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“That’s where it gets sticky,” Whorton said. Asked of his recommendation, Whorton said places of worship should be allowed by right.
Commissioner Werner Krebser said that the Virginia Supreme Court had upheld that the building of churches was subject to reasonable regulations, which' include the health, asfrtff and general welfare of the pubL
'' V Ddwrizoitlng. 'Dofi ICSitKletf1 owner of Old HoUow Grocery, said Ids commercial property was plotted agricultural on the proposed zoning map. Commissioner Miller said the board had agreed to retain commercial zoning for the store location.
Several Harris Hollow residents said they wanted the board to downzone from commercial to agricultural/conservation the 75-acre site that formerly was part of the ski area,
Ms. Hatch said she was pleased when an earlier proposed zoning map showed proposed downzoning of the tract, but disappointed by a Rappahannock News report that stated all commercial properties in the county would retain commercial status.
“(It) remains a mistake waiting to happen,” John Clark said, referring to the battle residents waged earlier in the year to thwart development of a home for adults on the property.
Clark passed a petition calling for downzoning of the former ski lodge property to the planning commissioners. He said “practically every person in Harris Hollow” had signed.
Gene Leggett said a “great wave of belief’ in county officials occurred following defeat of the home for adults. He added, however, that the long-term threat of possible pollution of Rush River and the Town of Washington’s water supply remains.
Leggett called the planning com
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