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Planning staff said the proposal depicts a 3,200-square-foot single-tunnel car wash with two pay stations, vacuum stations inside the site, a required attendant on site during operation, and landscaping and lighting designed to meet the Highway Corridor Overlay District (HCOD) standards. The parcel will be accessed by a right-in/right-out from Ladysmith Road and by an internal access drive that connects to New Green Road as development continues.

Craig Pennington, county planning staff, told commissioners that public utilities, VDOT and the Virginia Department of Health supplied outstanding agency comments that will be resolved at site-plan review. Pennington also noted HCOD lighting restrictions limit illumination at property lines to 0.5 foot-candles or less.

Attorney Mike Rothermel, representing Flagstaff, introduced Jamie Nestor, Flagstaff’s president and CEO, and Steve King, the project civil engineer. Jamie Nestor said Flagstaff expects the site to wash between 250 and 300 cars per day at full capacity after ramp-up; the company reported recycling between 50% and 80% of water on its sites. The applicant described a three-tank reclaim system (three 2,000-gallon tanks, for a total of about 6,000 gallons) and said nonreclaimed water would flow to the county wastewater-treatment system per normal utility procedures.

Commissioners asked about pedestrian safety along the shared-use path, access and circulation from Route 1, drainage and the required 20-foot HCOD planting buffer; Pennington and the applicant said VDOT-approved crossing and infrastructure plans show the shared-use path and crosswalk and that landscaping meets HCOD requirements (canopy trees, understory trees and shrubs). Pennington noted utilities reviewers will require identification of detergents and prohibit “false state” soaps as a condition of final approval.

After questions, Commissioner Steve Rollins moved to forward SPEX042025 to the Board of Supervisors with the attached staff conditions; the motion was seconded by Commissioner J.D. Young and passed by voice vote. The commission’s action is a recommendation; final approval rests with the Board of Supervisors and technical site-plan and permitting reviews.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Caroline County Planning Commission 04/24/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Caroline County Planning Commission voted to forward SPEX042025 — a special-exception request from Flagstaff for an automated vehicle wash at Ladysmith Crossing — to the Board of Supervisors with staff-recommended conditions, including limits on hours, screening and lighting.","taxTitle","Caroline County, Virginia","taxId",30582,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6261459,"Planning commission backs Wildlife Rescue League special-exception request, adds condition on carcass disposal",1384,248000,1632000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3123974-cc870aea496436cfdc68ee0597907827&start=248&end=1632","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3123974-cc870aea496436cfdc68ee0597907827/thumbnail_248000.jpg","/articles/6261459/Caroline-County/Virginia/Planning-commission-backs-Wildlife-Rescue-League-special-exception-request-adds-condition-on-carcass-disposal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6261459-0baa8f9eaeddc82996bb91de56b9e8fc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770817262&Signature=C2QZfgjY5fUXV7smT5ZN7QS3zf7WLfWDrm~VeddbMHqa9S47TOqRN7kTi9cHqSpi8pO3HIYf-Yp5XKnj0591i4qwtn-wsCNIlblxOQADRZR8UX-1rwIGWbTOI~1upCKf32xYvL61fEr4M59tJ0W7s6XGVsfAFkCm295HIXbrHjRGoPivM-3ngBuW8h7blH9zKQq-wyULHFYZpG0yJ1gQINlbfmsyJjrgtzvkQniDDPPDeOr0qH4Z-x7y1iNy~7yUpDMEenQZUicXcq5j0-AMbh0vVIcM00srLGdxTl6QyT1wkxoXBYBec7Brnioce2wenIF1Z6gW6QAX7P2YyP3cuQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Caroline County Planning Commission voted Thursday to forward SPEX082024, a special-exception request from Wildlife Rescue League, to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation of approval and added conditions requiring cremation or disposal of deceased animals outside Caroline County.

The request covers an existing structure on Edge Hill Academy Road that would be used and modestly expanded as a wildlife rehabilitation facility. Planning staff told commissioners the existing building is 1,568 square feet and may be expanded up to 432 square feet; a recorded conservation easement on the parcel allows a structure up to 2,000 square feet. Staff said the applicant updated the general development plan to show potential outdoor caging areas that meet rural-preservation setbacks and noted three recorded roadway flood events near the property between 2020 and 2025.

The commission’s discussion focused on animal disposal, flood risk, staffing and traffic. Craig Pennington, planning staff, summarized the project’s changes and constraints, including the conservation easement limit and the updated GDP showing outdoor caging that meets required setbacks. Pennington also noted VDOT’s record of three flooding incidents on Edge Hill Academy Road and that public-utilities review remains for building-permit and site-plan stages.

Ms. Axelrod, representing the applicant, said the organization intends to use cremation services or contract with veterinary offices for euthanized or deceased animals and is amenable to disposing of carcasses outside Caroline County because the county landfill will not accept most carcasses. “We had talked about hiring cremation services, looking at individual veterinary offices that might also use cremation services and paying them,” Ms. Axelrod said.

Commissioners also asked about expected traffic and caseload. Pennington reported the applicant estimated between 5 and 10 trips per day to the facility; the applicant stated an approximate annual rehabilitative caseload and told commissioners it would attempt to release animals as soon as medically feasible. The applicant’s narrative in the record states an anticipated rehabilitation figure and describes an intent to minimize on-site wintering of animals and to provide secure housing for exhibit animals that remain outdoors during cold months.

