On the agenda: Chesterfieldcova Planning Commission — Data Center (Jul 21)

Planning Commission
July 21, 2026

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PlanMod at CPC
MARCH

• PlanMod
project kickoff

APRIL

• Land Use Plan
Map

MAY

JUNE

• Community
Engagement
strategy

• Community
Facilities

• Affordable
housing

JULY

• Transportation
• Draft 1
Overview

The first half of this year (2026) has been all about building the PlanMod draft 1 that
we are reviewing with you today. This update has involved multiple departments
here at the County. They have provided content, guidance, and review throughout
this process and will continue to be a part of this project as we move through the
next phase. Planning would like to thank everyone for their time.
So, looking back to earlier this year, we kicked the discussions off with you all in
March at your work session. At that meeting staff presented an overview of the
Comprehensive Plan, the strategy for how the update would take place, and the
timeline for approval.
At your April work session, we presented the proposed edits to the Land Use Plan
Map, which included adjusting (lowering) residential densities south and west of
Route 288 to better preserve rural character and reflect updated transportation
plans. We would like to note that these recommended changes have ultimately
resulted in a 9.6% decrease in residential density county-wide.
During the May work session, we reviewed recommendations for adding affordable
housing components to the Plan as well as the community engagement strategy

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for the project.
And last month, in June, we reviewed recommended changes to the Community
Facilities and Revitalization Chapters.
This brings us to today where we continue our review of the PlanMod Draft 1
components which includes Transportation.

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Changes between Current
Plan and PlanMod

Over the next few slides, I will share the high-level changes between the current
plan as adopted and the proposed changes before you in PlanMod.

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Table of Contents - Updated
• Chapter 1 – Plan Overview

• Chapter 7 – Environment

• Chapter 2 –Demographics &
Trends

• Chapter 8 – The Land Use Plan
• Chapter 9 – Specific Area Plans

• Chapter 3 – Business
Development
• Chapter 4 – Neighborhoods &
Housing
• Chapter 5 – Revitalization
• Chapter 6 – Historical &
Cultural Resources

• Chapter 10 – Water &
Wastewater
• Chapter 11- Transportation
• Chapter 12 – Community
Facilities Plan
• Chapter 13 - Implementation

On the screen is the revised table of contents.
The current plan has 16 chapters plus the Chester Plan.
The proposed new table of contents shows 13 chapters. There was a consolidation
of Chapters 1, 2, and 3 into Chapter 1. This information seemed best brought
together into one chapter as it includes the plan overview, the welcome message,
and the goals which are all very similar and go well together.
The other consolidation happened with Chapters 13 and 14 in the current plan.
These were Transportation and Bikeways & Trails respectively. In PlanMod the two
topics will be in Chapter 11 (Transportation). This will now cover both the
Thoroughfare Plan and the Active Transportation Plan.
The Chester Plan was never officially a part of the current plan and lived on its own.
As part of this effort the Chester Plan was folded into PlanMod through an
alignment exercise which replaced land use designations that only existed in the
Chester Plan with its closest matching land use designation in Chapter 8.

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Chapter Edits
• Plan Overview (Ch. 1)
• Consolidation of current Ch. 2 (Welcome to Chesterfield County) and
Ch. 3 (Plan Goals) into Ch. 1

• Demographics (Ch. 2)
• Aligned with 2024 Census revised demographic definitions and data
• Aligned with Chesterfield's StratIS data

• Business Development (Ch. 3)
• Updated economic data, economic development programs and
opportunity sites

Now we will move into more specific chapter by chapter edits.
Chapters 1, 2 and 3 were consolidated into the Plan Overview which is Chapter 1.
In Chapter 2 – Demographics – data was updated and aligned with more recent
Census information as well as the county’s StratIS data.
In Chapter 3 – Business Development – economic data, available programs, and
the county’s opportunity sites were updated.

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Chapter Edits
• Neighborhoods & Housing (Ch. 4)

• Updated housing statistics and data on housing stock & market trends
• Added affordable housing strategies per VA state code

• Revitalization (Ch. 5)

• Remove outdated information, programs, and strategies
• Improve alignment with Community Enhancement priorities, strategies and the
adopted Consolidated Plan

• Historical and Cultural Resources (Ch. 6)

• Updated number of landmarks and types of incentives; minor grammatical changes

• Environment (Ch. 7)
• Amended in May 2025 to update data and add background on County environmental
stewardship; some data updates in PlanMod on grants and county-specific data points
• DEQ Chesapeake Bay Act Program required elements
• Updates to align with Chesapeake Bay TMDL Action Plan progress

We spent time updating housing data and market trends while also developing
affordable housing strategies for Chapter 4 (Neighborhoods & Housing). Part of the
project scope for PlanMod includes updating the comprehensive plan to be
consistent with the Code of Virginia. Per the Code, we are required to include
measures for meeting the current and future housing needs of county residents
across all income levels. The need for affordable housing is also one of the many
items the Code of Virginia requires localities to study as part of the Comprehensive
Plan.

