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Zoning Administrator determined that the Town’s Zoning Ordinance dictated that the RNB apply for a Special Use Permit as well.
The Bank’s application for the permit was heard by the Town Council in a public hearing at their June Council meeting.
The well-attended hearing on the Bank’s request brought out two poles of opinion on the issue: there were those who expressed the view that the RNB’s hundred years of support for the Town should be reciprocated by permitting them to make the proposed modifications; and those who opined that the proposed changes are not in character with the Town’s historical ambiance.
Town Attorney John Bennett held out the possibility that the Bank could not make any modifications because the present use is nonconforming and Town ordinances may prohibit any expansion of a non-conforming use. Mr. Bennett said that a final decision had not yet been made on such a prohibition, and that “the complete set of facts surrounding the application need to be put before the Council before a determination is made.”
The Bank’s proposal was presented by CEO, Michael Leake, with support from project architect Susan Lacy, Union Bankshares Facilities Manager George Washington, Mrs. Leake, and Bank board members and employees. Mr. Leake referred to the RNB's history in the Town of Washington, and to its upcoming centennial anniversary in September. “The Bank has always been in the Town of Washington, and it’s the
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