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Montgomery County approves Shaw Development contractor storage yard with conditions
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a special‑use permit allowing Shaw Development to operate a contractor storage yard on roughly 9 acres at the end of Flanagan Drive, with conditions including opaque screening, restricted hours, and a requirement that outdoor storage and inoperable equipment be controlled.
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a special‑use permit for Shaw Development to operate a contractor storage yard at the western terminus of Flanagan Drive.
Planning staff briefed the board that the parcel is about 41.28 acres, with Shaw seeking to use roughly 9 acres for the yard and retain the remainder in agricultural use. The existing 27,500‑square‑foot structure on the parcel would be used to store most materials indoors, with outdoor storage limited to the existing gravel area and fenced per the concept plan. VDOT reported no objection to the request, and the driveway will remain privately owned and maintained by Shaw Development.
Bree Hopkins of the county planning department told the board the planning commission recommended approval 6–0 with conditions. Those conditions include development generally conforming to the concept plan, submission of a basic site plan, limiting typical hours of operation to 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday–Friday (with limited Saturdays allowed for overtime), prohibiting retail operations and public access, requiring screened outdoor storage and at least a 6‑foot opaque fence or planted evergreen buffer where adjacent to low‑density residential property, preventing storage of trash or construction waste, and designing any exterior lighting to prevent glare.
John Neil of Foresight Design, speaking for Shaw Development, said the company intends minimal on‑site staffing, that equipment will primarily be at job sites, and that the firm will meet stormwater management and zoning ordinance requirements. He noted a request for an exception not to buffer Kessler’s contractor storage yard immediately south of the site; planning staff described how the remainder of adjacent properties are already heavily buffered.
During public comment the board heard no speakers who opposed the SUP at the SUP hearing; concerns about septic and permit diagrams were raised separately during the public address period by a neighboring property owner about how septic locations are depicted on site drawings. The board’s roll‑call vote yielded six ayes and one abstention, and the chair announced the motion carried.
The planning conditions require final site plan review and compliance with county zoning standards before any change of use or significant site work. The board did not specify a separate effective date beyond the normal site‑plan and permitting process steps.
What happens next: Planning and development review staff will process the required basic site plan and ensure the approved conditions and stormwater/erosion controls are met before the storage yard is used for contractor equipment and materials.
