Board OKs Wertz rezoning and Summerfields conditional-use permit for event venue

The Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 20 approved two land-use requests: a rezoning to permit a larger accessory building on the Wertz property and a conditional-use permit for the Summerfields to operate an event facility.

Planning and zoning manager Mark Bassett told the board the Wertz property is just over the two-acre RR1 minimum and that the request is effectively a downzoning that would permit an accessory building larger than 50% of the primary dwelling. The Planning Commission had recommended unanimous approval. The applicant said the planned structure is intended as a garage for restoring vehicles and ATVs. A motion to approve rezoning P-25-14 passed by unanimous roll call.

Bassett then presented the Summerfields' conditional-use permit for an event facility on property in the A2 zoning district. Staff outlined the recommended conditions: limit events to Friday through Sunday between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.; cap attendance at 75 people at any one time; require on-site parking (or parking on adjoining parcels only with the owner’s consent); ensure any driveway entrance meets VDOT standards; comply with health-department requirements for potable water and sanitary sewer; require lighting to be directed on-site; enforce compliance with the county noise ordinance; include annual review by the zoning administrator; and provide for revocation if conditions are not met. Applicant Kevin Summerfield said neighbors had no objections and that the property is “wide open.”

Board members asked whether the CUP imposes an annual numeric cap on events (staff said there was not a stated annual count limit beyond the weekend/day/time restrictions) and whether security is automatically required (staff said security is at the business owner’s discretion; there is no automatic trigger tied to a specific attendance number). The board approved the CUP (C-25-7) by unanimous roll call with the Planning Commission conditions.

What happens next: Planning & Zoning will record the rezoning decision and issue the CUP documentation with the listed conditions; the zoning administrator will conduct annual reviews as required by the permit.