Hanover County, VA

Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors is meeting to review the County Work Plan, strategic plan, and legislative implications for localities. The session includes discussions on FY2028 budget priorities and a review of capital projects.

• County Work Plan (3 Year Outlook)
• Board of Supervisors Strategic Plan Review
• Legislative Review and Implications to Localities
• FY2028 Budget Priorities
• Capital Plan/Projects Review

Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors will receive updates on the Utilities' Master Plan and planning matters. The meeting includes a lunch with the Economic Development Authority and a groundbreaking ceremony for The Hanover Center for Trades and Technology.

• Utilities' Master Plan Update
• Planning Updates
• Groundbreaking ceremony at The Hanover Center for Trades and Technology, 10002 Learning Lane

Legislative Committee

Legislative Committee

The committee will review and modify a draft legislative agenda for the 2027 session of the Virginia General Assembly. Members will also discuss the timetable for the Board of Supervisors to adopt the agenda and meet with the county's legislative delegation.

• Review of draft legislative agenda from September 30, 2026 meeting
• Discussion of timetable for Board of Supervisors adoption of the agenda

Board of Supervisors

Airport Advisory Committee

Finance Committee

School Board

Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee

General

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Planning Commission

School Board

Board of Supervisors

Board of Supervisors

Transportation Committee

School Board

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School Board

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General

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Community Criminal Justice Board

Community Criminal Justice Board

The board will review a CCJB Reboot presentation and discuss the kickoff for a Public Safety Assessment scheduled for November 23rd. Members will also consider the Caroline ARC Expansion.

• CCJB Reboot Presentation
• Public Safety Assessment Kickoff Meeting (Nov. 23rd)
• Caroline ARC Expansion
• Announcement of renovation project completion

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission will discuss several proposed amendments to the county code, including parking requirements and wireless support structures. The body will also consider two specific rezoning requests in the Cold Harbor Magisterial District.

• Ordinance 26-08: Administrative review for reducing minimum off-street parking in residential or mixed-use developments
• Ordinance 26-10: New regulations and definitions for temporary telecommunications support structures
• Ordinance 26-14: Reduction of minimum cemetery area from 10 acres to 5 acres
• REZ2026-00030: Request to rezone 7.33 acres on Creighton Road from A-1 to RS(c) for two additional lots
• REZ2026-00028: Request to change a section of road from future public to future private on 33.2 acres north of Rockhill Road

Community Criminal Justice Board

The meeting agenda consists of procedural boilerplate. No specific presentations or substantive agenda items are listed for discussion or decision.

Community Criminal Justice Board

The board will meet to elect a Vice-Chair and discuss recovery housing eligibility and court conditions. The agenda includes items regarding the Virginia Pretrial Advancement Project and a domestic violence grant.

• ARC Eligibility Expansion to Recovery Housing
• Recovery Housing Court Conditions effective July 1, 2026
• Virginia Pretrial Advancement Project Public Safety Assessment (PSA)
• SB714 regarding duties of Pretrial Officers
• Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence DCJS Grant

Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors will receive updates on transportation, broadband, and economic development. The meeting includes requests to establish 2026 personal property tax relief and authorize public hearings for cannabis marketplace zoning and Fire/EMS department code updates.

• Resolution establishing 2026 Personal Property Tax Relief
• Authorization for public hearing on Ordinance 26-17: Zoning Regulations related to the Adult-Use Cannabis Marketplace
• Authorization for public hearing on County Code updates for Fire/EMS Department composition
• DPW Full Depth Reclamation Recommendations for FY 27
• Closed session regarding real property acquisition for Creighton Road/Creighton Parkway/Walnut Grove Road Roundabout

Facility Committee

The Facility Committee will receive updates on feasibility studies and capital improvement projects. Members will also discuss a Conditional Use Permit application and proposed uses for the Barrett Site.

