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Buckingham commissioners defer two special‑use permit cases amid attendance and by-right questions
Summary
The commission deferred case 26SUP367 (Andrea and Gerard Jones) to June after debate over whether the application is a by‑right activity and whether applicants needed to appear; the commission also deferred case 26SUP369 (Lance Perkins) for 30 days pending applicant participation and VDOT review.
The Buckingham County Planning Commission on May 26 deferred two special‑use permit matters after commissioners raised procedural concerns and questions about whether one application should be treated as a by‑right use.
Old business: Commissioners discussed case 26SUP367 (Andrea and Gerard Jones). Staff told the commission the applicants had been expected but were not present; staff said the case had been introduced in March and that no public hearing had yet occurred. Several commissioners argued the application appears to be a by‑right activity—citing ordinance language that long‑term rentals or a room in a house do not require zoning action—while others said they preferred the applicants be present before the commission took substantive action.
A motion to refund the applicants’ $200 fee and remove the case from the commission’s docket was made but did not carry. After further discussion and a request that staff provide ordinance definitions to clarify whether the use is by‑right, the commission voted to defer case 26SUP367 to the June meeting; the chair recorded six votes in favor among seven members present and one member absent.
New business: Staff introduced case 26SUP369, an application by Lance Perkins for a special‑use permit to operate auto sales on approximately 6 acres at 3371 Slate River Mill Road (tax map 94‑19) in Magisterial District 4 (zoned A‑1). Commissioners said they preferred the applicant attend to answer questions about the proposed scale of operations. Staff confirmed a completed driveway application had been received and said VDOT (Brian Locker) had raised questions about number of cars and operational details that could be addressed as permit conditions; staff said VDOT comments would be obtained before a public hearing.
The commission voted to give the Perkins application another 30 days; the motion carried with the commissioners present voting in favor.
Both cases will return to the commission’s June meeting for further action or a public hearing when appropriate.