Chapter 5, Revitalization, had not been updated since before the Community
Enhancement Department was created. Much of the content in the current plan
referenced programs or strategies that either no longer exist or have changed over
time. Staff worked with the Community Enhancement Department to rework this
entire chapter to reflect the County’s approach to revitalization. This cleanup also
helps reduce confusion for those who may be look to this chapter for guidance on
what the County is actually doing today and plans to do in the future along with
tying work to the County’s adopted Consolidated Plan.
In the Historical and Cultural Resources Chapter 6, landmarks and incentive types

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were updated.
Chapter 7, Environment, was recently updated in May of 2025 to reflect updated
data and County stewardship efforts, so updates in PlanMod are only as a result of
the recent Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Chesapeake Bay
Act Program required elements and Chesapeake Bay TMDL Action Plan progress.

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Chapter Edits
• The Land Use Plan (Ch. 8)

• Vision Map updated
• Land Use Guidelines updated
• Land Use Categories updated
• Area and Site Specific Notes updated
• Land Use Map updated

• Specific Area Plans (Ch. 9)

• Deletion of Northern Jefferson Davis Special Area Plan (adopted 2018)

• Water & Wastewater (Ch. 10)

• Updated data regarding miles of water and wastewater lines; water usage; graphs
and charts; photos; and added language regarding the future 4th water supply
• Deletion of mandatory connection language referencing requirements in County Code
19.2 (ZOMod)

A major component of this Plan and the update is the Land Use Plan, Chapter 8.
As mentioned earlier you heard from our team back in April on the proposed
changes to the future land use plan map.
There are multiple updates proposed throughout the chapter including the Vision
Map, General Land Use Guidelines, Area and Site Specific Notes and the Land Use
Plan map.
In Chapter 9, Specific Area Plans, the only change is the proposed deletion of the
Northern Jefferson Davis Special Area Plan which was adopted in 2018.
Working with our friends in the Utilities Department we have made several data
updates to the Water & Wastewater Chapter of the Plan. These updates include
miles of water and wastewater lines, water usage, graphs and charts, and photos.
Language regarding the future 4th water supply was added to the Plan. And, as a
result of the new zoning ordinance (ZOMod/Ch. 19.2 of the county code), there is a
proposed deletion of the mandatory connection language since that requirement
now lives in the ordinance.

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Chapter Edits
• Transportation (Ch. 11)

• Combined Transportation and Bikeways & Trails (now Active Transportation
Plan)
• Updated Thoroughfare Plan Map & Active Transportation Plan Map

• Community Facilities Plan (Ch. 12)

• Updated existing facilities list (multiple constructed since 2022 update)
• Alignment with current (CIP) needs and identifying future facilities needs
• Renaming/consolidation of multiple parks
• New Courts section

• Implementation (Ch. 13)

• Added and consolidated items
• Deleted items which have been implemented or no longer relevant

• The Chester Plan

• Deletion of plan contents; alignment with land use designations in PlanMod
Chapter 8

The proposed updates to Chapter 11, Transportation, will be reviewed next with
you all by our friends in CDOT.
The Community Facilities Plan, Chapter 12, experienced several updates. The list
of County existing facilities was updated to reflect those that have been
constructed since the last Chapter update in 2022. The Chapter also aligns with
the current Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) needs so that list was updated in text
and on the maps. Future facilities needs (those not in the CIP) will also be included
in list format in the Chapter but not on the maps since most do not have a site
identified or evaluated yet. Also included in this update was the renaming and
consolidation of multiple parks and a new section for Courts.
The last chapter of the Plan is Implementation, Chapter 13. Implementation
identifies general steps necessary to carry out the goals and guidelines of the
Plan. During PlanMod items in the implementation table have been added or
consolidated to reflect proposed changes in the various Chapters. You will also
see some deleted items in this chapter because those items have either been
implemented or no longer are relevant.

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The Chester Plan has lived on its own since 2005 and was never a part of the
County-wide Comprehensive Plan. During PlanMod staff worked to align various
items in the Chester Plan, particularly the land use designations, with those found
in Chapter 8. Many other plan elements have been reviewed and were incorporated
into PlanMod where appropriate.

