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Board approves home-occupation ordinance, short-term rental at 201 Williams Road; makes several appointments
Summary
Supervisors adopted ordinance 2025-7 to revise home-occupation rules, approved a short-term rental special exception for 201 Williams Road (Phillips) and filled several board vacancies, including appointing Wayne Patton to the CVCC board and reappointing Robert Shiflett to the Horizon Behavioral Health Board.
The Amherst County Board of Supervisors adopted ordinance 2025-7 Dec. 16 to revise home-occupation regulations, including language removing any allowance for on-site signs advertising home occupations. Staff said the change was developed with the county attorney and presented at a prior meeting; no members of the public spoke in favor or opposition during this hearing.
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