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By Bill Kossler
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) monthly meeting last Wednesday evening (September 28) hft d but one item on their agenda.
Barbara Adolfi, a clinical sociologist, has applied for a special use permit to operate a counseling practice on Water Street in Sperryville. The practice would occupy the same building which Adolfi recently adapted into a tourist home. Adolfi’s husband Ray Boc appeared before the BZA to present her case and answer questions. Boc testified that the counseling practice would operate around ten hours a week and never involve several clients parked and waiting. Also, in order to protect the privacy of counseling clients, counseling will never overlap with overnight tourist guests.
Adolfi operated her counseling business in this same location before opening the weekend tourist house. Because the counseling business was operating from her residence, the zoning code did not require a special permit so long as Adolfi lived in the house. But making the house a business and not a personal residence changed that legal status, and now a permit is required.
The BZA approved Adolfi’s special use permit: The permit requires that the business operate in the manner described in Adolfi’s request, and that there is no overlap between the two businesses operating in the house.
BZA Zoning
Lawsuit Recap
Having disposed of the official agenda, the BZA briefly discussed an upcoming lawsuit. The Amissville Fire and Rescue Company, (AFRC) represented by attorney David Konick, is appealing the BZA’s decision on July 22nd to deny a variance sought by the AFRC. Konick is also suing for monetary damages and attorney’s fees.
The AFRC wishes to sell a parcel of land that cannot be built upon without a variance, and wants a variance in order to increase the selling price.
The waiver sought would change the setback requirement for that parcel from 100’ to 50’. On July 22 the BZA heard arguments from Konick and testimony of an appraiser to the effect that the value of
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