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Board approves special-use permits to repurpose former golf course and to legalize a tobacco outlet expansion
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Supervisors approved a special-use permit to convert the former Colonial Golf Course site into contractor office/storage space for two local businesses with conditions to screen materials and rehabilitate stormwater infrastructure, and approved a special-use permit to legalize and expand an existing tobacco outlet at Williamsburg Crossing.
The Board of Supervisors voted to approve multiple land-use requests Thursday, including a special-use permit to allow contractor offices and screened outdoor storage at the former Colonial Golf Course property on Diascan Road and a separate permit to legalize and expand an existing tobacco outlet at Williamsburg Crossing.
Planning staff described SUP 25-00168285 as an adaptive reuse of a roughly 210-acre parcel previously occupied by a golf course. The applicants' representatives said the proposal would use existing buildings for office, administrative and storage space, keep the majority of the parcel under conservation easement, and support two local businesses (GB Glass and Adco Fasteners). Planning conditions include increased and native evergreen screening along public rights-of-way, a prohibition on shipping containers in the storage area, limits on outdoor lighting and hours of operation, and rehabilitation or upgrade of an existing stormwater pond to current standards. The planning commission recommended approval 7-0, and the board approved the SUP with the corrected condition.
For the tobacco outlet (SUP 25-0019251 for 5251 John Tyler Highway, Unit 47), staff said the business predated a 2023 zoning change that now defines smoke/vape shops as a use requiring a SUP. Approving the SUP legalizes the nonconforming portion of the existing store and permits planned expansion into an adjacent vacant unit. The planning commission recommended approval and the board approved the SUP on roll call after staff confirmed conditions related to signage, lighting, and the prohibition of certain flashing signs. The applicant confirmed that products such as kratom or THC products were not being sold at the location.
Board members and several nearby residents present said they were pleased to see an underused property revitalized and highlighted the adaptive-reuse benefits and the conditions intended to limit traffic and visual impact.
