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Commissioners said the draft minutes contained inaccurate vote records and garbled text. One commissioner described prior minutes as “extremely bad” and said the minutes are a legal document that must accurately reflect actions and the substance of discussions. Another commissioner asked staff whether minutes are produced in‑house and whether the video record should be considered the official recording; planning staff confirmed the minutes are prepared from meeting recordings and the clerk’s notes.

The commission asked the clerk to correct specific vote miscounts (one commissioner reported being shown as voting “yes” on an item when they had voted “no”) and to reissue corrected minutes for next month’s meeting. Commissioners and staff discussed options to improve the record, including reviewing audio/video recordings and increasing review before approval. The chair instructed commissioners to provide Nikki (planning staff) a list of specific corrections by email or to speak up in the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Buckingham County Planning Commission 5/27/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Buckingham County Planning Commission voted unanimously to send prior meeting minutes back to the clerk for correction and several commissioners flagged systematic transcription and minute‑taking problems that they say hinder the record's usefulness.","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},6223608,"Maslins ask to operate bed‑and‑breakfast; commission schedules public hearing",200,5640000,5840000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3570579-8f50a75a5a902a5c4dbfab3c0d7e673d&start=5640&end=5840","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3570579-8f50a75a5a902a5c4dbfab3c0d7e673d/thumbnail_5640000.jpg","/articles/6223608/Buckingham-County/Virginia/Maslins-ask-to-operate-bedandbreakfast-commission-schedules-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6223608-517b09142ca46492b39adca12a9fc167/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141402&Signature=cBKaA9rIPSfTLDtxYj2htwGQLoK5pP8ImC~zsZX82nWXE~Y6vTgxFVCWK6h1jApbuxBt7KvHyb5psiTHsLhI436j43P2Slt6R6bp0WjupXgJZWfhcHhxjSyEyDY2lbq6kTfNBBMwT46islQzYzYLmHQCslouTnf66U45B8C-o2exni1zzGa3cFwrXTtln-Fw6YADF4XNz1QCp4kAhnPM5Cg7HvIWGFLzFddtjhQEQgFWBFUuiYXKliTnsnrDE9QTO1ae5XFsFahxsN-a5x61oUmMT8dvJ3cDIdwpJk1VZXdSZYNOpE~1eJ9mlepPKzVDb~3WATsOeo-UXWekTN1WOg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Stacy Maslin asked the Buckingham County Planning Commission to schedule a public hearing on special‑use permit case 25SUP358 so the Maslins may operate a bed‑and‑breakfast/short‑term rental (Airbnb/VRBO) at 2612 Plank Road (tax map 190 Parcel 32), the historic Epps House.

At the introduction, Maslin said the property is being preserved and used to supplement costs until the applicants retire and move to the county permanently. He said they do not plan to host events or large gatherings and described the property as restored, historic and maintained. Commissioners briefly reviewed acreage and noted the applicant intends no amplified or event use; commissioners asked staff to schedule a public hearing. The commission moved the introduction to a public hearing on June 23, 2025, and staff advised the applicant that any required health or septic issues and parking should be addressed in the SUP application packet before the hearing.

The commission asked staff to include the public‑hearing notice in the June agenda and to provide Board of Supervisors hearing dates should the commission recommend approval.","Stacy Maslin requested a special‑use permit (25SUP358) to operate a bed‑and‑breakfast/short‑term rental at the historic Epps House (2612 Plank Road). The planning commission agreed to schedule a public hearing on June 23, 2025.",{"_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},6223612,"Commission agrees to revise fence condition for Applegate auto‑repair case; schedules public hearing",805,4535000,5340000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3570579-8f50a75a5a902a5c4dbfab3c0d7e673d&start=4535&end=5340","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3570579-8f50a75a5a902a5c4dbfab3c0d7e673d/thumbnail_4535000.jpg","/articles/6223612/Buckingham-County/Virginia/Commission-agrees-to-revise-fence-condition-for-Applegate-autorepair-case-schedules-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6223612-7962ccbea53e72b6325b6fd2c23baeca/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141402&Signature=mtB4HMoRsiR6xkYUTqDzg1pk5Ly~yE9eeH~TJ0eUy23sPAmTyc52JzIlS4xXzTFlrY0821uR6sDAxdtxWqGb0ap9jtMMKF9i9RYUZ7-bSmHRD-R8dpqQefTcxjJqmLCIuxZ0KvnTDKPrlgDbIaPSqnppsxSEeVwJRxFWNvepMNyggjegBG-U0D8PBpK8FdM8a6WXXPnR--vdbxlKo6Tv7EC9V5E8tlOrQAvTfpleCHqv7XhTPWOO18WWkUTpHzq0j9qK0KA6YFIX7C1hG1QX0U4bUTd3bgEUAh31-oBgJhG32U5K0B6vvcRE8DxbLSeXG2xLEWtIx2-Ab6gjMr4Tzw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Commission revisited special‑use case 25SUP353 (applicant Applegate) to clarify a privacy‑fence condition that the Board of Supervisors had flagged. Commissioners agreed to specify a six‑foot board privacy fence that the applicant will install if natural vegetation is removed on the applicant’s property or if adjoining parcels are developed within 50 feet of the applicant’s side or rear property lines.

