Zoning laws are designed to separate residential properties from commercial properties and should be consistent with a land-use plan that is developed with the public’s input. These laws are intended to prevent commercial activities in residential neighborhoods as they can impact home values, noise levels, air pollution and traffic. A primary purpose is to protect the welfare of people in a community as it relates to land use. Another aspect is to ensure the presence of sufficient infrastructure to support the type of activity permitted. Greene County’s zoning laws and Comprehensive Plan are consistent with the above objectives. Nonetheless a loophole exists: the Special Use Permit.
LETTER: Laws versus money (on glamping)
Dear Greene County Board of Supervisors: First, let me thank you for your dedication to the people and the growth of Stanardsville and Greene County.
The Greene County Planning Commission Dec. 15 voted 3-2 to recommend denial of a Special Use Permit (SUP) for a proposed glamping retreat off …
My wife and I searched for a number of years before deciding Greene County would be the location of our retirement home. Greene County offered…
As someone with a lifelong love for the beauty and heritage of Greene, but also a realist about our county’s inability to adequately fund our …
Some neighbors in western Greene County are concerned about a proposed “glamping” site off Mutton Hollow Road in Stanardsville.
Hopefully by this time many of our fellow friends and neighbors in Greene County have heard about the proposed “Sojourner’s Glamping” project …
It’s come to my attention that a business venture named “Sojourner’s Glamping” is under contract to purchase a roughly 100-acre property on Mu…
I am a co-founder of Sojourner Glamping, the company proposing an outdoor retreat on 116 acres at the intersection of Dyke and Mutton Hollow, …
In my earlier letter to the editor concerning Sojourner’s efforts to obtain a Special Use Permit (see “Laws versus Money”, GCR Feb. 10, 2022),…
I read with great interest Andy Murphy’s recent letter to the editor of the Greene County Record concerning his company’s proposed glamping re…
Western Greene County is a rural area composed of neighborhoods created by people who share a common interest to preserve their rural communit…
Greene County deserves Sojourner Glamping. Greene has spent many hours and worked diligently in strategically planning and seeking a project o…
Sixty-five people spoke during a public hearing on the proposed Special Use Permit (SUP) for a glamping retreat in Dyke at the April 12 Board …