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Chapter 11: Transportation and
Active Transportation

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Comprehensive Plan Update – Transportation
CPC Work Session
July 21, 2026

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Existing Thoroughfare Plan

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Thoroughfare Plan [TFP]
• Long-range planning document
• What a Thoroughfare Plan Does:
• Identifies future roadway needs
• Improves connectivity
• Supports multiple transportation options

• What a Thoroughfare Plan Does Not Do:
• Does not fund road projects
• Does not require immediate construction
• Does not acquire Right-of-Way
• Does not approve development
• Does not guarantee a road will be built

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Classification and Right-of-Way Widths
Current TFP

Draft TFP
Principal Arterial (120’ – 200’)
Minor Arterial (90’ – 120’)
Collector (60’ – 90’)

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Travel Demand Model
• BOS recommended land use changes
• Updated parcel data [145,000+ total parcels]
• Model components
• Trip Generation, Trip Distribution, Trip Assignment

• Estimates daily traffic volumes and volume-tocapacity ratio
• Existing [2025]
• Projected Buildout - existing land use plan
• Projected Buildout - proposed land use plan

• Final model run and review

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Density Comparison
• Proposed land use changes reduces residential densities
• Particularly south and west of Route 288
Countywide
Change in Density
Residential (units)

-9.6%

Commercial (sq. ft.)

-7.5%

Retail (sq. ft.)

-4.3%

Office (sq. ft.)

-14.4%

Industrial (sq. ft.)

-7.4%

• Results in changes to TFP
• Eliminated need for new roads
• Downgraded arterials to collectors

• Update to TFP map underway

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Density Comparison
Primary Road
Chippenham Parkway
Midlothian Turnpike
Midlothian Turnpike
Huguenot Road
Powhite Parkway
Hull Street Road
Hull Street Road
Hull Street Road
Hull Street Road
Route 10
Route 10
Route 10
Route 10
Route 1

Location
Hull Street Road to Midlothian Turnpike
Robious Road to Powhite Parkway
Coalfield to Woolridge/Old Buckingham
Robious Road to Forest Hill Avenue
Jahnke Road to Midlothian Turnpike
Chippenham Parkway to Turner Road
Courthouse Road to Genito Road
Winterpock Road to Woodlake
Fox Club/Hampton Park to Otterdale Road
Chippenham Parkway to Cogbill Road
Beach Road to Centralia Road
Harrowgate Road to Chester Road
Old Stage to Old Bermuda/Meadowville
Route 288 to Willis Road

Build-Out Average Daily Traffic Volume
Current Plan
Draft Plan
Increase / Decrease
105,475 - 106,644
54,583 - 68,148
51,960 - 52,818
39,270 - 41,870
78,539 - 89,384
45,741 - 47,103
46,012 - 50,970
68,309 - 71,333
62,072 - 62,072
46,622 - 48,477
42,532 - 42,555
51,973 - 57,995
85,274 - 88,102
28,151 - 37,552

103,408 - 105,139
55,092 - 69,333
51,386 - 52,248
39,149 - 41,335
78,501 - 90,487
46,199 - 47,467
47,753 - 52,027
68,668 - 71,685
61,890 - 61,890
44,091 - 45,361
39,881 - 39,931
45,633 - 50,653
84,098 - 86,800
27,857 - 36,207

2,067 - 1,505
509 - 1,185
574 - 570
121 - 535
38 - 1,103
458 - 364
1,741 - 1,057
359 - 352
182 - 182
2,531 - 3,116
2,651 - 2,624
6,340 - 7,342
1,176 - 1,302
294 - 1,345

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Secondary Road
Location
Buford Road
Rockaway Road to Jahnke Road
Jahnke Road
Buford Road to Powhite Parkway
Providence Road
Midlothian Turnpike to Elkhardt Road
Turner Road
Hull Street Road to Elkhardt Road
Robious Road
Huguenot Road to Salisbury Road
Old Buckingham Road
Midlothian Turnpike to Alverser Drive
North Woolridge Road
Midlothian Turnpike to Coalfield Road
Charter Colony Parkway North Woolridge Road to Lucks Lane
Lucks Lane
Courthouse Road to Route 288
Genito Road
Hull Street Road to Charter Colony Pkwy
Woolridge Road
South of Genito Road
Bailey Bridge Road
Manchester High School to Claypoint Rd
Kingsland Road
Route 10 to Salem Church Road
Winterpock Road
Just North of Beach Road
Beach Road
Just East of Winterpock Road
Beach Road
Route 10 to Nash Road
Nash Road
Woodpecker Road to Beach Road
Hopkins Road
Chippenham Parkway to Beulah Road
Woodpecker Road
Just North of Matoaca Road
Matoaca Road
River Road to Hickory Road
Old Bermuda Hundred
Jeff Davis Highway to Route 10
Enon Church Road
Route 10 to Ramblewood Road
River Road
Hickory Road to Reedy Branch Road
Harrowgrate Road
Wellspring Road to Route 1
Branders Bridge Road
Happy Hill Road to Whitehouse Road
Woodpecker
Matoaca Road to Cattail Road/Eastfair Drive

