Board approves conditional rezoning for 79.12‑acre Robertson Road parcel

The Amelia County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a conditional rezoning request to change a 79.12‑acre parcel on Robertson Road (tax map 40‑71A) from RR‑3 to R‑3, enabling the creation of three new residential parcels and a larger residual tract under the applicant’s proffers.

Planning staff presented the request and told the board the planning commission recommended approval by 9–1 and staff’s recommendation was likewise for approval. Austin (planning staff) summarized the proffers and cited consistency with surrounding lot sizes: “The planning commission recommended approval of the rezoning request by a vote of 9 to 1,” and “staff also recommends approval of the request,” he told the board.

Applicant Todd Copeland spoke during the public hearing, describing his intent to buy the tract and live there with family nearby. “I found these 79 acres. I’d like to buy them,” he said, adding that he had proffered limits on further subdivisions to make his intent clear.

Board members pressed staff and the applicant about the interaction between the rezoning and the county’s family‑division rules. Several supervisors expressed concern that granting rezoning in one case could prompt multiple similar requests; others noted the parcel sits adjacent to existing subdivisions and that the proffers restrict further lot creation beyond the three new parcels. A motion to approve the conditional rezoning and accept the proffers was moved and seconded; the chair called for the vote by raised hands and the motion carried. The motion on the floor, as stated in the record, approved rezoning from RR‑3 to R‑3 with the submitted proffers.

Next steps: the county will record the rezoning action consistent with the proffers and zoning code. The record shows the board approved the request by show of hands; no roll‑call tally by individual supervisor was provided in the transcript.