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Campground owners press supervisors for more review after county postpones zoning overhaul to August

2140714 · January 22, 2025
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Summary

Owners of county campgrounds and other residents argued the proposed zoning code rewrite would impose site, stay-length and operational restrictions that could jeopardize existing and developing campgrounds. The board postponed the mass revision to Aug. 19, 2025 to allow more review and outreach.

Owners and operators of Pittsylvania County campgrounds urged the Board of Supervisors to slow down the county’s proposed comprehensive zoning overhaul and to address provisions they say would constrain campground businesses.

Jeff Lau, speaking on behalf of Pittsylvania County campgrounds, told the board that although the draft ordinance had improved in some respects it still contained language that he said must be removed or altered: administrative access to confidential customer information; strict length-of-stay limits; minimum site-size standards that would be infeasible for…

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