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upon, thus linking the ordinance with the plan.
Miller interjected that Virginia doesn’t have the enabling legislation to allow a locality to put a limit on growth rate. “So we’re talking about something that doesn’t apply to us,” he added.
"Except as a result of a court case that might be settled on the basis of the Petaluma precedent,” Phil Irwin remarked. Agreeing with Capelle, Irwin described a comprehensive plan as a “visualization of what you want to happen to the county in the future.” Zoning and subdivision ordinances, he continued, implement that goal.
"Rappahannock has been operating with its head in the sand for years,” Irwin stated, He maintained that courts struck down ordinances that weren't based on comprehensive plans while ordinances backed by plans stood a much better chance of withstanding legal tests.
"Phil, I wish that what you’re saying was true. I'd jump right on your bandwagon,” Miller responded.
Irwin claimed that the county was attacking its growth problems backwards by developing a comprehensive plan after the adoption of zoning and subdivision ordinances, instead of basing the ordinances on the plan.
“But it’s worked," countered Miller. "We’re in a better position than anyone else in Virginia.”
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