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Board approves three short-term rental CUPs and airport hangar lease; supervisors flag housing-stock concerns
Summary
At its Oct. 1 meeting, the Warren County Board of Supervisors approved three conditional-use permits for short-term tourist rentals (with standard planning conditions and one waiver of the 100-foot setback), approved a lease of Hangar A-10, and passed the consent agenda and meeting minutes. Several supervisors raised longer-term concerns about preserving housing stock for local families.
Warren County's Board of Supervisors on Oct. 1 approved three conditional use permits for short-term tourist rentals, authorized a lease of Hangar A-10 at the county airport, and approved the consent agenda and meeting minutes.
Planning staff presented each CUP with recommended conditions. The board approved the following items by roll call vote:
- CUP2020481 (Carolyn Hirsch and co-applicant): short-term tourist rental at 289 Catron Ridge Road in Thompson Hollow Acres. Planning staff noted a health-department occupancy permit for four occupants and recommended conditions including annual well testing for E. coli/coliform and septic service every five years. The board voted to approve the CUP with the planning commission's conditions.
- CUP2020482 (John Myers and Helen Park): short-term tourist rental at 557 Drummer Hill Road in Shenandoah Farms. Staff reported a health-department permit for six occupants and planning-commission recommendation of approval. The board approved the CUP as recommended.
- CUP2020483 (Andres Barquiloteo): short-term tourist rental at 351 Donna Court in Shenandoah Farms; this application requested a waiver of the 100-foot setback (nearest neighbor ~35 feet). Planning staff said the board previously failed to pass the permit by a 2-2 vote in June, and this reapplication followed the sale of a neighboring property. The planning commission recommended approval and provided a neighbor support letter within the setback. The board approved the CUP and granted the waiver; one supervisor (Mrs. Cook) recorded a No vote.
Supervisors used the CUP discussion to flag a separate policy concern: Mr. Butler and Mr. Stanmeyer said the county should examine the cumulative effect of short-term rentals on the local housing supply. "In the longer term ... we need to talk about where how many short term rentals do we want versus ... preserving our housing stock for local families," Mr. Butler said.
The board also approved a county lease of Hangar A-10 at 229 Stokes Airport Road to William Barsi for $350 per month. During the public hearing, resident Andrew Dunhill Heimann asked whether the standard lease restricts use of firefighting agents and other hazardous materials; staff and Mr. Hamm said the county's standard lease contains hazardous-storage provisions (limits on amounts and approved container requirements).
All items on the consent agenda were approved by roll call; the board also approved the Sept. 17, 2024 meeting minutes.
Next steps: Approved CUPs will proceed under the conditions recommended by planning staff (health-department occupancy limits, well and septic testing/servicing, property-management plans). The board directed no immediate ordinance changes; several supervisors suggested a future, broader policy review of short-term rentals and housing supply.
