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At the Board of Supervisors meeting the item was returned with a request for clearer wording on condition 6 (privacy fence) and condition 13 (the applicant/landowner acknowledgement). Planning staff said condition 13 is a standard clause on SUPs used to document that the applicant and the landowner agree to the conditions; staff noted that in Applegate's case the applicant is also the landowner.

Commissioners discussed whether the board could amend conditions without returning the case to the commission and whether a fence condition made sense where timber and vegetation currently screened the property. Several commissioners said they did not see a need for a fence unless the applicant removed timber. The commission concluded it needed specific direction from the Board of Supervisors about the language changes requested.

Planning staff said legal counsel advised that, because the case has been reintroduced to the planning commission, the matter requires a new public hearing before any final action. The commission agreed to ask the Board of Supervisors for specific language and to place the matter on the May 27 planning commission agenda for discussion; if conditions change, planning staff said they would advertise a public hearing in June and ask the applicant to attend.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Buckingham County Planning Commission 4/28/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission received a referral from the Board of Supervisors asking for clearer wording on a privacy-fence condition and on the standard condition identifying applicant and landowner; the commission will request specifics and schedule a follow-up discussion and public hearing.","taxTitle","Buckingham County, Virginia","taxId",43171,"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},6255866,"Commission moves forward with public hearing for family campground in Howardsville",684,2210000,2894000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3159883-9a27fa68466f07b3de24864c227ce143&start=2210&end=2894","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3159883-9a27fa68466f07b3de24864c227ce143/thumbnail_2210000.jpg","/articles/6255866/Buckingham-County/Virginia/Commission-moves-forward-with-public-hearing-for-family-campground-in-Howardsville","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255866-d9b64a594cc4072cea965af0466dcef6/orig.mp4?Expires=1775516964&Signature=dQ3JoXj8iynD~VtQm1M4RUBzOWRl9x~5RNbSWoNbvcs6Y9wFb7tY3nejy53hHBPT2SH6i5zUB9dXUaVMfMuk8uTic9EmL1ZuCN7rJ0~IrFqLeG0Q~QjK3Odchro51YoHKSADrZ4bzGetHWIqHTdlAGb1cO5XwFzwFWXKAEoPwSkWmACqcG-E1EhW4zU~lnogKBG4OKAPp2LyzL4xOKJ2s9vHPHaV9oDevvua-rMF8JgtrgfQ04EfI--HW~egNp03yN7Iax5rnFuYTW1l5glIhR0GqCBGBIE--i9a4cCebZyCi4dJyzv6~LtKtHFy1HShZV-RZZGDwI8-TATIBJP9Dg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Philip Sandridge and David Weimer told the Buckingham County Planning Commission they want to formalize a family campground on 4.2 acres on Hathcock Lane in Howardsville and asked the commission to schedule a public hearing. The applicants said they have four campers on the property now for family use and plan to install an appropriate septic system if the county approves a family-campground special-use permit.

The applicants said the site is used primarily in summer months, that two of the campers remain on site for family use, and that they move units to higher ground during flood events. Commissioners questioned the applicants about floodplains, whether the campers are year-round or moved when flooding is likely, and whether a septic system sized for four units would be adequate.

Planning staff described the request as a family campground in an A-1 zone and said the application includes 14 proposed conditions; the applicants said they intend to install a septic system sized to serve four campers if the permit is approved. The commission voted to schedule a public hearing to give neighbors and interested parties an opportunity to comment; the motion passed unanimously.

Planning staff noted that because the campground request would require septic and other health-department approvals, those agency reviews would be part of the permitting process if the SUP advances.","Philip Sandridge and David Weimer asked the planning commission to schedule a public hearing on a request to formalize a family campground of four RVs/campers on 4.2 acres in Howardsville; commissioners moved the item to public hearing and asked about septic and floodplain considerations.",{"_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},6255871,"Planning commission sets public hearing for special-use permit to allow small auto workshop in Dillwyn area",134,1532000,1666000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3159883-9a27fa68466f07b3de24864c227ce143&start=1532&end=1666","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3159883-9a27fa68466f07b3de24864c227ce143/thumbnail_1532000.jpg","/articles/6255871/Buckingham-County/Virginia/Planning-commission-sets-public-hearing-for-special-use-permit-to-allow-small-auto-workshop-in-Dillwyn-area","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255871-5c2ecd5e29085354f3677b036aa67037/orig.mp4?Expires=1775516964&Signature=U~JLYfE4CIUZS~pHCz5Qfb0COJ9QBhYa65jHvKXHFiZoUVl-LJkemUhcvOuyL7eceImxUdW85L24~Xcf7X0YjHEbGlQc6OwgAX-L5dKCarKsaqcGLDwOPwlZ~8SCIODhIRsB2UWSaamyark4necUFQkXBOWqhh2R-V5tEC9vHdNJc2Hr0NeyzvzsOLFjk6IGPK0m3qEn4jCTt6uXkRLQ00TjYuoz00hwKQTISvrKPWbzsC1~7b9jzHxvuSRLKY0WZCQAYXyGJslBPZxkh1XUJx25s0LXfCihZQqr2fMJQOatS4RpSPUh4ZwwEWiUkHd-DDsOyP5IUf8geeR2km~hpQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Buckingham County Planning Commission agreed to hold a public hearing on a request by Mary and Charles Houchins for a special-use permit to operate a small auto repair operation at 515 Cattail Creek Road in Dillwyn. Planning staff said the property is about 3 acres in a rural (A-1) zone; the applicant seeks permission to repair vehicles for family, friends and occasional customers.