Build-Out Average Daily Traffic Volume
Current Plan
Draft Plan
Increase / Decrease
12,648 - 13,781
11,042 - 14,930
8,520 - 8,828
11,562 - 13,316
33,364 - 34,623
9,045 - 11,281
29,305 - 32,616
14,719 - 21,270
12,222 - 16,037
21,585 - 24,628
15,069 - 17,048
14,288 - 22,849
6,685 - 16,868
17,215 - 20,388
8,226 - 8,799
25,268 - 27,816
16,846 - 22,970
25,949 - 38,670
9,558 - 13,334
3,927 - 9,029
6,293 - 11,346
8,105 - 16,512
13,184 - 20,500
8,812 - 18,498
9,753 - 21,397
9,558 - 15,680

13,300 - 14,212
11,362 - 15,307
8,910 - 9,174
11,330 - 12,807
33,771 - 34,956
9,183 - 11,539
29,159 - 32,162
14,731 - 21,506
12,427 - 16,077
20,778 - 23,635
17,108 - 19,879
13,311 - 21,862
6,715 - 16,431
16,005 - 18,979
7,851 - 8,932
23,050 - 23,556
12,632 - 20,911
23,464 - 36,774
5,078 - 8,253
3,211 - 6,902
5,803 - 10,942
7,911 - 14,502
9,167 - 13,417
11,138 - 14,934
10,189 - 14,186
5,078 - 8,396

652 - 431
320 - 377
390 - 346
232 - 509
407 - 333
138 - 258
146 - 454
12 - 236
205 - 40
807 - 993
2,039 - 2,831
977 - 987
30 - 437
1,210 - 1,409
375 - 133
2,218 - 4,260
4,214 - 2,059
2,485 - 1,896
4,480 - 5,081
716 - 2,127
490 - 404
194 - 2,010
4,017 - 7,083
2,326 - 3,564
436 - 7,211
4,480 - 7,284

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Bermuda District
Change in Density
Residential (units)

-9.4%

• XXXXX
Retail (sq. ft.)

-15.7%

Commercial (sq. ft.)

-7.6%

Office (sq. ft.)

-41.4%

Industrial (sq. ft.)

-14.1%

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Clover Hill District
Change in Density
Residential (units)

-3.3%

Commercial (sq. ft.)

+5.2%

Retail (sq. ft.)

+4.1%

Office (sq. ft.)

+0.3%

Industrial (sq. ft.)

+9.9%

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Dale District
Change in Density
Residential (units)

-3.6%

Commercial (sq. ft.)

-5.6%

Retail (sq. ft.)

-14.7%

Office (sq. ft.)

-1.0%

Industrial (sq. ft.)

-0.4%

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Matoaca District
Change in Density
Residential (units)

-14.0%

Commercial (sq. ft.)

-1.0%

Retail (sq. ft.)

-9.4%

Office (sq. ft.)

-11.9%

Industrial (sq. ft.)

+14.1%

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Midlothian District
Change in Density
Residential (units)

-13.4%

Commercial (sq. ft.)

+0.9%

Retail (sq. ft.)

-0.3%

Office (sq. ft.)

-0.4%

Industrial (sq. ft.)

+5.0%

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Vision Plan Development
• Data Driven Process
• Existing Conditions Review
and Data Validation
• Needs Assessment

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• Community Input
• Safety is the top priority for people walking and bicycling
• Preference for separated facilities along higher-speed and higher-volume roads
• Better connections to parks, schools, neighborhoods, jobs, and shopping areas
• Close network gaps to create more continuous and connected routes
• Improve comfort and accessibility for users of all ages and abilities

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Vision Plan Development
• Spines, Spurs, Connectors

• Establish key corridors countywide, identify possible connections to hubs where local trips are likely (parks, libraries, schools)

• Update plan to reflect state and regional facilities

• Fall Line Trail and Spurs, US Bike Route 1, East Coast Greenway

▪ Cleaned up alignments based on facilities

built since adoption
▪ Remove/revise alignments shown in
Resource Protection Areas

▪ Remove/revise alignments shown on private

property, requiring large acquisitions

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Existing Facilities
• Progress
• 136 miles
• 34 miles funded

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Vision Plan

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Fiscally-Constrained
• Expectation for public delivery = 1.25 miles annually
• Historical construction rates (2019 – 2025) show ~2.5 miles of shared-use
paths built per year
• Public projects deliver roughly half of those miles (~ 1.25 miles annually)
• At estimated $7.5M per mile, public construction would cost ~ $9.4M per year

• Prioritization – implement top priority projects using revenues sources
that are reasonably expected to be available
Project Type

Bike & Ped Improvements

Secondary Smart
Road CN Scale RSTP CMAQ TAP
X

X

X

X

X

Local Funds
VDOT
(VRF, Bonds,
Revenue Access Transit CDA, TSD, Cash
Sharing Funds Funds Proffers, CCF) CVTA
X