• Feasibility study updates for Animal Control, FS 11, and Hanover Library
• CIP and Facility Projects updates
• Discussion of Barrett Site Conditional Use Permit Application and Uses

Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors will receive updates on transportation, broadband, and economic development. The body is also considering resolutions for tax relief and road reclamation, as well as authorizations for public hearings on cannabis zoning and Fire/EMS department composition.

• Resolution establishing 2026 Personal Property Tax Relief
• Authorization for public hearing on Ordinance 26-17 regarding Adult-Use Cannabis Marketplace zoning
• Authorization for public hearing on County Code updates for Fire/EMS Department composition
• Department of Public Works Full Depth Reclamation Recommendations for FY 27
• Closed session regarding real property acquisition for the Creighton Road/Creighton Parkway/Walnut Grove Road Roundabout project

Finance Committee

School Board

Historical Commission

The Hanover County Historical Commission meets on October 6, 2026, to review three zoning cases on its expedited agenda, including a rezoning request and a solar energy facility application. The Commission will also review and approve final language for an Ebenezer Baptist Church historical marker and consider a request from the Hanover Historical Society to use tape recordings from the 1992 oral history booklet. The meeting includes routine items such as approval of August 4, 2026 minutes and citizens' time.

• REZ2026-00030: Ann M. and David J. Lass request to rezone 7.33 acres on Creighton Road to RS, Single-Family Residential District (Cold Harbor District)
• CUP2026-00012/SE2026-00025: Oko Engine, L.L.C. requests a Conditional Use Permit for a solar energy facility and a Special Exception for landscaping requirements on 334.9 acres on Hope Haven Road (Cold Harbor District)
• SE2026-00026: Maurice Brooks requests a Special Exception for an accessory dwelling unit on 4.82 acres on Pine Hill Road (Henry District)
• Review and approval of final language for the Ebenezer Baptist Church historical marker
• Hanover Historical Society request to use tape recordings from the 1992 oral history booklet

Legislative Committee

Hanover County's Legislative Committee meets September 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM in the Board of Supervisors Conference Room at 7516 County Complex Road to discuss a draft legislative agenda for the 2027 Virginia General Assembly session. The agenda covers general legislative goals, items carried forward from the 2026 agenda, and new items, plus a timetable for Board of Supervisors adoption and a meeting with Hanover's legislative delegation. The committee will also select a chair, approve minutes from September 10, 2025, and hold Citizens' Time. No specific ordinances, contracts, or dollar amounts appear in the agenda text.

• Discussion of draft Legislative Agenda for the 2027 Virginia General Assembly session
• Review of items from the 2026 Legislative Agenda to be carried forward
• New items proposed for the 2027 Legislative Agenda
• Discussion of timetable for Board of Supervisors adoption and meeting with Hanover's legislative delegation
• Approval of minutes from September 10, 2025

Community Development Committee

The Hanover County Community Development Committee is meeting to discuss several items, including pickleball courts and lighting at Taylor Park, a conditional use permit for Barrett, a cannabis ordinance, a deferral policy, and a data center ordinance. The data center ordinance discussion will cover definitions, locations, and zoning requirements. No final decisions are listed on this agenda; items are for discussion.

• Taylor Park Pickleball Courts and Lighting
• Barrett CUP (Conditional Use Permit)
• Cannabis Ordinance
• Deferral Policy
• Data Center Ordinance (definitions, locations, zoning requirements)

Board of Supervisors

The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will hold public hearings on eight land-use items, including four rezoning requests to allow additional family lots, two special exceptions for accessory housing and larger signs, a Verizon wireless lease on the Creighton Road water tank, and a proffer amendment. The board will also consider a consent agenda with routine approvals, including street acceptances and policy updates. Citizens may comment on items not on the public hearing agenda during Citizens' Time.

