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Powhatan planners back zoning change to let rural event venue standards be adjusted in CUPs
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended forwarding a zoning text amendment that would let certain rural event‑venue standards (noise, setbacks and similar controls) be modified through the conditional‑use process while preserving a 10‑acre minimum lot size; proponents told commissioners tailored amplified‑sound and siting rules would help viable local venues.
The Planning Commission on Sept. 2 recommended that the Board of Supervisors consider a zoning text amendment allowing limited flexibility in rural event‑venue standards through the conditional‑use‑permit (CUP) process.
Staff proposed adding language to the rural event‑venue standards (case 25‑10‑ZA) permitting modification of standards 2–5 — which…
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