CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APEALS 

PUBLIC HEARING

The Cumberland County Board of Zoning Appeals will meet on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., in the Circuit Courtroom of The Cumberland County Courthouse, at 17 Courthouse Circle, Cumberland, Virginia 23040, to conduct a public hearing pursuant to Virginia Code Section 15.2-2204 to consider the following item and taking action in furtherance thereof:

BZA 24-01:  William & Ashley Viera request a variance from the requirements of Section 74-786 of the Cumberland County Zoning Ordinance to allow for the residential use of a preexisting nonconforming parcel of land that is under the minimum lot area and width requirements for the A-2, agricultural, general zoning district.   This property currently has an abandoned dwelling that will be removed and the applicant proposed to build a new dwelling on the property.  The subject property has a physical address of 12 Perkins Lane, Farmville, Virginia, 23901 and is identified as Tax Map 97-A-28A consisting of 0.60-acres, is in election district 5, and is zoned A-2 agricultural. 

Copies of the above requests are available for review at the Cumberland County Planning Department between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm M-F. The public is invited to attend this hearing at which persons affected may appear and present their views. Questions or comments may be directed to Mrs. Stephany S. Johnson, Planning Director/Zoning Administrator, at (804) 492-3520 or sjohnson@cumberlandcounty.virginia.gov.  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 to arrange for any necessary accommodations.