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Planning board denies special‑use permit for Stokes Road hauling and landscaping operation
Summary
After extensive neighbor testimony about safety, noise and road damage, the Rockingham County Board of Adjustment denied a special‑use permit for a nursery/landscaping/hauling business at 458 Stokes Road (case 2025‑11), finding the application failed to meet UDO evidentiary criteria.
The Rockingham County Board of Adjustment on Nov. 10 denied a special‑use permit for a proposed nursery/landscaping business at 458 Stokes Road in Reidsville, finding the application did not satisfy the Unified Development Ordinance's evidentiary standards.
Planning staff introduced case 2025‑11 and told the board the property came to staff attention through a code complaint. Applicant Lisa Orrell told the board she purchased the parcels in 2020 and said equipment and dump trucks were kept on site beginning in…
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