Planning Commission, May 20, 2026

What happened

The Spotsylvania County Planning Commission approved SUP25-0007, a special use permit for an agricultural abattoir with a wastewater lagoon at 12515 Orange Plank Road (applicant Andrew Moomall), on a 6-0 vote with 33 conditions.

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Special Use Permit for abattoir and wastewater lagoon at 12515 Orange Plank Road

SUP25-0007 for an abattoir (slaughter facility processing sheep, goats, poultry, and cattle, ~80 head/week, up to 6 head cattle/day) with an anaerobic waste lagoon. Public hearing was held 04/01/2026 and continued to 05/20/2026. Approved 6-0 with staff-recommended conditions as presented (including DEQ best-practice conditions), without the applicant's suggested wording changes. Applicant Andrew Moomall; lagoon engineer Kevin Davidson of AgriWaste Technology.

• develop property in conformance with GDP
• entrance driveway improved to VDOT low-volume commercial entrance standards
• additional time to become USDA certified
• hours of operation 7 days a week 7AM-9PM
• process sheep, goats, poultry, and cattle only
• lagoon limited to serving processing use only
• lagoon meets all federal/state/local laws
• lagoon designed by licensed civil engineer
• lagoon designed/constructed/operated/maintained to meet NRCS standards
• lagoon effective volumes and loading rates meet NRCS standards
• lagoon cleaning chemicals must be biodegradable/peracetic acid based/no QAC products
• lagoon design consistent with NRCS O&M guidelines
• nuisance may be deemed SUP violation
• lagoon fenced minimum 4 feet
• lagoon decommissioned if abattoir ceases 2+ years
• lagoon bottom elevation greater than 12 inches above seasonal water table
• designed to prevent point source discharges and provide adequate waste storage
• FEMA flood maps used to determine floodplain
• maintain at least 1 foot freeboard up to 25-year 24-hour storm
• constructed per NRCS practice standard with PE certification
• lagoon lined (20 mil synthetic or 1 foot compacted soil at 0.0014 in/hr permeability)
• no point source discharge to surface or groundwater
• land-applied wastewater not to discharge to surface waters or conduits
• maintain crop/vegetation in application fields
• buffer zones (100 ft surface waters, 100 ft water supplies/wells, 200 ft occupied dwellings, 50 ft rock outcroppings, 10 ft improved roadways)
• no ponding or runoff, max 0.25 in/day application, no application to saturated/frozen/bare ground
• application limited to drying weather conditions
• incinerator smokeless and odorless
• LP gas operation permit from fire marshal
• easement granted to abattoir if property sells
• violations corrected within 60 days
• enforcement action per zoning ordinance section 23 article nine
• severability of conditions

The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.

Meeting Summary

The Spotsylvania County Planning Commission approved SUP25-0007, a special use permit for an agricultural abattoir with a wastewater lagoon at 12515 Orange Plank Road (applicant Andrew Moomall), on a 6-0 vote with 33 conditions.

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