Pittsylvania County Planning Commission unanimously recommends five rezoning and special-use requests

The Pittsylvania County Planning Commission on Feb. 3 recommended approval of three rezoning petitions and two special-use permits, voting unanimously on each matter and forwarding the cases for further action by the Board of Supervisors or the Board of Zoning Appeals.

The commission recommended rezoning for three privately requested parcels. Staff presented Case R-26-009, for Robert Guthrie Jr., to change 32.64 acres on State Road 900 (Glenland Road) in the Stanton River Election District from R-1 (residential suburban subdivision) to A-1 (agricultural) to permit a manufactured home; Commissioner Farris moved to recommend approval and the motion passed 6–0. Case R-26-010, for Hubert Jesse Yates, proposed rezoning 15.48 acres on State Road 930 (Sycamore Road) in the Stanton River Election District from R-1 to A-1 to allow a second single-family dwelling; staff summarized the application, the applicant was present but offered no additional remarks, and the commission voted 6–0 to recommend approval. Case R-26-011, for Laceon Hall, sought rezoning of 3.589 acres on State Road 666 (Yates Store Road) in the Bannister Election District from R-1 to A-1 for agricultural use; Commissioner Henderson moved to recommend approval and the motion carried 6–0.

The commission also considered two special-use permit requests. Case SD-26-003 involved Judy P. Nolan’s petition for a special-use permit on 2.56 acres on State Road 866 (Sandy Court Road) in the Chatham-Blairs Election District to allow a public garage; staff provided two recommended conditions: (1) repair activity be contained within an enclosed structure and (2) inoperable vehicles comply with PCC chapters 9-20 and 9-21 and be screened per PCC section 35-121. Spencer Nolan, the property owner’s son, represented the application. Commissioner Farris moved to recommend approval with the staff conditions; the motion passed 6–0. Case SD-26-004, presented by Beth Vicks on behalf of Kimberly Coleman and Clayton Homes, requested a special-use permit for a manufactured home on 0.89 acres on State Road 726 (Ringgold Depot Road) in the Dan River Election District; the commission voted 6–0 to recommend approval.

Commission members framed their recommendations as consistency checks with the county comprehensive plan and the planning commission’s role in advising the Board of Supervisors or the Board of Zoning Appeals. No members of the public had signed up to speak on the zoning or special-use items during the meeting’s public-hearing segment. The commission adjourned at 7:23 p.m.