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Neighbors raise environmental concerns as Planning Commission hears junkyard special-use permit for Old Prater Road
Summary
At a joint public hearing, applicant Zane Kite proposed operating a salvage/junkyard on formerly nonconforming property at 169 Old Prater Road; Planning staff recorded one letter of opposition and 15 letters of support, neighbors cited worries about fluids and impacts to Staley Creek and the fish hatchery, and the hearing was closed with no final decision recorded.
A joint public hearing of the Smyth County Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission on Feb. 26 considered a special-use permit application from Zane Kite to operate a salvage/junkyard on property at 169 Old Prater Road (Tax Map No. 58-A-25).
Zoning Administrator Becca Creasy said the property was previously used as a junkyard operated by the Billings family but had lost its nonconforming status after operations ceased. Creasy read one letter of opposition from Colton Farley and 15 letters of support from neighbors and others. An earlier application by Ralph Stacy Smith was withdrawn prior to the hearing.
Mr. Kite described his business model as buying and hauling junk…
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