Town Of Occoquan: Planning Commission Public Hearings: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 At 6:30 P.M.

Press release from the Town of Occoquan:

November 3, 2021

The Occoquan Planning Commission will hold four public hearings on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 314 Mill Street, Occoquan, VA 22125. Three public hearings will be on proposed amendments to the Town’s Zoning Ordinance and one public hearing will be on proposed updates to the Occoquan Comprehensive Plan.

1. Public hearing for extensive changes to the land disturbance, site plan, and subdivision plan requirements, amending numerous sections of Chapters 155 and 156 of the Town Code, adding a section numbered 155.006, and repealing sections 155.042 and 155.063. These changes will eliminate the requirement for site plans for land disturbances under 2,500 square feet, create a site sketch requirement for land disturbances between 625 and 2,500 square feet and for land disturbances of less than 2,500 square feet on lots with existing dwellings in R-1 and R-2 zones, provide for submission of plans electronically, and transfer approval authority from the Town Council to an agent appointed by the Town Council.– View Proposed Ordinance

2. Public hearing for an amendment to § 157.304 of the Town Code, which currently prohibits illuminated signs except for box signs. The revised ordinance will prohibit internally lighted signs, except for marquees and box signs.– View Proposed Ordinance

3. Public hearing for an amendment to § 157.121 of the Town Code, which currently allows residential uses in the B-1 district only above the first story. The revised ordinance will permit detached single-family dwellings in the B-1 district in one-story buildings that front Commerce Street or Ellicott Street.– View Proposed Ordinance

4. Public hearing for recommendation to the Town Council regarding adoption of the 2021 Update to the Occoquan Comprehensive Plan “Vision 2026.” This plan provides a vision for how Occoquan should grow and change in the future, maintain public facilities and programs in response to growth, and successfully manage new development and redevelopment actions. The Vision 2026 document was originally adopted in 2016. The 2021 Update fulfills the obligation of the Planning Commission to review the Comprehensive Plan at least once every five years. It updates factual data such as population figures and traffic counts, notes changes in Town zoning, addresses Town improvements such as the kayak ramp and the Tanyard Hill parcel, notes the proposed change to the Flood Insurance Rate Map, and provides an action plan.– View Information on the 2021 Update to the Town’s Comprehensive Plan

Planning Commission Public Hearing Notice – Amendments to Town’s Zoning Ordinance

Planning Commission Public Hearing Notice – 2021 Update to the Comprehensive Plan

The Town Council will hold public hearings on these topics on December 7, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. at Town Hall, 314 Mill Street, Occoquan, VA 22125.

This press release was produced by the Town of Occoquan. The views expressed here are the author’s own.