DRRC 01-27-05 Meeting AgendaCOUNT' of FREDERICK
Department of Planning and Development
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To: Development Review and Regulations Subcommittee
From: Mark R. Cheran. Zoning Administrator
Subject: January Meeting and Agenda
Date: January 18, 2005
The Frederick County Development Review and Regulations Subcommittee (DRRS) will be meeting
on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room (purple room) of the
County Administration Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia. The DRRS will
discuss the following agenda items:
AGENDA
1) Vote for DRRS Chairman and Vice -Chairman. As stipulated in the DRRS's Operating
Procedures, a chairman and vice chairman will be elected during the first meeting of each
year.
2) Discussion of types of uses in the M-2 (Industrial General) Zoning District. Staff is
seeking input from the DRRS regarding the appropriateness of uses currently by Standard
Industrial Classification Code (SIC) in the M-2 Zoning District. (See attachments)
3) Discussion of Agricultural Setbacks in the RP (Residential Performance) Zoning
District. Staff is seeking input from the DRRS to study the feasibility of implementing
agricultural setbacks to the RP Zoning District. (See attachments)
Access to this building is limited during the evening hours. Therefore, it will be necessary to enter
the building through the rear door of the four-story wing. I would encourage committee members
and interested citizens to park in the County parking lot located behind file new addition or in the
joint Judicial Center parking lot and follow the sidewalk to the back door of the four-story wing.
MRC/bad
Attachment
107 North Dent Street, Suite 202 a Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
Item #2: M-2 (Industrial, General) Uses
Staff is seeking input from the DRRS as to the allowed uses in the M-2 (Industrial, General) Zoning
District. The Frederick County Zoning Ordinance currently allows uses pursuant to the Standard
Industrial Classification Code (SIC) in the M-2 Zoning District. Some of these allowed heavy uses
may not be appropriate in the M-2 Zoning District. Staff has provided a list of allowed uses in the
M-2 Zoning District.
§ 165-82 FREDERICK COUNTY CODE
§ 165-82
Standard
Industrial
Classification
Allowed Uses
(SIC)
Building entrance signs
—
Residential uses which are accessory
to allowed business uses
Parks
—
Regional criminal justice, enforce-
ment and detention facilities for
Frederick County, Clarke County and
the City of Winchester
Industrial launderers [Added 6-9-19931
7218
Truck or fleet maintenance facilities
—
[Added 6-9-19931
Self-service storage facilities
—
[Added 12-11-19961
Flex -Tech [Added 2-11-19981
—
Fire stations, companies and rescue squads
[Added 14-27-19991
10 M2 Industrial General District. The intent of this district is to provide
--for a wide variety of manufacturing, commercial office and heavy
commercial uses, including those which may not be compatible with
nearby residential and business areas. Performance controls are used
to control potential nuisances, especially in relation to zoning district
boundaries. Such industrial areas shall be provided with safe and
sufficient access.
Standard
Industrial
Classification
Allowed Uses (SIC)
All uses allowed in the M-1 Light
Industrial District
16622.2 12-15-99
§ 165-82 ZONING § 165-82
Standard
Industrial
Classification
Allowed Uses (SIC)
Additional manufacturing as follows:
Meat products
201
Grain mill products
204
Fats and oils
207
Beverages, including alcoholic
208
beverages
Canned and cured fish and seafood
2091
Fresh or frozen fish and seafood
2092
Tobacco products
21
Logging
241
Sawmills and planing mills
242
Wood preserving
2491
Paper and allied products
26
Chemicals and allied products
28
Petroleum refining and related
29
industries
Leather and leather products
31
Stone, clay, glass and concrete
32
products, excluding the following
[Added 7-9-19971:
Asbestos products
3292
Primary metal industry
33
Coating, engraving and allied
347
services
Ordinance and accessories
348
Storage batteries
3691
16622.3 12-15-99
§ 165-82 FREDERICK COUNTY CODE § 165-82
Allowed Uses
Primary batteries
Standard
Industrial
Classification
(SIC)
3692
(Cont'd on page 16623)
16622.4 12-15-99
§ 165-82
ZONING
Allowed Uses
Sanitary services
Fuel dealers
Automotive repair, services and parking
Junkyards and automobile graveyards
Recycling operations
Manufacturing or wholesaling of explosives
Incinerators
Steam power plants
Heavy equipment storage yards
§ 165-83
Standard
Industrial
Classification
(SIC)
495
598
75
f § 165-83. Dimensional and intensity requirements.
