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Board approves Memory Lane recycling facility with conditions on hours, reporting and vehicle storage
Summary
The board approved a special‑use permit for a 13.868± acre material‑recovery facility off Memory Lane with added conditions: start time moved to 7 a.m., annual recycling reporting to regional authorities, concrete pad storage for vehicles and other motorized items, and a cap on on‑site vehicle storage.
The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors approved SP2505, a special‑use permit to establish a solid‑waste material‑recovery facility on four parcels off Memory Lane, subject to added conditions on hours, reporting and on‑site storage.
Staff said the site would support recycling and processing primarily for metals and electronic waste, with two buildings planned for processing and storage and most operations conducted indoors. Staff also relayed planning‑commission concerns about groundwater and unpaved access; the technical review committee requested standard stormwater and site‑plan items. The application includes processing of vehicle parts, copper, brass, batteries (non‑lithium), appliances and e‑waste; tires arriving on wheels would be accepted for outbound shipment.
Justin Shimp, the project engineer, told the board the business model relies on rapid turnover: "This is a recycling business and they only make money when stuff leaves," and said processing will occur inside buildings with a small outdoor staging area. The board sought and received commitments from the applicants on buffering, limiting outdoor vehicle storage and connecting any new improvements to public water rather than new wells.
The board added three conditions beyond the staff report: shift the operating start time to 7:00 a.m. Monday–Friday (with adjusted Saturday hours), require the applicant to report annual recycling rates to the appropriate regional authority, and require that any vehicles or items with motors kept on site be stored on a concrete pad (and that whole automobiles be held no more than seven days unless legally required to be retained). With the conditions in the motion, the board voted to approve SP2505.
What happens next: staff will incorporate the additional conditions into the permit and the applicant must submit a site plan demonstrating the required installed concrete pads, stormwater measures and any VDOT turn‑lane or access work required by review.
