Page County board approves special-use permit for Daniel Housen’s commercial workshop

The Page County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a special‑use permit allowing Daniel Housen to operate a commercial workshop in a former poultry house at 1471 Mill Creek Crossroads in Luray.

Miss Clatterbuck, a county planning staff member, told the board the parcel is about 47 acres and is classified agricultural; the applicant proposes to locate the workshop in one of the former poultry buildings and use it for non‑public, limited commercial work. She said the proposal, as presented, does not include a spray booth, will have no showroom or planned employees, and will use contracted finishing services. Planning staff also noted a dust collector will be installed and the county building official identified required fire‑rating separations.

Clatterbuck said VDOT requires a low‑volume commercial entrance for the driveway; the applicant will obtain that permit if the board approves the request. The planning commission held a public hearing on the application and staff reported no objections from the public in the packet; staff also said adjoining property owners had been notified and one comment was received and provided to the applicant.

Supervisor (Speaker 4) moved to approve the permit with the attached conditions; Supervisor (Speaker 3) seconded and the board approved the motion. The board’s approval is subject to the conditions included in the packet, including compliance with VDOT access requirements and the building‑code separations noted by the building official.

The hearing record states the business will not be open to the public and that finishing with volatile processes (spray booths) will be contracted out to a separate business. The board closed the public hearing before taking the vote.

Next procedural steps noted by staff: the applicant must secure the VDOT entrance permit and meet the building/fire separation requirements documented in the staff memo before operations begin.