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Planning commission defers Prader landscape‑supply permit after neighbors cite well‑water and noise concerns

Fluvanna County Planning Commission · March 11, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners deferred SUP 256 for a landscape‑material supply operation at Branch Road and Lake Road to April 7 after neighbors raised groundwater, runoff and noise concerns and requested clearer site plans and storage/underlayment details; the applicant scaled the proposal to sell screened topsoil and to deliver rather than accept customer pickup.

The Planning Commission voted unanimously to defer Special Use Permit 256, a request by Mr. Prader to operate a landscape‑material supply business on roughly 8.193 acres at the intersection of Branch Road and Lake Road, so that staff and the applicant can address neighbors' questions about water, storage and site layout.

Staff said the applicant has scaled the proposal back from broader landscaping materials to selling screened topsoil only and…

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