On the agenda: Chesterfieldcova Planning Commission — Data center (Sep 15)

Community Engagement
Recap & Next Steps
Planning Commission Work Session
September 2026

Engagement Opportunities
• Seven library office hours throughout
the county
• Two virtual community meetings
• August 6th (evening)
• August 27th (lunch time)

• In-person community meeting on 9/9
• Other events
• Chesterfield Citizen’s Academy alumni
event on 8/18
• County Fair on 8/29
• County Farmers Market on 9/2

• More office hours scheduled through
October and November during public
hearing phase

Community Engagement Timeline
CPC
Work Session
on Draft

CPC
Work Session
Before
October
Public
Hearing

Draft
Published

BOS Public
Hearing

CPC Public
Hearing
BOS Work
Session

Key Date
Engagement Event

Fall Library Office Hours
• Tuesday, September 29th, 4:30pm-6:30pm at Clover Hill Library (Matoaca)
• Tuesday, October 13th, 12pm-2pm at Central Library (Dale)
• Thursday, October 22nd, 4:00pm-6:00pm at LaPrade Library (Clover Hill)
• Tuesday, October 27th, 9:30am-11:30am at Ettrick-Matoaca Library (Matoaca)
• Thursday, October 29th, 4:30pm-6:30pm at North Courthouse Road (Clover Hill)
• Thursday, November 5th, 10am-12pm at Enon Library (Bermuda)
• Tuesday, November 10th, 9:30am-11:30am at Midlothian Library (Midlothian)

Dates, times, and locations could change.
Please check Chesterfield.gov/PlanMod for the most up to date schedule.

How did we tell people
about PlanMod?

Happening in Chesterfield
• Blog posts included at the top of
the newsletter
• During community engagement,
each newsletter had a link to
review the draft and to learn more
about how to be involved
• Happening in Chesterfield Metrics:
• 291 total unique clicks for PlanMod
links
• 28,101 unique opens for newsletters
including PlanMod content

Social Media Posts
• Informational post about
PlanMod

Social Media Posts
• Informational post about
PlanMod
• Posting each week about when
and where our meetings are
• Social Media Metrics:
• 20 posts total since July (primarily
Facebook & Instagram)
• 42,075 impressions
• 1,418 engagements (likes,
comments, shares, clicks, etc.)
• 124 link clicks

Library Displays
• Two boards with info on
project
• Draft Land Use Plan Map
• Plenty of room to write
comments
• Information to take away
• Dedicated computer at the
display for people to look at
the Storymap and draft plan

Other Ways We Got the Word Out
• Callout box on main Planning
webpage and all information
on our PlanMod page
• Billboard from August 3rd to
August 24th
• Richmond BizSense article
• Working with our partners to
reach their networks.
For example: Chesterfield Cooperative
Extension newsletter

Public Comments:
What We’ve Heard

Summary of Comments
• Support for reductions in density and concern about growth and current speed of development
• Potential for redevelopment on specific sites
• Opposition to reductions in density
• Impact to property owners and potential development because of changing land use designations
• Infrastructure needs to catch up before more development occurs
• Concern about environmental impacts of development
• Safe streets (bike lanes, sidewalks, and better lighting)
• Support for bikeways and trails
• More park spaces
• Affordable housing
• Data centers
• Enhancing the Revitalization chapter to better support goals of the chapter
• Protection of environment and natural resources
• Preservation of rural areas
• More guidance for infill and mixed-use development

Proposed Changes to Draft

Changes to Draft – North side of Route 10 at
Allied Road (Bermuda)
EXISTING PLAN

PROPOSED PLAN

26

Changes to Draft – Courthouse, Belmont &
288 (Dale)
EXISTING PLAN

PROPOSED PLAN

RN8
AB

Changes to Draft – Roseland (Clover Hill)
EXISTING PLAN

PROPOSED PLAN

Changes to Draft – Roseland (Midlothian &
Clover Hill)
Roseland Land Use Plan Map Note
Mixed-Use NodesGenerally
For new development in this area, specific uses and densities are subject to the Roseland
Zoning Overlay District.
Mixed-Use Nodes
In accordance with the Roseland Zoning Overlay District, development of mixed-use nodes
is encouraged in the areas including, but not limited to Old Hundred Road at Brightwalton
Road/Roseland Avenue, Old Hundred Road in the vicinity of the Norfolk Southern Railroad
crossing, Brightwalton Road at Mt. Hermon Road, and in the vicinity of the intersection of
Old Hundred Road at Centerpointe Parkway. Mixed-use nodes should generally consist of
uses suggested in the Neighborhood Mixed-Use Residential Neighborhood 8 and Light
Business categories.

