Greensville planning commission recommends special-use permit for private hunt club near Taylor's Mill Pond

The Greensville County Planning Commission on an unanimous roll-call vote recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve SP1-2025, an application by LSW Land and Timber LLC (applicant Kenny Allen) for a special‑use permit to establish a private hunt club and place a 24-by-36 metal storage/shelter building on land east of Taylor’s Mill Pond on Little Low Grand Road.

Staff described the subject parcel as located in the Zion election district in the A‑1 (agricultural) zoning district and “almost a acre and a half.” The staff report said a hunt club is an allowable use in A‑1 with a special‑use permit and concluded the request fits the county’s 2024 comprehensive plan rural‑area guidance, which recognizes private recreational uses including hunt clubs. Staff recommended approval with conditions that address public safety, health and general welfare and noted an added condition requiring engineered stamped plans if the building is to be occupied in the future.

Kenny Allen, the applicant, told the commission the club is intended as a family organization, not men‑only, and that many members already hunt in the immediate area. “We just want to have a place for our kids,” Allen said, describing plans for a small playground and saying roughly 21–22 members have committed to the club. Allen said the building would be used for storage and shelter during bad weather and that he insures the property and intends to list landowners on the club's insurance policy.

Two written responses from adjacent‑property owners were reported to the commission. Rosalyn Parker and Vanessa Wolford, owners of a parcel identified in the staff packet, opposed another hunt club next to their property; Russell Turner, a nearby occupied property owner, wrote that he had no objection. Commissioners asked staff and the applicant to clarify that the existing house on an adjacent parcel is vacant and that the applicant does not plan to hunt on the specific parcel being permitted but to use it as a base for club activities. Staff noted on‑site wells and septic are typical for the rural area and reiterated that building, well, and septic permits would be required if the structure were to be occupied.

During discussion the commission added a condition that engineered, stamped building plans be submitted if the structure were later to be occupied, to avoid future building‑code problems. Staff explained that an unengineered structure used merely as storage might not require engineered plans, but occupancy would trigger conventional permitting requirements (building permit, well and septic approvals and compliance with applicable code).

After public comment closed, the commission made a motion recommending approval to the Board of Supervisors with the staff‑recommended conditions plus the added engineered‑plans requirement. A roll‑call vote recorded affirmative votes from Chair Jeff Robinson and all commissioners present; the recommendation carried unanimously.

Votes at a glance - SP1‑2025 (LSW Land and Timber LLC / Kenny Allen): Motion to recommend approval to the Board of Supervisors with staff conditions and an added requirement for engineered stamped plans if occupied — recommendation approved by roll-call (unanimous).

Context and next steps The commission’s recommendation is advisory; final action on SP1‑2025 will be taken by the Greensville County Board of Supervisors at a future meeting. If the board approves the special‑use permit and the applicant later intends to occupy the building, the applicant will need to apply for building permits and any required well and septic permits and submit engineered plans as required by the added condition.

Ending The commission also completed routine business at the meeting, including officer elections and approval of an annual report, and noted ongoing county matters such as broadband updates. The Board of Supervisors will schedule SP1‑2025 for its agenda according to the county’s normal permitting and public‑notice procedures.