Doing Business in Nelson County: Goals and Principles

Goals and Principles

The following information is taken from Nelson County's Comprehensive Plan

Goal - Enhance the county's tax base by maintaining and encouraging a diverse and vibrant local economy in designated development areas and compatible with the county's size and rural character.
Principle. Encourage a diverse mix of business and industries
Principle. Discourage strip development and encourage limited access and internal access management in large-scale commercial and industrial uses.
Principle. Support adequate setbacks, vegetative buffering, dark sky lighting, and unobtrusive signage in large-scale commercial and industrial uses to protect primary roadways.
Principle. Support small-scale commercial development as infill and as new development in designated development areas.

Goal - Increase the county's tax base by supporting the rehabilitation of substandard county residences and buildings and by seeking to have new residential development support the additional county costs associated with the development.
Principle. Support the rehabilitation of substandard housing, particularly those residences lacking indoor plumbing and which house low-income residents.
Principle. Determine the cost of new residential development and encourage proffers to defray the county costs associated with the development.

Goal - Support and encourage tourism as a viable means to diversify the local economy.
Principle. Support local tourism and link it to the region's many tourism programs.
Principle. Promote historic sites that are accessible to the public as part of the tourist economy.
Principle. Promote local greenways and other recreational opportunities to enhance tourism.

Goal - Recognize the importance of the county's agricultural economy as an integral part of Nelson's economic heritage and as an important part of the current economy.
Principle. Support a local farmer's market, or markets, with an emphasis on local products.
Principle. Encourage businesses and industries that support and strengthen the county's agricultural economy.
Principle. Protect prime farmland from development that would reduce its long-term viability as part of the agricultural economy.