X

X

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Prioritization
• Established
priorities
based on
weighted
factors:

• Equity
• Crash history
• Anticipated
demand
• Proximity to
community
destinations

• Use to inform
phasing of
plan

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Implementation
• Network built gradually through public projects and private
development
• Segments may start short or disconnected, but link together over time
• Full countywide network requires long-term, sustained investment
• Implementation pace depends on funding, project readiness, and
coordination
• Funding is limited and highly competitive, making strategic
prioritization essential

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Questions

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Chapter 8: Land Use Plan
Summary

Now we'll update you on the Land Use Plan, which is currently Chapter 10, but will
be renumbered as Chapter 8

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Vision Map Edits
• New descriptions of Plan
areas
• Regional Activity Centers
• Downgrades & deletions

• Community Activity Centers
• Added Villages

• Employment Areas
• Rural Areas expanded

We’ll begin with the Vision Map, which provides a development vision as to how
the county will utilize its land resources. The map reflects a community of lifestyle
choices, from desirable, well-designed neighborhoods to high-density and
intensity mixed-use centers at strategic locations and major intersections, to quiet
rural communities.
We've revised a few items on the Vision Map,
• The first major change is that we included general descriptions of the areas
shown on the map, something we haven’t provided in past Plan iterations
• We’ve also updated many of the activity centers and shaded areas, which depict
neighborhoods, rural areas and employment areas
Many Regional Activity Centers would be reduced to Community Activity Centers
• For example – Courthouse Road at 288 and Route 1 at Willis Road
• Others have been deleted, such as the Branders Bridge area and Ruffin
Mill/Route 1 – these nodes are being deleted due to removal of the East West
Freeway from the Thoroughfare Plan last year
A few Community Activity Centers were changed:

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• Nodes at Meadowville Landing and Route 10 in Enon were removed due to
proximity to other nearby centers
• We’ve also added designations for our historic villages of Bon Air, Chester,
Ettrick, Midlothian and Matoaca
As for the shaded geographies:
• The Employment Areas are being expanded in some areas such as Upper
Magnolia Green, but there are reductions in the Branders Bridge Area where the
Chester Solar project is underway
• Finally, the Rural Area is being expanded in the south and west in alignment with
proposed changes to the Land Use Plan, which you'll hear about shortly

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Land Use Guidelines
• Development Connectivity
and Integration
• Solar Facilities
• Timing of Development
• Placemaking
• Amenity Space
• Data Centers
• Auto Uses in Proximity to
Residential Areas

We've also made some updates to our General Land Use Guidelines. The majority
are simple textual changes or consolidations. Here are a few highlights.
• Development connectivity and integration – we consolidated two separate
guidelines into one
• In our more rural Plan designations, we've added additional guidance for solar
facilities regarding preservation of forest and prime farmland
• Timing of development – added stronger language regarding phasing, in
particular, for mixed-use developments where we want to see some commercial
built before all of the residential in a project is developed
• Placemaking – we mention wayfinding and branding to help create a common
theme throughout developments
• Amenity Space – strengthened location and orientation of amenity spaces,
connectivity between amenity spaces within a development, as well as greater
protections for units which are closer to active recreational uses (for example
sports courts or dog parks which may produce more noise than passive rec
uses)
• Strengthened data center guidelines – added that such uses should not degrade
local infrastructure or resources (that includes public or private utilities like
water and power), and that mitigation measures should go above and beyond

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Ordinance requirements if there are any impacts related to noise, vibration,
emissions and the like.
• Finally, we added a new guideline for auto-oriented uses like gas stations or
drive-throughs when developed close to residential, to more adequately
minimize impacts.

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Land Use Plan Map Categories
• Removed Phased Residential
• Downgrades
• Upper Magnolia Green
• Areas converted to Residential
Neighborhood 2

• Institutional
• Added county uses
• Added federal uses

Land Use categories provide detailed descriptions for the various painted
geographies found on the Land Use Plan map.
• We are proposing two major changes.
• The Phased Residential designation has been deleted- this category
allowed up to 2 units per acre where infrastructure is available, but defaults
to Rural Residential/Agricultural uses, which calls for 5 acre lots if
infrastructure is not yet available. This category is being deleted for a few
reasons:
• Much of the area currently shown as Phased Residential is proposed to
be downgraded to Rural Residential/Agricultural in the western portion of
the county.
• The Upper Magnolia Green project is proposed to convert to Office, Light
Production & Assembly, better reflecting the approved zoning in that area
• Areas south of Genito Road are currently under development or have
been zoned – these areas are being converted to Residential
Neighborhood 2 to match nearby development
Institutional designation currently includes only state facilities for higher
education or incarceration. We have expanded this to apply to county and

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federal facilities, and includes all public service uses such as schools, fire
stations, water treatment plants etc.
Our other categories were updated last year so we only have some
simple textual changes on those remaining designations.

