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Property request · conditional use permit

Kevin L. Brown: allow construction of a multi-unit dwelling

  1. Planning Commission hearing (county’s record, Feb 27)Feb 27

  2. Board hearing (county’s record, Mar 13, p. 16)Mar 13

  3. Board decides (county’s record, Mar 13, p. 16)Denied, 4-1 · Mar 13

A step the records show opens the record itself.

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In plain words

Kevin L. Brown, owner, asked for a Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of a multi-unit dwelling on property zoned A-1 (Agricultural), Agriculture.1 The property is shown as Tax Map Parcel # 6-(1)-5-H and is located on Lone Walnut Road.2 At a Planning Commission public hearing, Mr. Brown said he owns 25 Lone Walnut Road and that the area has a large demand for rental properties.3 On March 13, 2025, the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on a motion to deny the request.4 Voting yes were Richard F. Haynie, James W. Brann, Chip Williams, AC Fisher, Jr.; James M. Long voted no.4 Supervisor Williams stated that he'd like to see Mr. Brown find another parcel of land in the County for the apartments.2

Summarized from the county’s records, September 29.

Where each sentence comes from
  1. “Request by Kevin L. Brown, owner, for a Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of a multi-unit dwelling on property zoned A-1, Agriculture.”The matter as the records title it
  2. “shown as Tax Map Parcel # 6-(1)-5-H and is located on Lone Walnut Road” … “Supervisor Williams stated that he’d like to see Mr. Brown find another parcel of land in the County to put these apartments on.”Request by Kevin L. Brown, owner, for a Conditional Use Permit to allow construc · full text
  3. “Mr. Brown stated that he owns 25 Lone Walnut Road” … “the area has a large demand for rental properties”Feb 20, 2025 · Planning Commission · In the minutes
  4. “Motion to deny the request by Kevin L. Brown, owner, for a Conditional Use Permit” … “Vote 4-1: yes, Richard F. Haynie, James W. Brann, Chip Williams, AC Fisher, Jr.; no, James M. Long.”Mar 13, 2025 · Board of Supervisors · Motion carried, 4-1

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 Kevin L. Brown, owner, for a Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of a multi-unit dwelling on property zoned A-1, Agriculture. The property is

Zoning districts here

  • A-1 · AgriculturalWhat the ordinance says it’s for
    “This district covers the portions of the County which are occupied by various open uses, including farms, orchards, vineyards, forests, and parks. This district is established for the specific purpose of facilitating existing and future farming and forestry operations, conserving water and other natural resources, reducing soil erosion, protecting watersheds and reducing hazards from flood and fire. To ensure the success of the above goals, it is necessary to maintain as low a density of residential development as is reasonable. The character of this district should remain agricultural in nature, with residential, industry or small commercial business permitted only when it will benefit the immediate area without degrading the environment.”
    Zoning Ordinance § 148-19

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

  1. Thu13Mar

    Board of Supervisors · a vote

    DeniedThe Board’s vote

    Motion to deny the request by Kevin L. Brown, owner, for a Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of a multi-unit dwelling on property zoned A-1, Agriculture. This motion is made in… Show all

    Moved by Brann, seconded by Fisher · No: Long

    Minutes, Mar 13, p. 16Open it in the meeting →

  2. Thu27Feb

    Planning Commission

  3. Thu20Feb

    Planning Commission

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.

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How a conditional use permit is decided

Some uses of land are allowed in a zoning district only with the Board of Supervisors' permission. An owner asks for that permission with a conditional use permit.

In Northumberland, the Planning Commission holds a public hearing on the request and makes a recommendation, then the Board of Supervisors holds its own public hearing and decides, often with conditions. Each hearing must be advertised in advance.

The law: Va. Code § 15.2-2286 (What a zoning ordinance may provide, including special exceptions and conditional uses); Va. Code § 15.2-2204 (Advertising public hearings). This describes the general process, not this decision.