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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 Hearing: Appeal of Notices of Violation & Correction Orders

  • Date: 03/27/2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  
The Clarke County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a Public Hearing in the Berryville-Clarke County Government Center main meeting room, 101 Chalmers Ct., Berryville, Va., on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 10 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard to consider action on the following item:

BZA-24-02: Hamza Wardere (owner/applicant) is appealing the Zoning Administrator’s Notices of Violation & Correction Orders, referred to herein as “notice(s)”, dated Jan. 2, 2024, and Jan. 31, 2024.  The Jan. 2, 2024 notice determines that structures constructed at the subject property are in violation of Section 6.2.1 of the Clarke County Zoning Ordinance for failure to obtain a zoning permit, and that the structures violate Section 4.2.1C-1a of the Clarke County Zoning Ordinance for the construction/placement of structures within the floodway. The structures in question include five yurts with solar panels. The Jan. 31, 2024, notice determines that the use of the property as a Short-term Residential Rental is a violation of Section 5.2B of the Clarke County Zoning Ordinance for failure to obtain a Short-term Residential Rental Zoning Permit, including the required review for compliance with health and building codes. The subject property is identified as Tax Map #16-A-41 and located within the Buckmarsh Election District and Battletown Magisterial District at 3180 Harry Byrd Highway (U.S. Route 7) and also along Castleman Road (Route 603).

Information regarding the above matter is available to the public at the Clarke County Department of Planning during regular business hours. 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. For more information, contact the Department of Planning (second floor, Berryville-Clarke County Government Center) weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at (540) 955-5132.

Public Hearing Notice

Jeremy F. Camp
Senior Planner / Zoning Administrator
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