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Surry County board approves amendment to Emerging Technologies zoning district
Summary
The Surry County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 5 approved an amendment to the Emerging Technologies zoning district that creates a waiver process for the previous 500-acre minimum and adds site-development standards, lighting rules and environmental review requirements.
The Surry County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Feb. 5 to adopt an amendment to the county’s Emerging Technologies zoning district that creates a process for board‑approved waivers to the previous 500‑acre minimum and tightens site‑development requirements.
Planning staff, led by Mr. Wade, told the board the amendment removes several principal commercial uses and instead lists them as accessory uses in some cases, adds detailed site‑development standards and establishes a waiver procedure so applications for smaller parcels can be considered by the board. "It allows…
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