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Amelia County delays tow-lot and junkyard zoning changes after heated public hearing
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing, the Board of Supervisors voted to defer consideration of a zoning text amendment that would allow tow lots and expand junkyard definitions; residents warned the change could unfairly penalize longstanding small businesses while proponents said the ordinance provides a route to compliance for nonconforming operators.
The Amelia County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday agreed to postpone action for one month on a zoning text amendment to allow tow lots and to add salvage/junkyard provisions to the county code, following a lengthy public hearing that produced sharply divided testimony.
Supporters on the planning commission and county staff said the change creates a path for existing operations to gain legal approval. “This ordinance came up because they were all out of compliance and there was no way for people to get in compliance,” a county staff member told the board, describing the proposal as a mechanism to move…
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