The King George Planning Commission met on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, to conduct a public hearing on changes proposed by the Board of Supervisors that would increase minimum lot sizes in the county’s largest zoning category. These changes would impact all agriculturally zoned parcels, which make up more than 90% of the land mass in the County, and would increase minimum lot sizes from 10 acres to 20 acres in A-1, 2 acres to 5 acres in A-2, and 1 acre to 3 acres in A-3. The proposed amendment would also make changes to access and connectivity requirements within subdivisions.
The Planning Commission heard from 5 individuals during the public comment part of the hearing with 4 of those speakers strongly opposed to any changes and one that was very focused on preserving the current lot sizes for family subdivisions. Commissioners did confirm that the current lot sizes would remain for divisions that meet the family subdivision criteria.
After much discussion among the Commissioners, a consensus emerged that everyone is opposed to changing the minimum lot sizes and supportive of the access requirement changes. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to report the amendment unfavorably to the Board of Supervisors with a note that they are in favor of isolating the piece on access requirements and moving that forward. The amendment is now forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for its consideration as the actions of the Planning Commission are recommendations to the Board, not binding votes.
A public hearing should be set for this issue to be discussed at the Board level. FAAR is actively campaigning against any changes to the minimum lot sizes as a taking of private property rights. If you’d like to send a letter of concern to the Board of Supervisors, visit FAAR’s action site at https://www.protectkinggeorgepropertyrights.com/.