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Votes at a glance: Louisa County supervisors approve tourism grants, condition changes, rezonings and ordinance updates
Summary
The Louisa County Board of Supervisors approved tourism partnership grants, a split‑precinct waiver, a Lake Anna algae‑mitigation resolution, a conditional‑use permit amendment for Bowood Barn, a rezoning to permit a hobby farm, and comprehensive Land Development Regulation amendments at its January meeting.
The Louisa County Board of Supervisors recorded the following formal actions during the meeting (motions and votes summarized from meeting minutes and on‑record motions):
- Tourism partnership grants: The board approved tourism partnership grants recommended by the Tourism Advisory Committee: $26,699 for the Louisa County Fair (reduced from an initial $149,000 request after committee recommendations and a Virginia Tourism Corporation grant offset) and $19,000 for the Louisa County Historical Society. The staff presenter said total fiscal impact would be $45,699, representing 27.2% of the set aside for tourism partnership grants. The resolution passed on a motion and second and voice vote.
- Waiver to administer a split precinct: The board approved a resolution requesting state approval to administer a split precinct necessary because a portion of a voting district lies primarily outside the county but contains a residence requiring a Louisa County voting location. The registrar was absent; staff presented the waiver as a de minimis administrative matter. Motion passed on voice vote.
- Lake Anna algae‑bloom mitigation: The board approved a resolution supporting state budget amendments for harmful‑algae‑bloom mitigation and freshwater testing and authorized draft letters to the General Assembly in support of several budget amendments identified in the staff packet. Motion passed on voice vote.
- Conditional‑use permit amendment — Bowood Barn (CUP 2015‑11 / 2024‑05): The board approved an amendment to three conditions on a 2015 conditional‑use permit for Bowood Barn, including allowing the property’s use as a special occasion facility (up to 25 events per year), clarifying maintenance of an existing vegetated buffer as shown on the approved site plan (Sept. 1, 2017), and adding an explicit allowance for the Louisa County High School prom (maximum occupancy of 600). The planning commission had unanimously recommended approval. Motion passed on voice vote.
- Rezoning request — Robert and Stacy Fuller: The board approved rezoning a 3.7‑acre parcel from C‑2 (growth area commercial overlay) to A‑2 to permit agricultural operations (hobby farm uses including raised beds and small animals) behind the owner’s residence; the board also voted to refund the applicant’s fees. The planning commission had recommended approval. Motion passed on voice vote.
- Ordinance amendments (Land Development Regulations, Ordinance 2024‑12): The board approved multiple code amendments to Chapter 86 (land development regulations) covering definitions, use matrix adjustments, waivers and setback provisions, shoreline and telecommunications regulations, and other clarifications identified by staff as efficiency improvements. Public hearing was held and the amendments were adopted on a motion and second.
Other actions on the consent agenda (minutes, bills and administrative items) were also approved by voice vote. The meeting adjourned after the ordinance vote.
Votes: The transcript records voice votes with affirmative “aye” responses for the listed actions; specific roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the public transcript for most motions.
Provenance: Each action above appears in the meeting transcript at the times cited in the provenance array below.