After discussion, Dr. Carol Horton moved to forward SPEX082024 to the Board of Supervisors with the staff conditions as amended: strike condition 6, add a new condition requiring that the bodies of deceased wildlife be cremated or disposed of outside Caroline County, and add condition 17 (as referenced in the motion). The motion was seconded and passed by voice vote; the commissioners recorded “the ayes have it.” The commission’s action is a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors; the Board will make the final decision.

The commission also requested follow-up information be added to the file, including clarification of carcass-disposal options used by other regional wildlife rehabilitation centers and any necessary permit conditions tied to on-site staffing or commercial building upgrades if staff do not reside at the property. The commission’s recommendation notes that if the structure is used as a commercial facility and no employee resides on site, appropriate building-permit upgrades will be required prior to occupancy or operation.

The referral to the Board of Supervisors will appear on a future supervisors’ agenda; the staff report and the applicant’s revised GDP and narrative remain part of the planning file.","The Caroline County Planning Commission voted to forward SPEX082024 — a special-exception request for a Wildlife Rescue League facility on Edge Hill Academy Road — to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation of approval and new conditions requiring cremation or disposal of deceased animals outside Caroline County.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6261449,"Planning commission advances zoning text amendment to add civil penalties, agrees to pursue follow-up enforcement changes",1390,3239000,4629000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3123974-cc870aea496436cfdc68ee0597907827&start=3239&end=4629","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3123974-cc870aea496436cfdc68ee0597907827/thumbnail_3239000.jpg","/articles/6261449/Caroline-County/Virginia/Planning-commission-advances-zoning-text-amendment-to-add-civil-penalties-agrees-to-pursue-follow-up-enforcement-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6261449-5b7cd4f7d7783de1486d78bf4f5f642e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770817262&Signature=Zpx9YsYFjFET-GNagIpByDRCHwh3OsHWGjwCiH4CkBET2ROZfTXVETbe5LiKQ7kbs5MjzSkOk66JADaXN1RiSbjO1xzFMvXfTw4ATGbH1A2pS7dfw35LuzTBc1smPyKJkvHlmObkKJF~LFhZjSFohpWVbjuBnKlU-TmuxVpr9QFYVdGghQCW1h-TbFWz19v~Mp28YuKKIjJlCHOTnivRQZLbKQ7ZszdSLvUavLRuap0erxbTPypCv7Yw5RM~oPfTgEa7vElBJEwzPJGRvVBftuxRP1bAwSMpTCsW9~5cXW1ZxSpu88a8iKzQdtWKujSL3lRFejbPa5ZEKBzaY9cfEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Caroline County Planning Commission voted to forward TXT062024, a proposed text amendment to Article 20 of the zoning ordinance that adds a civil-penalty schedule and clarifies criminal-penalty language, to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation of approval. Commissioners also voted to initiate a separate, follow-up package of zoning amendments to address outdoor storage of inoperable motor vehicles, outdoor keeping of trash and garbage, unmitigated growth of grass and weeds, junkyards and related enforcement housekeeping items.

Brad Robinson of the county planning department said the Article 20 changes mirror the allowances in the Code of Virginia for civil and criminal penalties (the presentation cited state-code provisions in the staff presentation). The draft establishes an initial civil penalty of $200 for a first summons, allows escalation of civil penalties to $500 for additional summonses, and sets an aggregate civil-penalty cap consistent with the state limit cited in staff materials. Robinson said criminal-penalty language is included for more serious violations causing injury or where civil penalties would exceed the state cap; the draft specifies escalating fines consistent with the state code language noted in the staff presentation.

Robinson told commissioners that the amendment before them is focused on Article 20’s penalty language and does not itself adopt separate definitions or new standards for inoperable vehicles, trash or vegetation. He said the county intends to bring a second text-amendment package — to be drafted and reviewed at a future meeting — that will propose specific regulatory changes for inoperable vehicles, outdoor storage, unmitigated vegetation and related issues raised during public comment.

During the public hearing, Mary Hodge, a Bowling Green–area resident, described persistent inoperable-vehicle and outdoor-storage issues on an adjacent property in the Bowling Green district and urged stronger penalties and enforcement. Robinson and other staff explained that current code contains requirements that inoperable vehicles be screened or stored in enclosed buildings and that a property with multiple inoperable vehicles could meet the county’s definition of a junkyard. Staff advised that some equipment and farm vehicles may be exempt from licensing requirements and that clarifying definitions will be included in the planned follow-up amendment.

Commissioners approved forwarding TXT062024 to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation of approval by voice vote. Later in the meeting the commission made a separate motion to initiate the drafting and consideration of amendments addressing inoperable motor-vehicle storage, outdoor trash/garbage, unmitigated vegetation, junkyards and enforcement mechanics; that initiation motion also passed by voice vote. Staff said follow-up amendments will be prepared for a future meeting and will include definition clarifications and recommended enforcement language.","The commission voted to forward TXT062024 — an amendment to Article 20 to add a civil-penalty schedule and updated criminal-penalty provisions — to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation of approval, and separately initiated further text amendments to address inoperable vehicles, trash, unmitigated vegetation and junkyards.","actionData","errors"]

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