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Commission endorses zoning changes to regulate mini‑barns, RVs and ready‑removables; aims to shift enforcement from building codes to zoning
Summary
After more than a year of revisions, Bedford County commissioners approved a zoning resolution amendment to regulate temporary uses including small ‘mini‑barn’ dwellings and the use of RVs as long‑term residences, creating permitting paths, temporary permits, and exemptions for construction and medical necessity.
Bedford County commissioners voted to forward an updated zoning amendment that creates temporary‑use rules addressing mini‑barn conversions, RVs used as dwellings, and definitions for ready‑removables, with the goal of bringing these uses into the zoning office’s authority rather than leaving enforcement solely to building codes departments.
Planning staff and Director Chris Watts told commissioners the regulation package — described as an eight‑page resolution…
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