Route 221 Corridor Study

The planning process for the Route 221 Area Plan began in January 2008. Recent development pressures resulted in a need to create and implement a plan to protect the area's unique resources while planning for compatible future development.

Since January, county staff, citizens, other stakeholders, as well as the Planning Commission has worked together to develop a draft of the plan. The plan is presented below.

The Route 221 Corridor study consists of approximately 5,600 acres bounded approximately by Cotton Hill Road on the east, the Blue Ridge Parkway to the south, the base of Bent Mountain to the west, and lower Twelve O'Clock Knob and Mount Chestnut to the north.Click here to see a map of the study area boundary.

Plan materials:

Draft Plan Document (Maps Included - Presented December 2 at the Planning Commission Public Hearing)

Draft Plan Document (Presented October 21 at the Planning Commission Work Session)
Draft Plan Maps (Presented October 21 at the Planning Commission Work Session)
Presentation of Draft Plan (Presented October 21 at the Planning Commission Work Session)

Community Meeting Presentation (Presented September 8th and 11th Community Meetings   at Back Creek Elementary School) 

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