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Board approves multiple planning requests, including Pebble Creek PUD amendment and private kennel permit
Summary
The Board approved a string of planning decisions: a special exception for an adult daycare in Mechanicsville, a rezoning for a family division in the Henry District, a proffer amendment and conditional-use permit in the Chickahominy industrial area, a commercial dog kennel in Beaver Dam (limited to 40 dogs and county kennel licensing), and a PUD amendment that adds seven residential lots to Pebble Creek with conditions and a cash proffer.
The Hanover County Board of Supervisors approved several planning and land-use requests after staff presentations, public hearings and motions from supervisors.
Mechanicsville: The board approved Special Exception SE2025-0524 to allow an adult daycare in an existing building on Old Hickory Drive (highway-commercial designation). Staff recommended four conditions, including a 30-participant limit and required state licensure. Supervisor Hudson moved approval and the motion passed by voice vote.
Henry District: The board approved REZ2025-00019 to rezone a parcel from A-1 to R-6 to create a family-division lot off Buck Trail. The planning commission had recommended approval (7-0) and no public speakers opposed the request.
Chickahominy industrial area: The board approved amendments to proffers for a previously approved industrial rezoning to retain part of an existing building for storage rather than full demolition; the Planning Commission recommended approval (7-0).
Vehicle-storage/CUP: The board approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP2025-0510) to allow vehicle and equipment storage and wholesale motor-vehicle auction at a developed site along Richfood Road with staff-recommended conditions to mitigate visual and thoroughfare impacts. The use will exclude retail on-site transactions.
Beaver Dam kennel: The board approved Special Exception SE2025-0516 to permit a commercial dog-breeding facility on a 566-acre parcel off Tyler Station Road with specific limits and conditions: no more than 40 dogs total, no on-site customer visits for purchases (off-site transfers required), signage limited to two square feet, no more than one nonresident employee, and required county kennel licensing and tracking to ensure compliance.
Pebble Creek PUD amendment: The board approved an amendment to the Pebble Creek PUD to add seven single-family lots along Old Estates Way (increasing permitted lots by 7), add sidewalks, and proffer $2,900 per unit for road improvements. Applicant Todd Rogers presented site changes and buffer commitments. Neighbor concerns focused on drainage, traffic safety at the Walnut Grove/Old Estates entry and whether the seven lots would join the Pebble Creek HOA; the developer committed to identical restrictive covenants and to pursue HOA inclusion but said a two-thirds HOA vote was required and might not be attainable, so the PUD permits a stand-alone HOA with identical covenants if HOA membership is not achieved. The board included a condition limiting Lot 7 house width to 40 feet to protect wetlands and floodplain areas. The motion to approve the amended PUD passed by voice vote.
All planning decisions included staff-recommended conditions; public comment was limited in most cases and planning commission recommendations were uniformly favorable on the items before the board.
