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| Gloucester County Chesapeake Bay Preservation and Erosion Commission: Notice is hereby given of a Gloucester County Chesapeake Bay Preservation and Erosion Commission hearing to be held Wednesday, May 13, 2026, immediately following the Wetlands Board hearing, which begins at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Colonial Courthouse, Court Circle – Gloucester, Virginia. All interested parties are invited to attend the hearing and express their views on these matters. Citizen comments may also be submitted prior to the public hearing by two different methods: An online form is available on the County’s website at: www.gloucesterva.gov/citizencomment. Please follow the instructions on the form to indicate your comments are for this specific public hearing. Comments may be submitted by US Mail to County Administration, ATTN: PUBLIC HEARING, 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, VA 23061. Any mailed comments must include your name, your magisterial district, and the title of this public hearing clearly printed at the top, and all such comments must be received by the scheduled date of this hearing. Please print or type all comments legibly. Comments submitted through one of these methods prior to the scheduled public hearings must be received by the County, no later than close of business on May 13, 2026, will be read during the public hearing. “Form letters,” consisting of communications which are verbatim duplicates (other than the identifying information of the author/submitter) of one or more other communications received by the County pertaining to the matter to be considered at the public hearing or public comment period, shall be ready only once per letter, along with the list of persons submitting the same comments pursuant to such “form letter.” The following application seeking a buffer modification to the required 100-foot resource protection area will be heard by the Chesapeake Bay Preservation & Erosion Commission: CBPEC 26-11 Gloucester County seeking authorization for encroachment into the 100’buffer for construction of a 24′ x 24′ canoe shed for Beaverdam Park at Tax Map 17-32 in Gloucester County. Interested parties are invited to attend the hearing. Applications may be reviewed in the Environmental Programs Office, 6489 Main Street, Suite 235, during regular business hours. Rachel Strawn, Chairman Gloucester County Wetlands Board Chesapeake Bay Preservation & Erosion Commission 17t2 |
| Gloucester County Wetlands Board: Notice is hereby given of a Gloucester County Wetlands Board hearing to held Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 6:30pm. The hearing will be held in the Colonial Courthouse, Court Circle, Gloucester, Virginia. All interested parties are invited to attend the hearing and express their views. Citizen comments may also be submitted prior to public hearing by two different methods: An online form is available on the County’s website at: www.gloucesterva.gov/citizencomment. Please follow the instructions on the form to indicate your comments are for this specific public hearing. Comments may be submitted by US Mail to County Administration, ATTN: PUBLIC HEARING, 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, VA 23061. Any mailed comments must include your name, your magisterial district, and the title of this public hearing clearly printed at the top, and all such comments must be received by the scheduled date of this hearing. Please type or print all comments legibly. Comments submitted through one of these methods prior to the public hearing must be received by the County no later than the close of business on May 13, 2026, and will be read during the public hearing. “Form letters,” consisting of communications which are verbatim duplicates (other than the identifying information of the author/submitter) of one or more other communications received by the County pertaining to the matter to be considered at the public hearing or public comment period, shall be read only once per letter, along with the list of persons submitting the same comments pursuant to such “form letter.” The following applications will be heard by the Wetlands Board: VMRC 2026-0385 Hunter C. & Gayle B. Merrill seeking authorization for construction of a living shoreline consisting of marsh toe sills, backfill, and plantings at Tax Map 27-22 in Gloucester County. VMRC 2026-0603 James Jr. and Peggy Dall seeking authorization for removal of a section of existing armor stone to create beach access and an armor stone backspash at Tax Map 51-286D in Gloucester County. VMRC 2026-0615 Francis Breckinridge Montague Trust & Mary Wright Williams Montague Trust seeking authorization for construction of a living shoreline consisting of rock sill, backfill, and plantings at Tax Map 27-13 in Gloucester County. VMRC 2026-0647 William C. Jones & Sharon G. Crowder seeking authorization for construction of (3) rock jetties at Tax Map 50B(4)BK A-20 in Gloucester County. VMRC 2026-0646 Debra L. Tiller seeking authorization for construction of marsh toe stabilization and riprap revetment at Tax Map 47E(1)-6 in Gloucester County. VMRC 2026-0670 Joseph K. Morgan & William R. Morgan Etal. seeking authorization for construction of a living shoreline consisting of rock sill, groin, backfill, and plantings at Tax Map 42-1 in Gloucester County. Interested parties are invited to attend the hearing. Applications may be reviewed in the Environmental Programs Office, 6489 Main Street – Suite 235 during regular business hours. Rachel Strawn, Chairman Gloucester County Wetlands Board Chesapeake Bay Preservation & Erosion Commission 17t2 |
| NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GLOUCESTER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION The Gloucester County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing in the Thomas Calhoun Walker Education Center Auditorium, 6099 T. C. Walker Road, Gloucester, Virginia on May 7, 2026 beginning at 6:30 PM to consider the following: Conditional Use Permit CUP-26-01- An application by Pearfield Land & Timber, LLC (Joseph Fary, applicant, and Hexagon Energy, developer) to allow a 50 +/- acre portion of 245 +/- acres of land to be used as a Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facility (as shown on the associated Conceptual Master Plan) through the Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The CUP is intended to provide for uses for which, due to their unique characteristics or potential impact on adjacent land uses, are not permitted in certain zoning districts by-right, but may be acceptable under certain circumstances and with specific conditions to offset potential impacts. This application intends to allow for the establishment of a Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facility on TM 17-39, 17-40, 17-41, 17-44, 24-2, 24-3, 24-3A and 24-5 (RPC 30552, 16794, 13785, 42893, 21334, 42896, 42897 and 42898), along Fary’s Mill Road (SR 606), north of the intersection of US Route 17 and Fary’s Mill Road (SR 606), in the Petsworth Magisterial District. This property is located in the RC-1 (Rural Countryside) Zoning District and Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facilities are permitted by Conditional Use Permit in the RC-1 district. This district aims to conserve farm and forest land, encourage agricultural activities, preserve natural features and the rural landscape, create attractive rural developments, and respect existing features of the rural landscape. Furthermore, in the RC-1 district, when low density residential development occurs, impacts to agricultural lands, farming and silviculture, and sensitive features should be minimized. The Comprehensive Plan identifies this area as Rural Residential and Rural Resources, which is mainly rural with low-density residential development while maintaining and conserving the character and economy of agricultural and forested lands with limited supporting businesses. In these areas, non-traditional agricultural and other uses may be suitable if the infrastructure can support them. The applicant has provided various Conditions of Approval for the Planning Commission to consider, including consistency with a Conceptual Master Plan, security fencing, a vegetative buffer, emergency personnal access, a Pollinator Plan, a Decommissioning and Restoration Plan, and a Construction Management and Mitigation Plan. The Planning Commision and Board of Supervisors may require additional conditions as they deem necessary. The preceding is a summary, not the full text, of the application. It is not intended to be a comprehensive representation of the full application and does not substitute for the full text of the application, which is available for review in the Gloucester County Department of Planning, Zoning & Environmental Programs located at 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia or on the department’s website at www.gloucesterva.info/planning. The meeting will be broadcast live through the County website meeting portal at: https://www.gloucesterva.info/640/Meeting-Portal and on Cox channel 48. All interested parties are invited to express their views on this matter. Citizen comments may also be submitted prior to the public hearing by three different methods: An online form is available on the County’s website at: www.gloucesterva.info/citizencomment. Please follow the instructions on the form to indicate your comments are for this specific public hearing. Comments may also be submitted by calling and leaving a message at 804-824-2760. Follow the prompts to leave comments for this specific public hearing and clearly indicate your name (including spelling if needed) and your magisterial district. Finally, comments may be submitted by US MAIL to County Administration, ATTN: PUBLIC HEARING, 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, VA 23061. Any mailed comments must include your name, your magisterial district, and the title of this public hearing clearly printed at the top. Please type or print all comments legibly. Comments submitted through one of these methods prior to the public hearing must be received by the County no later than 4:30 PM on May 7, 2026 and will be read or played during the public hearing. “Form letters,” consisting of communications which are verbatim duplicates (other than the identifying information of the author/submitter) of one or more other communications received by the County pertaining to the matter to be considered at the public hearing or public comment period, shall be read only once per letter, along with the list of persons submitting the same comments pursuant to such “form letter.” Persons requiring assistance to attend the hearing should contact the Department of Planning, Zoning & Environmental Programs at 804-693-1224 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. John C. Meyer, Jr., Chairman Gloucester County Planning Commission 17t2 |
| NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GLOUCESTER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION The Gloucester County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing in the Thomas Calhoun Walker Education Center Auditorium, 6099 T. C. Walker Road, Gloucester, Virginia on May 7, 2026 beginning at 6:30 PM to consider the following: Conditional Use Permit CUP-26-02- An apoplication by Farin Woods, LLC (Joseph O’Connor, applicant and Hexagon Energy, developer) to allow a 50 +/- acre portion 523 +/- acres of land to be used as a Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facility (as shown on the associated Conceptual Master Plan) through the Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The CUP is intended to provide for uses for which, due to their unique characteristics or potential impact on adjacent land uses, are not permitted in certain zoning districts by-right, but may be acceptable under certain circumstances and with specific conditions to offset potential impacts. This application intends to allow for the establishment of a Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facility on TM 17-7 (RPC 21071), along Fary’s Mill Road (SR 606), north of the intersection of US Route 17 and Fary’s Mill Road (SR 606), in the Petsworth Magisterial District. This property is located in the RC-1 (Rural Countryside) Zoning Distrcit and Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facilities are permitted by Conditional Use Permit in the RC-1 district. This district aims to conserve farm and forest land, encourage agricultural activities, preserve natural features and the rural landscape, create attractive rural developments, and respect existing features of the rural landscape. Furthermore, in the RC-1 district, when low density residential development occurs, impacts to agricultural lands, farming and silviculture, and sensitive features should be minimized. The Comprehensive Plan identifies the area to be used for the Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facility as Rural Residential, which is mainly rural with low-density residential development with existing forestry and agricultural activities as compatible uses. The applicant has provided various Conditions of Approval for the Planning Commission to consider, including consistency with a Conceptual Master Plan, security fencing, a vegetative buffer, emergency personnal access, a Pollinator Plan, a Decommisssioning and Restoration Plan, and Construction Management and Mitigation Plan. The Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors amy require additional conditions as they deem necessary. The preceding is a summary, not the full text of the application. It is not intended to be a comprehensive representation of the full application and does not substitute for the full text of the application, which is available for review in the Gloucester County Department of Planning, Zoning & Environmental Programs located at 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia or on the department’s website at www.gloucesterva.info/planning. The meeting will be broadcast live through the County websit meeting portal at: https://www.gloucesterva.info/640/Meeting-Portal and on Cox channel 48. All interested parties are invited to express their views on this matter. Citizen comments may also be submitted prior to the public hearing by three different methods: An online form is available on the County’s website at: www.gloucesterva.info/citizencomment. Please follow the instructions on the form to indicate your comment are for this specific public hearing. Comments may also be submitted by calling and leaving a message at 804-824-2760. Follow the prompts to leave comments for this specific public hearing, and clearly indicate your name (including spelling if needed) and your magisterial district. Finally, comments may be submitted by US MAIL to County Admisnistration, ATTN: PUBLIC HEARING, 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, VA 23061. Any mailed comments must include your name, your magisterial district, and the title of this public hearing clearly printed at the top. Please type or print all comments legibly. Comments submitted through one of these methods prior to the public hearing must be received by the County no later than 4:30PM on May t, 2026 and will be read or played during the public hearing. “Form letters,” consisting of communications which are verbatim duplicates (other than the identifying information of the author/submitter) of one or more other communications received by the County pertaining to the matter to be considered at the public hearing or public comment period, shall be read only once per letter, along with the list of persons submitting the same comments pursuant to such “form letter.” Persons requiring assistance to attend the hearing should contact the Department of Planning, Zoning & Environmental Programs at (804)693-1224 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. John C. Meyer, Jr., Chairman Gloucester County Planning Commission 17t2 |
| NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS MATHEWS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION The Mathews County Planning Commission hereby gives notice that on May 12, 2026, at 7 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the public may be heard, at the Historic Courthouse located at 27 Court St., Mathews, Virginia, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following: Application #202600198: Requested by The Towers, LLC & Cellco Partnership (DBA Verizon Wireless) and James & Esther McFarland (Property Owners) for a Conditional Use Permit for the purpose of constructing and operating a 199-foot telecommunications facility pursuant to Section 175-23.4 by Resolution 25-04. The property is identified as Tax Map Parcel 11A216-C located on Cherry Point Rd on Gwynn’s Island and is zoned Residential-2 (R-2). The application, supporting documentation and ordinances pertaining to the public hearing are available for review at the Department of Planning and Zoning, County Administration Building, 50 Brickbat Road, Mathews, Virginia, Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Any written correspondence or telephone inquiries concerning this matter should be directed to the Office of Planning & Zoning, P.O. Box 839, Mathews, VA 23109, (804) 725-4034 or emailed at mcadministration@mathewscountyva.gov. Any person needing assistance to participate in the public hearing is asked to contact the Administration office at 804-384-9924 in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made. 18t2 |
| PUBLIC NOTICE Abandoned or Derelict Vessels Perrin Creek Road’s End (Boat pier) RPC # 29758 Hayes, VA 23072 Descriptions of vessel pulled from the water and left on the asphalt of the landing located at Perrin Creek Road’s End: 17 foot White base / blue lined Super Sport, missing registration numbers, full craft identifier P N Y 1 3 8 7 E 9 8 9 Notice is hereby given by Gloucester County Code Enforcement, pursuant to Sec. 21-13.- Removal of abandoned or sunken vessels and removal or repair of dangerous or obstructing structures. If you are the owner of this property, you are directed to remove the vessel from the landing porperty in its entirety within (30) days of the last publication of this notice. Be advised, applicable permits may be required prior to removal through either the Virginia Marine Resource Commission (VMRC) or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. If you fail to comply with the terms of this notice, the county may take action to remove and dispose of the vessel. Paul Koll, Building Official Contact info. concerning these vessels: Greg Gentry, Gloucester County Code Enforcement (804) 693-0219 ggentry@gloucesterva.info 17t2 |
| PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Ms. Linda Diedrich (VMRC #2026-0566) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to install 15 reef balls as part of a shoreline erosion control project along the York River at 2208 James Drive in Gloucester County. You may provide comments on this application (VMRC #2026-0566) at https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/habitat/comments/. We will accept comments by USPS provided they are received within 15 days of this notice to: Marine Resources Commission, Habitat Management Division, 380 Fenwick Road, Bldg. 96, Hampton, VA 23651. 18t1 |
| PUBLIC NOTICE Unsafe Structure at Tax Map 051A(3)-B8 RPC # 43662 Commercial – Auction House Address: 1459 George Washington Memorial Hwy Gloucester Point, VA 23062 Last Known Property owner and mailing address: Carillo and Sons LLC 235 N. Benjamin Howell Street Williamsburg, VA 23188 Notice is hereby given by Gloucester County Code Enforcement, pursuant to Gloucester County Code, Section 5-16, Unsafe Structures, for the cause of securing a structure that has been neglected to be secured by owners upon notice. The structure is a single-story block built structure with wooden entryway located at 1459 George Washington Memorial Hwy and had been utilized as an auction house and restaurant in the past. If you are the owner of this property, you are directed to secure the structure from entry within (30) days, of this notice. If you fail to comply with the terms of this notice, the county shall take action to secure the structure by its own contract. All costs associated with county action to secure the structure will constitute a lien against the property. Per Section 5-16, in addition to the costs associated with securing the building by the County, you may be assessed a penalty of $1000.00 for failure to comply, and that penalty may be added to the lien. Paul Koll, Building Official Contact info. concerning this structure: Greg Gentry, Gloucester County Code Enforcement (804) 693-0219 ggentry@gloucesterva.info 17t2 |
| PUBLISHING NOTICE MOOCHS BBQ LLC Trading as Moochs BBQ 12014 Trails Lane Gloucester Gloucester County, Virginia 23061 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL AUTHORITY (ABC) for a Retail Restaurant or Caterer Application – Restaurant Limited, Wine, Beer, Specialty Liqueurs, Consumed On and Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 8004-552-3200. 18t2 |
| PUBLISHING NOTICE Zoll Brothers Private Cellars LLC Trading as: Zoll Vineyards 10309 Vineyard Road, Dutton Gloucester, Virginia 23050-9804 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Retail Restaurant or Caterer Application Restaurant, Wine, Beer, Consumed On and Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Frank Zoll, General Manager NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days fromn the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200. 17t2 |