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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 28, 1987 Regular Meeting13'7 A Regular Meeting of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors was held on Janury 28, 1987, 7 :15 P.M., in the Board of Supervisor's Meeting Room, Frederick County Courthouse, Loudoun Street Mall, Winchester, Virginia. PRESENT Kenneth Y. Stiles, Chairman; Will L. Owings, Vice - Chairman; Robert M. Rhodes; Rhoda W. Maddox; Thomas B. Throckmorton and C. William Orndoff, Jr. CALL TO ORDER The Chairman called the meeting to order. INVOCATION The invocation was delivered by the Reverend Homer Cornish of the Presbyterian Parish. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Mr. Stiles noted that under "Public Hearings ", Athey Trucking Company has been tabled and would be heard at the meeting of February 11, 1987. Mr. Owings and Mr. Rhodes stated that they had appointments under "County Officials ". Upon motion made by C. William Orndoff, Jr., seconded by Thomas B. Throckmorton and passed unanimously, the Agenda was adopted as amended. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Upon motion made by Rhoda W. Maddox, seconded by C. William Orndoff, Jr. and passed unanimously, the minutes of the regular meeting of December 10, 1986 were approved as submitted. Mr. Riley noted that in the minutes of the special meeting of December 18, 1987, the line item numbers "1101" should read 11 4204 ". Upon motion made by Robert M. Rhodes, seconded by Thomas B. Throck- morton and passed unanimously, the minutes of the special meeting of December 18, 1987 were approved as amended. Mrs. Maddox noted that there was not an Executive Session at the special meeting of December 31, 1987 as indicated in the minutes. Upon motion made by Rhoda W. Maddox, seconded by Thomas B. Throck- morton and passed unanimously, the minutes of the special meeting of December 31, 1987 were approved as amended. NT TO SHENANDOAH AREA AGENCY_ ON AG AND The appointment to the Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging and the reappointment /appointment to the Board of Building Appeals was tabled. 138 AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH PROCLAMATION - APPROVED Upon motion made by Robert M. Rhodes, seconded by C. William Orndoff, Jr. and passed unanimously, the following proclamation was approved: WHEREAS, the backbone of this great nation of America is its history, upon which all of our accomplishments are based; WHEREAS, American History must be preserved and remembered by all, young and old; WHEREAS, the Daughters of the American Revolution is now and always has been a living history of the growth of our nation, and stresses the importance of remembering American History through such valuable community services as educational programs, essay contests and such; and WHEREAS, both the importance of remembering American History, and the contributions made to our society by the Daughters of the American Revolution should be duly noted; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kenneth Y. Stiles, do hereby proclaim the month of February, 1987, to be AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH in the County of Frederick and I urge all Frederick County residents to join with me this month in recognizing the importance of American History in our lives, and in recognizing the community service performed by the Fort Loudoun Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, in our area. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28th day of January, 1987. /s/ Kenneth Y. Stiles Kenneth Y. Stiles, Chairman /s/ Will L. Owings Will L. Owings, Vice - Chairman /s/ Robert M. Rhodes Robert M. Rhodes ATTEST: /s/ John R. Riley, Jr. John R. Riley, Jr., Clerk Board of Supervisors RE OM STATE WA /s/ Rhoda W. Maddox Rhoda W. Maddox /s/ Thomas B. Throckmorton Thomas B. Throckmorton /s/ C. William Orndoff, Jr. C. William Orndoff, Jr. BOARD RE: PLAN FOR Mr. Stiles stated that with the Board's concurrence he would like to refer this to the Stream Standards Committee. JULIAN CARPER D TO THE TRANSPORTA' Upon motion made by Will L. Owings, seconded by C. William Orndoff, Jr. and passed unanimously, Julian Carper was appointed to the Transporta- tion Committee as a representative from Opequon District, said term to commence January 28, 1987 and to expire on January 14, 1988. T WO APPOINTMENTS TO BE FILLED FROM BACK CREEK MAGISTERI Mr. Rhodes noted that Mr. Nick Nerangis' term on the Sanitation Authority expires in April and he has indicated that he does not wish to be 139 reappointed. He also noted that Mr. Roger Milburn has resigned from the Parks and Recreation Commission. Mr. Rhodes requested if any citizen with- in his district Is interested in serving in either of these positions to please get in touch with him. SCHOOL BOARD FUNDIN The request from the School Board for funding with reference to Dowell 11 J. Howard was referred to the upcoming joint budget worksession. REQUEST FROM VIRGINIA PRIDE FRUIT PACKERS - APPROVED Upon motion made by Robert M. Rhodes, seconded by Rhoda W. Maddox and passed unanimously, the request of Virginia Pride Fruit Packers to extend the water main to their building in order to serve fire hydrants and to provide domestic water service to the site was approved. 