Planning commission hears residentsconcerns over proposed 205-site Lebanon Road RV park

Prince George County Planning Commission members on Sept. 25 heard more than a dozen residents oppose a special-exception request to allow a commercial recreational-vehicle park with 205 campsites on a 258-acre parcel on Lebanon Road at Lake Lebanon.

County staff told commissioners the application (SC25-0004) requests a commercial RV campground of 205 campsites on a 258-acre A-1 (general agricultural) parcel and that staff finds the request consistent with the comprehensive plan and surrounding zoning if recommended conditions are imposed. Staff said the proposal includes 110 park-model RV sites, 41 pull-through sites and 54 back-in sites, and that park-model units are built and used for seasonal or extended-stay accommodations. The staff presentation referenced zoning review under a provision cited as 90-53-22 and summarized comments from other agencies, including VDOT, the fire/rescue agency, the environmental review section and the health department.

The applicant, Lindsey Bridal, told the commission she and a partner propose to build and operate the campground as a seasonal facility that would open April 1 and close Nov. 30, with no year-round occupancy. Bridal said she expects most guests to be weekend visitors from the Richmond and Hampton Roads metropolitan areas and said she is prepared to invest $10$12 million to build the project. She said campsites would be clustered in the center of the parcel, away from adjacent residences, and that she will prohibit off-road vehicles and a range of disruptive…