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James City County planning commission sends equine stocking-rate ordinance back for more study after hours of public comment
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment, the commission voted to send Ordinance 25-0005 (proposed equine stocking-rate changes) back to the policy committee for further review and expanded stakeholder input, focusing on management-based alternatives rather than a flat numeric cap.
The James City County Planning Commission on Jan. 7 heard extensive public comment on proposed changes to equine stocking rates and voted to send Ordinance 25-0005 back to the policy committee for further review and outreach.
Staff presentation laid out a draft that would, among other items, simplify approval for noncommercial horse farms, require permits for commercial operations and set a new baseline stocking rate of 1.5 acres for the first horse and 1 acre for each additional horse, plus manure-stockpile setback requirements and prohibitions in resource-protection areas. Miss Probst, county planning staff, said the proposal draws on a 2019 Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District survey and policy-committee discussions.
Several speakers representing equestrian businesses and long-time owners…
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