Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, June 29, 1990                   TAG: 9006300475
SECTION: SMITH MOUNTAIN TIMES                    PAGE: SMT-15   EDITION: BEDFORD
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FRANKLIN ZONING REQUESTS

On June 26, the Franklin County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the expansion at Pirates Cove on Virginia 920 in Penhook.

Owners Thomas and Carolyn Campbell are seeking to add units to meet the demand for low-cost vacation accommodations at the lake. Some trailer residents have been displaced as developers have bought trailer courts in recent years.

The Campbells must obtain final approval from the Franklin County Board of Supervisors.

In other business, the Planning Commission recommended a change in the county's dock ordinance that encourages property owners to work out dock dispute among themselves.

Narrow coves make it difficult for landowners to build a dock that complies with regulations requiring that piers not extend more than one-third of the way across a cove. One landowner's dock can cut off his neighbor's access to the lake.

Under the planning commission's recommendation, county zoning officials could issue a variance to the one-third rule if landowners get the approval of all property owners affected.

Other proposals considered by the commission included:

Petroleum Marketers Inc. of Roanoke. Rezone 7.8 acres at intersection of U.S. 220 and Virginia 697 from agricultural to general business use to build an all-night convenience store with gasoline pumps. Land now owned by Mafin Development Inc. Approved, 5-1.

Roger Lynch. Special-use permit to build a sawmill on five acres off Virginia 834 near Gills Creek., Approved, 5-0.

James Cromer of Salem. Variance to build boat dock from lot in Windtree subdivision that extends more than one-third of way across cove. Approved, 6-0

Nineveh Union Church of Hardy. Variance to build addition to church building within 12 feet of property line. County requires 40-foot rear setback. Approved, 6-0.

The Franklin County Board of Zoning Appeals also met June 26 and considered these proposals:

Tommy Barnhart of Boones Mill. Variance to build truck-hauling business within 5 feet of adjoining property on U.S. 220. Board denied, 7-0.

B. Howard Preston of Glade Hill. Variance to side-setback requirements to build a garage onto his house at Virginia 814 and 876. Board approved, 4-2.