The Board of Zoning Appeals takes action on variances to the County's zoning and subdivision regulations, appeals, and any delegated special use applications.
There are seven members on the Board of Zoning Appeals. Each member is appointed by the Circuit Court by election district. Members have a term of five years and are eligible for reappointment.
The Board of Zoning Appeals meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
- W.A. Bohon, Jr.
- Waller S. Perrow, III
- Mark E. Martin (Chair)
- Joseph Byron (Vice-Chair)
- Ricky Wilkerson
- R. Nicholas Kessler
- David A. Whitehurst
Please note the following regarding ex parte communication with Board of Zoning Appeals members:
§ 15.2-2308.1. Boards of zoning appeals, ex parte communications, proceedings.
A. The non-legal staff of the governing body may have ex parte communications with a member of the board prior to the hearing but may not discuss the facts or law relative to a particular case. The applicant, landowner or his agent or attorney may have ex parte communications with a member of the board prior to the hearing but may not discuss the facts or law relative to a particular case. If any ex parte discussion of facts or law in fact occurs, the party engaging in such communication shall inform the other party as soon as practicable and advise the other party of the substance of such communication. For purposes of this section, regardless of whether all parties participate, ex parte communications shall not include (i) discussions as part of a public meeting or (ii) discussions prior to a public meeting to which staff of the governing body, the applicant, landowner or his agent or attorney are all invited.
