Planning Commission Public Hearing Schedule
Date: 3/19/2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: BOS Meeting Room/Electronic Meeting
  1. Update to the Lancaster County Capital Improvement Budget for the period FY 2027-2031. A summary of the proposed Capital Improvement Budget update can be viewed here.

  2. Proposed revisions to the Lancaster County Land Development Code, Part I – Zoning Ordinance, Article 14-4 to comply with the update to the applicable Virginia State Code section numbered § 15.2-2311. Appeals to the board. A copy of the proposed code language can be viewed here.

  3. Proposed revisions to the Lancaster County Land Development Code, Part IV – Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance to comply with the required resiliency updates to the Virginia CBPA model ordinance. A copy of the proposed code language can be viewed here.

  4. Proposed creation of a Legacy Residential District, LR-2, zone, to include existing parcels currently zoned under the repealed Residential Apartment District, R-2 zoning. A copy of the proposed code language can be viewed here.

  5. Proposed revisions to Part I – Zoning Ordinance, Article 1. – Definitions to add the definition of a “Legacy Zoning District” in congruence with the creation of the Legacy Residential District, LR-2 zone.  A copy of the proposed Article 1 amendment can be viewed here.

Unless otherwise noted, the Planning Commission meets on the third Thursday of each month in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room at the Lancaster County Administration Building, 8311 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster, Virginia.

Electronic Participation Access Instructions

The public may view or listen to the March 19, 2026 (6:00 PM) meeting of the Lancaster County Planning Commission from their computer, tablet or smartphone as follows:

To join by computer: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81908670915

Mobile phone one-tap:

  • +13017158592,,81908670915# US (Washington DC)
  • +13126266799,,81908670915# US (Chicago)

To join by telephone:

  • (301) 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
  • (312) 626 6799 US (Chicago)
  • (929) 205 6099 US (New York)

Webinar ID: 819 0867 0915

Android and iOS users can access the meeting by downloading the Zoom app and entering the webinar ID.

As an alternative to Zoom webinars, most public meetings can also be viewed live or at any later time on the county's YouTube Channel (live stream is view only - no public participation).

Instructions for Making Public Comment

Electronic Participation Meetings are conducted in a Zoom webinar format in which the commission members and certain members of County staff ("panelists") may be visible on camera and will be able to speak, while the press corps and members of the general public ("attendees") will be placed in a "view-only/listen-only" participation mode.

When applicable (depending on the type of meeting being conducted), members of the public who wish to state their comments or questions must ask to be recognized by clicking the "Raise Hand" button near the bottom of the Zoom interface window. Telephone callers will be able to raise their hands by pressing *9 on their telephone keypad. Upon being unmuted, citizens should provide their name and district in which they reside and then state their question or comment.

There is a three minute time limit on public comments. Inappropriate or offensive comments or language will result in immediate dismissal from the meeting.