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Commission moves forward with public hearing for family campground in Howardsville
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Philip Sandridge and David Weimer asked the planning commission to schedule a public hearing on a request to formalize a family campground of four RVs/campers on 4.2 acres in Howardsville; commissioners moved the item to public hearing and asked about septic and floodplain considerations.
Philip Sandridge and David Weimer told the Buckingham County Planning Commission they want to formalize a family campground on 4.2 acres on Hathcock Lane in Howardsville and asked the commission to schedule a public hearing. The applicants said they have four campers on the property now for family use and plan to install an appropriate septic system if the county approves a family-campground special-use permit.
The applicants said the site is used primarily in summer months, that two of the campers remain on site for family use, and that they move units to higher ground during flood events. Commissioners questioned the applicants about floodplains, whether the campers are year-round or moved when flooding is likely, and whether a septic system sized for four units would be adequate.
Planning staff described the request as a family campground in an A-1 zone and said the application includes 14 proposed conditions; the applicants said they intend to install a septic system sized to serve four campers if the permit is approved. The commission voted to schedule a public hearing to give neighbors and interested parties an opportunity to comment; the motion passed unanimously.
Planning staff noted that because the campground request would require septic and other health-department approvals, those agency reviews would be part of the permitting process if the SUP advances.
