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Board approves small rezoning in Amelia Courthouse but rejects ordinance change to allow tow lots in B-1
Summary
The board rezoned 0.3 acres from R-1 to B-1 to align with adjacent uses but voted to deny a proposed text amendment that would have allowed tow-lot uses in B-1 zoning. Residents expressed concern about placing a tow lot on the town's main drag.
The Amelia County Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning to change 0.3 acres of parcel 31a-180.1 from R-1 to B-1 but voted separately to deny a text amendment that would have allowed tow-lot uses in B-1 zoning.
Planning staff (speaker 16) presented the application from Good Deed LLC and recommended separate actions on the rezoning and the proposed ordinance amendment to add a tow-lot use in B-1 as a special exception. During the rezoning public hearing Martin Conkle (speaker 17) spoke against allowing a tow lot on the main drag, saying the village is "getting nicer" and a tow lot "seems very counterproductive to the other investments that people are starting to put here in our area." After board discussion the motion to rezone the 0.3 acres to B-1 carried.
The board then held a separate public hearing on a text amendment to allow tow lots in B-1. Members clarified that adding the use to the ordinance as a special-exception category would still require a later special-exception permit for any particular site, and conditions could be imposed. Nevertheless the board approved a motion to deny the text amendment, meaning the ordinance will not be changed to allow tow lots in B-1 at this time. Several supervisors said they were concerned about location and enforcement and emphasized that allowing the zoning classification change did not automatically grant approval for a tow-lot use at a particular site.
