Planning Department

Draft 2045 Comprehensive Plan Update

The Planning Department continues to work on the HenricoNEXT Comprehensive Plan. Draft chapters of the document have been uploaded to the project website so residents and community stakeholders can familiarize themselves with the content. Everyone is encouraged to review them by visiting www.henriconext.us and submitting comments to [email protected]. The Board of Supervisors will consider these items at their meeting on July 28, 2026.  Information regarding that meeting can be found here:  https://henrico.gov/supervisors/next-meeting/

Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance Amendments

The Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors are considering amendments to the Henrico County Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances.  These amendments would implement elements of the ongoing comprehensive plan update, address changes necessary due to new requirements of the Code of Virginia, and incorporate community and staff ideas for improvements to the ordinances.  Links to the draft ordinance amendments are provided below.

One proposed change would create the A-2 Agricultural District and establish development standards for the new district, the boundaries of which are shown on the map linked below.  In the area indicated on the map, all property currently zoned A-1 would be rezoned to A-2. The A-2 Agricultural District would increase the minimum lot size from 1 acre to 5 acres and minimum lot width from 150’ to 300’. 

In addition to the A-2 Agricultural District, new form-based alternative overlay subdistricts (FBA-O) would be created along sections of Brook Road North and Lakeside Avenue, as well as the Best Products Reimagined area.  Maps of those areas are also linked below. The FBA-O zoning preserves all the rights of the existing underlying zoning and adds flexibility for redevelopment.

Links:

• Zoning Ordinance Amendment 
• Proposed A-2 Agricultural District Map 
• Proposed A-2 District FAQ
• Proposed Best Products Reimagined Subdistrict Map 
• Proposed Brook Road North Subdistrict Map 
• Proposed Lakeside Avenue Subdistrict Map 
• Subdivision Ordinance Amendment 

The Planning Commission deferred these items to their July 9^th meeting for decision only.  Information regarding that meeting can be found here:  https://henrico.gov/planning/meetings

Lakeside Land Use Study

The Henrico County Department of Planning, in partnership with local architecture and planning firm Glavé & Holmes, is in the process of creating a draft land use plan for the Lakeside corridor after completing a public design charrette during the week of August 25th. To learn more about the charrette week and next steps, ask questions, or provide written comments please visit the Lakeside Charette webpage for more information.

Learn more about Build Henrico and access new process documents

Best Products Reimagined and Brook Road Corridor FBA-O

The Henrico County Planning Department, in partnership with Able City, hosted a Community Open House on June 1, 2026, to discuss the draft vision developed during the March 23 – 26, 2026 charrette and studio sessions. For more details, please visit the project page.