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Area Notes
• Existing notes to remain
• New Roseland note
• Mixed-use nodes in accordance
with Roseland Zoning Overlay

• For Area Notes, the Airport Operational Area and Runway Approach Areas, Land
Aggregations Areas, Ettrick Business Gateway Areas, Bon Air and Midlothian
Village Core areas all remain the same.
• We are proposing to add one new Area Note related to the Roseland Zoning
Overlay District.
• The Overlay permits multiple mixed-use nodes at critical intersections or
locations
• While this is not expressly required by the Overlay, we want to encourage
these mixed-use centers throughout this large planned development

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Site Specific Notes
• 35 notes reduced to 26
• Notes renumbered due to
additions/deletions
• Note 24 – Neighborhood Mixed
Use at Hopkins and Kingsland
Roads
• Note 25 – Towne Center as a
regional tourism destination
• Note 26 – Discourages rezoning
in northwestern area
• New Waterfront Opportunity Site
at Rivers Bend/Dutch Gap

Site Specific Notes indicate special land-use recommendations for particular
sites. These show up as circles with numbers for special notes, or stars
indicating Waterfront Opportunity Sites on the Land Use Plan.
• I'll outline a few of the major changes in the proposed Plan
• We are reducing the number of notes from 35 down to 26, and
renumbering some existing notes
• Some of the deletions were due to development that's taken place,
implementing the recommendations of that note, thus certain notes
no longer apply
• The Northern Jefferson Davis Special Area Plan is proposed to be
removed, so any notes associated with that Plan would be deleted
• Other notes have been deleted because we've changed the
underlying Land Use Plan categories
To summarize some of the more specific note changes:
• Note 24 is a new addition, recommending Neighborhood Mixed Use on a
large underdeveloped parcel at Hopkins and Kingsland Roads

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• Note 25 suggests Chesterfield Towne Center as a regional tourism
destination, should redevelopment of the mall take place
• Note 26 Calls for no residential rezonings in the northwestern area of the
county, north of Genito Road and along Mt. Hermon Road
• A new Waterfront Opportunity Site has been added to the Rivers
Bend/Dutch Gap area where a marina, a new bridge to Henricus, and
other amenities are proposed.

I will now turn the show over to Joanne to talk about the Land Use Plan Map

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Draft Land Use Plan StoryMap

Open StoryMap

Open StoryMap

One of the new tools we’re excited to introduce is the StoryMap, which allows
residents to explore the draft Land Use Plan in a much more interactive
way. Starting at the top you have links to each of the sections of the storymap, so
you can either scroll through the entire thing or you can go right to your area of
interest. We also provide links back to the PlanMod webpage and directly to the
draft plan once it is published in encode!
First, the storymap walks you through the Draft Future Land Use Plan map and
covers the general changes being proposed with this draft.
We then have the draft Land Use Plan Map that the community can explore using
the interactive map viewer.
You can search for a location by entering an address, or navigate using the zoom
controls in the bottomright corner.
Click on any area of the map to see its Land Use Plan Category and any
related site-specific or area notes. A popup will appear with details and links that
take you directly to the corresponding sections of the draft plan (once published)

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Next we have the Land Use Plan Comparison
This map lets you compare the current (adopted) Land Use Plan on the left
hand side of the swiper with the proposed draft plan on the right hand side of the
swiper. Slide the bar left or right to see how the map changes between the two
versions. Again you can search for a location by entering an address or use the
zoom tools to navigate the map once here you can Swipey Swipe to see before and
after. And click on an area to get the LUP designation.
This brings us to the Major Land Use Plan Changes by Area
Overview
This overview map highlights the 10 major focus areas where we’re proposing
notable changes. These recommendations are based on factors such as existing
development patterns, infrastructure capacity, community feedback,
environmental considerations, and changes in long-term planning priorities.
As we move through each location, you’ll see a side-by-side comparison of the
current plan and the draft recommendations, along with a description of each
change.
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Chesterfield Towne Center / Robious / Huguenot
This area includes a number of targeted refinements to better reflect what’s already
developed and where future growth is expected.

Around Chesterfield Towne Center, we’re reducing the Regional Mixed-Use
boundary to align with Koger Center Boulevard and converting several surrounding
properties to Arterial Business or Residential Neighborhood 8 based on existing
development. We’re also adding a new plan note recognizing the potential role for
the area as a tourism destination.
Along Route 60, portions of Office, Light Production & Assembly would become
Arterial Business.
In the Bellgrade area, the Community Mixed-Use designation north of Polo Parkway
shifts to Light Business, while areas south of Polo Parkway transition to Residential
Neighborhood 8. Commercial centers east of Promenade Parkway are proposed as
Arterial Busines.

