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Madison County panel advances short‑term rental request for 15‑acre parcel after preliminary review
Summary
A planning committee voted to advance an applicant’s request to the Madison County Planning Commission to permit two dome-style short‑term rental units and tag a primitive campground designation for a 15‑acre parcel on tax map 30‑5c, subject to health, VDOT and deed/easement review.
A Madison County planning committee advanced a proposal Monday to the planning commission that would allow two dome‑style short‑term rental units on a 15‑acre parcel identified as Madison County tax map 30‑5c, with staff advising the committee to tag the application as both a short‑term rental and primitive campground under the county zoning code.
The proposal came from Kelsey Schlein, a planner with Schimpf Engineering, who said the applicant intends to build dome tents on deck platforms with electricity and plumbing; Aida Alamo, identified in the meeting as the property owner, confirmed the existing house on the parcel already operates as a short‑term rental.
County planning and zoning administrator Alan Nichols said the project “needs a little bit of deliberation” because the applicant has applied for decks and platforms and staff must determine whether to…
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