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Planning commission backs rezoning to create two five-acre parcels
Summary
The Amelia County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve rezoning of portions of tax map parcels 71‑10 and 71‑14A to allow two five‑acre parcels, a move applicants say corrects a prior boundary adjustment and preserves rural character.
The Amelia County Planning Commission voted to forward a rezoning recommendation to the Board of Supervisors after hearing from staff and neighboring property owners about a technical boundary issue and the intention to preserve rural character. Planning staff explained the request would rezone 10 acres drawn from tax map parcels 71‑10 and 71‑14A to the R5 district and allow creation of two five‑acre parcels that meet R5 acreage and fringe requirements.
Anita L. Williamson, who said she was speaking for owner Megan Parrish, told the commission Parrish had inherited the property and sought to ‘‘correct a wrong that was done a few years ago’’ when a boundary line adjustment left a four‑acre parcel split across a state road. Williamson said Parrish ‘‘wants to keep in line of the rural preservation’’ and asked that the land remain in the family. Neighbor Clifford Dye described how a separate four‑acre lot had been deeded earlier to qualify for agritourism and said the farm ‘‘has not changed 1 single bit in all those years,’’ emphasizing that the proposal would not change the property’s appearance.
After public comment, a commissioner moved to recommend approval, another seconded, and the commission approved the recommendation by voice vote. Chair (Unidentified) said the matter will be scheduled before the Board of Supervisors in November; applicants will receive a notice letter. The transcript records the motion carrying by unanimous voice vote; exact roll‑call counts were not provided in the record.
The staff packet included the proposed and existing plats, the applicable zoning ordinance provisions for the R5 district, and a staff recommendation noting there were no conditional proffers attached to the rezoning request. Planning staff said the rezoning is required because the involved acreage is not currently part of a parent parcel and that, given only 10 acres were proposed to be rezoned, the maximum number of lots that could be created would be two under existing rules.
Next steps: the Board of Supervisors will consider the rezoning at its November meeting; the county will send formal notice to the applicants with the hearing date.
