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Board approves rezoning, conditional use permit for Bland County property despite neighbor objections
Summary
After a public hearing, the Bland County Board of Supervisors voted to rezone Tax Map No. 77-A-24 from Agricultural to Commercial and approved a conditional use permit with restrictions on outside storage, signage, hours and environmental compliance.
A divided Bland County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 22 to rezone Tax Map No. 77-A-24 from Agricultural to Commercial and approved a conditional use permit allowing on-site vehicle work under specific conditions.
Chairman Randy Johnson cast the lone vote against the rezoning; Supervisors Stephen Kelley, Adam Kidd and Keith Costello voted in favor. The board also unanimously approved the conditional use permit and separately approved allowing a dwelling on the property.
Applicant Larry Daniels sought the rezoning and permit so he could perform vehicle work on his property and obtain a DMV license for the operation. Joel Cagle, the county’s Planning Commission secretary, reported that the Planning Commission had recommended against rezoning the parcel to commercial. During the public hearing, neighbor John Owens said he objected to being told what he could do on his property and noted there are existing scattered businesses in the county; another neighbor, Steven Volkar, said he did not oppose Daniels’ activity but opposed changing the zoning designation to commercial.
The conditional use permit includes five conditions the board read into the record: no outside storage of vehicles, compliance with all applicable state and federal environmental requirements (including proper handling of oil and fluids), 90 days’ notice to the county if the business ceases or the property is sold, signage limited to the minimum necessary to comply with law, and no outside work after 8 p.m.
Board members discussed neighbors’ concerns during the hearing but proceeded with the rezoning and permit. The board’s approval allows Daniels to pursue licensing and to operate under the permit’s restrictions; no additional permits or approvals were detailed during the meeting.
The board did not identify any required follow-up report date at the meeting. The board recessed at the end of its session; the tourism-zone hearing was scheduled for the March meeting, but no further land-use items were announced.
