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By DAPHNE McCULLOUGH
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
As things stand now between the courts and Rappahannock’s current zoning and subdivision ordinances, the county doesn’t appear to stand much chance in controlling or limiting growth, according to planning engineer Robert Plavnick.
Plavnick met with members of the Rappahannock Planning Commission at the court house on Friday to discuss work on a comprehensive plan that the county must adopt by 1980. The Planners hoped to hear fresh approaches to the problems of rural development, especially since Plavnick had come highly recommended as a planning engineer with innovative ideas.
After listening for over two hours, the Planners seemed disappointed that their expert offered no ready solutions to the growth pressures that the county faces.
“Excuse me for saying so, but you sound a little like a doomsday forecaster,” remarked Planner Dave Fannon at the close of the two hour session.
Plavnick’s opinions on the inevitability of subdivision approval echoed statements made recently by Rappahannock’s Commonwealth Attorney George Davis. Plavnick described the county’s subdivision process as ‘‘ministerial.” If the developer follows ordinance regulations, “if he dots his i’s and crosses his t’s” and divides property in accordance with zoning requirements, then the county can't deny the subdivision, according to Plavnick.
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