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Page County moves forward with subdivision entrance rules and schedules event‑venue zoning hearing
Summary
The board adopted amendments to the subdivision ordinance limited to VDOT entrance approval (effective Sept. 15, 2025) and set a July 21 public hearing for proposed zoning changes that would require permanent structures for commercial event venues and restrict commercial outdoor venues without permanent restrooms.
The Page County Board of Supervisors approved targeted amendments to the county subdivision ordinance and scheduled a public hearing on related zoning changes affecting banquet and event facilities.
Mister Hahn told the board staff drafted a focused amendment (phase 1) that requires VDOT entrance approval to be shown on plats for certain subdivisions. The change is limited to entrance approval for specific types of divisions; staff and the planning commission plan a second phase to address additional right‑of‑way and road‑design details and to reference the county’s road design manual for functional right‑of‑way language.
During discussion supervisors raised concerns about appeals language, sight‑distance and instances where adjoining property owners would not permit vegetation removal to meet VDOT sight‑distance requirements — an issue raised earlier during public comment by Jeremy Baldwin, who urged caution that VDOT requirements could complicate family divisions on existing roads. Hahn said the draft includes no explicit appeal provision and that appeals would be governed by existing legal channels.
Supervisor (Speaker 3) moved to approve the attached amendments to subsection 103 of the Page County Subdivision of Land Ordinance with an effective date of Sept. 15, 2025; the motion was seconded and the board voted to adopt the amendments. The board’s action implements the phase‑1 approach to address access approval while delaying broader right‑of‑way language to a later phase.
Separately, Miss Clatterbuck summarized Planning Commission recommendations on a draft zoning amendment for banquet and event facilities (draft dated June 13). The recommended changes remove a chapter 55 permit in favor of special‑use permitting, require a permanent building and permanent restroom facilities for event venues (allowing temporary porta‑potties only during construction or septic failure), require an on‑site operator, and add or revise definitions for “event” and “event venue.” The Planning Commission favored not allowing commercial outdoor venues without permanent structures because of safety and enforcement concerns. The board voted to schedule a public hearing on the event‑venue amendments for the July 21 meeting.
The record shows staff and the planning commission debated a two‑phase approach: phase 1 to adopt entrance/VDOT approval language quickly, and phase 2 to add detailed right‑of‑way or road‑design references by citing the county road‑design manual. Staff committed to provide additional clarifications about appeals and functional right‑of‑way language in phase 2 work.