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Westchester
The recommendations around Westchester focus primarily on reducing the
Regional Mixed-Use designation to better match development that has already
occurred.
Residential communities like The Aire and Bella would become Residential
Neighborhood 8, commercial frontage along Route 60 would transition to Arterial
Business, and areas near Huguenot Springs are proposed for Office, Light
Production & Assembly. Overall, these changes recognize the area’s evolution into
a mix of residential, medical office, and commercial uses.
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Western Midlothian

This represents one of the draft plan’s more significant policy shifts.
Between Genito Road, Old Hundred Road, and the proposed Powhite Extension
corridor, the recommendation lowers planned density from Phased
Residential (which has a recommended density of 2 units and acre when utilities
and other infrastructure are available) to Rural
Residential/Agricultural, which recommedns five-acre lots rather than conventional
suburban subdivisions.
A new policy note also recommends that additional residential rezonings not occur
until transportation and other infrastructure improvements are in place to
adequately support any future growth.
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Roseland
In the Roseland area, the draft recommends reducing residential density north of
Old Hundred Road from Residential Neighborhood 12 to Residential Neighborhood
8.
The existing Regional Mixed-Use designation is also reconfigured into a
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a more focused mixed-use pattern.
And a new plan note identifies key intersections, such as Old Hundred Road
and CenterPointe Parkway, as appropriate locations for neighborhood-serving
mixed-use development.
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Centerpointe East
At CenterPointe, we’re reducing the Regional Mixed-Use node to better reflect
existing development.
The mixed-use core remains centered between Lucks Lane, Route 288, and
Powhite Parkway, while surrounding areas transition to Residential Neighborhood
8, Office, Light Production & Assembly, or Arterial Business depending on existing
uses.
South of Powhite, the recommendations recognize approved development at
Watermark and the future Lake development site while updating land use along
Genito Road to better match existing development patterns.
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Western Hull Street
Along the western Hull Street corridor, several commercial designations are being
updated to reflect both current development and future opportunities.

East of the Powhite Extension, Regional Mixed-Use transitions to Residential
Neighborhood 8 and Arterial Business. Between Magnolia Market Avenue and
Magnolia Green Parkway, portions of Arterial Business become Residential
Neighborhood 8 and Light Business.
To the east, Office, Light Production & Assembly transitions to a mix of Light
Business, Community Mixed-Use, and Residential Neighborhood 8, creating
more appropriate transitions between commercial activity and surrounding
neighborhoods.

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Eastern Matoaca

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Eastern Matoaca continues the theme of preserving rural character.
Areas near Ettrick and Matoaca are reduced from Residential Neighborhood 4 to
Residential Neighborhood 2 along River Road, while larger areas south
of Woodpecker Road transition to Residential Agricultural (2 acre lots) and Rural
Residential/Agricultural (5 acre lots), further reducing recommended future
densities in his area.
These recommendations better align the plan with existing development patterns
and community character.
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Branders Bridge
The Branders Bridge area includes some of the most significant changes in the
draft plan.

With the prior removal of the proposed East-West Freeway from the Thoroughfare
Plan, we’re also removing several Regional Mixed-Use designations that were
originally planned to support that corridor.
The Torch Solar property, and the Residential Neighborhood 1 to the west,
and additional portions of the corridor transition to Rural
Residential/Agricultural. We’re also recommending lower residential densities in
several locations to the east and adding a plan note encouraging subdivision roads
instead of multiple individual driveways along Branders Bridge Road to improve
safety and traffic operations.
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Chester
The Chester update is primarily a modernization effort.
The previous 2005 land use categories are being converted into the countywide
land use designations while preserving the intent of the original village plan.

Most changes simply recognize existing neighborhoods and commercial areas, but
there are also targeted reductions in residential density to preserve rural character,
along with refinements that reduce Community Mixed-Use, expand Neighborhood

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Mixed-Use through the village center, and better reflect existing development
around Chester Station and Chester Linear Park.
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Eastern Hull Street
In the eastern Hull Street corridor, recommendations focus on aligning land use
with existing development. Reducing the areas recommended for Community
Mixed-Use and OLPA.
Commercial frontage from Chippenham Parkway along Route 360 and the areas
near Turner Road are consolidated into Arterial Business, a small office area near
Walmsley becomes Light Business, and properties along Goodes Bridge
Road become Office, Light Production & Assembly to encourage lower-impact
employment uses that are compatible with nearby neighborhoods.
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Closing
These examples highlight the most significant proposed changes across the
county. While we’ve focused on the major land use plan changes today, the other
maps within the StoryMap allow residents to explore the entire county in as much
detail as they would like down to the parcel level and compare the current and
proposed land use plans.
Lastly, we have the Comment Map Feature

