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Council votes 7-2 to place small-arms repair conditional-use reconsideration on Nov. 19 agenda
Summary
Council approved, 7-2, a motion to place PLN-USE-2024-024 (conditional-use permit for small-arms repair as a level-2 home occupation at 364080 Stone Drive) on the Nov. 19 agenda for reconsideration after public testimony both supporting and opposing the item.
Council heard a contested new-business item requesting reconsideration of PLN-USE-2024-024, a conditional-use permit to allow small-arms repair as a level-2 home occupation at 364080 Stone Drive in Deep Creek. After debate and clarification about the procedure for reconsideration, the council voted 7-2 to place the application on the November 19 agenda for reconsideration.
Public comment during the meeting showed both opposition and support: speakers included Vic Nichols and a representative opposing the item, while firearms-advocacy speakers such as Philip Van Cleave (Virginia Citizens Defense League), Patricia Webb (FFL), and a representative of the Heller Foundation voiced support for continuance and reconsideration. Councilmember discussion noted the specific vote threshold needed for a reconsideration motion; the clerk recorded the motion to continue to Nov. 19 as adopted 7-2.
