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for commercial growth would in essence constitute “spot zoning” and “set a very dangerous precedent.” Automatically, once the library is built, “the strip of land (along the access road) will be forever dedicated to growth and development,” he added.
Library is not commercial use
“We believe the library is unique. It’s not commercial,” countered Mrs. Sims. “I don’t see why it’s not treated more like a church, which would be allowed anywhere.”
“I don’t view this [location] as being so vastly separate from town,” added Mr. McCarthy, noting the site is only about three-quarters of a mile from Washington’s center. “I don’t view it as stimulating growth, either.”
‘Well, I think everybody’s right!” announced Mike Massie, the Board of Supervisors’ delegate to the Planning Commission. “But to me, the overriding thing is the work that’s been done by the library board. If there was a better spot, I believe they would have found it.”
To the Hampton District representative’s concerns about the fate of the stone wall, Mrs. Jamieson said the board has no plans for its removal. ‘We want to keep it. There’s no reason not to keep it.” But the loafing shed on the rock outcropping will, in all likelihood, be removed, she said, adding that it would block the view of the new library.
The commissioners conditioned
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