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Bedford County adopts broad zoning text amendments increasing minimum lot sizes and changing multiple land‑use rules
Summary
The Board of Supervisors adopted text amendment TA25‑0001 after a joint public hearing with the Planning Commission. Changes increase some minimum lot sizes, clarify setback rules, revise home‑occupation and food‑truck rules, add or redefine several uses and add licensing or parking requirements for others.
The Bedford County Board of Supervisors on an up‑or‑down vote adopted a broad set of zoning text amendments that raise minimum lot sizes in several residential districts and revise a range of land‑use rules, from home‑occupation noise standards to rules for food trucks and “hotshot” trucking.
The Planning Commission recommended approval after a public hearing, and the board voted to adopt ordinance 0072825‑04. The changes, presented by Jordan Mitchell, director of Community Development, include new minimum lot sizes for the Agricultural Village Center district and the R‑1 district, clarified side‑yard setback language and a series of definition and permitted‑use updates across multiple zoning districts.
Why it matters: the amendments alter long‑standing local rules on lot size, accessory apartments, commercial uses and licensing for mobile vendors, and will affect future subdivision and…
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