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Planning Commission recommends Zion United Methodist Church farmers market CUP with conditions
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended approval of a conditional use permit for a year-round farmers market at Zion United Methodist Church, adding a condition to prohibit amplified outdoor music and requiring vendor licensing and health compliance.
The Louisa County Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve a conditional use permit to allow a farmers market at Zion United Methodist Church, subject to clarified guiding procedures and additional conditions requested by commissioners.
Paige Baker, associate planner in community development, told commissioners that staff recommended 11 conditions for CUP 202602. The site is a 5.68-acre church parcel in the Zion Crossroads growth area; staff said the use is consistent with the Louisa County 2040 Comprehensive Plan and that a neighborhood meeting produced no objections.
Applicant Dave McWilliams, the church pastor, said the market would use existing paved parking, initially host about 13 vendors and be designed as a community "third space." McWilliams said he favored authorization for Saturdays broadly (proposing 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) but acknowledged early operations likely would be more limited; "we could easily host 13 vendors," he said.
Commissioners pressed for consistency between the CUP application and the applicant’s written guiding procedures (which at points referenced a single monthly date and other times listed broader Saturday hours). They also asked how the guiding procedures would be memorialized with the CUP so future owners/operators would have a clear reference. County staff said approval letters and an online land-access database will include the approval and associated documents and that staff can enclose the plan of operation with the approval letter.
Commissioner Dickerson moved to recommend approval to the Board of Supervisors with two changes to staff recommendations: require all amplified music to be indoors (no amplified outdoor music) and require vendors to have appropriate vendor licenses and Department of Health compliance. The motion passed on roll call.
The recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors; staff will work with the applicant to ensure the CUP conditions and the plan of operation are synchronized before submittal.
