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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #06-00
LAWRENCE W. WALLACE, III
Cottage Occupation - Gunsmith
LOCATION: This property is located at 1421 Adams Road.
MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT: Gainesboro
PROPERTY ID NUMBERS: 12-5-21
PROPERTY ZONING & PRESENT USE: Zoned RA (Rural Areas) District; Land Use:
Residential
ADJOINING PROPERTY ZONING & USE: Zoned RA (Rural Areas) District; Land Use:
Vacant
PROPOSED USE: Cottage Occupation - Gunsmith
REVIEW EVALUATIONS:
Virginia Dept. of Transportation: No objection to conditional use permit for this property.
Existing entrance is adequate for proposed use. However, should use ever expand in the
future, the entrance may have to be upgraded to VDOT minimum commercial standards.
Inspections Department: Existing building and addition shall comply with the Virginia
Uniform Statewide Building Code and Section 306, Use Group F (Factory) of the BOCA
National Building Code/ 1996. Other Codes that apply are CABO Al 17.1-92, Accessible and
Usable Buildings and Facilities. Please submit a floor plan ofthe existing building at the time
of change of use permit application. A new certificate of Use and Occupancy shall be issued
after the permit and inspections are approved.
Fire Marshal: Roadway maintained, free of obstructions overhead to 10 feet. Plan approval
is recommended.
Lawrence W. Wallace, III CUP
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April 18, 2000
Health Department: The Health Department has no objection to Mr. Wallace having a
gunsmith business from his garage as long as Mr. Wallace does not have employees or
contaminants which would have to be disposed of. According to Mr. Wallace, he will be
assembling guns only and will be using his bathroom in his home. There will be no more
water usage on existing drainfield, so Health Department has no objection.
Planning and Zoning: A gunsmith business is permitted in the RA (Rural Areas) Zoning
District with an approved Conditional Use Permit. This business will be conducted in an
accessory structure located in the rear of the property. The property is surrounded by natural
wooded screening and buffers. The adjoining properties are located 100 feet from this
property. The applicant proposes to have five customers a month and operate three days a
week; there will be no sale of firearms at this property. The applicant will not be testing any
fire arms on the property associated with the CUP. Based upon the limited scale of the
proposed use and evaluation of the property, it appears this use would not have any
significant impacts on the adjoining properties.
STAFF CONCLUSIONS FOR THE 04-05-00 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING:
Staff recommends approval with the following conditions:
1. All review agency comments shall be complied with at all times.
2. No business sign will be permitted.
3. Any change of use or expansion of the business will require a new Conditional Use Permit.
PLANNING COMMISSION SUMMARY & ACTION OF 04/05/00 MEETING:
The applicant was present and explained that he assembles target rifles for a regular clientele. He
added that he is not open to the public and does not want to have a business sign. He further added
that he does not test the assembled firearms on the site.
A neighbor, residing at 1086 Adams Road, spoke in favor of Mr. Wallace's request for a conditional
use permit.
Lawrence W. Wallace, III CUP
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April 18, 2000
The Planning Commission raised no issues of concern with the proposal. Based on the limited scale
of the proposed use, they believed it would not negatively impact surrounding properties and they
unanimously recommended approval with the same conditions as recommended by the staff, as
follows:
L All review agency comments shall be complied with at all times.
2. No business sign will be permitted.
3. Any change of use or expansion of the business will require a new Conditional Use Permit.
(Note: Mr. Robert Morris was absent from this meeting.)
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