Commission forwards special-exception request for Burke Lane property; applicant identified as ITG Communications representative

The Fauquier County Planning Commission on April 16 forwarded a special-exception application (recorded in the meeting as "SPEX-twenty six-twenty 6,366") to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation for approval. Staff summarized that the Board had previously approved a Category 32 special exception for the property on Burke Lane in September 2025; this application requests a change in use for the portion of the property at 7185 Burke Lane from an auto repair use to a second contractor's office and shop.

In the presentation, staff said, "This application requests a change in use, for the portion of the property located at 7185 Burke Lane, which is the back commercial building on the property." Staff noted the prospective end user is an electrical contractor interested in leasing the building, and that the current conditions of approval have been carried forward with necessary changes tying the permitted number of combined full-time, part-time, and off-site employees to the capacity of the existing septic system.

The applicant came forward during the hearing and identified himself: "My name is David Allison. I'm with ITG Communications. I am the ultimately would be the end user, if this goes through on the lease of the building." No other public speakers addressed the application. A commissioner moved to forward the application to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation for approval "subject to the conditions in the current application," staff confirmed that phrasing, and the commission approved the motion on a voice vote with ayes recorded and no opposed recorded in the meeting minutes.

The application will be transmitted to the Board of Supervisors for final action; the record shows the recommendation is explicitly subject to the conditions included in the application file.