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Mr. Massie noted that in setting a two-acre lot size for family subdivisions, the county had already determined that two acres was the minimum needed in case >the lot’s original drainfield and well failed. “Once you set a limit, you’re pretty much bound to stick to it . . . Once you start moving it down,” he warned, the pressure intensifies to lower the limit even further. “I think we should be very careful and realize we're setting a precedent w here we could end up with lots too small for well and septic . . . I’m not ruling it out, but we've got to be pretty dam careful about what we’re getting ourselves into."
“I don’t think we should penalize the small landowner who’s been there for generations just because he doesn’t have a lot of land. To me, the size of the lot is very insignificant," rejoined Col. Bingham, adding that the reason for seeking the subdivision is what’s important. The Atkins family has mitigating circumstances, he maintained. “They’re trying to take care of their own, and I think they should have the opportunity to do it.”
The supervisors must remember that Rappahannock’s residents are “independent people,” the Jackson District representative said. “Laws are not to be abided by blindly. Laws are simply a guide.”
“But we’ve got to be fair,” in
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