1RY MASTER DEVELOPMEN MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT - Mr. Watkins, Planning and Development Director, presented this request and stated that the Planning Commission recommended approval. Mr. Scott Marsh, of G. W. Clifford Associates, appeared before the Board on behalf of this request. There was no opposition. Upon motion made by Thomas B. Throckmorton, seconded by Robert M. Rhodes and passed unanimously, the preliminary master development plan of Greenwood Heights was approved. ZONING APPLICATION #024 -86 OF FR ^KICUFAI I 1AAI'ICTC0IAI nicroir T - Mr. Throckmorton stated that he was provided a copy of the transcript from the meeting of January 28 and that he was prepared to vote on this request. Mr. Stiles stated that he would allow each side five (5) minutes to recap their arguments and at that time the Board would vote on this request. Mr. Clinton Ritter, Jr., Attorney, speaking on behalf of Mr. Moulden, stated that the Board had requested that a representative of the Highway Department be present in order that the Board might clarify some questions with regard to this location and he felt now would be the time for the Hoard to ask these questions. Mr. Ben Butler, Attorney representing the developers, appeared before the Board to summarize his client's request. He stated that the Planning 14 staff recommended approval of this request and he felt that the Board should take the recommendation of their staff and approve the request. He further stated that he did not feel that traffic conditions in this area should be the sole issue in deciding whether this request should be approved or denied. Mr. Bill Sandy, area resident, appeared before the Board to oppose this request as he felt this was zoned residential and should not be changed and that this type of business would definitely create a traffic problem in this area. Mr. Bill Bushman, Resident Engineer with the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, appeared before the Board at this time to answer questions of various Board members. The Board discussed the traffic light speed limits, traffic lanes, etc., in this area with Mr. Bushman. His reply was that he did not feel there are any problems, and if so, they are not of the magnatude to warrant any changes at this time by the Highway Department. Mrs. Maddox asked what would the Highway Department require of the developer. Mr. Bushman replied nothing more than a commercial entrance. Mr. Throckmorton asked how can the Board require something that the Highway Department does not. Mr. Stiles replied that they could not. Mr. Orndoff stated that he had had a difficult time with this request from the traffic standpoint. Upon motion made by C. William Orndoff, Jr. and seconded by Robert M. Rhodes, to deny rezoning application number 024 -86 of Frail Developers, Inc., c/o Mr. Benjamin Butler, 11 South Cameron Street, Winchester,, Virginia, to rezone 1.310 acres, located approximately 300 feet North of the I -81 interchange at Stephenson, lying on the West Ssde of U.S. Route 11, from RP (Residential Performance) to B -1 (Business Limited). This property is identified as Parcel 100 on Tax Map 43 in the Stonewall Magisterial District. The above motion was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - Kenneth Y. Stiles, Will L. Owings, Robert M. Rhodes, Rhoda W. Maddox and C. William Orndoff, Jr. Nay - Thomas B. Throckmorton. ELLEN AND SHERMAN SUMNER, COUNTY RESIDENTS, ADDRESSED THE TER A 1 41 Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Sumner, County residents living in Shawnee District, appeared before the Board to complain about water and sewer damages done to their home in October, 1986. The Sumner's felt that this is a City problem as their water and sewer is provided by the City of Winchester, however, the City has notified the Sumner's that their insur- ance carrier will not take care of the claim. Mrs. Sumner further stated that as County citizens they did not feel that the County had provided them any type of assistance in this matter. Mr. Stiles stated that this was a legal matter and that on behalf of the Board he would advise Mr. and Mrs. Sumner to retain the services of an Attorney and sue the City in order to get this resolved. UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, IT WAS ORDERED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADJOURN. •.. 1�;