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Board approves amended proffers to allow County Line Road access for Dale Rivenbark property
Summary
The Accomack County Board of Supervisors voted to approve amendments to proffers tied to a 2006 rezoning for property owned by Raymond Dale and Anna Rivenbark, allowing vehicular access onto County Line Road and striking a prior lot-size requirement.
The Accomack County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 17 approved amendments to the proffers for a rezoned property identified as REZ000057-2025, allowing one access point onto County Line Road and removing a prior requirement that future lots be a minimum size.
Lee Pambit, deputy county administrator for community and economic development, described the request as an amendment to proffers that were adopted with a 2006 rezoning. Pambit said the application would allow access to County Line Road and strike Proffer No. 3, which currently requires subdivided lots to meet a minimum size. “The applicant is Dale Rivenbark … the property owners are Raymond Dale and Anna Rivenbark,” Pambit said in his presentation, and he noted staff and the planning commission recommended approval.
The change was presented as a limited amendment to proffers governing a roughly 25.44-acre site at 15589 County Line Road in the Belle Haven area. Pambit told the board that proffer No. 1 would be amended to allow a single entrance or exit on State Route 601 (County Line Road) subject to VDOT approval, proffer No. 2 (a buffer) would remain, and proffer No. 3 would be stricken in its entirety.
Nut graf: The vote alters the conditions tied to a prior rezoning rather than rezoning the property anew. Under Virginia law, voluntary proffers become part of the zoning conditions for the property; the board’s action modifies those binding conditions for the parcel at the owners’ request.
Board members asked no substantive questions during the presentation. A board member moved to approve the revised proffers and the motion was seconded. The chair called the vote: “All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Motion is carried.” The board’s action approves the applicant’s proposed amendment to proffers as presented to the board.
The amendment does not itself rezone the property; it alters the voluntary conditions that accompany the existing residential-with-proffers zoning. The county staff indicated VDOT approval would still be required to establish the access point on County Line Road.
The planning commission considered the amendment and had recommended approval; public comment reported for the planning commission’s hearing included one person and recorded no objection.
Ending: The amended proffers become part of the county’s zoning record for the parcel. No additional implementation tasks were announced at the meeting beyond the routine filing and VDOT coordination required to establish the road access.