A. The following table describes the
dimensional
and
intensity
require-
ments for the business and industrial districts:
District
Requirement 61
B2
83
M9
M2
Front yard setback on pri- 50
50
50
75
75
many or arterial highways
(feet)
Front yard setback on col- 35
35
35
75
75
lector or minor streets
(feet)
Side yard setbacks (feet) -
-
15
25
25
Rear yard setbacks (feet) -
-
15
25
25
Floor area to lot area ratio 0.3
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
( FAR)
16623
§ 165-83 FREDERICK COUNTY CODE § 165-85
District
Requirement B1 B2 B3 M1 M2
Minimum landscaped 35 15 25 25 15
area (percentage of lot
area)
Maximum height (feet) 35 35 35 60 60
B. Minimum landscaped area. In the B2 Business General Zoning District,
the Planning Commission may require that more than fifteen percent
(15%) of the area of a site shall be landscaped in order to meet the
intent of this chapter. Additional landscaped areas may be required to
ensure that all unused areas are landscaped and to improve the general
appearance and use of the site. In no case shall more than twenty-five
percent (25%) of the site be required to be landscaped in the B2
Business General Zoning District.
ARTICLE XI
EM Extractive Manufacturing District
§ 165-84. Intent.
The intent of the Extractive Manufacturing District is to provide for mining and
related industries, all' of which rely on the extraction of natural resources.
Provisions and performance standards are provided to protect surrounding uses
from adverse impacts. It is also the intent of this Article to avoid the
encroachment of incompatible uses on the borders of the EM District.
§ 165-85. Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be allowed:
A. Surface or subsurface mining of rock, metal and nonmetallic ores.
B. Oil and natural gas extraction and/or pumping, including storage of
production produced on the site. No refining is allowed.
C. Sand and gravel mining and processing.
D. Crushed stone operations.
E. Manufacture and processing of cement, lime and gypsum.
16624
Item# 3: Agricultural Setbacks in the RP Zoning District
Staff is seeking input from the DRRS regarding the possibility of implementing agricultural setbacks
in the RP Zoning District. The lack of an agricultural setback in the RP Zoning District has been a
concern of the DRRS for some time. The concern is that under current conditions, a typical building
lot in the RP District only has a ten foot setback from agricultural uses. Houses this close to
agriculture may be a burden to farmers and raise issues of incompatibility. Therefore, it may be
appropriate to require an agricultural setback in the RP District, similar to the 100 foot setback
required for a building lot in the RA District. On the other hand, an agricultural setback in the RP
could be a waste of valuable land within the Urban Development Area.
Below you will find five potential strategies contemplated by staff. The input received by the DRRS
will provide direction to staff.
FIVE POTENTIAL STRATEGIES:
Strategy 1 - Setback: This strategy would require that any house in the RP Zoning District be set
back an increased distance from RA Zoned parcels used for agricultural purposes.
Staff Comment: This approach would not work unless the setback is reduced significantly
from the 100 feet required in the RA District. The standard width of an RP lot is less than
100 feet.
Strategy 2 - Buffer & Screen: This strategy would require that residential developments establish a
buffer, similar to a road efficiency buffer or a zoning buffer, when adjoining agricultural property.
Staff Comment: This approach could utilize a full and reduced buffer, which is currently
required for road efficiency buffers; or, it could be based on the requirements for zoning
buffers, which requires screening based on the buffer distance provided (Category A, B, or
C).
Strategy 3 - Screen: This strategy would require landscaping and a berm, but not necessarily a
buffer, between residential developments and agricultural property.
Staff Comment: This option would require the least amount of property -only what is used
for the landscaping. This landscaping could be on individual building lots or on common
open space.
Strategy 4 - Buffer: This strategy would require a buffer, but no landscaping, between residential
developments and agricultural property.
