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Nelson County delays rezoning decision in Arrington after neighbors object to converting a residential parcel
Summary
A rezoning request to reclassify several Arrington parcels to M2 industrial, including one lot residents want preserved as R1, was paused so staff can study the item alongside the county’s pending zoning-code update.
The Nelson County Board of Supervisors took no action Tuesday on a rezoning request in the Arrington cold-storage area, after neighbors asked the board to reconsider changing a long‑residential parcel to industrial use.
Staff opened the public hearing by describing the application to rezone a cluster of parcels from R1 residential and M1 light industrial to M2 industrial to allow continued storage and outdoor-storage operations. The Planning Commission previously reviewed the proposal and voted 5–0 to recommend approval with proffers including open-space buffers and a screening requirement.
A nearby resident urged the board to consider individual lots rather than approving a blanket rezoning, arguing that one corner parcel (tax map 77 A45) remains essentially residential and should stay R1. The resident asked, “What is this? So that's a residential lot,” and requested the board leave that single lot as residential.
The owner/applicant, who later identified himself in the meeting as Jeremy Hester, described years of investment, renovation and restoration in the Arrington area and said he is seeking rezoning to continue his commercial and storage operations. He said he intends to renovate an abandoned house on-site but also needs outdoor storage areas to support his businesses.
Several supervisors noted the county is updating its zoning code and identified Arrington as a study area; they suggested the board might be better served to pause action until staff can provide additional analysis and until preliminary mapping from the code update is available. The board agreed to take no action tonight and to revisit the request after further staff work and consultation with the county attorney.
The decision leaves the applicant able to continue existing operations for now but means any final rezoning would return to the board for future consideration during or after the county’s zoning-code update.
