Danville County board approves conditional use for short‑term rental at 4391 Stamford Road

The Danville County Board of Adjustments approved a conditional‑use permit to allow Nossa Farms LLC to operate a short‑term rental at 4391 Stamford Road.

Mikayla, a planning staff member, told the board the parcel is about 13 acres and is zoned agricultural along with surrounding properties. She said the proposed rental would occupy an accessory apartment of roughly 500 square feet and that staff proposed conditions including a maximum of two guests, off‑street parking, a maximum rental term of 29 days, a required change‑of‑use zoning permit and no additional commercial uses on site. "It's kind of an odd shaped lot," Mikayla said, describing the property as set back from the road with a long flag portion leading to the house.

Applicant Tony D'Acosta said the accessory unit was an old building the family renovated and that the intent was to use it as a guest house and to list it on short‑term rental platforms such as Vrbo or Airbnb. "We basically redid completely new," D'Acosta said. He said the unit has its own parking circle and that the closest neighbor is "about a thousand feet" away; he also said the unit is set well back from the road (as stated by the applicant, "approximately 3,300 feet" from the road). D'Acosta noted the unit has a staircase and is not currently wheelchair accessible.

Mikayla told the board she found about two short‑term rental listings in the general vicinity when reviewing online platforms and reminded the board that the zoning ordinance requires findings that the use will not be detrimental to public health, safety or welfare; will not overburden municipal services; will not increase traffic congestion or parking problems; and meets other ordinance requirements. She also told the board she had not previously reviewed an accessory apartment in the agricultural district used as a short‑term rental and that the ordinance gives the board discretion on whether that use is appropriate.

A board member moved to approve the conditional‑use permit; another board member seconded the motion (the transcript records the second as "Mike"). Board member Mike asked that the motion include an explicit finding that the use would not adversely impact surrounding properties because of the property's distance from residences and the low proposed guest occupancy; the chair confirmed that was acceptable to the motion. The chair called the question; the board voted in favor with no recorded opposition, and the chair congratulated the applicants.

No members of the public spoke in opposition during the hearing. The board moved on to the rest of its agenda and adjourned shortly after.

Because the transcript inconsistently identified the county for 4391 Stamford Road (staff alternately referenced "Bull County" and "Boyle County"), the article reports only the street address as specified in the record and notes the county as not specified in the transcript.