Property request · conditional use permit
Adam M. and Lauren S. Garber: allow a vacation home rental (109 Bay Shore Avenue)
Planning Commission hearing (county’s record, Jan 15)Recommended · Jan 15
Board decides (county’s record, Feb 12, p. 25)Approved, 5-0 · Feb 12
A step the records show opens the record itself.
In plain words
Adam M. and Lauren S. Garber, owners, asked for a conditional Use Permit to allow a vacation home rental on property zoned R-3, Residential Restricted.1 The property is at 109 Bay Shore Avenue, shown as Tax Map Parcel #45-B(3)4-20 and 45-B(3)1-9.1 At the Planning Commission public hearing on January 15, 2026, Mr. Garber said the home is a secondary residence he would rent when the family is not using it.2 The Planning Commission voted to recommend approval to the Board of Supervisors, and the motion passed.2 Zoning Administrator Philip Marston read the suggested conditions, and no comments were made at the public hearing.3 On February 12, 2026, the Board of Supervisors approved the Conditional Use Permit with the suggested conditions by a vote of 5-0.4
Summarized from the county’s records, September 28.
Where each sentence comes from
- “for a conditional Use Permit to allow a vacation home rental on property zoned R-3, Residential Restricted” … “Tax Map Parcel #45-B(3)4-20 and 45-B(3)1-9 at 109 Bay Shore Avenue”The matter as the records title it
- “his house at 109 Bay Shore Avenue is a secondary residence” … “they would like the option to rent the home when they are not using it” … “recommend approval of the vacation home rental conditional use permit to the Board of Supervisors” … “The motion passed.”Jan 15, 2026 · Planning Commission · In the minutes
- “Zoning Administrator Philip Marston read the suggested conditions” … “No comments were made.”Request by Adam M. and Lauren S. Garber, owners, for a Conditional Use Permit to · full text
- “Motion to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow a vacation home rental” … “Vote 5-0: yes, James M. Long, James W. Brann, Chip Williams, AC Fisher, Jr., Keith Harris; no, none.”Feb 12, 2026 · Board of Supervisors · Motion carried, 5-0
Written automatically from the county’s records. Each sentence has to quote the record it comes from, word for word, or it’s left out. The records have the final say.
The official wording
Request by Adam M. and Lauren S. Garber, owners, for a conditional Use Permit to allow a vacation home rental on property zoned R-3, Residential Restricted. The property is shown as Tax Map Parcel #45-B(3)4-20 and 45-B(3)1-9 at 109 Bay Shore Avenue.
Zoning districts here
R-3 · Residential RestrictedWhat the ordinance says it’s forHide
“The purpose of this district is to allow for high-density residential development on nonconforming lots of record, provided that said lots were recorded prior to September 1, 1974, and lot sizes are generally shared by other property owners in the same vicinity.”
Zoning Ordinance § 148-59
Words the law defines
Conditional use permit
Virginia law calls this a special exception, or special use permit:
“‘Special exception’ means a special use that is a use not permitted in a particular district except by a special use permit granted under the provisions of this chapter and any zoning ordinances adopted herewith.”
Code of Virginia § 15.2-2201, Chapter 22. Planning, Subdivision of Land and Zoning
What’s happened
- Thu12Feb
Board of Supervisors · a vote
ApprovedThe Board’s vote
Motion to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow a vacation home rental on property zoned R-3, Residential Restricted with the suggested conditions. This motion is made in due… Show allMotion to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow a vacation home rental on property zoned R-3, Residential Restricted with the suggested conditions. This motion is made in due consideration of the administrative record before the body, including the planning commission’s deliberations and recommendation, the information received via the public hearing, including statements offered by staff, the applicant, and members of the public, the public health and safety, the general welfare of the community, public necessity, convenience, in the exercise of good zoning practices and the body’s legislative prerogative, and pursuant to the body’s statutory authority.
- Thu15Jan
Planning Commission · a vote
RecommendedAdam M. and Lauren S. Garber: allow a vacation home rental (109 Bay Shore Avenue)
Garland made a motion to recommend approval of the vacation home rental conditional use permit to the Board of Supervisors, adding that this motion is made in due consideration of the… Show allGarland made a motion to recommend approval of the vacation home rental conditional use permit to the Board of Supervisors, adding that this motion is made in due consideration of the administrative record before the body, including the planning commission’s deliberations and recommendation, the information received via the public hearing, including statements offered by staff, the applicant, and members of the public, the public health and safety, the general welfare of the community, public necessity, convenience, in the exercise of good zoning practices and the body’s legislative prerogative, and pursuant to the body’s statutory authority. Mr. O’Brien seconded Mr. Garland’s motion. The vote was as follows: Chris Cralle Aye Roger McKinley Aye Vivian Diggs Aye Patrick O’Brien Aye Allen Garland Aye Garfield Parker Aye John Kost Aye Heidi Wilkins-Corey Aye James Michel Aye Charles Williams Aye James Brann n/a The motion passed.
Moved by Garland · Not voting: Brann
Meeting by meeting, newest first, in the records’ own words. Each vote names the minutes it’s written in.
The records
Gathered from Northumberland County’s agendas, minutes and notices. Checked October 26.