In addition to exploring the draft plan, we wanted to make it as easy as possible
for the community to provide location-specific feedback.
The StoryMap includes an interactive comment map where anyone can share
comments directly on the areas they’re interested in. Rather than sending a general
email or filling out a survey without context, residents can place their feedback
exactly where it applies.
Users can search for an address or zoom into a neighborhood, and
when they’re ready to leave a comment, they’ll click ‘New Feature’ in the Create
Features panel in the lower left corner of the map.
They’ll simply drop a point on the location they’re commenting about, enter their

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comment, and then submit it. We ask for a name, email address, and ZIP code, but
none of that information is required. It’s only used by staff if we need to follow up
with a question, and that personal information is never displayed publicly.
Residents are welcome to submit as many comments as they’d like on different
locations throughout the county.
All submitted comments appear as red pins on the map, allowing everyone to see
the feedback that’s been received and helping create a transparent public
engagement process.
For anyone using a phone or tablet, we’ve also included a separate mobile-friendly
link that makes submitting comments even easier.
We hope this tool encourages more meaningful public participation by allowing
residents to connect their feedback directly to places that matter to them. That
location-specific input will help us refine the final Land Use Plan before it’s brought
forward for a public hearing and adoption.
We wrap up the storymap by providing contact information as well as how the
community can stay informed regarding the PlanMod project. We hope the
combination of interactive maps, which display the proposed changes in a variety
of manners will help better inform the community about the draft land use plan, the
proposed changes and provide an opportunity for meaningful feedback. With that I
am going to turn it over to Summer Hobson who will provide more information on
how the community can learn more about the entire draft plan and the upcoming
community engagement opportunities.

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Community
Engagement Plan

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Engagement Events
Library Office Hours
Thursday, July 30th, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Ettrick-Matoaca Library (Matoaca)
Friday, August 7th, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Central Library - Performance Space (Dale)
Tuesday, August 11th, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Midlothian Library - Media Lab (Midlothian)
Wednesday, August 12th, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Perkinson Center for the Arts (Bermuda)
Wednesday, August 19th, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Clover Hill Library - Community Room (Matoaca)
Monday, August 24th, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Enon Library (Bermuda)
Tuesday, September 1st, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
LaPrade Library (Clover Hill)
Community Meetings
Thursday, August 6th, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Virtual – Microsoft Teams
Thursday, August 27th, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual – Microsoft Teams
Wednesday, September 9th, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Matoaca Middle School, 6001 Hickory Road
Tabling Events
Saturday, August 29th, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
County Fair, 10300 Courthouse Rd
Wednesday, September 2nd, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. County Farmer's Market, 6701 Mimms Loop
All dates will also be on Chesterfield.gov/PlanMod. Changes to this schedule will be shared on the website.

We will be out in the community at several different events and meetings every
week.
We will be hosting office hours at libraries throughout the county between July 30th
and September 1st. These are informal opportunities for residents to chat with staff
about PlanMod and are great for one-on-one conversations or smaller group
discussions.
We will also have three community meetings. Two will be virtual and we will have
an open house style meeting at Matoaca Middle School. For the virtual meetings,
people can RSVP on our website to get the link to be able to join the meeting.
You can also find us out at the county fair and the county’s farmer’s market this
summer.
We are also available to meet with community groups to talk more about the plan.

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Other Engagement Opportunities
• Billboard
• Website
• Survey map
• Draft open for commenting
through September 11th
• Display at all county libraries
with opportunities to
comment

Our billboard will start running on August 3rd for three weeks.

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Other Engagement Opportunities
• Billboard
• Website
• Survey map
• Draft open for commenting
through September 11th
• Display at all county libraries
with opportunities to
comment

Our website serves as our main hub for information and where people can find all
different ways to give public information.

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Other Engagement Opportunities
• Billboard
• Website
• Survey map
• Draft open for commenting
through September 11th
• Display at all county libraries
with opportunities to
comment

A map will be available on the Storymap for people to leave comments on specific
locations.

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Other Engagement Opportunities
• Billboard
• Website
• Survey map
• Draft open for commenting
through September 11th
• Display at all county libraries
with opportunities to
comment

Our draft will be available starting July 30th for commenting for feedback on
specific changes or general feedback on the plan.

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Other Engagement Opportunities
• Billboard
• Website
• Survey map
• Draft open for commenting
through September 11th
• Display at all county libraries
with opportunities to
comment

We will also have displays at all county libraries and comments can be provided at
those displays.

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PlanMod Timeline
AUGUST
• Community
engagement
and public
review of draft

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

• Community
engagement

• CPC public
hearing on
PlanMod

• BOS work
session on
PlanMod

• BOS public
hearing on
PlanMod

• CPC work
session on
PlanMod

• Set BOS public
hearing

• Set CPC public
hearing

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