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Planning Commission recommends rezoning for Blue Ridge Airport terminal project
Summary
The Henry County Planning Commission on July 15 recommended rezoning 25.64 acres at 525 Airport Rd from Agricultural A-1 to Industrial I-1 to allow a $6.7 million terminal and potential runway extension; the recommendation was unanimous 5-0 with one member absent.
The Henry County Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve rezoning 25.64 acres at 525 Airport Rd in the Horsepasture District from Agricultural District A-1 to Industrial District I-1 to permit construction of a new airport terminal and potential runway extension.
Jason Davis, director of Blue Ridge Airport, told the commission the project includes a "new 6.7-million-dollar terminal building" and said the terminal is "the first thing that many business prospects and visitors see when visiting Henry County, making it a worthy investment." He said the airport intends to reuse the existing terminal building, although future use of that building has not been decided.
County staff materials for case R-26-13 identify the site on Tax Map 48.9/31C; the rezoning is intended to enable expanded airport services and support economic development. After the public hearing — at which no members of the public spoke against the request — Richard Reynolds moved to recommend approval and Dee West seconded. The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval to the Board of Supervisors, with one commissioner absent.
The Board of Supervisors will consider the Planning Commission's recommendation; the transcript does not specify a date for the Board's hearing or final action.
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