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Planning commission recommends short-term rental SUP for Cypress Drive property despite split vote

3654598 · April 3, 2025
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Summary

The commission recommended approval of a special use permit allowing the short-term rental of one bedroom at 7649 Cypress Drive. Staff opposed the permit’s consistency with the comprehensive plan; commissioners split and recommended approval to the Board of Supervisors.

The James City County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of Special Use Permit 24-0034, allowing short-term rental of one bedroom in an owner-occupied, three-bedroom residence at 7649 Cypress Drive, after the applicant explained she had previously operated under an earlier permit that expired.

Staff told the commission the property is zoned A-1 (General Agricultural) and lies outside the primary service area; staff noted…

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