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A representative for the prospective operator described the request as a long-term repair shop for machines that require extended time in a shop. Staff and at least one commissioner said that \"service stations and automotive repair\" in C1 are not the same as heavy-equipment repair and that the appropriate path would be a C2 rezoning or a special exception. One commissioner moved to deny the request, noting prior denials and neighborhood opposition at an earlier hearing; the commission voted to deny the administrative request.

The denial means the property must be used in accordance with C1 district uses or the owner must pursue rezoning or special-exception procedures to authorize large equipment repair. Staff advised coordination with codes and planning for any future zoning or permit requests.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Loudon County Planning Commission and BZA Meetings, June 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission upheld prior practice and denied a request to conduct heavy-equipment repair in a C1 Rural Center District property on Davis Ferry Road, citing that the proposed use aligns with C2 special-exception activity rather than permitted C1 uses.","taxTitle","Loudon County, Tennessee","taxId",54394,"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},6202871,"Planning commission reviews Greenback High School stadium and gym plans amid public concern over location",352,1816000,2168000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3785279-8edc716ac1c751d494c681f53a79e447&start=1816&end=2168","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3785279-8edc716ac1c751d494c681f53a79e447/thumbnail_1816000.jpg","/articles/6202871/Loudon-County/Tennessee/Planning-commission-reviews-Greenback-High-School-stadium-and-gym-plans-amid-public-concern-over-location","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202871-cee45a5782003f0cd2561bbf2e3c80a3/orig.mp4?Expires=1775785972&Signature=bXB5WHThbLycP7vF8EJ2VDob2aqXkaC7orRM8BF7de7cIE0rJUCHEMyWducFU7MmS~~s8VZWTVMPtPDtR3I0JdXukG4uUA8HBiPDJaqz5Nw04NIvLigPDjIYP4I7x~5Io6Wnve954tTy0g3FWcLi2DUJer~OlFsag6dZpmuWt8Lp4D~icWi6TBUuCVO1dVsyqFd7he0-SBwmHzl9nz3TPk~Tlo6YZQzaaCHAkbuH6f6FOqLo96RiDEK~CghfoOmrp1uEAsN2GegblWGo-1fWiU17Cj7giFkvE5PCb1FRlAUWh~0ttsQfHvmIxWCXIXw1D8poJSknLwQ69OeuFugbWQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Loudoun County Regional Planning Commission reviewed a commercial site plan submitted by the Loudoun County Board of Education for a proposed football stadium and an auxiliary gym for Greenback High School. The Board’s representative described plans to replace bleachers, update stadium lighting and shift the football field location; commissioners said the application before them included options and that the school board could return with a revised site plan if details change.

A school representative said the current plan calls for moving the football field \"10 yards to the right hand side\" of the parcel, tearing down existing bleachers and installing new stands and lights. Commissioner questions focused on whether the project would be built on the current school parcel or on the old school site; one commissioner said, \"If they don't build on this side, this approval just dies within 12 months. He would have to come for the approval on the office site.\"

During public comment, resident Kate Hunter urged clarity and criticized shifting information about the stadium’s location, saying the difference matters for student access to a track and for voters after a $110 million bond: \"The fact that the stories change, that's very disturbing considering that we have already allocated or approved a $110,000,000 bond issue and a big property tax,\" Hunter said. Commissioners approved the site-plan recommendation that was before them but made clear that if the school board changes the site plan or location, it must resubmit for commission review and approval; the commission also voted on an auxiliary gym site plan on a separate parcel and recommended approval of that concept.","The commission approved site-plan recommendations for a proposed football stadium and auxiliary gym for Greenback High School but commissioners, applicants and a public commenter described inconsistent information about whether the stadium will be built on the existing field or the old school site.",{"_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},6202876,"Planning commission recommends Highway 72 access for proposed Afton landscaping and mulch site",477,1268000,1745000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3785279-8edc716ac1c751d494c681f53a79e447&start=1268&end=1745","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3785279-8edc716ac1c751d494c681f53a79e447/thumbnail_1268000.jpg","/articles/6202876/Loudon-County/Tennessee/Planning-commission-recommends-Highway-72-access-for-proposed-Afton-landscaping-and-mulch-site","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202876-c96e051f96e9e5b3b027ea41546a7b2e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775785972&Signature=DmygSlE~-JznMU8S6AFU8fd3NgRIGm2OD9Shybr-m9ZnPIFIpisEZYfUNGKP1zVyGbTWO3VsGPYM4C2A1DvKHMeHLW5GA8Y1oz9NRK467G6KA0lmIs7EWjvoU5CspOzRsWq5M-SGKeTlodonjH1~deI7HSV1-m6~vuHztlaIHJMXRN--UN3GUGC2rFYMsTXJXAX95SjbAvYrT2T6Lj9yo6rrvENTDTDT5E9p~DT5aKw~xMrULDfViG5PjddkaXt761PL7SYcIuMkbQ0o1rRfiTlFbBsYMPtu12FtK4nuVyNhDvpcRA-Ww63oz3wFDYnri6wgXteeXUwdZAq1N0dALw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a meeting of the Loudoun County Regional Planning Commission, commissioners recommended that a proposed commercial landscaping and mulch retail site in Afton obtain access from Highway 72 rather than Wade Road. The applicant, Andrew Brackett, and his surveyor described plans for a retail lot selling mulch, nursery items and landscape materials and said they preferred Wade Road for driveway access; commissioners raised safety and sight-distance concerns and recommended the state highway instead.

Brackett, the applicant and property owner, told commissioners: \"the idea for the property is, we've been in that's been in 3 business for nearly 30 years and started using, wood chips into making mulch, but got the idea of doing that to, start up with, like, a, retail lot for nursery items and landscape material, just everything in those lines.\" Commissioners and staff discussed sight distance, road width and traffic safety; one planning commissioner said the hill and narrowness of Wade Road made commercial access risky and favored state-highway access.

Staff and commissioners noted the Tennessee Valley Authority and state Department of Transportation reviews, and a staff member said off-highway access would likely reduce safety and long-term liability concerns. The commission recorded that sight-distance measurements on Wade Road showed \"a little over 400 feet\" of sight distance and noted potential additional costs for state-required improvements if access were taken from Highway 72: \"about 10 and $11,000 worth of items that [DOT] requires,\" a staff member told the commission. The commission then voted to recommend access off Highway 72; the action was a recommendation on access, not final site-plan approval.

The commission’s recommendation will be noted in the applicant’s site-plan record; final access approvals and any required state permits or roadwork will be determined during subsequent site-plan and permitting reviews. Brackett and staff said the full site plan will return with detailed access engineering and permitting information for final review.","The Loudoun County Regional Planning Commission voted to recommend access from Highway 72 rather than Wade Road for a proposed mulch, nursery and landscape retail site in Afton amid safety and sight-distance concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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Commission denies heavy-equipment repair use in C1 zone at Davis Ferry Road property

Planning commission reviews Greenback High School stadium and gym plans amid public concern over location

Planning commission recommends Highway 72 access for proposed Afton landscaping and mulch site