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Planning commission unanimously recommends conditional use permit for personal service business in Meherrin
Summary
The Lunenburg County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of CUP-12-23 on Jan. 4, 2024, allowing Ruth Brown and DebbieAnne Vigneri to operate a personal service business at 5104 Double Bridges Road in Meherrin, subject to safety, permitting, licensure and use restrictions.
The Lunenburg County Planning Commission on Jan. 4, 2024, voted unanimously to recommend approval of Conditional Use Permit CUP-12-23, allowing applicants Ruth Brown and DebbieAnne Vigneri to operate a personal service business on tax parcels 019-13-0-1 and 019-13-0-2 at 5104 Double Bridges Road, Meherrin, on 8.31 acres in an A-1 agricultural zone. Commissioner Thompson made the motion to recommend approval; Commissioner Pennington seconded, and the motion passed without dissent.
The applicants apologized for prior noncompliance and told the commission they intend to bring the business into compliance. Ruth Brown said the applicants also plan to start a local "Ham" club and to offer disaster-preparedness workshops. Chairman James Tharpe and Commissioner Pennington praised the applicants' efforts, including road-cleaning work noted at the meeting.
The commission read and attached ten suggested conditions to the recommendation. Key conditions require adherence to the fire-code maximum occupancy and access provisions so law enforcement, fire and EMS can enter and exit the site; maintenance of required State of Virginia licensure with the license displayed; obtaining building permits and satisfying building inspections before erecting tents, pavilions, or shelters; compliance with Uniform Building Codes and the county Noise Ordinance; annual reporting to the Commissioner of the Revenue; and compliance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations. The permit was explicitly limited to the named applicants and "does not run with the land," and the applicants may not promote the property as an event venue without obtaining a new conditional use permit.
The commission entered the public hearing on the CUP at the start of the item and exited before taking the recommendation vote. The recommendation will be forwarded consistent with county procedures. No members of the public spoke during Citizen Time. The commission announced its next regular meeting for Feb. 1, 2024, and adjourned.
