CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
The Cumberland County Board of Supervisors will meet on Tuesday, September12, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in the Circuit Courtroom of Cumberland County in Cumberland, Virginia, to conduct public hearings pursuant to Virginia Code Section 15.2-2204, which such hearings may be continued or adjourned, as required under applicable law, and to consider the following items and taking actions in furtherance thereof:
Code Amendment (CA) 22-03: Short-Term Rental Dwellings – Proposes to amend chapter 74 of the Cumberland County Code to add new and revise existing definitions regarding short-term rental dwellings, and create an ordinance regulating the operation of such short-term rental dwellings.
Code Amendment (CA) 23-01: Manufactured and Modular Housing –Proposes to amend chapter 74 of the Cumberland County Code to permit manufactured and modular housing in the A-2, Agricultural, General, RA-1, Recreational Area Access, R-1, Residential, General, R-2, Residential, General, and R-3, Residential, General Zoning Districts.
Code Amendment (CA) 23-02: Solar Ordinance Revisions –Proposes to amend chapter 74 of the Cumberland County Code to create a separate subdivision for Solar Ordinance under Chapter 74, Article XVII, Division 2, Subdivision IV, Solar Facilities, and minor text modifications.
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 23-01 – Jamerson Solar I – New Energy Equity - A conditional use permit request to allow a 3 MW AC shared solar energy facility in an A-2 zoning District. This project is proposed for Tax Map Parcel 64-A-47, a 27.97-acre parcel owned by David M. & Vertia W. Jamerson. The project will be located north of RT. 633, Vogel Road. The parcel is in Election District 4 and is not located within a growth area as designated in the Comprehensive Plan.
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 23-02 – Jamerson Solar II – New Energy Equity - A conditional use permit request to allow a 4 MW AC shared solar energy facility in an A-2 zoning District. This project is proposed for Tax Map Parcel 64-A-57, an 84.30-acre parcel that is dual zoned both A-2 and R-2, with an access and utility easement across Tax Map Parcel 64-A-55A, a 52.880-acre parcel that is dual zoned both A-2 and R-2, both parcels being owned by David M. & Vertia W. Jamerson. The proposed project will only be located in the A-2 zoning district of either parcel. The project will be located north of RT. 633, Vogel Road, and south of Rt. 60, Anderson Highway. The parcels are in Election District 4 and the project will not be located within a growth area as designated in the Comprehensive Plan.
Rezoning (REZ) 23-01: Plank Road Solar Project – CEP Solar – A request to rezone a parcel from B-2 to M-2. The property is located East of Rt. 600. Plank Road, and West of Rt. 45, Cumberland Road, and is designated as tax map parcel 110AK-A-1; a 143.96-acre lot owned by Caryn B. Kayton. The property is located within the High Intensity Farmville Growth Area in the Comprehensive Plan and is within Election District 5. This Rezoning Request is accompanied by a companion Request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP 23-04) for a Solar Energy Facility on this property.
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 23-04 – Plank Road Solar Project – CEP Solar - A conditional use permit request to allow a 10 MW AC solar energy facility in an M-2 zoning District. This project is proposed for Tax Map Parcel 110AK-A-1, a 143.96-acre parcel owned by Caryn B. Kayton. The project will be located East of Rt. 600, Plank Road, and West of Rt. 45S, Cumberland Road. The property is located within the High Intensity Farmville Growth Area in the Comprehensive Plan and is within Election District 5. This Conditional Use Permit Request is accompanied by a companion Request Rezoning (REZ 23-01) for a Solar Energy Facility on this property.
Copies of the complete text of the proposed Development Projects and Zoning Ordinance amendments are available for public review at the office of the Cumberland County Planning Department, County Administration Building, 1 Courthouse Circle, Cumberland, Virginia between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm of each business day. The public is invited to attend these hearings at which persons affected may appear and present their views orally or in writing. Questions or comments may be directed to the Planning & Zoning Department, at (804) 492-3520. Persons with disabilities are urged to contact the County Administrator’s Office at (804) 492-3625 at least five (5) days prior to the meeting