Applicant Mr. Applegate told the commission he does not intend to install a fence now and said the timber buffer on his property already provides screening. He said he would install a fence only if neighboring development made it necessary and emphasized cost concerns for a full fence. Commissioners crafted a more precise conditional requirement: a six‑foot board fence on the sides and rear to be installed by the applicant should adjoining parcels be developed within 50 feet of the applicant’s property line. Commissioners also noted that existing vegetation could qualify as a barrier under VDOT standards.

Because the clarification materially changed the draft conditions, the commission voted to schedule a public hearing on the revised condition; staff set the hearing for June 23, 2025, and will notify adjacent property owners. The commission instructed staff to add the revised condition language to the packet and to coordinate with the county attorney if additional recorded language would be necessary to memorialize voluntary commitments.","For case 25SUP353, commissioners agreed to clarify condition language requiring a six‑foot board privacy fence if natural vegetation is removed or if adjoining parcels are developed within 50 feet; the application will return for a public hearing.",{"_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},6223617,"Neighbors object to Hathcock Lane campground; commission forwards 4‑site SUP to supervisors",2568,1962000,4530000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3570579-8f50a75a5a902a5c4dbfab3c0d7e673d&start=1962&end=4530","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3570579-8f50a75a5a902a5c4dbfab3c0d7e673d/thumbnail_1962000.jpg","/articles/6223617/Buckingham-County/Virginia/Neighbors-object-to-Hathcock-Lane-campground-commission-forwards-4site-SUP-to-supervisors","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6223617-c2bf61c8d9175f3d4204277a40ab3b40/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141402&Signature=S7m8AxU-1noZo~KlI8V8h5XqCsEDFFgimdL1GerfscYFLnTs5uF8iCnd6JZgQUwZmbZvAe1QNMstDTJf2JOs2G8PXx0bnlDAuUPRvdjb0sP8Fim4QjgzQbKxVQIKyB9kpSsdWsJO5zvGbxpHfu4vi7fuCS61-xFMYsaaClUCl~JAi6ynd3xBIlRxXTYFM8E3COmAmeUWipTeVdg6iKms2fzB-qc6FnFC8M33M1R~1v6hWfY27JrNuyqDX9NDk03GyyYXrtSPLOsx76aqkJbQ8WmOhOq~8JnfISKi6YeAhsoR1Co3xMfWa-bPx7kNm9BwdMMTjoSB0dhxiD4Gdkt9Rg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Buckingham County Planning Commission voted to forward special‑use permit case 25SUP357, a request by Philip Sandrich and David Weimer to operate a four‑unit campground on Hathcock Lane (tax map 22 Parcel 1 Lot 30), to the Board of Supervisors after a lengthy public hearing in which several nearby residents opposed the proposal.

Neighbors filed written opposition and several spoke in person at the meeting. Scott Anderson and Rebecca Jones submitted an email opposing the permit that flagged tree removal along the riverbank, disruption of riparian buffers and concerns about campfires, traffic and onsite sewage disposal. Helen Robertson and Betty Hathcock Pugh said they opposed a public campground in what they described as a long‑standing private residential community; Pugh said the applicants had “destroyed a wetland” and removed trees she said previously protected the riverbank.

Joe Phillips and other neighbors urged the commission to deny the SUP, saying the property owners could enjoy the river under existing A‑1 rules and that a permitted campground could later be used commercially by future owners. Phillips told commissioners the application “creates a precedent” and questioned where any required dump station or septic infrastructure would be placed in the flood plain.

Applicants Philip Sandrich and David Weimer said they purchased and cleared the land for family use, described the four campers on site as family‑owned and said they had no plans to rent spots commercially. Weimer said: “We have 4 campers. They're family campers. We have no hint of renting campers out.” Sandrich and Weimer said they removed temporary sanitation features after a notice of violation and said they would install a septic system if the SUP were approved and health‑department requirements followed.

Commissioners discussed whether the county could write enforceable conditions to limit future commercial use (for example, recording a deed restriction or other recorded agreement). Staff advised that any novel termination or reversion condition would require legal counsel review and likely a recorded instrument to ensure enforceability. Several commissioners recommended tabling the request for a legal opinion; another commissioner moved to forward the case with a recommendation of approval. The motion to forward with a recommendation of yes passed; the chair said the case will proceed to the Board of Supervisors for final action.

