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By CINDY MAHAN
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
The Board of Zoning Appeals granted special use permits at their meeting on Oct. 25 for a bed and a breakfast and a center for herbal studies.
David and Joan Harrington received unanimous approval for a bed and breakfast in their home which has been recently built on U.S. 522 near Scrabble. The maximum occupancy allowed will be 12, and parking will be shielded from the street by the house. The approval was granted subject to Health Department and VDOT approval.
Despite objections from some adjoining landowners, Kathleen Maier received approval to have a Center for Herbal Studies on land, belonging to Susan Babcock off Fodderstack Road.
The Center will operate from March through November, Thursday through Sunday, with a maximum of 20 people. The access to Ms. Babcock’s property will be off of Route 624 in Harris Hollow rather than her' usual entrance from a rightof-way off the Fodderstack Road.
Activities at the Center will include the study of herbs as food and as medicine, and botanical farming. Ms. Maier hopes to be able to plant sanctuary gardens of medicinal herbs such as goldenseal and ginseng. Students will camp out on the property and will use the bathroom facilities in Ms. Babcock’s house. One of the days during the four day weekend will be spent in the woods, and students will not be using the traditional facilities.
Ms. Maier said that she feels the Center is very important, as interest in the use of herbs has grown in recent years. She teaches many classes about herbs, to medical students at the University of Virginia among others.
Many supporters of the Center spoke at the meeting. One was Bob Dennis, who said that Mrs. Babcock’s land is in easement, and that he is a strong supporter of the easement program. “We are going to see this type of interest on easement properties. We do need to find new uses for our rural lands.- I think it is totally compatible with an easement property,” he said.
Vinnie Carney said that she has been very sick for the past year and
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