• Public hearing: Verizon Wireless lease agreement for antenna installation on Creighton Road water tank
• Rezoning requests (REZ2026-00024, -00018, -00020) to create one additional family lot on properties in South Anna, Chickahominy, and Cold Harbor districts
• Special exception (SE2026-00023) for accessory family housing unit on Quaker Church Road, South Anna district
• Special exceptions (SE2026-00021, SE2025-00033) for larger signs on Mechanicsville Turnpike and Meadowbridge Road
• Consent agenda includes accepting Cobbs Creek Section 1 and 2 streets into state highway system

Board of Supervisors

Board of Supervisors

Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee

The Hanover County Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee is meeting to discuss routine business and several policy items. Members will consider updates to bylaws, admission fees for tourism events at county facilities, and standards for closing lighted facilities. They will also receive staff reports and review the ongoing pickleball court project.

• Consideration of admission fees for tourism events at county facilities
• Discussion of lighted facility closing standards
• Bylaws update
• Pickleball court project update
• Approval of July 27, 2026 meeting minutes

Planning Commission

The Hanover County Planning Commission will hold public hearings on a rezoning request for a 40.75-acre site at Mechanicsville Turnpike and Creighton Parkway, which would allow commercial uses and 120 townhomes, plus a conditional use permit for a self-storage facility. The Commission will also consider two comprehensive plan amendments (Groups A and B) that would change land use designations across several magisterial districts, including some that would remove areas from the Suburban Service Area.

• Rezoning REZ2025-00025: 40.75 acres at Mechanicsville Turnpike and Creighton Parkway to allow commercial uses and 120 townhomes
• Conditional use permit CUP2025-00018: self-storage warehouse on 5.19 acres along Creighton Parkway
• Comprehensive plan amendment CPA2026-00005 (Group A): six land use map changes, no SSA boundary changes
• Comprehensive plan amendment CPA2026-00007 (Group B): four land use map changes, including removing areas from the Suburban Service Area
• Public hearings on all four items; citizens' time limited to 20 minutes

Public Safety Committee

The Hanover County Public Safety Committee is meeting to consider agenda amendments, approve minutes from August 20, 2026, and hear an update on the Animal Protection body-worn camera policy. Citizens' time is also scheduled. The meeting is largely procedural, with the policy update being the main substantive item.

• Animal Protection body-worn camera policy update presented by Chief Jeff Parker
• Approval of minutes from August 20, 2026
• Citizens' time for public comment

Transportation Committee

The Hanover County Transportation Committee will meet to receive informational updates. The agenda includes discussions on speeding concerns, traffic calming, and a road project status report.

• Speeding concerns and traffic calming discussion
• Road project status report
• VDOT agency update
• Hanover County agency update

Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors will review a report on the 2026-2027 school opening and participate in a ribbon cutting for the renovated Voter Registration Office. The meeting includes a request for a $2,000,000 budget supplement for the Atlee Road and Barnfield Lane roundabout.

• Ribbon cutting for the renovated Voter Registration Office at the Wickham Building
• Budget Supplement: Atlee Road and Barnfield Lane Roundabout - $2,000,000
• Public hearing advertisement for Ordinance 26-13 regarding U.S. Mint penny production
• Public hearing advertisement for County Code updates to the Fire/EMS Department composition
• Presentation on 2026-2027 School Opening by Dr. Lisa Pennycuff

Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors will hold a closed session to discuss the impact of the County Attorney's retirement. This session is intended to address filling the upcoming vacancy in the County Attorney’s Office.

• Closed session regarding the retirement of the County Attorney and filling the resulting vacancy

School Board

Board of Supervisors

The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will hold public hearings on 10 zoning items, including special exceptions for accessory housing units, rezoning requests, conditional use permits for a school, warehouses, and a solar energy facility. The board will also receive presentations on the year-end financial report, a school-based mental health services MOU, and revisions to the public facilities use policy and the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance. The consent agenda includes budget supplements, including $4,050,905 for schools and $650,135 for a Wegmans performance agreement.

