HomeMy WebLinkAbout008-20 (RevisedFeesLandDisturbancePermits(VSMP&VESCP)) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
ADOPTING REVISED FEES SCHEDULE FOR ISSUANCE OF LAND
DISTURBANCE PERMITS
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the Public Works Department's costs of
administration of the County's erosion and sediment control program, and to ensure that the
County captures the costs of administration of that program, the Board of Supervisors finds that
increases in fees for that program are appropriate, as set forth in the attached Table 1;
THEREFORE, the Board of Supervisors approves the fees set out in the attached Table 1; for the
erosion and sediment control program., effective 10-1-2020, pursuant to County Code Section
143-235 Fees.
ADOPTED this 12`x' day of August, 2020.
Charles S. DeHaven, Jr., Chairman Aye Shawn L. Graber Aye
J. Douglas McCarthy Aye Robert W. Wells Aye
Blaine P. Dunn Aye Gene E. Fisher Aye
Judith McCann-Slaughter Aye
Kris C. ierne
Clerk, Board of Supervisors
County of Frederick, Virginia
BOS Res. #008-20
cc: Cheryl Shiffler, Finance Director
Bill Orndoff, Jr. , Treasurer
Frederick County, Virginia
Fee schedule for VSMP/VESCP permits
(Effective October 1, 2020)
Table 1: Fees for coverage under the VSMP Construction General Permit/VESCP
Total Fee Paid Portion to be Paid
Type of Permit by Applicant to DEQ
VESCP permit fee (all land disturbing activities, excluding individual $500 + NIA
single family dwellings) $1001acre
VESCP permit fee (land disturbing activities begun without permit, $1,500 + NIA
excluding individual single family dwellings) $2001acre
VESCP permit fee for single family detached/attached residential
structures within or outside a common plan of development or sale $290 NIA
with land disturbance acreage less than five (5) acres)
VESCP permit fee (single family dwellings begun without permit) $580 NIA
VESCP single family dwelling re-inspection fee $75 NIA
VSMP General I Stormwater Management - Small Construction
Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of $2,700 $756
development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater
than 1 acre and less than 5 acres)
VSMP General 1 Stormwater Management— Large Construction
Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of $3,400 $952
development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater
than 5 acres and less than 10 acres)
VSMP General 1 Stormwater Management— Large Construction
Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of $4,500 $1,260
development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater
than 10 acres and less than 50 acres)
VSMP General 1 Stormwater Management— Large Construction
Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of $6,100 $1,708
development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater
than 50 acres and less than 100 acres)
VSMP General 1 Stormwater Management— Large Construction
Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of $9,600 $2,688
development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater
than 100 acres)
A. Fees for the modification or transfer of coverage under the VSMP Construction General Permit issued
by the Administrator shall be imposed in accordance with Table 2. If the permit modifications result in
changes to Stormwater management plans that require additional review by the Administrator, such reviews
shall be subject to the fees set out in Table 2 based on the total disturbed acreage of the site. Modifications
resulting in an increase in total disturbed acreage shall pay the difference in the initial state permit fee paid
and the state permit fee that would have applied for the total disturbed acreage in Table 1.
Tuesday,July 28, 2020
8:00 a.m.
Board of Supervisors Meeting Room
107 NORTH KENT STREET,WINCHESTER,VIRGINIA
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE ATTENDEES:
Committee Members Present:J. Douglas McCarthy;Whitney"Whit" L. Wagner; Harvey E. "Ed"
Strawsnyder,Jr.; and Gary E. Longerbeam
Committee Members Absent: Gene E. Fisher; Robert W.Wells
Staff and others present:Joe C. Wilder, Director of Public Works; Kris Tierney, County
Administrator; Rod Williams, County Attorney; Kevin Alderman,Shawneeland Manager; Scott
Varner, IT Director;Jay Tibbs, Deputy County Administrator; Gloria Puffinburger,Solid Waste
Manager; Ron Kimble, Landfill Manager; Mike Stewart, Senior Project Manager; Kathy
Whetzel,Animal Shelter Manager; Holly Grim,Assistant Animal Shelter Manager
Attachment 1—Agenda Packet
ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION
1- Request to adopt revised fee schedule for issuance of land disturbance permits.
In response to a recent request from the Board of Supervisors,staff has developed an updated
fee schedule for the issuance of Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Permits (VESCP).This
new fee will supplement our current fee structure for the issuance of stormwater permits. Due
to increasing demand for more VESCP inspections,the Board of Supervisors funded another
fulltime environmental inspector position in FY 2021. Our program is regulated by the
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)who recently performed an audit inspection of
our program to ensure it complies with state standards for VESCP. It imperative we continue to
increase the amount of weekly inspections on new development to ensure our program stays
in compliance with state standards.
The revised fee schedule also allows us to charge new fees for reinspection of sites and charge
higher fees to projects that begin without having county and state permits.The additional fees
we collect will help us fund the new position. We anticipate the revised fee schedule will
increase our revenue from$50,000-$75,000 more per year.
Therefore,committee member Strawsnyder made a motion to recommend approving the
revised fee schedule as submitted. The motion was seconded by committee member Wagner.
The committee unanimously approved the motion. This recommendation will be sent to the
Board of Supervisors for consideration and approval by resolution as stated in County Code
Chapter 143-235. Fees
ITEMS FOR INFORMATION ONLY
1-Request for Animal Shelter appropriation from donated funds for spay/neuter.
