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Planning Commission actions, Aug. 15, 2024: votes and next steps
Summary
The Planning Commission forwarded several zoning-text amendments, special permits and rezoning requests to the Board of Supervisors and issued one denial recommendation (St. Patrick Church & School). This roundup lists motions and outcomes sent to the Board for final action.
At its Aug. 15 meeting the Fauquier County Planning Commission took the following formal actions and forwarded recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. Where the commission recorded a voice vote, staff recorded 'Aye' for items forwarded; minutes note a motion and second for each action.
• Wiseman property withdrawal from Middleburg-Marshall Agricultural and Forestal District (withdraw 51-acre parcel to pursue a county-held conservation easement): Recommendation to remove from the district forwarded to Board (motion carried by aye).
• Zoning text amendment: require payment of delinquent real-estate taxes and liens prior to issuance of final approval of certain land-use permits (treasurer-requested): Forwarded to Board with recommendation for approval.
• Zoning text amendment: short-term rental standards and definitions (administrative-permit pathway and special-permit fallback): Forwarded to Board with recommendation for approval. Staff will produce an application packet and FAQs.
• Elk Run Automotive — Category 2 special permit for an auto-repair garage: Forwarded to Board with revised conditions, including a clarified cap of six vehicles on-site and an optional condition requiring repairs with garage doors closed; staff to submit alternate condition language.
• Dencrest Farm Kennels — Category 13 special exception to allow a kennel on property under a Virginia Outdoors Foundation easement: Commission recommended approval subject to staff conditions (motions and conditions forwarded).
• St. Patrick Orthodox Church & School — Multiple special exceptions and permits for a proposed campus on Old Marsh Road: Commission recommended denial to the Board of Supervisors citing traffic, narrow-road and sight-distance concerns.
• Orgo (Ward Road) rezoning (R1 to R4 for ~1.68 acres to allow six single-family lots): Commission recommended approval to the Board of Supervisors.
Each forwarded item will appear on the Board of Supervisors’ agenda for public hearing and a final decision; staff will assemble Board packets including site-visit notes, revised conditions and technical attachments where requested.
