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Rezoning request for Ace Country Holdings to B‑1 moves forward to workshop record after site questions
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Summary
Ace Country Holdings requested rezoning of three Madison County parcels from A‑1 to B‑1 for RV sales, service, rentals and U‑Haul operations; staff said the parcel with an existing dwelling would become a lawful nonconforming use and VDOT, health and site‑plan reviews will apply.
Madison County staff and the applicant discussed a rezoning application from Ace Country Holdings LLC that would change three parcels (Madison County tax maps 55‑43B, 55‑38G and 55‑38H) from agricultural A‑1 to business general B‑1 to support RV sales, service, rentals and related U‑Haul operations.
Staff (Alan Nichols) said the parcels are adjacent to existing B‑1 and that rezoning appears consistent with recent rezonings along Highway 29. The applicant, identified in the record as Will Alvarez, described a plan to operate motor‑home rentals, sales and service, and to provide U‑Haul style rentals and check‑in on the Shelby site; the applicant said an additional site (address cited in the record) would host a larger RV terminal and septic/dump facilities.
Commissioners asked about peak vehicle counts, parking surface (currently gravel with a small paved area near the office), septic and drain‑field requirements, and whether VDOT sight‑line reviews could require shifting an entrance during site‑plan review. Staff said a site plan will be required and that VDOT and the health department will review specific engineering details during that phase. The applicant said peak inventory might approach 20 vehicles initially and up to 30 at peak demand, but he expects daily counts to be lower.
There was no public comment on the rezoning at the workshop. Staff placed the case on the record for further processing; no final rezoning decision or vote was taken at the workshop.
"This is a good location for business uses," staff said, and the commission requested that staff file a zoning determination confirming the nonconforming status of the parcel that contains a dwelling. Next steps include submission of a site plan, health department review for any commercial drain field, and VDOT entrance/sight‑line review.
