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Planning commission recommends goat limit for 1.19‑acre R‑1 lot; Board of Supervisors approves SUP with different conditions
Summary
The Madison County Planning Commission recommended approval of Gerald Fuchs’ special‑use permit to keep livestock on a 1.191‑acre R‑1 parcel, proposing a maximum of six goats; the Board of Supervisors later approved the permit but with different conditions, requiring VDACS compliance and making the permit run with the property owner.
The Madison County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors considered a special‑use permit request from Gerald Fuchs to keep livestock on a 1.191‑acre R‑1 parcel at 3632 Wolftown Hood Road (tax map 46‑54B). The permit application was filed under Madison County Zoning Ordinance article 5‑2‑1, which allows livestock on lots smaller than two acres by special use permit.
At the Planning Commission public hearing, commissioners and staff debated whether the permit should include a numerical limit on goats and what scientific or agency standards should be used to set that limit. Commissioners raised grazing and stocking‑rate concerns, noting that animal‑unit guidance and well‑setback rules affect how many animals a…
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