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Board approves expanded occupancy for Faith Recovery home at 325 Ewell/Yule Road, with conditions
Summary
The board approved an amended special-use permit allowing Faith Recovery to increase occupancy at 325B from eight to 13 residents (raising total facility beds from 16 to 21 across two buildings) subject to a new certificate of occupancy, automatic sprinklers per the 2021 Virginia Construction Code, and Fire & Life Safety approval of an emergency plan.
York County supervisors on Dec. 16 approved an amended special-use permit for Faith Recovery that authorizes an increase in occupancy at the applicant’s recovery residence on the parcel at 325 Ewell/Yule Road. The final vote approved additional occupants in building 325B only, bringing that structure from 8 to 13 beds; county staff and the board clarified that building 325A currently holds a county certificate of occupancy for six residents and does not meet DBHDS bedroom-size standards for further beds without renovation.
Staff presented the application and recommended approval with conditions including: a new certificate of occupancy for the change of use, installation of an automatic sprinkler system to meet the 2021 Virginia Construction Code, inspection by Fire & Life Safety (FLS), and submission and FLS approval of an emergency plan prior to the change of use. Staff also reported the parcel currently provides 16 parking spaces, exceeding the 14-space requirement for the requested occupancy level.
"We are a nonprofit that provides a clinically managed Christian addiction recovery program," Travis Hall, Faith Recovery’s CEO, told the board. He described on-site licensed counseling, job-skills training and employment opportunities tied to faith-recovery programming.
During public hearing and deliberations supervisors discussed the difference between county occupancy certificates and DBHDS bedroom-sizing rules. Staff explained the county’s site approval sets the maximum permitted occupancy for the parcel while DBHDS enforces bedroom-area requirements that must be met before additional residents are placed in specific rooms. To address that, the board amended the resolution to limit immediate approval to building 325B (the increase to 13 residents there) while leaving any future occupancy in 325A contingent on the applicant meeting state room-size standards and building-code requirements.
A roll-call vote adopted the amended resolution (R255-172R). The clerk recorded yes votes from Mr. Holroyd, Mr. Drury, Mr. Roan, Mr. Shepherd and Mrs. Noll; the motion carried.
Next steps: Faith Recovery must obtain the new certificate of occupancy, install required sprinklers, and submit an emergency plan for FLS approval before occupancy increases take effect.
