Board approves rezoning amendment, subdivision changes and multiple zoning text amendments

The Bedford County Board of Supervisors on July 25 voted to approve multiple land‑use items, including amendments tied to rezoning application RZ21‑0006, text amendments to the zoning ordinance and subdivision ordinance changes.

Senior planner Mariel Fowler presented the RZ21‑0006 amendments for a roughly 9.3‑acre parcel on Monita Road (parcel 22103000) and described a pending major subdivision plat that would create residential lots along the lake and leave two lots for potential future commercial development. Fowler said the update adds flexibility for public‑road submission and notes that VDOT could require site‑specific improvements triggered by future development.

"This is a proffer application...the applicant and owner is Bevel Properties LLC," Fowler said, describing the lot layout and noting the planning commission's 6–0 recommendation for approval.

The board also adopted text amendment TA22‑0001 to restructure the nonconforming use section, clarify definitions for utility service major uses (excluding alternative energy systems), and to require planning commission public hearings with appeal rights to the board for PRD/PCD/PID districts. In a related action, the board approved subdivision ordinance text amendments (TA22‑0003) to clarify family subdivision right‑of‑way conveyance, final plat content flexibility, agricultural subdivision notices, and to add the BEF Regional Water Authority to the review process.

Applicant representative Kelsey Bevel attended and declined to add to staff comments. No members of the public spoke for or against these items during the hearings. The board moved and seconded the resolutions/ordinances and approved each item by roll call with unanimous votes.

The board emphasized that the TA22‑0002 initiating resolution (lot size adjustments in R‑1) is only a revision to the initiating resolution and that any final zoning changes will return after required public hearings.

The approvals update local development rules intended to provide clearer review processes, manage compatibility concerns for nonresidential uses in residential districts, and add procedural clarity for future plats and infrastructure review.

The planning commission record and staff memos contain the specific amendment texts and the board asked staff to re‑advertise and return items as required for final adoption where applicable.