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To: Development Review and Regulations Subcommittee
From: Mark R. Cheran, Zoning Administrator'�;i� �—
Subject: July Meeting and Agenda
Date: July 18, 2006
The Frederick County Development Review and Regulations Subcommittee (DRRS) will be meeting
on Thursday, July 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 165-156 of the Frederick County Zoning Ordinance.
Staff is seeking input from the DRRS on adding the definition of community center as
applied in Section 165-64 B (2) (f) Recreation facilities.
2) Discussion of Section 165-55 of the Frederick County Zoning Ordinance. Staff is
seeking input from the DRRS regarding setbacks in the RA (Rural Areas) Zoning District.
The current section(s) are located below. (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.
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Attachments
107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 • Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
Item #1: Section 165-156
Staff is seeking DRRS input on adding a definition of community center to the Frederick County
Zoning Ordinance. Staff believes that a definition is needed to avoid any confusion and add
clarification to the required recreation facilities of the ordinance. Currently, as written, the ordinance
lacks a definition or performance standards for community centers. The proposed definition of a
community center is included below in bold for your review.
Community Center - A Property Owners Association (POA) owned and operated, climate
controlled building of a minimum of 2,000 square feet in size. To be used year round by the
residents of the community in which the community center was planned. This community
center will be used for social activities, recreation, or meetings as governed by the HOA.
This minimum standards apply to all residential developments and may be increased or
improved depending on the size or scale of the development, and shall applicable when
approving a community center for single-family small lot development.
Item #2: Section 165-55
Staff is seeking input from the DRRS regarding setbacks in the RA (Rural Areas) Zoning District.
Changes of this section may be needed for better clarification to avoid any confusion to adjoining
land uses. Staff will be presenting to the committee a draft of proposed changes to this section of the
ordinance. The current ordinance section is included for your review, and the proposed changes to
this section.
PROPOSED NEW LANGUAGE: Setback
(Sides and Rear)
Residential/Vacant 5 Acres or less 50 feet
Residential/ Vacant 6 Acres or more 100 feet
Orchard 200 feet
This proposed setback standard would apply to family division lots. The ordinance, as currently
written, states family lots need only need 50 feet setbacks from all uses in the RA Zoning District.
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§ 165-54 ZONING § 165-55
hearing, the Board of Supervisors may release the parcel from
the restrictions of Subsection D(1) through the process of
rezoning, provided that the rezoning is consistent with the goals
of the Comprehensive Plan in effect at that time. Any forty -
percent parcel which is within the. Urban Development Area
(UDA) at the time of its creation or is included within the UDA as
a result of a future expansion of the UDA, shall be eligible for
rezoning at that point and shall not be subject to the ten-year
restriction on rezoning.
§ 165-55. Setback requirements. [Amended 12-11-1991; 6-9-19931
The following setback requirements shall apply to all parcels within the RA
Rural Areas Zoning District. .
A. Traditional five -acre lots. Setbacks from traditional five -acre lots shall
be as set out below.
(1) Front setbacks. The front setback for any principal or accessory
use or structure located on a traditional five -acre lot shall be 60
feet from the property line or right-of-way of the street, road or
ingress/egress easement.
(2) Side or rear setbacks. The minimum side or rear setback for any
principal use or structure shall be determined by the primary use
of the adjoining parcel as follows:
Setback
(Side and Rear)
Adjoining Land Use (feet)
Residential/vacant 50
Agricultural 100
Orchard 200
B. Rural preservation lots. The minimum setbacks from rural preservation
lot lines which adjoin other rural preservation lots shall be as set out
below. Side and rear setbacks from rural preservation lot lines which
adjoin any parcel other than another rural preservation lot shall be
determined by § 165-55A(2) of this chapter.
(1) Front setback. The front setback for any principal or accessory
use or structure shall be 60 feet from the right-of-way of any
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§ 165-55 FREDERICK COUNTY CODE § 165-57
existing state -maintained road and 45 feet from the right-of-way
of any existing private ingress/egress easement or state -
maintained road constructed to serve the subdivision. '
(2) Side setback. No principal use or structure shall be located closer
than 15 feet from any side lot line.
(3) Rear setback. No principal use or structure shall be located closer
than 40 feet from any rear lot line.
C. Existing dwellings. The side or rear setbacks for any lot created around
an existing dwelling or any family division lot shall be 50 feet from all
lot lines. [Amended 9-25-20021
D. Accessory uses. The minimum setback for any accessory use or
structure shall be 15 feet from any side, or rear property line of a
traditional five -acre lot or any side or rear property line of a rural
preservation lot.
§ 165-56. Minimum width; maximum depth. [Amended 9-12-1990;
12-11-1991]
A. Minimum width. The minimum width for rural preservation lots
fronting on roads proposed for dedication shall be 200 feet at the front
setback, with the exception of lots fronting on the turnaround of a cul-
de-sac, which shall have a minimum width at setback of 100 feet. The
minimum width for all other lots shall be 250 feet at the front setback
line.
B. Maximum depth. The maximum depth of any lot shall not exceed four
times its width at the front setback line.
§ 165-57. Height restriction.
No structure shall exceed 35 feet in height.
(Cont'd on page 16579)
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