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Board approves special exception for contractor yard at Partlow Road site
Summary
The Board granted a special-exception permit for Abel's Construction to operate a contractor office and 2‑acre laydown yard, subject to site-plan and land‑disturbance reviews; planning commission recommended limiting the yard to 2 acres.
The Caroline County Board of Supervisors approved a special-exception permit Tuesday allowing Abel’s Construction to operate a contractor’s office and a 2‑acre equipment and material laydown yard at a Partlow Road property formerly housing an archery supply store.
Planning staff told the board the application sought allowance for contractor equipment and material storage in the RP‑zoned portion of a 29.79‑acre parcel that also contains a small business zone (B‑1) lot near Partlow Road. The applicant, Jerry Abel, said the yard will mainly store building materials and aluminum canopies tied to contracts he performs for regional military installations and distribution centers; he told the board the laydown area is primarily for temporary staging and protection of valuable material.
The applicant’s plan calls for a graveled surface made from millings, fencing and gates, and evergreen plantings and existing tree lines for screening. VDOT and the county’s environmental reviewers told staff no entrance upgrades were required and that land‑disturbing activity will be handled at the site plan stage; stormwater and Chesapeake Bay requirements must be met before construction.
Planning Commission recommended approval with a condition limiting the special exception to two acres. Planning staff and the board noted that separate uses — such as RV/boat storage or storage rented to third parties — are defined separately by the county zoning ordinance and would require separate approvals.
The board motion to approve the special exception carried with no public objections recorded in the hearing. Mr. Abel addressed the board to confirm the yard was intended to support his contracting operations and not to become an independent paid storage facility.
The county will review a site plan and any land‑disturbance permits before the laydown yard can be developed. The approval applies to the contractor‑use described in the application and will be enforced under county zoning regulations.
