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Commission pauses and reworks proposed 'building service establishment' text change; authorizes advertising after edits
Summary
A citizen-initiated zoning text amendment to allow 'building service establishments' (contractor storage and staging) in agricultural zones drew extended debate July 9; the commission removed the item from the consent agenda, directed staff to reword the draft to remove retail, and authorized advertising of the revised ordinance language for a future public hearing.
A citizen-initiated zoning text amendment seeking to add a new land-use category—described as a “building service establishment” for contractor storage, staging and related operations—generated extensive discussion July 9 before the Planning Commission.
The applicant, identified in staff materials as Ray Bramble of Brandon Bramble Enterprises LLC (a local HVAC/plumbing business), is seeking the change to permit a secondary support site at 3812 Guard Hill Road to store residential HVAC and plumbing supplies and stage units for installations. Staff proposed making “building service establishment” permissible by conditional-use permit in the Agricultural Zoning District with supplementary regulations intended to reduce impacts: access onto a state-maintained road with VDOT entrance approval,…
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