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Planning commission backs funeral-home rezoning to fix split zoning at James Madison Parkway
Summary
The King George County Planning Commission voted to forward a favorable recommendation to the Board of Supervisors for a rezoning that would convert a roughly 27.5-acre portion of a 78-acre parcel to C-1, allowing modest improvements to King George Mortuary Services and resolving a split-zoning situation.
The King George County Planning Commission voted to forward a favorable recommendation to the Board of Supervisors for an application to rezone a roughly 27.5-acre portion of a 78-acre parcel at 11089 James Madison Parkway to neighborhood commercial (C-1).
The applicant, David Stork, owner of King George Mortuary Services LLC, told commissioners he bought the funeral home property in 2016 and later discovered that parts of the parcel — including the funeral building and parking area — remained zoned A-2. Stork said the request is a “housekeeping” rezoning to consolidate the split zoning so he can make accessibility and operational improvements, such as adding a ramp, a small carport and covered entries. He emphasized he intends to continue operating the funeral home and said the property includes woods, gullies and wetlands that are unlikely to be developed for other uses.
Stork said he has a crematory that operates on the adjacent cemetery parcel and described the rezoning as necessary to allow modest additions to the existing structure that are now restricted by the A-2 designation. He declined to proffer binding limits on future uses across the entire 27.5 acres but said he would consider narrow proffers if commissioners identified specific uses of concern.
During public comment, neighbor Katrina Minter said her adjoining property is commercial and voiced support for the rezoning. Commissioners discussed fairness and potential long-term uses of newly designated commercial land; several members urged care since expanding commercial acreage may change development pressures. One commissioner suggested redrawing the commercial line to include the building and immediate field while leaving remote woods as A-2, an approach Stork said he would accept if the commission preferred it.
A motion to adopt Resolution PC-16-25 and forward application Z-2025-00302 to the Board of Supervisors with a favorable recommendation passed on a roll call vote. Commissioners cited correcting an historical mapping anomaly and the applicant’s continued operation of an essential local service as reasons for support. The Board of Supervisors will consider the rezoning at a later date.
