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Applicant seeks special-use permit for home-based auto repair; commission schedules public hearing
Summary
Donald Applegate applied for a special-use permit to operate a commercial garage and auto-repair business from a residential property on East James Anderson Highway. The planning commission voted unanimously to move the application to a public hearing March 24, 2025, and asked for site and operations details at that hearing.
Donald Applegate, the applicant, asked the Buckingham County Planning Commission on Jan. 27 to schedule a public hearing for a special-use permit to operate a commercial garage and auto-repair shop from property on East James Anderson Highway.
The request covers tax map 138, parcel 39 (about 2 acres) at 17534 East James Anderson Highway in the Kurzeville District. Applegate told commissioners he plans to run “an inspection center, and... an honest auto repair business,” and said his garage is behind the…
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