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Board approves zoning text amendment and multiple mining permits after public hearing
Summary
The Board accepted a text amendment clarifying mining regulations to avoid spot rezoning and approved conditional-use permits and site plans for Mattaponi Sand & Gravel LLC with Planning Commission-recommended conditions; concerns about traffic and a historic school site were raised but the Board approved the measures.
King and Queen County supervisors approved a zoning text amendment and multiple conditional-use permits related to sand-and-gravel operations at their May 8 meeting.
The amendment to Part II, Article 4, Section 3-82 was proposed to clarify the county’s approach to mining and related permits without creating spot industrial zones, and it adds language addressing permits issued by state authorities or common operators, an approach County Administrator Vivian Seay recommended and the Planning Commission supported.
After public comment, the Board accepted the Planning Commission’s recommendation to approve the amendment. Speakers raised questions about traffic and the location of a historic school site associated with Donald Robertson and James Madison; the Planning Commission noted the believed historic site lies outside current mining limits and that any future mining in that area would require Board approval.
The Board also approved conditional-use permits and site plans for Mattaponi Sand & Gravel LLC (CUP22-02, SP22-05 and CUP22-03, SP22-06). Counsel and the applicant were present; the Board accepted the Planning Commission’s conditions and removed two conditions tied to a withdrawn rezoning request where applicable. All motions passed unanimously.
Why it matters: The changes are intended to enable mineral operations under clarified county standards while limiting the spread of industrial zoning. Residents sought assurances about protection of a historic site and traffic control; the Board and staff said conditions and future approvals would address mining near identified historic areas.
Next steps: The permits are approved subject to the conditions adopted by the Planning Commission; if the applicant seeks to extend mining into the mapped historic-school area they must return to the Board for approval.
