County Planning Commission’s Light Meeting Agenda Includes 2025 Annual Report

Outstanding among the details of a draft for a 2025 annual report, recommended for approval to the Board of Supervisors at a February 11 meeting of the County Planning Commission, was a reference to the streamlining last year of legislative duties along administrative lines. “In accordance with changes to the Code of Virginia,” it reads, “the County Attorney and staff drafted sweeping amendments throughout the subdivision ordinance, which were adopted by the Board of Supervisors on June 24, 2025. The amendments included the removal of all references to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors as reviewers and approving authorities for subdivisions, assigning such authority to the subdivision administrator, elimination of the subdivision class system, and various changes to the review and approval timeframes for subdivision plats. All subdivision applications from June 25, 2025, on were processed as non-exempt subdivisions instead of Class A, B, or C.”

The County Planning Commission gathers for the monthly regular meeting on February 11. Royal Examiner Photo Credits: Brenden McHugh

Also outstanding was a reference to the comprehensive plan: “In April 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved updates to the Warren County Comprehensive Plan. The revisions made were designed to bring the Plan up to date with current demographic information and other data to provide concise strategies to enact the community’s long-term vision. Included in the data were insights provided by the County’s citizens through a community survey and a Community Outreach. As a result of the work sessions and community input, substantial changes to the Plan included the introduction of Accessory Dwelling Units as a housing option, the modification of the county-wide Future Land Use Map and the Future Land Use Map along the Route 340/522 Corridor, and the Corridor Transportation Infrastructure Plan.”

Zoning Administrator Chase Lenz and Planner Kelly Wahl.

The commission’s meeting lasted less than thirty minutes, with only two public hearings, one for a short-term rental application and the other for an accessory dwelling unit application. Commissioners wished Zoning Administrator Chase Lenz well, as February 18 will be his last day serving Warren County in that capacity, after which he will be pursuing work in Fairfax. Everyone expressed that he will be sincerely missed; he reflected in turn on a career with the County that will be memorable. With no other business to conduct, the commissioners and staff wished one another a happy Valentine’s Day and adjourned.

Click here to watch the Warren County Planning Commission Meeting of February 11, 2026.