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Welcome to the Ordinance update

 

Welcome to the information center for the James City County Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance update.  Look here for news releases, schedules, and updates regarding the progress of the update.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Planning Commission Forums.  If you didn’t get a chance to participate, you can still submit comments online. Or, to find out what your neighbors said, watch the PC Forum videos or read comments on the “What Are You Saying” page.

 

Click here if you are interested in learning more about the Transfer of Development Rights Feasibility Study.

 

Timeline of Stage 2 and 3 of the Ordinance Update by Topic Area - Ordinances
Topic area	Policy Committee*	BOS Work Session*	PC Public Hearing*	BOS Public Hearing*	Adopted
Economic Opportunity	April & July 2011	June 2011	Aug 2011	Sept 2011	Sept 2012
Commercial Districts	May & July 2011	June 2011	Dec 2011	Jan 2012	Jan 2012
Development Standards (timbering, floodplain, signs, pedestrian accommodations, landscaping, private streets, parking, lighting, sound walls)	June 2011	July 2011	Oct 2011	Nov 2011	Nov 2011
Green Building	July 2011	Jan 2012	TBD	TBD	Pending
Residential Districts	Aug/Sept 2011	Jan 2012	TBD	TBD	Pending
Multiple Use Districts	Aug/Sept 2011	Jan 2012	TBD	TBD	Pending
Procedural, Administrative, and Submittal	Aug/Sept 2011	Jan 2012	TBD	TBD	Pending
Wireless Communications Facilities (cell towers)	Aug/Sept 2011	Oct 2011	Dec 2011	Jan 2012	Jan 2012
Subdivision Ordinance	Aug/Sept 2011	Oct 2011	TBD	TBD	Pending
Timeline of Ordinance Update by Topic Area - Related Projects
Topic area	Policy Committee*	BOS Work Session*	Estimated Completion*
Cumulative Impact Tracking**	June 2011	July 2011	Residential Database (in PC Annual Report): October 2011
			Residential Draft Impact Methods: December 2011
Transfer of Development Rights Feasibility Study**	N/A	Sept 2011	Sept 2011
*Please note that schedule is approximate and subject to change.  Follow www.jccplans.org/news/index.html for updates.
**These sections do not involve ordinances at this time but are projects associated with the overall update.

 

Still want to know more about what each of the ordinance sections covers?  Check out these video explanations from Planning staff.  

 

Commercial and Mixed Use Districts Video	Development Standards Video	Procedural, Submittal, and Administrative Items Video	Residential Districts Video	Rural Lands Districts Video	Subdivision Ordinance and Green Practices Video