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Welcome to the Surry County
Chamber of Commerce

The Surry County Chamber of Commerce is comprised of business people united to promote local business and community growth and development. The SCCC advocates and assists in implementing solutions to challenges for businesses in the community.

June Meeting Follow-Up

Presentation of Zoning Ordinances Update on June 10, 2009 - Rhonda Mack, Director of Surry County Department of Planning and John Hartley, Brandon Currence Architects, discussed the proposed changes to the Surry County Zoning Ordinances.

Surry County Zoning Ordinances have not been revised since 1975. Growth in County for the last 10 years was at 11%. Since 2005, Surry has seen the development of 175 lots, and 86 of those lots were converted from agricultural to residential. Growth for the next decade could hit 21% and revisions in the ordinances will help insure growth with concern for our rural environment.

Items discussed and under consideration:

  • Clustering – for every 50 acre plot, 5 – 1 acre residential lots clustered together with 45 acres of open land to preserve the rural land base.
  • Exclusive Agricultural Zoning to protect against and counter farm nascence suites.
  • Transfer of Development Rights
  • Gross vs. Net Density – Not all land is created equal and special considerations for environment and the capacity for development need to be considered.
  • New Zoning District – Village District to be created.
  • Conditional Zoning – How Proffers would effect development.

These were just a few of the issues discussed and my apologies to Ms Mack and Mr. Hartley if I have misinterpreted any issue. The Second Community Meeting will be held in late Fall to discuss the actual proposal followed by 2 public hearings. Land owners of adjacent properties must be notified in writing if any change in density is allowed.

Reminder - There will be no Chamber of Commerce Meeting in July.
Our next meeting will be August 12, 2009.

Surry Side Book

The Surry Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Chamber Pubs to develop a 50 page, 4 color book about Surry County. The Surry book will be an annual publication and offer businesses in the County an opportunity to advertise their product or service to tourists or new residents throughout the year. The publication will include details about life in Surry, its people, history, and businesses.


Tom Powell, Creative Director of The Addison Group, the parent company of Chamber Pubs and his crew: Phyllis Speidell, Creative Writer; John Sheally, Photographer; and Lance Carmine, Advertising Account Representative will be organizing the project. They produce a similar book for the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce and copies of that book can be picked-up at The Center, 75 Colonial Trail East, in Surry. For information about the publication or to place an ad, contact Greg Schaale, President, Surry County Chamber of Commerce - greg@gregschaale.com.


2008 In Review

Surry County
Purchasing Policies
& Procedures Manual
(Click to print copies of the manual)

This is an 11 MB file and may take some time to download depending upon your broadband access.

Check the
Surry County School Board
web site for Projects Open for Bids.
(Link to the Surry County School Board Site)


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