Rezoning requests down in Bedford County due to recession

The economy’s crippling effect on construction has led the Bedford County Planning Commission to scarcely review land use projects in 2009, according to mid-year report on activities and trends.

The commission did not receive any requests this year from Jan. 1 to June 30 for rezonings, zoning text changes or special review projects and held only two public hearings on separate requests for special use permits.

The total of stick-built homes has sharply declined since 2007 while the total of manufactured homes has also decreased but at a lesser rate, according to the report. The county’s division of planning reviewed or immediately issued 448 applications for zoning permits from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2009, it states.

The report lists several projects in Forest that are under review or have been approved by the

county.

They include Autumn Run — a 77-lot subdivision off Cottontown Road, a Kroger undergoing construction at Forest Square Shopping Center, a Taco Bell at the shopping center, a Central Virginia Credit Union at the intersection of Perrowville Road and U.S. 221 and a Sheetz at the intersection of Ashwood Park Road and U.S. 221.

To view the full report, visit http://www.co.bedford.va.us.