2026-10-22 JC BZA Meeting in Commission Classroom

The Jefferson County, West Virginia, Board of Zoning Appeals meeting of October 22, 2026 (the metadata timestamp is October 23) considered zoning permits and variances; no procurement, contract awards, or spending decisions were identified. The Board approved Covenant Baptist Church’s special exception for a freestanding electronic sign, with a condition concerning the roadside tree line. It also approved a side-setback variance for two sheds and a home-bakery variance allowing up to 25 customer visits per day on the applicant’s 0.14-acre lot. The requested reduction of a front setback from 40 feet to 20 feet for a proposed home was discussed, but the transcript does not capture a clear final disposition; a motion to deny appears to have been raised.

The Board also approved RP Performance’s conditional use permit for an automotive repair and service shop using an existing 4,800-square-foot building, associated parking, a sign, and six storage containers. The meeting included approval of the prior meeting’s minutes. In staff updates, solar text amendments and amendments requiring dry hydrants in major subdivisions without centralized water were reported as advancing to public hearings; development standards for SportsPlex athletic-field uses remained in progress. These were zoning and land-use matters, not procurement activity.