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Amherst County approves Posterity Acres short-term rental with conditions
Summary
The Amherst County Board of Supervisors approved a special-exception request to allow a short-term tourist rental at 146 Garrett Farm Road, limiting use to the newly created 2.475-acre parcel and adding a staff-recommended condition requiring clear parcel markings.
The Amherst County Board of Supervisors on an oral vote approved Special Exception 2025-113, permitting a short-term tourist rental at 146 Garrett Farm Road, with conditions including a staff-recommended restriction limiting occupants to the 2.475-acre parcel created by a June 26, 2025 subdivision plat.
Planning staff told the board the request was filed by Posterity Acres LLC and that the parcel had been subdivided from a larger tract previously shown as about 163.62 acres. Staff said the county fire marshal raised no concerns and Virginia Department of Transportation had no comments because the driveway connects to a private road. Planning staff recommended adding a sixth condition to explicitly restrict guests to the 2.475-acre lot shown on the recorded plat.
The Planning Commission recommended approval 6-0 with five conditions; staff asked the board to add the sixth condition requiring the occupancy stay within the recorded 2.475-acre parcel. Planning staff also noted that short-term rentals must meet all requirements of Section 9-16 of the county zoning ordinance, including clear marking of boundaries by fencing or property-line markers.
Two nearby residents spoke in support. "They've done a beautiful job renovating the property," said Travis Klaus, who identified himself as an Elon District resident. Steven Crowder, of the Madison District, also told the board he drives past the property and urged approval.
A representative of the petitioner — the owner’s father — said he was present to answer questions. Board members asked how the boundary restriction would be enforced; planning staff replied the ordinance requires visible boundary markers or fencing and that staff could require those as a condition of the zoning permit.
The board recorded that the subdivision plat with a revised date of June 26, 2025, had been recorded before the issuance of the zoning permit per Planning Commission condition number five. The motion to approve the special exception included the staff-recommended sixth condition limiting guest access to the 2.475-acre parcel. The board then approved the motion by voice vote.
The zoning permit will not be issued until the recorded plat requirement and other conditions are satisfied. The board packet includes the full recommended motion and the five Planning Commission conditions; staff added the sixth condition at the board meeting.
