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Commission defers decision on rural event venue and short-term rentals at horse rescue to allow site plan and technical clarifications
Summary
The Planning Commission deferred a conditional-use permit (CUP) request for a rural event venue and three short-term rentals at a Powhatan horse rescue property for 30 days to allow the applicant to provide a detailed site plan and address technical conditions including septic, building code and VDOT entrance requirements.
The Powhatan County Planning Commission voted to defer for 30 days consideration of a conditional-use permit that would allow a rural events venue, three short-term rental units and three primitive campsites at 2850 Red Lane Road. The applicant, Angela Wichell, operates a nonprofit horse rescue that has been hosting short-term guests at existing buildings and sought formal zoning approval to continue and expand those uses.
County planner Charity Goh told commissioners the site is roughly 14 acres with Jones Creek along the northern and eastern property lines, contains existing structures and a septic system sized for eight occupants, and is in the Rural Residential and Natural Conservation land-use designations. Staff recommended a phased approval: phase 1 would…
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