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By JON HEDDLESTON
HappahaanMk N«wa
SUff Writer
A sawmill on the property of Henry Digges of Amissville caused a large crowd and lengthy discussion during the Planning Commission meeting of May 16. The sawmill, which has been in operation more than three years, was the source of a complaint letter from William Petty of Annandale, Va., who owns property adjacent to the sawmill. The letter charges that the sawmill violates the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance by operation of a “permanent” sawmill in an agricultural district. In addition, Petty complained of excessive noise levels, heavily loaded trucks on secondary roads and excessive traffic on Route 637.
Zoning Administrator David Konick, who received the letter, took the complaint before the Planning Commission for advice on a recommended course of action.
Konick said that the complaint came under Art. 2 of. the 1973 Zoning Ordinance. Konick explained that a sawmill, under the 1973 ordinance, was an industrial use and therefore was not allowed in an agricultural zone. He added, however, that the ordinance referred to “permanent” sawmills, but provided no definition of a permanent sawmill. In addition, Konick said that undo- Article 2, forestry was permitted by right, but the term forestry was not defined.
He j)pfl«d the question
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