At the introduction, Mrs. Houchins said the intent is modest: \"Basically, what we wanna do is be able to work on our vehicles and our friends' vehicles. We're not looking to open a major garage, small time,\" and later added they hope a slightly larger garage would provide space and protection from weather. Planning staff summarized an enforcement complaint that prompted the application: the property currently contains numerous vehicles, of which staff estimated about 12 were titled and insured and seven could be classified as inoperable.

Planning staff proposed standard conditions for a special-use permit with several additions discussed at the meeting. Commissioners and staff discussed limits on vehicles tied to the business activity and whether a privacy fence or a pole-barn structure would reduce visibility and neighbor concerns. After back-and-forth on numbers, the commission agreed to draft the condition as a limit on the business-related parked vehicles (separate from owners' personal, licensed vehicles). Commissioners suggested setting a maximum of 10 parked vehicles associated with the business for a precedent set by a recent case (Applegate); planning staff noted the commission could adopt a different number.

Other conditions discussed and included in the draft were: installation of a privacy fence across the front of the property if vegetation is removed; provision of a holding tank and catch basin for fluids and recycling of used fluids; and a driveway/VDOT permit (staff said a VDOT email from Brian Locker confirming driveway review had been received). Houchins said they were willing to install a building or fence to reduce visibility and that they were gradually removing vehicles as parts were used or vehicles were scrapped.

Commissioners moved the Houchins application to a public hearing set for May 27. Planning staff said the public hearing will test neighborhood response to the proposed conditions and the commission can refine conditions then.","Mary and Charles Houchins requested a special-use permit to operate a small commercial garage on their property in the Dillwyn area; the planning commission moved the request to public hearing with draft conditions limiting vehicles and requiring a privacy fence and fluid containment.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6255876,"Buckingham planning commission declines to add policy statements to draft comprehensive plan; will rely on board—letter to Richmond",989,524000,1513000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3159883-9a27fa68466f07b3de24864c227ce143&start=524&end=1513","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3159883-9a27fa68466f07b3de24864c227ce143/thumbnail_524000.jpg","/articles/6255876/Buckingham-County/Virginia/Buckingham-planning-commission-declines-to-add-policy-statements-to-draft-comprehensive-plan-will-rely-on-boardletter-to-Richmond","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255876-0c392aa81362fed6410b463c669e4634/orig.mp4?Expires=1775516964&Signature=Mo51QFgZ5Cq5PWfEf1E1-jiojO41HAEOYHNDO0QAF~RmkKgHLwW096ldvpbZcrigICkApecKP8zu1L6ZGaHWB~y~obI2djTKUET-~RnKTnWyVy5o~2CehXZ-PbycRlEwPw9bPGahK69I4M0~xmQ7xwNFbtbBOsxIx-LW-re-tnmnOjcou6dHVYULghLl2Ndg7AOn9Z1ka5CJWP3oIGsb6951okxbWo3cQ5mnAolGrsr8AVV2HjVMCj5SzjzbBr2wUyATB6YUi136aqbg7b9xBCn4yBhOGWTsFK2zgcv1MU1XofYXN4tg2gPj4X~ur5f8uWj1Pl-CDsajqZ8X2FSL2A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Buckingham County Planning Commission voted to remove two proposed policy statements about local control from the draft comprehensive plan and to rely instead on a letter the Board of Supervisors will send to Richmond. Commissioners voted to exclude both statements before opening the public hearing on the plan.

Commissioner Pete, who drafted one of the suggested statements, told the commission he intended the language to make clear \"it's our intent to continue to make our own decisions.\" County Attorney Ian Wright cautioned that calling local authority a \"right\" was legally imprecise because Buckingham is a general-law locality. \"Your main problem was with calling it a right because we are a general law state,\" Wright said.

The commission debated whether a political statement about resisting state action belongs in a 5- to 10-year planning document. Several commissioners said the comprehensive plan must remain aligned with state law. Commissioner Jay said the board should instead send the separate letter to state legislators in Richmond rather than include either statement in the plan.

After discussion, a motion not to include either statement and to rely on the previously discussed letter to Richmond passed. Commissioners then returned to the comprehensive-plan item, made minor edits noted in the meeting packet, and voted to approve the draft plan. The commission recorded the approval as unanimous.

Commissioners also agreed to table any separate insertion of political language until after the public hearing and further coordination with the Board of Supervisors. Planning staff said the letter to Richmond had already been provided to the Board of Supervisors.

The decision leaves the comprehensive plan as a locally developed, living document that staff said will be updated as state law and local policy change.","Commissioners voted to exclude two proposed statements about preserving local land-use authority from the draft comprehensive plan and instead rely on a separate letter the Board of Supervisors will send to state lawmakers.","actionData","errors"]

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