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Public Hearings are part of formal government meetings and are scheduled as needed. Public Hearings are opportunities for a governing body to receive testimony from the public at large on local issues or proposed government actions. Notices are posted here and published in The Winchester Star — the area’s newspaper of record — at least 10 days prior to the Public Hearing.

 

Public Hearings: Carter Hall Estate LLC & Text Amendments to County Code Chapter 180

  • Date: 06/20/2023 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM  

The Clarke County Board of Supervisors will conduct two public hearings on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matters may be heard, in the Berryville-Clarke County Government Center second-floor Main meeting room, 101 Chalmers Ct., Berryville, Va., to receive public comments on the following matters:

PH 2023-06: (SUP-22-02/SP-22-03) Carter Hall Estate LLC. Request for approval of a special use permit and site development plan to operate a country inn per Section 5.2C (Business Uses – Country Inn) of the Zoning Ordinance. The proposed country inn, with 12 rooms in total, would operate within certain existing buildings on the property as identified on the site development plan. Proposed improvements include upgrades to the existing entrance off Bishop Meade Road, upgrades to the on-site septic disposal system, and other minor improvements. The subject property is approximately 86.4 acres, zoned Agricultural-Open Space-Conservation (AOC), identified as Tax Map #30-A-15, and is located on Carter Hall Lane (private road) in the Millwood Election District. The Planning Commission issued a recommendation of approval on May 5, 2023, with 17 conditions, including, but not limited to, the restriction of events held by the Country Inn, and limitations on the existing nonprofit organization that operates from the same location.

PH 2023-07: (CC2023-01) Text Amendments to the Code of Clarke County, Chapter 180, Water and Wastewater. The amendments include a number of minor changes to different code sections but also new language on the testing and enforcement of standards related to oils, fats, and grease, and the creation of a new sewer exclusive service area at Double Tollgate. The full document showing all of the changes and a memo explaining each change is on the county website under “Public Hearing Notices” (links below).

Information regarding the above matter is available to the public in Clarke County Administration and on the county website. Any person desiring to speak on the above matter should appear at the appointed time and place. Written copies of statements are requested but not required. Clarke County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. 

Public Hearing Notice
Supporting Documentation Carter Hall Estate LLC
Supporting Documentation Code of Clarke County, Chapter 180

Chris Boies
County Administrator

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