The Grayson County Board of Supervisors voted to amend a special-use permit for the Deer Creek Motor Coach Homeowners Association, allowing existing and future permitted structures to occupy interior lot lines in the planned unit development.

Planning staff told the board the change would reduce the interior side setback standard from 10 feet to 0 for individually owned lots at the resort, located at 2524 Edmonds Road in Galax, and would not change the use, density or intensity of the development. "The request does not change the use, the density, or the intensity of the development and does not increase the demand on public services or infrastructure," planning staff said during the public hearing.

The planning commission had recommended approval after reviewing the application and finding the reduced setback "consistent with the intent of the ordinance and in harmony with the zoning ordinance," staff said, citing the applicable section of the county zoning ordinance. Staff noted that owners have added outdoor improvements over time — kitchens, pergolas and similar structures — that encroach on the current setback and that the amendment would bring those conditions into compliance and allow future improvements to be properly permitted.

The board moved and approved the amendment with two conditions: that all existing and future structures comply with applicable building and fire codes, and that all improvements obtain required county permits and inspections. There were no registered public speakers recorded for the hearing and the motion passed on a voice vote with board members indicating "aye." The action implements the planning commission recommendation and leaves safety and code enforcement to standard permitting and inspection processes.

The board first announced the public hearing at the start of business and later took the final vote after staff presentation and discussion. The county packet included the application and the cited tax-map numbers for the parcels under consideration.