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Supervisors approve zoning changes, ADU and exotic‑animal ordinances and authorize intent to award animal‑shelter contract
Summary
The board adopted an exotic animal ordinance and an ADU text amendment, postponed a tourist‑home change for further definition review, approved a rezoning on Mill Quarter Road and authorized issuing an intent‑to‑award animal shelter contract to Hailey Builders (low bidder) at $1,849,000, subject to legal review.
The Amelia County Board of Supervisors advanced multiple land‑use and capital items at the November meeting, passing ordinances and motions that will shape short‑term rentals, accessory dwelling units and the county animal shelter.
Zoning and ordinance actions: The board adopted an exotic animal ordinance as presented and approved a text amendment to the accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules to limit ADUs to certain zoning districts and cap their conditioned floor area at 50% of the primary dwelling (maximum 1,000 square feet). On tourist‑home (short‑term rental) revisions, supervisors and staff identified ambiguities in definitions and whether B&Bs or event rentals exceeding 14 guests would be covered; the board agreed to delay final action to allow staff and legal to refine definitions.
Rezoning: The board approved a staff‑recommended rezoning from RP‑5 to R‑5 for a 10‑acre property on Mill Quarter Road intended to regularize a prior lot split and enable creation of a separate 5‑acre parcel around an existing dwelling; planning commission had recommended approval.
Animal shelter contract: Staff reported receipt of more than 10 bids for the new animal shelter. A supervisor moved to issue an intent to award the Amelia County Animal Shelter construction contract to Hailey Builders Inc. for $1,849,000, subject to legal review; the motion carried. Staff will proceed with contract review and finalize the award after legal and procurement checks.
What’s next: Staff will return with refined ordinance language on tourist homes if needed, proceed with construction‑contract execution pending legal review, and implement the ADU and exotic animal ordinance changes.
