Volunteers are the bread and butter of government commissions here on the Northern Neck and across the country.
Some of Lancaster County's commissions and boards are under-volunteered and the county's Board of Supervisors has put the call out for interested and qualified people to fill the vacancies. Individuals are needed for the following:
- Board of Zoning Appeals
- Historic Resources Commission
- Building Code Appeals Board
- Economic Development Authority
- Lancaster County Broadband Authority
- Middle Peninsula/Northern Neck Community Services Board
- Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Public Access and Working Waterfronts – new committee with no specific term
Those interested should contact County Administrator Don Gill via email, dgill@lancova.com or phone (804) 462-5129.
The Lancaster County Planning Commission is holding a public hearing Thursday, January 19 at 7:00 pm in person and virtually. The hearing sked is:
- Application for Change of Zoning District Classification from R-3, Residential, Medium General, to R-1, Residential General by Latosha Veney for a 1.000-acre parcel described as Tax Map #6-30B. This property is located in the 2100 block of Morattico Road (VSH 622).
- Proposed Zoning Ordinance Article 29 – Short-Term Rental Regulations. The intent of this ordinance is to provide sufficient regulation of short-term rentals to address the safety and enjoyment of transient visitors while protecting the neighborhoods in which short-term rentals are located. Complete text of the proposed ordinance can be downloaded below (PDF format).
- Proposed Amendments to the following articles of the Zoning Ordinance:
- Article 1 – Definitions. Amendment to include the definitions of Short-term rental; Short-term rental operator; Short-term rental, hosted; and Short-term rental, unhosted.
- Article 4 – Agricultural General A-2 District. Amendment to add the permitted uses of 1) Short-term rental, hosted, and 2) Short-term rental, unhosted, with a special exception.
- Article 5 – Residential General R-1 District. Amendment to add the permitted uses of 1) Short-term rental, hosted, and 2) Short-term rental, unhosted, with a special exception.
- Article 6A – Residential Community R-4 District. Amendment to add the permitted uses of 1) Short-term rental, hosted, and 2) Short-term rental, unhosted, with a special exception.
- Article 7 – Residential Medium General R-3 District. Amendment to delete “Tourist home” as a permitted use and add the permitted uses of 1) Short-term rental, hosted, and 2) Short-term rental, unhosted, with a special exception.
- Article 18 – Waterfront Residential Overlay W-1 District. Amendment to add the permitted uses of 1) Short-term rental, hosted, and 2) Short-term rental, unhosted, with a special exception.