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Rappahannock County adopts revised transient‑lodging ordinance after public hearing
Summary
The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors adopted an amendment to Chapter 170 defining and tightening rules for transient lodging uses — from tent campgrounds to conference centers — after public comment on definitions, road standards and RV use. The ordinance passed on a roll‑call vote.
Rappahannock County supervisors on Feb. 2 adopted an amendment to the county zoning code that revises definitions and special requirements for transient lodging uses, including tourist homes, bed‑and‑breakfasts, campgrounds, RV parks, country inns and conference centers.
Gary, a county staff member, told the board the Planning Commission spent months reviewing uses and public input and recommended the ordinance with one minor wording change. The amendment organizes transient lodging in a continuum of intensity and applies progressively stricter special requirements to higher‑intensity uses such as conference centers with lodging and hotels.
“[The Planning Commission] arranged these uses in increasing intensity from a tent campground up to a hotel or motel,” Gary said, noting some uses remain allowed only by special exception. He confirmed the public hearing was advertised in the local newspaper as required by Virginia Code §15.2‑2204.
The draft clarified the tourist‑home…
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