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Board denies Oak Lawn event-venue permit after sustained neighbor complaints about noise and traffic
Summary
After months of community meetings and written complaints, Hanover supervisors voted to deny a conditional-use permit that would have expanded Hometown Realty’s Oak Lawn property use to an event venue. Neighbors cited amplified music, late hours and parking impacts; supporters cited community uses and holiday events at the property.
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — The Hanover County Board of Supervisors on March 26 denied an application that would have authorized an event venue at Oak Lawn (the Hometown Realty property) after neighbors described repeated noise, late-night amplified music and traffic problems.
The conditional-use permit (CUP) would have allowed the owner to host business, charitable and community events on the 13-acre property and rent portions of the site for private gatherings. The applicant amended the request during the review process: weddings and receptions were removed from the permitted uses, the applicant reduced a previously requested 40 outdoor events per year…
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