As I noted last week, Fairfax County zoning officials were threatening to block development of a farm winery in Clifton. Yesterday, the County’s Board of Supervisors voted to allow the project to go forward:
Fairfax County could soon have its first winery.
County supervisors voted Monday to set aside a local zoning law that would have blocked the creation of the Paradise Springs Winery on a 35-acre plot in rural Clifton.
The land is zoned for agricultural use. County zoning staff said the owners wanted to bring in grapes from outside as well as grow their own, qualifying the plan as industrial use which is prohibited for the area. The county voted to draft new rules.
Good for them.
Great news for Fairfax County! What else would they expect from a winery? Of course they should grow their own grapes. I wonder who they outsource to for their wine packaging needs.