On the legal advice of its attorney, the Amherst County Board of Supervisors is not proceeding with the process to revoke a special exception permit for Three Oaks Manor, a wedding/photography venue in Madison Heights that has stirred opposition from some nearby residents.
Watch members of the board discuss the issue Tuesday and read reporter Justin Faulconer's story about the decision here.
As Amherst County officials consider a rarely used zoning measure to revoke a special exception permit for a wedding and photography venue, Three Oaks Manor, an online petition in support of the business has garnered thousands of signatures.
After numerous pleas from a group of Madison Heights residents asking the Amherst County Board of Supervisors to revoke a special exception permit for a wedding venue in their neighborhood, the board appears headed toward initiating that rare process which would bring back more public hearings.
More than a handful of residents on June 17 requested the Amherst County Board of Supervisors to revoke a special exception permit for a wedding venue in their Madison Heights-area neighborhood that has sparked a lawsuit contesting the legality of the board’s May 2024 approval.
A judge on May 8 heard arguments on a motion from the attorney representing the Amherst County Board of Supervisors to dismiss a lawsuit three county residents filed seeking to reverse a zoning decision that allowed a wedding and photography venue in an Elon area neighborhood.
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.
For the second time in just more than two months, the Amherst County Planning Commission on April 18 voted 4-2 to deny a special exception permit for a proposed photography and special events venue in an Elon neighborhood.