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Lynchburg hears heavy public comment before Feb. 12 hearing on zoning limits for abortion clinics
Summary
The Lynchburg City Council is scheduled to hold a Feb. 12 public hearing on ordinance O‑26, a proposed zoning change that would require abortion clinics to meet the same permitting and location rules as other businesses and could impose a 1,000‑foot buffer around schools, churches and residential zones. Callers both supported and opposed the measure at length.
The Lynchburg City Council will take public testimony Feb. 12 on a proposed zoning ordinance, listed as O‑26 on city agendas, that would subject abortion clinics to the city’s zoning and conditional‑use rules and limit where they may operate within Lynchburg.
Perry Payne Milner, a Lynchburg resident who opened the recorded comments, asked the council to weigh restraint and fairness while noting a recent statewide change: “Last weekend, Governor Spanberger signed a Virginia constitutional amendment protecting reproductive health care statewide,” he said, and warned that “extending the buffer for abortion clinics from 500 feet to 1,000 feet is not a neutral land use adjustment.”…
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