Page County tables rezoning request for 9.69‑acre Stanley parcel after public hearing

The Page County Board of Supervisors opened a public hearing Jan. 5 on a rezoning application filed by Flowerdew Hundred LLC to change a 9.69‑acre parcel identified as tax map 59-(A)-63F, located off US Highway 340 in Stanley, from Agriculture (A‑1) to Commercial (C‑1). Zoning Administrator Tracy Clatterbuck presented the application record and noted the Planning Commission had recommended denial by a 4‑1 vote at its Oct. 14, 2025 meeting.

Applicant representative David Reed described engineering work and approvals related to the site entrance, saying Racey Engineering designed an expanded entrance "to support the maximum use under a commercial designation" and that VDOT had approved the existing and proposed entrances. He also noted a septic certification letter from the Virginia Department of Health and that a distillery building permit on the property is a by‑right agricultural use that would be eliminated by a commercial rezoning. Neighbors Duane, Judy and Beatrice Painter spoke against the rezoning citing road safety, traffic and potential impacts to water supplies; one speaker called commercial zoning too broad and raised spot‑zoning concerns. After questions from supervisors about VDOT criteria and the County’s Future Land Use Map, Supervisor Jeff Vaughan moved to table the vote until the Feb. 2 work session so all members could attend; Supervisor Ryan Cubbage seconded and the motion carried, 5‑0 (Supervisor Kile absent).

The record shows the application lists possible commercial uses in Section 125‑12 of the Page County Zoning Ordinance; the applicant said self‑storage is currently anticipated if rezoned. David Reed invited the Board and neighbors to tour the property.