Some town officials contend the zoning text amendment would encourage mixed-use redevelopment commercial properties, including those along Broadview Avenue, and help provide more affordable housing. This is Warrentonâs chance to get it right . . . . As it is, the zoning text amendment is a blunt instrument. Julie Bolthouse, Piedmont Environmental Council staffer
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Editor Warrentonâs planning commission Tuesday night tapped the brakes on an ordinance change that critics say would open much of the town to intense â and largely unchecked â residential development.
The proposed amendment would create âby-rightâ residential zoning of five units per acre on commercial property. It would apply to about 300 acres in Warrenton, Zoning Administrator Rob Walton said.