It’s been a yearlong fight for many residents of the Greene Mountain Lake neighborhood, but last week the Greene County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to remove short-term lodging from the R-1 residential zoning district. Chairman Bill Martin (Stanardsville) was not present for the meeting.
Short-term lodging banned from R-1
The Greene County Planning Commission unanimously voted last week to recommend banning tourist lodging from all R-1 residential neighborhoods …
The possibility of banning tourist lodging from all R-1 residential neighborhoods in Greene County looks likely after the Aug. 18 Planning Com…
A homeowner in Greene Mountain Lake requested a deferral right before the Greene County Board of Supervisors was about to vote on a special us…
As Greene County property owners, we request the Greene County Board of Supervisors amend the county’s tourist lodging ordinance (16-25-3) to …
I know I sound a little old-fashioned, but hear me out: they have a different culture than us and treat neighborhoods differently than we do.
The possibility of a fourth permitted tourist lodging location in Greene Mountain Lake is one step closer to being finalized after the Greene …
Greene County’s controversial tourist lodging ordinance has continued to sow discord in Greene Mountain Lake. As has been discussed in previou…
The Greene County Board of Supervisors unanimously denied a special use permit (SUP) last week that would have allowed a fourth short-term ren…
Imagine this if you will: It’s Friday evening, and you are settling down after a long week. You may have just put your baby to sleep, or finis…
I have always been a supporter of tourism. I first came here as one years ago, and on retirement chose to return to live in a quiet residentia…
As 17-year residents of Greene Mountain Lake, we understand the important role tourism plays in our county. Sadly, these past few weeks we hav…
The online debate over a possible fourth tourist lodging home in Greene Mountain Lake has heated up in the past few days, and 39 neighborhood …
Tourism dollars help Greene County pay for our schools, police, fire, emergency medical services and other important benefits and services the…
Communities zoned residential (R-1) in Greene County are on the cusp of a nightmare scenario. Per county ordinance, R-1 properties require a s…
Fourteen people from Greene Mountain Lakes submitted a petition to the Greene County Planning Commission in opposition to a special use permit…
Tourist lodgings and Airbnbs are an essential part of Greene County. Airbnb hosts are ambassadors for the county, but above all they are ambas…
