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Board rezones Sunny Mountain property to business zoning to allow larger sign
Summary
The Nelson County Board voted to rezone 10761 Thomas Nelson Highway from A-1 agricultural to B-1 business to align zoning with existing gas station/restaurant uses and to permit larger signage.
The Nelson County Board of Supervisors voted Jan. 14 to rezone a property at 10761 Thomas Nelson Highway (known locally as the Sunny Mountain store, which houses a convenience store, Marathon gas station and the Indian Oven restaurant) from A-1 agricultural to B-1 business.
County planning staff said the businesses on the property are legally vested nonconforming uses and that rezoning would align the property’s zoning with its current commercial use and allow an increase in permitted freestanding sign area from 50 square feet (the A-1 limit) to 150 square feet under B-1 zoning. The property sits in the East District and contains flood-zone areas that will continue to restrict development per the county’s flood ordinance, staff said.
The county’s future land-use map places the property in a Lovington designation, which staff said prioritizes regional-scale development, redevelopment, and infill. The planning commission unanimously recommended approval at its December meeting, staff said.
The board opened and closed the public hearing with no speakers registered specifically for the rezoning and then approved Rezoning No. 24-0289 as presented.
Why it matters The rezoning regularizes the property’s use and will allow the owner to expand signage at a longstanding commercial site; the change was recommended by the planning commission and advanced by county staff as consistent with the future land-use map and local zoning practice.
Votes at a glance - Rezoning 24-0289 (A-1 to B-1 for 10761 Thomas Nelson Highway): motion approved; recorded roll-call responses included Doctor Lane — Yes; Mister Palm — Yes; Mister Rutherford — Yes; Mister Beacon — Yes; outcome: approved.
What’s next Property owners may pursue signage improvements consistent with the B-1 standards and must comply with any VDOT sign permits and local flood-plain restrictions the county described.
