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Bedford supervisors approve special-use permit for vehicle-repair facility on PCD-zoned parcel
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a special-use permit allowing an existing Bedford County property to host two vehicle-repair bays; the permit includes staff conditions and a requirement that major layout changes trigger an amended permit.
The Bedford County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 9 approved a special-use permit allowing two vehicle-repair bays at an existing structure on a parcel zoned Planned Commercial Development (PCD).
Planning staff told the board the parcel is shown on the county’s future land use map as commercial and is surrounded by other PCD parcels, with industrial zoning farther north. The staff presentation said the applicant’s concept plan locates an existing building and a proposed new building for the repair use and recommended approval with conditions.
Planning staff said the Planning Commission held a public hearing on Aug. 5, 2025, and recommended approval of special-use application SU25-0009 by a 6–0 vote; no citizens spoke for or against the project at that hearing. The staff recommended conditions include general conformance with the submitted concept plan, conformance with ordinance standards for site-plan approval, and a requirement that any site-layout changes that increase impacts to adjoining properties must be approved through an amended special-use permit. A lighting condition requires fixtures to provide only the minimum lighting needed for safety and to be directed downward away from adjacent properties and roadways.
An applicant representative, speaking for Eddie Dooley, said Dooley intends to construct an additional building and use the two facilities to repair personal equipment and “not generally [be] open to the public,” describing the operation as effectively a self-service shop for his own operations. Board members asked whether the permit could allow public access in the future; staff answered that while the current request was described as private, the ordinance language for the use covers repair activity whether private or public and the permit does not itself prohibit future public access if ownership or operating arrangements changed.
Miss Davis moved to approve Resolution R090925-4, and Mister Tuck seconded. The board voted in favor on a roll call with the chair also voting yes. The resolution adopts the special-use permit subject to the staff conditions listed at the meeting.
The board’s action follows the Planning Commission recommendation and attaches the site-plan and lighting conditions described by staff. Additional changes to the site layout that materially increase impacts will require the applicant to seek an amended permit, per the board’s adopted conditions.