Changes to Draft – Centerpointe (Clover Hill)
EXISTING PLAN

PROPOSED PLAN

RN8
RN12
AB

AB

Changes to Draft – Cross Pointe (Clover Hill)
EXISTING PLAN

PROPOSED PLAN

Changes to Draft – Rockwood (Clover Hill)
EXISTING PLAN

PROPOSED PLAN
RN4

Changes to Draft – Roseland (Midlothian)
EXISTING PLAN

PROPOSED PLAN
RN4

RN4

Changes to Draft – Roseland (Clover Hill &
Midlothian)
Roseland Land Use Plan Map Note
Mixed-Use NodesGenerally
For new development in this area, specific uses and densities are subject to the Roseland
Zoning Overlay District.
Mixed-Use Nodes
In accordance with the Roseland Zoning Overlay District, development of mixed-use nodes
is encouraged in the areas including, but not limited to Old Hundred Road at Brightwalton
Road/Roseland Avenue, Old Hundred Road in the vicinity of the Norfolk Southern Railroad
crossing, Brightwalton Road at Mt. Hermon Road, and in the vicinity of the intersection of
Old Hundred Road at Centerpointe Parkway. Mixed-use nodes should generally consist of
uses suggested in the Neighborhood Mixed-Use Residential Neighborhood 8 and Light
Business categories.

Changes to Draft – Mt.
Hermon Rd. (Midlothian)
EXISTING PLAN

Note 26: Within the area designated for
Rural Residential/Agricultural uses, new
residential rezoning actions should not take
place until the time when area infrastructure
is upgraded to adequately support existing
and new development.

PROPOSED PLAN

Changes to Draft – Mt.
Hermon Rd. (Midlothian)
PROPOSED PLAN

To discourage leapfrog development, subdivision development is
dependent upon the orderly and incremental extension of the public
gravity wastewater lines in accordance with the latest Chesterfield
County Water and Sewer Procedures and Specifications Manual, and
provisions for road improvements, including but not limited to,
completion of Powhite Parkway to Genito Road, and other public
facilities to accommodate demands resulting from development. Offsite extension of the public gravity wastewater trunk lines should not
exceed a distance of 3,000 feet from the nearest existing gravity line
as measured along the most reasonable route, as determined by the
Department of Utilities. In addition, residential zoning should be
phased, generally from east to west, from existing gravity
wastewater trunk lines, such that zoning does not occur beyond
3,000 feet from the location of existing lines at the time of zoning
application.
When trunk wastewater lines are within 3,000 feet, the following
uses would be appropriate:
o

Single family dwellings in subdivisions as outlined in the
Residential Neighborhood 2 land use category.

o

Neighborhood-serving, low-intensity commercial uses

o

Religious institutions and government buildings.

PlanMod Timeline
MARCH
• PlanMod project
kick off with CPC
• Meet with other
departments
• Begin drafting
PlanMod and
edits to land use
map

APRIL
• Review Land Use
Plan with CPC at
work session
• Continue meeting
with other
departments
• Continue to
develop draft

MAY
• Review
community
engagement
strategy and
affordable
housing with CPC
at work session
• Continue meeting
with other
departments
• Continue to
develop draft

JUNE
• Review
Revitalization and
Community
Facilities with CPC
at work session
• Begin finalizing
draft

JULY
• Finalize and
review draft with
CPC at work
session
• Community
engagement &
public review of
draft
• Send draft to
VDOT and DEQ
for review

PlanMod Timeline
AUGUST
• Community
engagement and
public review of
draft

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

• Community
engagement
• CPC work session
on PlanMod
• Set CPC public
hearing

• CPC public
hearing on
PlanMod

• BOS work session
on PlanMod
• Set BOS public
hearing

• BOS public
hearing on
PlanMod

We Are Here!

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Thank you!