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Planning commission backs rezoning for proposed Dollar General in Sugar Grove
Summary
The Smyth County Planning Commission recommended approval of a map amendment to rezone five adjacent parcels near Sugar Grove from Agricultural/Rural to Commercial to accommodate a proposed Dollar General, subject to standard engineering compliance for floodplain and stormwater.
The Smyth County Planning Commission on Jan. 26 recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve a request from JMB Investment Co., LLC to rezone five adjacent tracts in Sugar Grove from Agricultural/Rural to Commercial to allow a Dollar General store.
Zoning Administrator Clegg Williams told the joint public hearing the combined five parcels total about 0.86 acres (Tax Map Nos. 71F-6-1, 71F-6-2A, 71F-6-3, 71F-6-4 and 71F-6-5) and that the application included required notice and fees; he said the parcels are shown as Commercial/Industrial in the county's 2013 Comprehensive Plan's future land-use map. Tim Dunaway, representing JMB Investment Co., said engineers are working to address the site's location in the floodplain and to resolve storm-water and Virginia Department of Transportation entrance requirements.
The commission recorded no public opposition during the hearing and voted to recommend approval. Commissioner Joel Pugh moved the recommendation, seconded by Commissioner David Spence; the commission recorded seven yeas (Sparks, Spence, Wagoner, Shepherd, Pugh, Davidson Jr., Doyle). The Planning Commission's recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for final action.
If the Board approves the rezoning, the applicant will still be required to satisfy floodplain elevation requirements and obtain any necessary VDOT entrance permits and stormwater approvals before construction begins.
