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Plans for a proposed residential farming community in Hanover County cleared the county’s Planning Commission on Thursday night, moving forward the project that developers have touted as unique to the region and complementary to the county’s agricultural tradition.

The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the county’s Board of Supervisors approve a rezoning request for Chickahominy Falls, a proposed 180-acre development with 404 homes on Cedar Lane and Holly Hill Road in the Elmont area.

“This will be an innovative, first-of-its-kind development that reflects Hanover’s farming heritage,” wrote Andrew M. Condlin, an attorney representing developer Cornerstone Homes in papers submitted to the county for the rezoning request.

The proposed development, which will be bounded by the Chickahominy River to the south and feature some homes cast in a clustered, villagelike setting — along with nature trails, gardens and 10 acres for farming — is being marketed for homebuyers age 55 and older as well as millennials. Plans call for 73 acres of open space, and the development also will include a clubhouse and pool.

Homes will start in the mid-$200,000 range and go up to $450,000, developers have said.