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Goochland’s proposed tech overlay district is onto its next step after a recommendation of approval from the county’s planning commission.
The commission voted 3-2 at its Thursday evening meeting to recommend the county move forward with its plan to create is both a “technology overlay district” and a “technology zone,” that would span about five miles along Route 288, going from Interstate 64 south to Patterson Avenue, sitting adjacent to Hockett Road.
The meeting was the second of two public hearings held by the commission on the controversial proposal.
Much of the proposed district includes West Creek Business Park, which spans around 3,500 acres. The park contains about 1,700 acres of undeveloped land and currently houses mainly office tena