Board approves rezoning of 7-acre site to industrial with proffers; special exceptions still required for certain uses

The King George County Board of Supervisors voted to approve ordinance O-13-25, rezoning about 7 acres owned by Northern Neck Leasing Company from C-2 to Industrial after the Planning Commission recommended unanimous approval.

Applicant Daniel Lester Edwards told the board the parcel has been used for transportation and freight services for more than 50 years and said proffers exclude electric generating facilities, junkyards, recycling plants, resource extraction and heavy manufacturing. Planning staff and legal counsel confirmed the proffers removed many objectionable by-right industrial uses and that other uses would still require special exceptions, which would bring them back for county review.

Several supervisors asked the applicant to commit to limiting uses to transportation and freight; the owner and applicant declined to narrow the use permanently in writing but argued that the parcel’s long-term history and the proffers sufficiently protect the county. One supervisor suggested a compromise—requiring a special use permit if the site ever changed from transportation/freight—while staff noted the submitted proffers already required special exception for certain uses.

After discussion, the board approved O-13-25 by roll-call vote with recorded 'aye' votes from Stroud, Collins, Bender, Sullins and Chair William S. Davis.

The rezoning takes effect as adopted, and staff said that any future proposals inconsistent with the proffers or requiring special exceptions would return to the board for public review.