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King and Queen supervisors approve rezoning request for Loudon Farm parcel to allow potential wedding venue
Summary
The Board unanimously accepted the Planning Commission recommendation to rezone a 14.1-acre Loudon Farm parcel from split RS/A zoning to Agricultural to allow the owners to pursue approvals for a wedding/events venue; site plans and a Conditional Use Permit are still required.
The King and Queen County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously April 10 to accept the Planning Commission recommendation to rezone a 14.1-acre parcel owned by Loudon Farm Corp. The rezoning would change the property’s split designation from Residential Single-Family/Agricultural to Agricultural, allowing the owners to pursue approvals for a wedding or events venue.
Donna Sprouse, the county’s director of community development, told the board the application, submitted Jan. 25 by David Mann on behalf of Loudon Farm Corp., covers tax parcel 1625-39R-83 at 3467 Mantua Road. Sprouse said the parcel increased from 6.9 to 14.1 acres via a boundary-line adjustment and currently contains a single-family residence; a second residence was previously destroyed by fire. She reviewed relevant zoning provisions and said that event facilities are allowed in the Agricultural district by approved Conditional Use Permit and that the rezoning itself does not authorize any specific uses or construction.
Sprouse recommended approval, and David Mann, the applicant, was in attendance to answer questions. Board members asked for confirmation that the residence could remain a dwelling if the rezoning was approved and that specifics such as hours, noise and traffic would be addressed at the site-plan and conditional-use stages. Sprouse confirmed those items will be reviewed during the level 3 site plan and Conditional Use Permit process and will require approvals from appropriate state and local agencies before operations could begin.
With no members of the public speaking during the hearing, Ms. Morris moved to accept the Planning Commission recommendation; Ms. Burns seconded the motion, which passed with all five supervisors voting aye.
The rezoning is a zoning-map change only; before any venue may operate the owners must obtain a level 3 site plan and an approved Conditional Use Permit that will include conditions on setbacks, hours, traffic and other operational details.
