Case #6641 mobile home park expansion

The park's managing member described cleaning up a neglected property, new well and septic plans, and said the park is fully occupied with no crime; he explained the summer sale listing resulted from frustration before the owners decided to seek approval.

Co-owner of the park who noted they had begun installing a privacy fence and pledged continued tree planting and screening efforts.

The surveyor explained the plan shows six new pads — seven fewer than the 19 approved in the 1986 site plan — with health-department-approved well and septic areas and two to three parking spaces per unit.

An adjoining owner of 40 years gave detailed opposition testimony citing the 1995 denial, traffic dangers on Route 27, aquifer deficit, septic proximity to her well, open burning fires, untagged stored vehicles, and the park's $1 million sale listing claiming six lots were already approved.

The next-door neighbor urged denial, citing the 20-acre minimum argument, trash and burn piles, light trespass he had to pay to fix, untagged vehicles and an unpermitted storage operation, and Route 27 accident history.

A Kimberly James Court resident of 16 years opposed the expansion over added traffic and potential impacts to the shared aquifer his home depends on.

A lot owner on Westview questioned who maintains the proposed community septic system and whether the county would oversee it; the applicant said it's pumped every six months with records kept.