Staff Comment: This approach has the potential to be the most consistent with what is
currently required for building lots in the RA Zoning District.
Strategy 5 - Temporary Buffer and/or Screen: This strategy would be the same as any of the three
latter strategies; however, the buffer and/or screen could be removed for future development if the
adjoining agricultural parcel is ever developed.
Staff Comment: ff a buffer is required, typical to the standard length of a building lot, this
approach may encourage roads to be built along the perimeter ofdevelopments to allow for
the possibility offuture development of the buffer area.
M2 — Industrial General District
Meat Products — 201
2011: Meat Packing Plants
2013: Sausages and Other Prepared Meat Products
2015: Poultry Slaughtering and Processing
Grain Mill Products — 204
2041: Flour and Other Grain Mill Products
2043: Cereal Breakfast Foods
2044: Rice Milling
2045: Prepared Flour Mixes and Doughs
2046: Wet Corn Milling
2047: Dog and Cat Food
2048: Prepared Feeds & Feed Ingredients for Animals & Fowls, Except Dogs and Cats
Fats and Oils — 207
2074: Cottonseed Oil Mills
2075: Soybean Oil Mills
2076: Vegetable Oil Mills, Except Corn, Cottonseed, and Soybean
2077: Animal and Marine Fats and Oils
2079: Shortening, Table Oils, Margarine, & Other Edible Fats & Oils, Not Elsewhere
Classified
Beverages, Including Alcoholic Beverages — 208
2082: Malt Beverages
2083: Malt
2084: Wines, Brandy, and Brandy Spirits
2085: Distilled and Blended Liquors
2086: Bottled and Canned Soft Drinks and Carbonated Waters
2087: Flavoring Extracts and Flavoring Syrups, Not Elsewhere Classified
2091: Canned and Cured Fish and Seafood
2092: Prepared Fresh or Frozen Fish and Seafoods
Tobacco Products — 21
2111: Cigarettes
2121: Cigars
2131: Chewing and Smoking Tobacco and Snuff
2141: Tobacco Stemming and Redrying
Logging — 241
2411: Logging
Sawmills and Planing Mills — 242
2421: Sawmills and Planing Mills, General
2426: Hardwood Dimension and Flooring Mills
2429: Special Product Sawmills, Not Elsewhere Classified
2491: Wood Preserving
Paper and Allied Products — 26
2611: Pulp Mills
2621: Paper Mills
2631: Paperboard Mills
2652: Setup Paperboard Boxes
2653: Corrugated and Solid Fiber Boxes
2655: Fiber Cans, Tubes, Drums, and Similar Products
2656: Sanitary Food Containers, Except Folding
2657: Folding Paperboard Boxes, Including Sanitary
2671: Packaging Paper and Plastics Film, Coated and Laminated
2672: Coated and Laminated Paper, Not Elsewhere Classified
2673: Plastics, Foil, and Coated Paper Bags
2674: Uncoated Paper and Multi -wall Bags
2675: Die -Cut Paper and Paperboard and Cardboard
2676: Sanitary Paper Products
2677: Envelopes
2678: Stationary, Tablets, and Related Products
2679: Converted Paper and Paperboard Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
Chemicals and Allied Products — 28
2812: Alkalies and Chlorine
2813: Industrial Gases
2816: Inorganic Pigments
2819: Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified
2821: Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers
2822: Synthetic Rubber (Vulcanizable Elastomers)
2823: Cellulosic Manmade Fibers
2824: Manmade Organic Fibers, Except Cellulosic
2833: Medicinal Chemicals and Botanical Products
2834: Pharmaceutical Preparations
2835: In Vitro and In Vivo Diagnostic Substances
2836: Biological Products, Except Diagnostic Substances
2841: Soap and Other Detergents, Except Specialty Cleaners
2842: Specialty Cleaning, Polishing, and Sanitation Preparations
2843: Surface Active Agents, Finishing Agents, Sulfonated Oils, and Assistants
2844: Perfumes, Cosmetics, and Other Toilet Preparations
2851: Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels, and Allied Products
2861: Gum and Wood Chemicals
2865: Cyclic Organic Crudes and Intermediates, and Organic Dyes and Pigments
2869: Industrial Organic Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified
2873: Nitrogenous Fertilizers
2874: Phosphatic Fertilizers
2875: Fertilizers, Mixing Only
