Nelson County:
“In the past decade, the Virginia General Assembly has
passed several pieces of legislation that create a more lax environment for
agritourism businesses — such as wineries and breweries — in terms of zoning
and building regulations. In the same time frame, the agritourism industry has
grown throughout the state, including in Nelson County.
Now, in response to such bills, Nelson County staff is in
the preliminary phase of drafting proposed amendments to the Nelson County Code
that will re-evaluate existing policies in agriculture zones. The proposals are
slated to be presented to the Nelson County Board of Supervisors at their May
13 meeting. The proposed amendments are aimed to establish ‘updated zoning
policies that respond to the growth and operations of the agritourism industry,
and to provide a framework for establishing consistent and efficient land-use
decisions,’ said Nelson County Planning & Zoning Director Tim Padalino.
He said in an email Monday that ordinance amendments typically
only affect applications submitted after the amendments are enacted and would
not affect existing businesses or projects, but ‘that important detail will
have to be addressed by the board of supervisors.’”
~Writes Katherine Lacaze of the Nelson County Times
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