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Rappahannock’s Planning Commission on November 21 faced a brief Thanksgiving Eve slate. Items of discussion were:
• Request for public hewing. Planning Commission Chairman A.Y. Stokes reviewed aletter dataWovefo- - ber 7 from Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke. Chairman Stokes said the letter was a formal request from the Board of Supervisors asking the Planning Commission to conduct on December 19 a public hearing on the proposed landfill.
Chairman Stokes said the supervisors were asking the planners to determine if the proposed location was in accord with the comprehensive plan. The planners then would pass their recommendation on to the supervisors.
Planning Commissioner Newbill Miller said he would not be able to participate in the Planning Commission’s decision. The reason: He had been informed that one of his properties might be devalued 10 to 20 percent by the proposed landfill location.
The Planning Commissioners also discussed whether or not a special-use permit, granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), would be required for the landfill. Whether or not the county was exempt from a special-use permit was discussed, although no determination was made.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Luke, interviewed by telephone on November 27, said it was his opinion the county would not be required to obtain a special-use permit from the BZA. Luke said his opinion was backed by the attorney general and the court, which ruled that Madison County in determining a landfill site did not need to acquire a special-use permit from the
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