Board approves rezoning application recommendation to reclassify property on Sawmill Road

The Board of Supervisors accepted the planning commission's recommendation and approved an application to rezone a parcel on Sawmill Road, shifting the designation from Industrial M-1 to Business D-1 to permit a proposed new business use.

County staff reported the application from James Moody identified the parcel by tax map and parcel record numbers and located it on the east side of Sawmill Road about 622 feet south of Route 722 in Election District 1. The planning commission reviewed the application and recommended approval with conditions; staff told the board the commission voted unanimously to approve.

At the board meeting staff opened a public hearing; there were no substantive objections recorded in the transcript. Supervisor Warren moved to accept the planning commission's recommendation; the board voted and the motion carried.

Staff said conditions adopted by the planning commission apply to the rezoning; the board did not elaborate on those conditions in the transcript. The record shows the board accepted the planning commission's action; no variance, special exception or additional board-approved conditions were recorded in the transcript.

Because the board acted on a planning commission recommendation, the rezoning is subject to the county's zoning and land-use process and any recorded conditions become part of the zoning approval.