Guiding Growth: A Growth Management Plan for Powhatan County

Abstract

This plan offers Powhatan County a series of analyses and recommendations to maintain their rural character. Because of its proximity to the City of Richmond and other more-populated localities, Powhatan has been experiencing accelerated growth recently compared to historically. This document analyzes past development trends, current development trends, and projects future development trends and density scenarios. It pays close attention to the county’s predetermined Special Areas as locales for growth. Following the analyses, there were numerous obvious suggestions to be made to the county’s current growth management tools that could help them strengthen their ability to maintain and preserve their rural character.