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(Continued from Page 1) to an application last year from Dorothy Davis to rezone three acres just outside the town of Washington from agriculture to commercial. He maintained that the coop’s request, if approved, will also set a precedent for future land use while taking any options for control away from county government.
Kramer described approval of the commercial rezoning as "really harmful” and maintained it could have a "mushrooming effect" by putting tremendous pressure on adjoining property. He called the 9.66 acre tract covered in the application “a massive piece of land.”
“How big is the lot at the Culpeper store?” asked Dick Latham, referring to the farmer cooperative’s main office.
“About 25 acres,” Gore answered.
Zoning On Land If the sale of the tract doesn’t go through and Snead retains title, will the commercial rezoning still be valid? asked Kramer. Luke indicated that the rezoning only applies if the co-op purchases the land. “The co-op is the applicant (for the rezoning), not Snead,” he explained.
“You’re not rezoning the individual. You’re rezoning the land,” corrected commonwealth attorney George Davis.
“For the Culpeper Farm
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