2/28/23: Community members discussed their frustration with some specific zoning cases, but also asked the larger question of who decides whether something can or cannot be built.

Staff indicated they were not in a position to discuss individual cases at this meeting, but would be happy to sit down and research answers to specific concerns at a later date.  On the larger question staff and Mayor Trivett explained that it is a combination of Town zoning rules (and thus Town Planning staff) and the Hanover County Building Department that determine what can and cannot be built.  Mayor Trivett explained that zoning classifications are uniform across the Town rather than based upon the individual neighborhood.   For example, if most of your neighborhood is zoned R-1 and another neighborhood on the other side of Town is zoned R-1 then the standards for both neighborhoods are exactly the same.  

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1. 2/28/23: What can be done about traffic and speeding on the Street?
2. 2/28/23: Community members asked about speed bumps as a means to reduce speed and frustrate cut through traffic.
3. 2/28/23: Community members asked about the installation of a traffic light at Rte. 1 and Jamestown Road.
4. 2/28/23: Community members asked about paving of Jamestown Road and implied that the lack of paving of the street could be due to discrimination.
5. 2/28/23: Community members asked about the possible installation of sidewalks along Jamestown Road.
6. 2/28/23: One community member indicated someone was regularly sitting far back on Lacy Drive and had told residents he was “monitoring trains”.
7. 2/28/23: Community members asked why children from Jamestown Road do not track to Ashland schools even though they are Town of Ashland residents.
8. 2/28/23: Community members discussed their frustration with some specific zoning cases, but also asked the larger question of who decides whether something can or cannot be built.
9. 2/28/23: A resident asked about a building permit for their home that has not been released by the Town.
10. 2/28/23: A resident inquired of what could be done about a horrible sewerage smell in the area.
11. 2/28/23: Can the Town review various old, decaying or leaning trees along the ROW for safety and possible removal?
12. 2/28/23: Can a streetlight be installed on Jamestown Road between Rte 1 and the I-95 bridge? Residents feel it is dark and a potential safety issue?