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Fauquier planners weigh continued permit for horse‑bedding delivery business on private roads
Summary
An applicant asked Fauquier planners to renew a special permit allowing storage and delivery of bulk horse bedding from a 60×40-foot barn in Bealton. Staff reported a modest increase in deliveries and six written neighbors’ objections focused on traffic and private‑road maintenance; commissioners proposed tightened conditions and a shorter initial term.
Planning staff presented a request to continue a Category 15 special permit for Weis Passofino Farm at 10635 Fox Plantation Lane in Bealton to allow commercial storage and delivery of bulk horse bedding from an existing 60 by 40‑foot barn. The business delivers sawdust or wood shavings to customers in Fauquier County and surrounding areas and proposed three employees (two family members on‑site and one off‑site) with hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Staff said the applicants requested an increase from a prior limit of 15 customer…
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