Board approves rezoning and special-use permit for Unionville Tire after striking vehicle‑parking restriction

The Orange County Board approved a rezoning and special‑use permit that will allow Unionville Tire, owned by Jordan Marshall, to build a new facility and operate a commercial diesel repair and tire business on about 6.6 acres along Route 20 in Rhodesville.

Planner Kira Davis told the board the parcel is currently split‑zoned and the rezoning to C‑2 with proffers (including a 25‑foot buffer and staggered evergreens) would make the property conforming for the proposed use. Planning staff also listed conditions for the SUP including a single entrance, refuse located behind the main facility, and a requirement that vehicles awaiting service be kept in a rear yard rather than visible from Route 20. The planning commission recommended approval of the rezoning and the SUP.

Applicant Jordan Marshall described the family business’ 35‑year history and said the current location cannot support needed expansion; he emphasized a desire to maintain a clean, safe workplace and to comply with village‑scale design goals. “We try to hire and retain local employees,” Marshall said.

Supervisor debate focused on one condition prohibiting vehicles awaiting service from being parked in front of the building. A supervisor argued the restriction was overreaching and unnecessary, given proposed buffering and the applicant’s assurances; the board voted to strike condition 3 from the SUP. The board then approved the rezoning and the special‑use permit by roll call (with one member recusing himself from the hearing and vote earlier in the item). The applicant said waste oils, fluids and scrap tires will be stored and hauled off‑site by an environmental services provider and that no outside storage of waste oils or fluids will occur.

Next steps include final site plan review and building‑permit processes required before construction can begin.