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Powhatan planning staff to advertise changes for rural event venues after commissioners seek limits on sound, size and overnight stays
Summary
The Powhatan Planning Commission agreed to advertise proposed changes to rural event-venue rules for the Sept. 2 meeting after members flagged notice issues and sought clearer limits on amplified sound, building size by acreage and overnight accommodations.
The Powhatan Planning Commission on May opened discussion of a referral from the Board of Supervisors to consider changes to county rules for rural event venues and agreed to advertise the item for the commission’s Sept. 2 meeting.
Staff member (S3) said the referral grew from two landowner inquiries and would keep the 10-acre minimum for rural venues while allowing possible flexibility in several specific conditions. “We did not send the adjacent notices to the folks in the AFD,” S3 said in explanation for delaying the hearings and for taking more time to…
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