Planning commission backs mobile‑food unit rules with health, fire and VDACS referrals

The Greene County Planning Commission recommended approval of OR 26‑002, a zoning amendment establishing rules for mobile food and vendor units in specified districts, and added explicit referral requirements to VDACS (Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services), the fire marshal, the health department and water/sewer staff.

Staff told the commission the edits make clear mobile units cannot be permanent structures where allowed and that in residential districts they may not remain set up overnight; the draft also clarifies sign rules and requires the permit to be kept on location for inspection. Commissioners said the changes addressed earlier concerns about sanitation, generator fumes and the number of units permitted on a single site; one commissioner noted a cap of three on‑site vendors where the draft had limited clustering. The commission moved to recommend approval and recorded affirmative roll‑call votes (transcript named Mr. Kelt and Mr. Messeridge with the chair voting aye). The recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for final action.