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Home My WebLink AboutDRRC 04-27-06 Meeting AgendaCOUNTY of FREDERICK Department of Planning and Development _ 540/665-5651 r�`� - FAX: 540/665-6395 MEMORANDUM To: Development Review and Regulations Subcommittee From: Mark R. Cheran, Zoning Administrator /Ve-'f Subject: April Meeting and Agenda Date: April 14, 2006 The Frederick County Development Review and Regulations Subcommittee (DRRS) will be meeting on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in the BOARD ROOM of the County Administration Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia. The DRRS will discuss the following agenda items: AGENDA 1) Discussion of Amending Section 144-31 A of the Frederick County Code (Subdivision). Staff has received a request from Artiz and Associates P.L.0 to add cul-de-sac length to this section of the Frederick County Code. Staff is seeking input from the DRRS on this amendment. (See attachments) 2) Discussion of Recycling and Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF) within the M-2 (Industrial General) Zoning District. Staff has received a request from Frederick County Public Works regarding these types of uses in the M-2 Zoning District. Staff is seeking input from the DRRS on these uses. (See attachments) 3) Other 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 the 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 Attachments 107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 a Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000 Item #1: Section 144-31 A This is a request to amend this section of the subdivision to allow for cul-de-sac length to exceed 1,000 feet in the RA (Rural Areas) Zoning District. This change will allow cul-de-sac length to be exempted from the requirements of Section 144-17 G (1) of the Code of Frederick County. Currently, this section requires that the Planning Commission waive any cul-de-sac length more than 1,000 feet due to topography or other factors that make this length impractical. Staff would note that this proposed amendment will not change the number of dwellings, twenty-five (25), allowed on a cul-de-sac. Staff is seeking DRRS input on this proposed amendment to the Code of Frederick County. It should be noted staff is working on implementing the Rural Areas Study, and this proposed amendment may not be consistent with on-going policy study. Therefore, the DRRS may want to table any proposed changes to this section of the Code of Frederick County. The current sections of the code are included for your review. § 144-30 FREDERICK COUNTY CODE § 14431 monuments shall be of stone or precast concrete, not less than four (4) inches square or four (4) inches in diameter and appropriately scribed with vertical and horizontal controls. § 144-31. Rural subdivisions. The requirements of this section shall apply to all subdivisions of land zoned RA (Rural Areas) under Article V of Chapter 165, Zoning, of the Frederick County Code. A. Design standard exemptions. Rural subdivisions shall be exempted from the following design standards: (1) Section 144-17L, Curbs and gutters. (2) Section 144-18, Sidewalks and pedestrian walkways. (3) Section 144-19, Streetlights. (4) Section 144-25, Utilities and easements. B. Major rural subdivisions. (1) Any subdivision which results in a cumulative total of more than three (3) lots being divided from a single parent -parcel within the RA (Rural Areas) Zone shall be consid reeree d a major rural subdivision. Lots described in § 165-54B, Family division lots; and § 165-54C, Agricultural lots, of Chapter 165, Zoning, o the Frederick County Code, shall not count toward this three -lot limit. Prior to review and approval of final plats for such divisions, a preliminary sketch plan must be reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator. (2) Access. All roads serving lots within a major rural subdivision shall be built to the Tertiary Subdivision Street Standards of the Virginia Department of Transportation and dedicated to Frederick County for eventual acceptance into the state secondary road system. [Amended 6-9-1993] C. Minor rural subdivisions. (1) The division of the following types of lots are permitted under the regulations for minor rural subdivision: 14434 10 - 25 - 93 § 144-17 FREDERICK COUNTY CODE § 144-17 design of such features shall be determined based on traffic safety considerations. G. Culs-de-sac. (1) Culs-de-sac, permanently designed as such, shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) feet in length. The Planning Commission may waive this requirement in cases where extreme topography or other factors make it impractical. In no case shall the street serve more than twenty-five (25) lots. The turnaround provided shall have a right-of-way radius of not less than fifty (50) feet and a paved radius of not less than forty-five (45) feet. Loop streets are preferred to cuts -de -sac, where possible. (2) Any street dead -ended for access to an adjoining property or because of approved stage development, which is over two hundred (200) feet in length, shall be provided with a temporary, all-weather, fifty -foot turnaround. The plan shall note that the land outside of the normal street right-of-way shall revert to the adjoining landowners whenever the street is continued. Temporary cols -de -sac used to accommodate approved phasing or to provide access to adjoining properties shall not be restricted in length to the one -thousand -foot requirement for culs-de-sac. The length of temporary culs-de-sac shall not exceed the length specified by the phasing pian on an approved master development plan. H. Reserve strips. Reserved -land spite strips, serving solely to restrict access to existing or planned streets, shall not be permitted, provided that nothing herein shall prohibit areas for planting and landscaping where adequate access is otherwise available. I. Grades. Street grades shall not exceed ten percent (10%) on local streets or eight percent (8%) on collector streets. Ditches on grades greater than five percent (5%) shall be properly stabilized to prevent erosion and ensure positive drainage. Catch basins shall be installed where required under the current Virginia Department of Transportation standards. J. Widths. The right-of-way width for major streets shall conform to the Frederick County Comprehensive Plan and the requirements of this chapter. 14422 10-10-95 Item #2 Recycling Operations in M-2 Zoning District Recycling and Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF) are allowed by -right within the M-2 Zoning District. Currently, the ordinance treats all recycling operations under one heading, not by Standard Industrial Code (SIC). Staff is seeking input from the DRRS on the types of operations that may be appropriate in Frederick County. Staff will be presenting an overview of recycling operations by SIC. Should the DRRS decide on the types of recycling operations that would be appropriate in the M-2 Zoning District, the Frederick County Department of Public Works has requested that additional guidelines be implemented on these uses. These guidelines will ensure there are no misunderstandings in regards to Frederick County solid waste requirements. The current M-2 uses and proposed guidelines are included for your review. § 165-82 ZONING § 165-82 Standard Industrial Classification Allowed Uses (SIC) Chemicals and allied products 28 Petroleum refining and related industries 29 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 services 347 Ordinance and accessories 348 Storage batteries 3691 Primary batteries 3692 Communication services, not elsewhere classified 4899 [Added 8-24-20041 Electric, gas, and sanitary services 49 [Added 8-24-20041 Fuel dealers 598 Gas systems contract conversion from 7389 manufactured to natural gas [Added 8-24-2004] Automotive repair, services and parking 75 Junkyards and automobile graveyards — Recycling operations — Manufacturing or wholesaling of explosives — Incinerators — Steam power plants — Heavy equipment storage yards — 16624.7 04-25-2005 COUNTY of FREDERICK Department of Public *orks 5401665-5643 FAIL: 540/678-0682 MEMORANDUM TO: Mark R. Cheran Zoning Administrator FROM: Harvey E. Strawsnyder, Jr., P.E. . Director of Public Works and Gloria M. Puffinburger Solid Waste Manager RE: Regulations Involving Materials Recovery Facilities DATE: March 9, 2006 Following our discussion yesterday, the Public Works Department has amended its request to incorporate certain guidelines for materials recovery facilities (MRF's) into the zoning ordinance. The department understands that MRF's are permitted in the M-1 and M-2 zoning districts. The requested changes are noted below: ■ All materials recovery facilities shall comply with the regional Solid Waste Management Plan. ■ All materials recovery facilities shall be operated in compliance with the requirements of the state Department of Environmental Quality. ■ All material must be source -separated and originate from the regional landfill service area. Please let us know how we can facilitate this matter. cc: file 107 North Kent Street ® W1 nchester, VlrgHa 22601-5900