BZA 07-16-13 Meeting AgendaAGENDA
FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
The Board Room
Frederick County Administration Building
107 N. Kent Street
Winchester, Virginia
July 16, 2013
3:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
1) Determination of a Quorum
2) Minutes of May 21 , 2013
3) Election of Vice Chairman and Secretary
PUBLIC HEARING
4) Appeal Application #03-13 of Mary Albaugh Good, who is appealing the decision of the
Zoning Administrator as to Chapter 165 Zoning, Part 702 FP Floodplain Districts, under
Section 165-702.10(A)(1) Permit and Application Requirement, of the Frederick County
Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is located at 120 Brush Creek Road, and is
identified with Property Identification Number 13-A-25A in the Gainesboro Magisterial
District.
5) Other
APPEAL APPLICATION #03-13
MARY ALBAUGH GOOD, APPLICANT
Staff Report for the Board of Zoning Appeals
Prepared: July 1, 2013
Staff Contact: Mark R. Cheran, Zoning Administrator
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This report is prepared by the Frederick County Planning Staff to provide information to the
Board of Zoning Appeals to assist them in making a decision on this request. It may also be
useful to others interested in this zoning matter.
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING DATE:
July 16, 2013-Pending
LOCATION:
The subject property is located at 120 Brush Creek Road.
MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT:
Gainesboro
PROPERTY ID NUMBER:
13-A-25A
PROPERTY ZONING & USE:
Land Use: Residential/Country Store
Zoning: RA (Rural Area) District
ADJOINING PROPERTY ZONING & USE:
North: RA (Rural Areas) Land Use: Vacant
East: RA (Rural Areas) Land Use: Vacant/Residential
South: RA (Rural Areas) Land Use: Vacant
West: RA (Rural Areas) Land Use: Residential
APPEAL:
To appeal the decision of the Zoning Administrator in the administration of the Frederick
County Zoning Ordinance in determining compliance within the Floodplain (FP) District.
Appeal Application #03-13, Mary Albaugh Good
July 1, 2013
Page 2
REASON FOR APPEAL:
Applicant is appealing the decision of the Zoning Administrator as to
building of structures under Section 165-702.10(A) (1) of the Frederick County Zoning Ordinance.
STAFF COMMENTS:
The applicant was cited for violation of the Frederick County Zoning
Ordinance Section 165-702.10 (A) (1) for constructing a structure within a Floodplain District. The
Applicant has not provided elevation certification documentation that the structure is not located
within the Floodplain District. This documentation is required prior to any construction of a structure
within a Floodplain District. Staff has not received any documentation regarding this structure as of
the date of the Notice of Violation, May 17, 2013.
The basis for the Frederick County Floodplain Districts is delineated by the Flood Insurance Rate
Map (FIRM), prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Insurance
Administration dated September 2, 2009. The Frederick County Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) Division overlays the FEMA map to identify the Floodplain District (s) within Frederick
County. The Applicant’s property is located within an identified Floodplain noted by the Frederick
County GIS map as Flood Zone A.
This structure is a farm structure and is exempt from Part1of Virginia Uniform Statewide Building
Code (Building Code). However, the Building Code subsection 6 states: Farm building and
structures lying within a floodplain or in a mudslide-prone area shall be subject to flood-proofing
regulations, as applicable. Therefore, the Applicant’s property is subject to the Frederick County
Zoning Ordinance Part 702 Floodplain Districts.
STAFF CONCLUSIONS FOR THE JULY 16, 2013 MEETING:
Staff is requesting to affirm the
decision of the Zoning Administrator in the administration of the Frederick County Zoning
Ordinance, Section 165-702.10(10) (1) regarding constructing a structure within an indentified Flood
plain without proper documentation.
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Applications
Parcels
Building Footprints
B1 (Business, Neighborhood District)
B2 (Business, General Distrist)
B3 (Business, Industrial Transition District)
EM (Extractive Manufacturing District)
HE (Higher Education District)
M1 (Industrial, Light District)
M2 (Industrial, General District)
MH1 (Mobile Home Community District)
MS (Medical Support District)
OM (Office - Manufacturing Park)
R4 (Residential Planned Community District)
R5 (Residential Recreational Community District)
RA (Rural Area District)
RP (Residential Performance District)
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APPEAL # 03 - 13Mary Albaugh GoodPINs:13 - A - 25A
APPEAL # 03 - 13Mary Albaugh GoodPINs:13 - A - 25A
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