As shown in the agenda packet attachment 1,the Animal Shelter requests that$20,000 from
the reserve fund line item 10-240-2501 to be placed in line item 10-4305-3001-01,to spay/
neuter shelter animals during FY 2021.
Therefore, committee member Strawsnyder made a motion recommending this request. The
motion was seconded by committee member Wagner. The committee unanimously
recommended the motion. This request shall be sent to the Finance Committee for further
consideration.
2-Carry forward request for a grant in the Refuse Collection Budget.
As shown in the agenda packet attachment 2,we request that grant funds totaling$2,495 in
line item 10-4203-5412-01 be carried forwarded from FY 2020 into FY 2021 to support
environmental education programs.
Therefore,committee member Strawsnyder made a motion recommending this request.The
motion was seconded by committee Wagner. The committee unanimously recommended the
motion.This request shall be sent to the Finance Committee for further consideration.
3-Update on impacts to Recycling/Solid Waste from the Covid 19 pandemic.
Staff has provided a detailed summary of the current impacts as shown in the agenda packet
attachment 3.
4-Carry forward request for multiple line items in the landfill budget.
As shown in the agenda packet attachment 4, staff is recommending carry forward requests in
multiple line items in the landfill budget to complete on-going projects totaling$1,327,298.
Therefore, committee member Strawsnyder made a motion recommending this request.The
motion was seconded by committee member Wagner.The committee unanimously
recommended the motion.This request shall be sent to the Finance Committee for further
consideration.
5-Discuss Shawneeland staffing.
Recently, a motor equipment operator position became vacant due to a termination. Funding
for the position is allocated in the current budget. However, due to concerns regarding
revenue collections during the recent FY 2021 budget process and ongoing uncertainty with
the Covid pandemic,staff determined it would be prudent to discuss this unfilled position with
the public works committee prior to deciding a direction on whetherto fill the slot or hold off
till a later time. Due to the recent absence of this operator,some of the normal workload has
not been able to get completed.The committee also had concerns about staff shortage during
the winter months for snow and ice removal operations. After some discussion, it was
determined that as staff,we can make final decision on whether to fill this position or not. We
will evaluate our year end fund balance in the upcoming month and try to project our future
revenues. We will then determine in the early Fall whether we will fill this vacant position or
choose to reduce some services and not fill the position until a later time..
5-Update on Public Works projects.
Work at the new Albin Citizen Convenience Center is finishing up.The site work has been
completed and the new compactor units should be finished in the upcoming week.We are
waiting on the new fence and gates to be installed in the upcoming weeks.We anticipate that
the new site can be opened in August. We are planning to have a grand opening ceremony for
the facility as well.
Work continues at the Crossover Boulevard road project. The bridge will be completed in the
next couple of months and base paving operations should begin in the next week or two.The
contractor is also working on improvements along the Route 522 and Airport Road
intersection. Even though project completion is not until September 2021,the project should
be almost complete by end of the calendar year.
Work continues at the landfill on our next MSW landfill cell, Phase 3,Cell A.We anticipate
having the site at base grades by the end of calendar year. We may construct the new landfill
liner system during calendar year 2021 so that its completed and ready for use in the near
future.
Respectfully submitted,
Public Works Committee
J. Douglas McCarthy, Chairman
Robert W.Wells
Whitney"Whit" L.Wagner
Gene E. Fisher
Harvey E. "Ed"Strawsnyder,Jr.
Gary E. Longerbeam
By
Joher
Public Works Director
JCW/kco
Attachments: as stated
cc: Kris Tierney,County Administrator
Jay Tibbs, Deputy County Administrator
Rod Williams, County Attorney
Kevin Alderman,Shawneeland Manager
Cheryl Shiffler, Finance Director
Ann Phillips, Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors
Gloria Puffinburger, Solid Waste Manager
Ron Kimble, Landfill Manager
Kathy Whetzel,Animal Shelter Manager
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COUNTY FREDERICK
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Public Works Committee
FROM: Joseph W.Johnson,Civil Engineers.&
TEMOUGH; Joe Wilder,Director,Public Works
SUBJECT: Proposed VESCP Fee Schedule
DATE: July 21,2020
The Frederick County Public Works department is proposing a new fee schedule for all regulated land
disturbing activities as per the attached(changes highlighted in yellow). The proposed fee schedule
includes a new VESCP permit fee which is intended to cover the cost of VESCP permit processing and
increased VESCP inspections. This fee will be required for ail regulated projects disturbing more than
10,000 square feet and will supplement the VSMP fee that is currently being collected(only projects
disturbing more than one acre require a VSMP permit fee). The VESCP fee schedule is commensurate
with adjacent benchmark localities(Clarke,Warren and Shenandoah)and the fee calculation is a function
of the size of the project. The VESCP fee is intended to capture smaller projects(less than one acre)
which currently pay no fees and better account for larger projects which currently pay a VSMP permit fee
which is not adequate to cover the cost of the much more frequent inspections required by the VESCP
regulations.
The proposed fee schedule also includes increased VESCP fees for activities started without a land
disturbance permit. This fee is intended to discourage developers from attempting regulated land
disturbing activities without the proper permits.
The proposed fee schedule includes an increase of the current fez for VESCP permitting for individual
single-family dwellings from $209 to$290. This fee increase is intended to cover the cost of the
preliminary E&S inspection that is now required for all individual single-fancily dwellings before a
building permit can be approved(effective 12-1-2019).
Finally,the proposed fee schedule includes a re-inspection fee for individual single-family dwellings of
$75. This fee is intended to discourage builders from scheduling inspections prematurely(i.e.prior to
application of seed/straw).
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