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Planning commission recommends temporary lodging amendments to supervisors after clarifying edits
Summary
The planning commission voted to forward proposed transient lodging ordinance changes to the Board of Supervisors with a clarifying edit for existing by‑right structures in tent campgrounds; commissioners raised building‑code, septic and occupancy concerns during public comment but staff said the draft aligns definitions and use rules.
The Rappahannock County Planning Commission voted to recommend a package of amendments to the county's transient lodging rules to the Board of Supervisors, after adding a clarifying edit to address existing by‑right structures.
Planning staff provided the commission with an overview of the draft, saying it reorganizes definitions for camps, campgrounds, recreational vehicles and travel trailers; separates conference centers with lodging from those without; removes some lodging uses from the Conservation zoning district; and adds supplemental regulations for campgrounds such as minimum acreage, setbacks and unit‑per‑building limits.
During the public hearing, Karen Hunt (Jackson…
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