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Richmond County planning staff flag sawmill sawdust piles, recommend study of open-burning rules
Summary
Planning staff told commissioners the Board of Supervisors has asked the Planning Commission to review possible ordinance language to address large sawdust piles at sawmills — including setbacks and maximum pile height — after citizen complaints and repeated dispatch calls responding to burning piles along Route 3.
Richmond County planning staff presented exploratory language and asked the Planning Commission to begin reviewing possible ordinance changes to limit sawmill sawdust piles and reduce open-burning hazards.
"There is a local ordinance on open burning through the state code and they give us like a model ordinance that's way more than what we need," staff said, citing examples used by other Virginia counties. Staff pointed commissioners to Charlotte County's language, which includes the provision that…
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