A special exception permit for a wedding, events and photography venue on a couple’s five-acre parcel in the Elon area received the Amherst County Board of Supervisors’ approval May 21 in a 3-1 vote.
The largest utility-scale solar farm project proposed to date in Amherst County in the Piney River area just next to the Nelson County border received the county board of supervisors’ unanimous vote of denial Tuesday.
A special use permit request for a couple to operate an Elon home and greenhouse as a venue for weddings and photo shoots, and host short-term rentals received a recommendation of denial from the Amherst County Planning Commission.
Utility-scale solar facilities and adding potential zoning rules to regulate them generated heavy discussion among the Amherst County Planning Commission during an Aug. 7 work session.