Board approves conditional use permit allowing taller Elementary School No. 19, adds buffering condition
Stafford County approved a conditional use permit to exceed the A‑1 35‑foot height limit for Elementary School No. 19 to permit three‑story construction (roof/stairwell to 57 ft) with a supplementary buffer requirement of 15–20‑foot caliper trees to mitigate visual impacts; vote was 6–1 with Doctor Young opposed.
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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted Aug. 20 to approve a conditional use permit allowing Stafford County Public Schools to exceed the 35‑foot height limit in the A‑1 zone for Elementary School No. 19. The board attached conditions requiring the building be sited per the approved site plan, building‑mounted lights not exceed the 35‑foot standard, the building be located at least 70 feet from adjacent property lines, and that supplemental mature trees (15–20‑foot caliper) be planted in an identified buffer gap to screen the higher sections of the facility.
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