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Board approves rezoning for school site, delays broader industrial-park rezoning and forms economic development committee
Summary
The Buckingham County Board of Supervisors rezoned a 7.413-acre parcel to allow construction of a private school, postponed consideration of rezoning the remainder of an industrial park and directed creation of a reconstituted economic development committee to study future uses.
Buckingham County supervisors voted to rezone a 7.413-acre portion of the county industrial park so Central Virginia Christian School can build and operate a private school, while delaying a decision on rezoning the remaining two-thirds of the park and asking supervisors to nominate members for a new economic development committee.
The board split the two issues into separate motions and approved the rezoning for the acreage the school is buying. The planning commission had earlier recommended approval of the Christian school site unanimously. Supervisors also approved a motion to form an economic development committee and directed each supervisor to return within 30 days with names for appointment to that committee.
Why it matters: The action clears the way for a private school to proceed by right on the identified 7.413-acre parcel, while preserving a deliberative process for the larger parcel. The decision balances a public recommendation from the planning commission to delay rezoning of the larger area against immediate interest in selling a portion of the park for school use.
Board action and process details: At the meeting a supervisor proposed separating the two matters — the school parcel and the remaining two-thirds of the industrial park — into two votes; the board approved that procedural motion. The board then moved and seconded a separate motion to rezone only the 7.413-acre parcel for the private school; the motion carried. Separately, supervisors voted to form an economic development committee to consider options for the remainder of the park and asked each supervisor to provide candidate names for that committee within 30 days. Several supervisors noted the original committee that had considered the park no longer exists and urged replacement members be named that reflect current districts.
Context from planning commission: The planning commission recommended approval of the Christian school site by a unanimous vote and recommended against immediate rezoning of the remainder of the industrial park, advising that a committee review the matter and return recommendations in roughly a year. Board members endorsed the planning commission’s approach for the larger parcel but approved the narrower rezoning request at the applicant’s request.
Public comment and next steps: No members of the public filed objections during the public hearing on the Christian school rezoning. The board instructed staff to prepare necessary documentation to record the rezoning for the 7.413-acre parcel and to advertise appointments for the newly formed economic development committee. The board said it would reconvene committee appointments and any further zoning actions sooner if a time-sensitive sale or proposal emerged.
Ending: The rezoning clears the way for the school parcel transfer; further changes to the industrial park’s zoning will await the new committee’s review and subsequent board action.
