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Meeting Summary
The Hanover County Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously denied an appeal by Aaron B. Lincoln regarding a zoning violation for keeping two intermodal shipping containers at 4317 Hermley Lane, Mechanicsville. The containers, which had been on the A-1 zoned property for over three years while Lincoln was deployed overseas, were determined to violate sections 26-18 and 26-236 of the zoning ordinance as storage containers are not a permitted use in the A-1 Agricultural District. The containers have since been removed from the property.
Key Decisions (1)
Appeal of Zoning Violation at 4317 Hermley Lane
Aaron B. Lincoln's appeal of the zoning administrator's notice of violation for keeping two intermodal shipping containers on his 12.5-acre A-1 zoned property at 4317 Hermley Lane, Mechanicsville (GPIN 8743-31-8986) was denied. The violation cited sections 26-18 and 26-236 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance. Lincoln argued the containers were repurposed shipping containers that should qualify as accessory structures, but the board upheld the zoning administrator's interpretation that storage containers are not permitted in the A-1 district.
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Intermodal shipping containers repurposed for storage are not permitted in A-1 Agricultural districts in Hanover County unless permanently attached to a foundation with proper building permits and engineering approval.