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Board of Zoning Appeals - 2026-05-11

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Hanover County · May 11, 2026

Denied · 4-0

Appeal of zoning administrator determination on borrow pit (ZRC 2026-00002)

Appeal of zoning administrator determination on borrow pit (ZRC 2026-00002), denied by a 4-0 vote on May 11, 2026 in Hanover County.

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Meeting Summary

The Hanover County Board of Zoning Appeals denied appeal ZRC 2026-00002 by Charles T. Purcell (owner Woodbury Property, LLC) on a 4-0 vote, upholding the zoning administrator's January 15, 2026 determination that the open sand borrow pit on ~513-517 acres of A1-zoned land at the…

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Key Decisions (1)

Denied

Appeal of zoning administrator determination on borrow pit (ZRC 2026-00002)

Vote: 4-0

Development Activity (1)

Purcell sand borrow pit / mining operation

Industrial

Market Signals (3)

Infrastructure

Residents report severe road damage and unsafe conditions on narrow…

Sentiment

Strong organized community opposition (238-resident petition) to mining expansion adjacent…

Housing Demand

County previously approved residential neighborhoods (Glebe Hill, Colwick Trace, Autumn…

Who Spoke (20)

ChairBoard Member · 2AttorneyApplicantApplicant's RepPublic · 13

On the record: the chair, 2 board members, an attorney, the applicant, the applicant's representative, and 13 members of the public.

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