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Private special‑needs school seeks special‑use approval in A1 district; health and septic upgrades required
Summary
Special Education Services Inc. asked for a Class B special‑use permit to operate a private school for students with disabilities from an existing building in an A1 district; county staff recommended approval but the health department said septic upgrades may be required.
Special Education Services Inc., represented at the hearing by Rory Conran, asked the Tazewell County Zoning Board of Appeals for a Class B special‑use permit to operate a private school for students with disabilities at an existing building in an A1 (ag preservation) district (case 2540S). Community development staff recommended approval; the Tazewell County Health Department said the property’s septic may be undersized and must be upgraded before the school can operate.
Conran told the board the organization partners with local school districts to provide services for students whose individualized education…
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