• Public hearing: SE2026-00017 - accessory family housing unit on River Road, Henry District
• Public hearing: REZ2026-00021 - amend proffers to allow accessory housing on North Oaks Drive, Beaverdam District
• Public hearing: CUP2026-00008 - conditional use permit for a school at Independence Christian Church, Beaverdam District
• Public hearing: CUP2025-00023 - 94.6-acre solar facility on Blunts Bridge Road, Beaverdam District
• Consent: Budget supplement of $4,050,905 for Hanover County Public Schools

Board of Supervisors

The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will hear presentations on the preliminary 2026 year-end financial report, a school-based mental health services memorandum of understanding, and revisions to the public facilities use policy. They will also consider amendments to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance and receive updates on the Connect Hanover broadband initiative. The consent agenda includes budget supplements, including $4,050,905 for schools and $650,135 for a Wegmans performance agreement, plus several administrative approvals.

• Budget supplement of $4,050,905 in state and federal funding for Hanover County Public Schools
• FY26 appropriation of $650,135 and budget transfer of $63,718 per Wegmans performance agreement
• Budget supplement of $750,000 for Pouncey Tract Road and Ashland Road intersection
• Revisions to Ordinance 26-04 amending the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance
• Reappointments to Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission and Hanover Airport Advisory Committee

Board of Supervisors

The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will hold public hearings on ten planning items, including requests for special exceptions for accessory family housing units, rezoning, proffer amendments, conditional use permits for a school, warehouses, and a solar energy facility. The board will also hear citizens' comments and adjourn to a regular meeting on September 9, 2026.

• Special exception for accessory family housing unit on River Road (SE2026-00017)
• Rezoning of 10 acres on Little Florida Road from A-1 to AR-6(c) (REZ2026-00013)
• Conditional use permit for a school at Independence Christian Church (CUP2026-00008)
• Conditional use permit for warehouses larger than permitted on Northlake Park Drive (CUP2026-00007)
• Conditional use permit for a 94.6-acre solar facility on Blunts Bridge Road (CUP2025-00023)

Community Development Committee

The Hanover County Community Development Committee is meeting to discuss several ordinance topics, including a review of data center regulations and required amendments to comply with new state laws. They will also consider changes to cemetery, residential, and parking ordinances, as well as a deferral policy and tourism zones. No final votes are scheduled; these are discussion items.

• Review of JLARC data center study and topic groupings
• State code changes: HB876 (wireless support structures), HB711 (solar facilities), HB891 (BESS accessory to solar), HB888 (minimum parking for residential)
• Cemetery ordinance: reducing minimum lot size
• RS district: removing base density requirement
• Deferral policy and tourism zones discussion

Planning Commission

The Hanover County Planning Commission will hold public hearings on several rezoning requests, including a proposal to rezone 77.62 acres for data centers and accessory uses. Other items include rezoning for family-member lots and a proffer amendment. The meeting also includes approval of minutes and citizens' time.

• Rezone 77.62 acres on East Patrick Henry Road to M-1(c) for data centers (REZ2025-00010)
• Rezone 11.41 acres on Bethany Church Road to AR-6(c) for one additional family lot (REZ2026-00024)
• Rezone 5.49 acres at Triple Trail to RS(c) for one additional family lot (REZ2026-00018)
• Rezone 2.89 acres on Creighton Road to RS(c) for one additional family lot (REZ2026-00020)
• Amend proffers for 8.09 acres on McClellan Road, changing cash and house size proffers (REZ2026-00016)

Public Safety Committee

The Hanover County Public Safety Committee is meeting to receive updates from the Sheriff's Office, Fire-EMS, Emergency Communications, Commonwealth Attorney, and Animal Protection. They will also discuss the Emergency Communications Regional Radio Project, a Fire/EMS Ordinance update, and an Animal Protection Body Worn Camera Policy update. The meeting is primarily for discussion and updates, with no final votes expected.

• Emergency Communications Regional Radio Project update
• Fire/EMS Ordinance update
• Animal Protection Body Worn Camera Policy update
• Approval of June 30, 2026 meeting minutes

Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Committee

The Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Committee will meet to conduct business and review financial reports. The primary agenda item is a presentation on the Q2 OPEB Investment Report.

• Review of Quarterly OPEB Investment Report Q2 presented by Scott Fleming of PFM Asset Management