2879: Pesticides and Agricultural Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified
2891: Adhesives and Sealants
2892: Explosives
2893: Printing Ink
2895: Carbon Black
2899: Chemicals and Chemical Preparations, Not Elsewhere Classified
Petroleum Refining and Related Industries — 29
2911: Petroleum Refining
2951: Asphalt Paving Mixtures and Blocks
2952: Asphalt Felts and Coatings
2992: Lubricating Oils and Greases
2999: Products of Petroleum and Coal, Not Elsewhere Classified
Leather and Leather Products — 31
3111: Leather Tanning and Finishing
3 t31: Boot and Shoe Cut Stock and Findings
3142: House Slippers
3143: Men's Footwear, Except Athletic
3144: Women's Footwear, Except Athletic
3149: Footwear, Except Rubber, Not Elsewhere Classified
3151: Leather Gloves and Mittens
3161: Luggage
3171: Women's Handbags and Purses
31.72: Personal Leather Goods, Except Women's Handbags and Purses
3199: Leather Goods, Not Elsewhere Classified
Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete — 32
3211: Flat Glass
3221: Glass Containers
3229: Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware, Not Elsewhere Classified
3231: Glass Products, Made of Purchased Glass
3241: Cement, Hydraulic
3251: Brick and Structural Clay Tile
3253: Ceramic Wall and Floor Tile
3255: Clay Refractories
3259: Structural Clay Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
3261: Vitreous China Plumbing Fixtures and China and Earthenware Fittings and
Bathroom Accessories
3262: Vitreous China Table and Kitchen Articles
3263: Fine Earthenware (Whiteware) Table and Kitchen Articles
3264: Porcelain Electrical Supplies
3264: Porcelain Electrical Supplies
3269: Pottery Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
3271: Concrete Block and Brick
3272: Concrete Products, Except Block and Brick
3273: Ready -Mix Concrete
3274: Lime
3275: Gypsum Products
3281: Cut Stone and Stone Products
3291: Abrasive Products
3295: Minerals and Earths, Ground or Otherwise Treated
3296: Mineral Wool
3297: Nonclay Refractories
3299: Nonmetallic Minerals Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
Primary Metal Industries — 33
3312: Steel Works, Blast Furnaces (Including Coke Ovens), and Rolling Mills
3313: Electrometallurgical Products, Except Steel
3315: Steel Wiredrawing and Steel Nails and Spikes
3316: Cold -Rolled Steel Sheet, Strip, and Bars
3317: Steel Pipe and Tubes
3321: Gray and Ductile Iron Foundries
3322: Malleable Iron Foundries
3324: Steel Investment Foundries
3325: Steel Foundries, Not Elsewhere CIassified
3331: Primary Smelting and Refining of Copper
3334: Primary Production of Aluminum
3339: Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metals, Except Copper and Aluminum
3341: Secondary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metals
3351: Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding of Copper
3353: Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil
3354: Aluminum Extruded Products
3355: Aluminum Rolling and Drawing, Not Elsewhere Classified
3356: Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding of Nonferrous Metals, Except Copper and Aluminum
3357: Drawing and Insulating of Nonferrous Wire
3363: Aluminum Die -Castings
3364: Nonferrous Die -Castings, Except Aluminum
3365: Aluminum Foundries
3366: Copper Foundries
3369: Nonferrous Foundries, Except Aluminum and Copper
3398: Metal Heat Treating
3399: Primary Metal Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
Coating, Engraving, and Allied Services — 347
3471: Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
3479: Coating, Engraving, and Allied Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
Ordnance and Accessories, Except Vehicles and Guided Missiles — 348
3482: Small Arms Ammunition
3483: Ammunition, Except for Small Arms
3484: Small Arms
3489: Ordinance and Accessories, Not Elsewhere Classified
3691: Storage Batteries
3692: Primary Batteries, Dry and Wet
Sanitary Services — 495
4952: Sewerage Systems
4953: Refuse Systems
4959: Sanitary Services, Not Elsewhere Classified