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Meeting Date: October 2, 2019
Title: CA19-0001 Spotsylvania Co Board of Supervisors: Amendments to Chapter 23 of the County Code - Community Center and Place of Worship
Type: Action, Resolution, Ordinance
Agenda Title: CA19-0001 Spotsylvania Co Board of Supervisors: Amendments to Chapter 23 of the County Code - Community Center and Place of Worship
Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of CA19-0001.
Summary:

The draft amendments attached modify Chapter 23, Zoning, to remove Community Center as a Permitted Use and make a Special Use in the Agricultural 2, Agricultural 3, Residential 1, Residential 2, Residential 3, Residential 12, Residential Resort, Rural, and Mixed Use 1 and 2 zoning districts; and to amend the Commercial 1 zoning district to remove Place of Worship as a Special Use and make a Permitted Use. The definition of Community Center is also amended to clarify its meaning.

These changes are recommended to ensure compliance with provisions of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by providing consistent zoning treatment between Place of Worship and Community Center, which is a use with similar characteristics.
Committee/Commission Summary:
Review Date: Status:
Financial Impact: None
Staff Contacts: Wanda Parrish, Director of Planning
Legal Counsel: Alexandra Spaulding, Senior Assistant County Attorney
Additional Background/Other Considerations: The Board of Supervisors authorized public hearings to consider this code amendment on September 10, 2019.
Consequence of Denial/Inaction: The Planning Commission's recommendation will be provided to the Board of Supervisors.
 
ATTACHMENTS:
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Draft_Ordinance_for_Authorization.pdf Draft Amendment Ordinance