The Gloucester County Board of Zoning Appeals approved two business applications during a meeting Aug. 23 at the Gloucester Library in Main Street Center.

C.W. Davis, owner of C.W. Davis Construction, Inc., property owner, applied for a special exception to establish a contractor’s office and storage facility for a contractor engaged in building and construction trades. Davis, a member of the BZA, abstained from the vote on that application, which passed 5-0, with member James Newton absent.

Codes compliance director Ron Peaks said the special exception was sought for property Davis already uses for an asphalt plant and a concrete plant, located at C.W. Davis Way near Rappahannock Community College, Glenns. The property is in the Petsworth Magisterial District and is zoned Rural Countryside (RC-1).

One nearby property owner had questions about the applicant’s plans, but did not oppose the project, Peaks said. The board said Davis can proceed with his project but the...