Rockbridge supervisors approve special exception for Lexington Golf & Country Club expansion with conditions

LEXINGTON, Va. — The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a special-exception permit for LGCC W&L Joint Venture LLC to expand the Lexington Golf & Country Club in a residential R‑1 district, adopting a set of conditions intended to limit noise, lighting and water impacts on nearby homes. The board’s motion passed by a 4–1 vote; Supervisor Day voted no.

The vote follows months of review by the planning commission and a public hearing in late May. The application, for work shown on schematic plans prepared by Perkins and Orson (dated 03/24/2025, rev. 04/30/2025), would add courts, an outdoor pool and a playground, and reserves space for an events pavilion. The board adopted the commission’s recommended conditions with several staff- and board-requested edits.

Supervisors and nearby residents focused discussion on three clusters of concern: water and groundwater, noise and amplified sound, and lighting. County planning staff and the applicant agreed to a monitoring and mitigation package the board required before and after construction.

Under the conditions the board adopted, the county will require pre‑construction and follow‑up water testing. The written conditions require an initial, full battery of tests before any glyphosate or other herbicide application and post‑application testing specifically for glyphosate within three to seven days after each glyphosate application. A fuller set of tests…