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Pittsylvania supervisors approve multiple rezoning petitions; kennel proposal postponed after neighborhood opposition
Summary
The Board approved five rezoning petitions for agricultural use (R-26-001, R-26-003, R-26-004, R-26-005, R-26-006) and postponed a dog kennel rezoning (R-26-002) for 30 days after neighbors raised noise and odor concerns.
Pittsylvania County's Board of Supervisors on Feb. 17 approved a series of rezoning requests that convert several parcels to A-1 (agricultural) uses, while delaying action on a proposed dog kennel after residents presented petitioned opposition.
The board unanimously approved Case R-26-001, a petition by Joel and Kathy Waddell to rezone 14.3 acres on State Road 57 (Callens Road) from R-1 to A-1 to allow agricultural uses; the planning commission had recommended approval by a 7–0 vote. The board also approved Case R-26-003 (Larry Burnett's request to rezone about 402.12 acres for grazing and cattle), Case R-26-004 (Kay Geier's request to convert portions of parcels along US-29 to A-1 for consolidation), Case R-26-005 (Brian Poteet on behalf of Cynthia Lave to rezone 2.785 acres on Oak Hill Road for placement of a manufactured home), and Case R-26-006 (James and Lisa Austin's 0.002-acre parcel consolidation). All of these received planning commission recommendations of 7–0 and passed before the board without recorded opposition.
Case R-26-002, a rezoning petition by Charles L. Womack to convert 2.02 acres on State Road 706 (Abbott Place) from R-1 to A-1 to allow a dog kennel, drew neighborhood opposition. Speaker Larry Ford said he had collected 21 neighborhood signatures against the kennel, citing barking that "can be heard far and wide" and concerns about odors and falling property values. Allen/Alan Henderson and other neighbors listed additional names on the petition and stressed the rural character of the area.
Petitioner Charles L. Womack told the board he planned "noise platforms" to reduce barking and said he would keep the site clean and haul waste to the regional landfill, which he said had approved that plan. He also told the board he planned to keep or breed German shepherds intended for search-and-rescue work and estimated an initial number of about five puppies.
Given apparent gaps in the petition and neighbors' concerns, the board's presiding supervisor asked Womack to provide additional detail on exact kennel dimensions, the number and types of dogs, a maintenance plan, and any professional noise-mitigation research. The board voted to postpone a decision on R-26-002 for 30 days to allow that additional information to be supplied; the postponement carried unanimously.
The board emphasized it was not rejecting the kennel outright but seeking more data so it could balance petitioner rights and neighborhood impacts. Petitions that received no public opposition and had planning commission support were approved that night; the kennel matter will return for further consideration with the requested specifics.
