key Decisions (6)

Approved

Proffer amendment REZ 2026-00010, Terry Road, Beaver Dam District

Vote: 6-1Conditions attached
Approved

Rezoning REZ 2026-00009, Beaverdam Road

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

CUP 2025-00015 Apostolic Renovation House of God, Timber Ridge Drive

Vote: 5-2Conditions attached
Approved

CUP 2026-00001 Harvest Christian Fellowship church, Walnut Grove Road

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Denied

CUP 2025-00020 Warehouse, Lewistown Road

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Route 1 Gateway Small Area Plan (CPA 2026-00001)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached

Zoning Changes (2)

AR6AR610.22 acres
A1AR64 acres

Development Activity (3)

Apostolic Renovation House of God church

Other

Harvest Christian Fellowship church

Other

Lewistown Road warehouse

Industrial

Market Signals (5)

Commercial Demand

Strong demand for hotels, restaurants, and hospitality services near the…

Sentiment

Widespread and sustained public opposition to data centers in Hanover…

Infrastructure

Future road connections in the Route 1 corridor are developer-driven…

Who Spoke (20)

ChairCommissioner · 4StaffApplicant's Rep · 2Public · 3

On the record: the chair, 4 commissioners, a staff member, 2 applicant's representatives, and 3 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 4 of 5 land-use forecasts on this agenda.

This season: 10 of 10 (100%) forecasts called in this county.

Terry Road rezone

Case REZ2026-00010
Approved 6-1ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 6-11 condition of approval
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Beaver Dam Road rezone

Case REZ2026-00009
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApproved1 condition of approval
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Timber Ridge Drive conditional use permit

Case CUP2025-00015
Approved 5-2ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 5-2moved by Ledbetter8 conditions of approval
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Walnut Grove Road conditional use permit

Case CUP2026-00001
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by McGee12 conditions of approval
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