The planning record notes that the campground request is limited to four units, that health‑department approval for sanitation would be required before the site could lawfully operate, and that the SUP, if granted, would run with the land unless constrained by a separately recorded agreement.","The Planning Commission forwarded special‑use permit 25SUP357 — a request by Philip Sandrich and David Weimer for a four‑unit campground on Hathcock Lane — to the Board of Supervisors after substantial public opposition citing tree removal, floodplain and sewage concerns; the commission discussed legal restrictions and possible deed conditions.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6223621,"Planning commission forwards Hatchins’ auto‑repair special‑use permit after debating vehicle limits",1485,420000,1905000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3570579-8f50a75a5a902a5c4dbfab3c0d7e673d&start=420&end=1905","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3570579-8f50a75a5a902a5c4dbfab3c0d7e673d/thumbnail_420000.jpg","/articles/6223621/Buckingham-County/Virginia/Planning-commission-forwards-Hatchins-autorepair-specialuse-permit-after-debating-vehicle-limits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6223621-85883fc22246b78f8414c2082cebee32/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141402&Signature=cBhYJ3Z5RBzSxuOlUkwVUe0VSd5rtXcQU0U0TqaKjA5nLUfVilB9k2frtePBFUSlk~i2QbyU85eq8LR0qKE8ih0XHKpD6o-S4yhW4RPHjjvuPb6t1qIPhqbk9TquH2ODGgtJwzPh~aRbclWIFNSmX~jcutm~DVKDGxf1CN~~mKBoMBCKXff1uC9T8rq8t0ihr6TDGU4GCiYcSvJHgkGyrmFYDSnlr996fprhXhGPdUgFe1f0V~QrjjPNqqBoTF4nEUke6NkLkqDGQ2iUFi7KPZ1~RHUISDuU0zDw~93-l6WVHYzNuPeDuniwkw5jEE~xQQv2OZ75LjOibfeLTr0yFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Buckingham County Planning Commission voted to forward special‑use permit case 25SUP356 — a request by Mary and Charles Hatchins to operate a commercial garage at 515 Cattail Creek Road — to the Board of Supervisors after commissioners clarified conditions including a vehicle limit and a privacy fence.

Commissioners focused on how many vehicles the business could keep on site and on clarifying which vehicles fall under county rules for “operable” versus “inoperable.” Nikki (planning staff) told the commission the original conditions as presented in the packet listed 15 vehicles but that the commission had previously discussed 10 for the business; commissioners debated whether that limit should include personal, operable vehicles. Commissioner Kapuscinski and Commissioner Bickford recalled the prior discussion and said the intent was 10 business vehicles with no limit on operable personal vehicles. Commissioner Kapuscinski said, “we agreed to 10 for your commercial business.”

The applicants’ representative, Miss Foster, said the applicants had begun installing the agreed privacy fence and were moving inoperable vehicles behind it. Foster told the commission, “We actually started at the side of the house. … once we get that finished, we'll start moving some of the inoperable vehicles behind that so that they are out of sight.” The applicants confirmed some vehicles are being repaired or removed and called the work a “work in process.”

Commissioners and staff also discussed the zoning ordinance definition for inoperable vehicles and enforcement: county staff confirmed that the zoning ordinance treats more than four inoperable vehicles at a household as a violation and that the special‑use permit would only authorize business‑related activity. Commissioner discussion repeatedly separated business vehicle limits from the rules that govern personal, operable vehicles.

After debate, the commission agreed to amend condition number 5 in the draft permit from 15 to 10 business vehicles and to retain an allowance for personal operable vehicles per the ordinance; the commission vote resulted in a tie. The chair stated that the case would therefore move forward to the Board of Supervisors with the tie recorded. The record also notes agreement that the applicants must install a privacy fence along the road frontage and provide state‑required fluid containment (a reservoir or tank) for automotive fluids as a condition of the permit.

Because the commission’s discussion centered on clarifying how the county enforces inoperable vehicle limits and how a special‑use permit applies only to business activity, staff emphasized that personal compliance (no more than four inoperable vehicles under the zoning ordinance) remained the property owners’ obligation regardless of the permit outcome.

The commission recorded the amendment to condition 5 (10 business vehicles) and forwarded the case to the Board of Supervisors for final action.","Buckingham County Planning Commission voted to forward special‑use permit 25SUP356 for a commercial garage at 515 Cattail Creek Road to the Board of Supervisors after commissioners debated whether to limit business vehicles to 10 and require a privacy fence and fluid containment.","actionData","errors"]

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