CPPC 01-14-13 Meeting AgendaCOUNTY of FREDERICK
Department of Planning and Development
540/665-5651
FAX: 540/665.6395
TO: Comprehensive Plans and Programs Committee (CPPC)
FROM: Michael T. Ruddy, AlCP, Deputy Director
RE: January 14, 2013 Meeting
DATE: January 9, 2013
The Frederick County Comprehensive Plans and Programs Executive Committee (CPPC) will be
meeting on Monday, January 14, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the first floor conference room (purple
room) of the County Administration Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia.
The CPPC will discuss the following agenda items:
AGENDA
1. Election of CPPC Chairman and Vice -Chairman. As stipulated in the CPPC Operating
Procedures, a chairman and vice-chairman will be elected during the first meeting of each
year.
2. CPPA, LFCC/Middletown SWSA - Phase 2 — At the CPPC's November meeting, interest
was expressed about evaluating additional land to the north of the LFCC/Middletown
SWSA. Previously, the LFCC/Middletown SWSA was recently approved which created a
138 acre S WSA in the area surrounding, and including the Lord Fairfax Community College.
The CPPC will continue the discussion of the area previously identified.
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. Committee members and interested
citizens are encouraged to park in the County parking lot located behind the County Office
Building or in the joint Judicial Center parking lot andfollow the sidewalk to the back door ofthe
four-story wing.
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107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 • Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
Item 2
CPPA, LFCC/Middletown SWSA - Phase 2
At the CPPC's November meeting, interest was expressed about evaluating additional land to
the north of the LFCC/Middletown SWSA. Previously, the LFCC/Middletown SWSA was
recently approved which created a 138 acre SWSA in the area surrounding, and including the
Lord Fairfax Community College. The CPPC will continue the discussion of the area
previously identified.
APPENDIX I - AREA PLANS
Future Expansion Area
(Added 01/09/13)
The area immediately to the north of the Middletown/Lord Fairfax SWSA was
evaluated for potential inclusion into the Middletown/Lord Fairfax SWSA Area
Plan following the approval of the Area Plan by the Board of Supervisors on
November, 2012. This section, Future Expansion Area, is the resulting
addition to the plan which provides guidance to the adjacent property owners
regarding the future land uses. The policies established in the
Middletown/Lord Fairfax SWSA Area Plan guiding transportation and the
provision of public water and sewer would apply to this area of future
expansion. The actual expansion of the SWSA line would occur in the future
with the approval of the Board of Supervisors.
The future expansion area is approximately 100 acres in size and is
contiguous to the existing Middletown/Lord Fairfax SWSA. The future land use
in this area is envisioned to promote areas of business development in
support of the adjacent land use, Lord Fairfax Community College. The
business development land uses may include a variety of support services to
programs offered at the College, including but not limited to, Health Care, Life
Sciences, and Technology. Other independent business development land
uses may promote the mixed use industrial/office land use classification of the
Comprehensive Plan, the OM Park District, which is designed to provide for
areas for research -and -development centers, office parks, and minimal
impact industrial and assembly uses. All of the above would provide
opportunities for workforce development associated with Lord Fairfax
Community College.
The continued growth of institutional land uses that enhance the existing
institutional land uses; Lord Fairfax Community College and the Middletown
Elementary School may also be appropriate in the future expansion area.
Residential land uses are not proposed in this area.
The area to the west of the Middletown/Lord Fairfax SWSA is not envisioned
to be included in the Area Plan. Route 11, Valley Pike, will continue to be the
western boundary of the Middletown/Lord Fairfax SWSA. The land in this area
to the west of Route 11, Valley Pike, is rural in character and maintaining it in
its current state would reinforce the rural and historical character of the land,
and would preserve the vistas to the west. In addition, it is recognized that
there are environmental features in this area as Meadow Brook and its
associated floodplain bisects the area from north to south. The area is further
constrained by the railroad tracks that also parallel Route 11, Valley Pike.
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APPENDIX I - AREA PLANS
MIDDLETOWN/LORD FAIRFAX SEWER AND WATER SERVICE AREA
Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) is a comprehensive, multi -campus
public institution of higher education. Through its three locations — the
Fauquier and Middletown Campuses and the Luray -Page County Center — the
College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont
regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page,
Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester.
Frederick County's Middletown Campus is located at 173 Skirmisher Lane,
Middletown, Virginia. The Middletown campus has grown since it was founded
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LFCC is looking to expand its facilities on its current property and on property
owned by the LFCC Foundation.
The Middletown Elementary School is located immediately north of Lord
Fairfax Community College and is one of eleven elementary schools operated
by Frederick County Public Schools serving elementary aged children in
Frederick County.
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LFCC is looking to expand its facilities on its current property and on property
owned by the LFCC Foundation.
The Middletown Elementary School is located immediately north of Lord
Fairfax Community College and is one of eleven elementary schools operated
by Frederick County Public Schools serving elementary aged children in
Frederick County.
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APPENDIX I - AREA PLANS
Middletown/Lord Fairfax SWSA
The Sewer and Water Service Area (SWSA) is an important policy tool used
by Frederick County to determine where public water and sewer service may
be provided. The Board of Supervisors approves the location of the SWSA
boundaries through the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan; the 2030
Comprehensive Plan, and amendments thereto. As a result, properties located
within the SWSA may enjoy access to public water and sewer.
The Middletown/Lord Fairfax SWSA has been established to enable the
provision of public water and sewer in the area north of the Town of
Middletown to current and future institutional land uses, including Lord Fairfax
Community College and the Middletown Elementary School. The supporting
map identifies the location of the Middletown/Lord Fairfax SWSA boundary.
Future study of the area surrounding the Town of Middletown may identify
additional properties that could be added to the Middletown/Lord Fairfax
SWSA, if deemed appropriate by the Board of Supervisors.
The Frederick County Sanitation Authority (FCSA) has the primary
responsibility to manage the provision of water and sewer in Frederick
County, and therefore, within the SWSA. In some cases, other public entities
may serve properties within Frederick County, if approved by the Board of
Supervisors. Lord Fairfax Community College currently obtains water from the
City of Winchester, and the Town of Middletown receives their wastewater.
The FCSA has expressed that, at this time, they have no desire to serve this
area of Frederick County. However, nothing would preclude the FCSA from
serving this area in the future if it is deemed necessary and appropriate. The
approval of this plan by the Board of Supervisors would allow the City of
Winchester and the Town of Middletown to continue to serve the properties
with water and sewer, respectively.
It is recognized that properties owned by the State of Virginia are preempted
from local control by Frederick County. Frederick County and Lord Fairfax
Community College will continue to work collaboratively on issues related to
the growth and development in this area of Frederick County.
Land Use
Frederick County uses the 2030 Comprehensive Plan to guide the future land
uses. The Town of Middletown's Foresight Middletown plan, which was
adopted into the Town's Comprehensive Plan in 2005, guides the future land
uses within the Town and was considered when drafting this plan.
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APPENDIX I - AREA PLANS
The area encompassed by the Middletown/Lord Fairfax SWSA is envisioned to
promote the continued growth of institutional land uses that enhance the
existing educational institutions; Lord Fairfax Community College and the
Middletown Elementary School. To that end, the plan calls for the
establishment of approximately 140 acres of institutional land use that will
serve the citizens of Frederick County and the broader region.
Institutional land uses are defined as a nonprofit or quasi -public use or
institution, such as a church, library, public or private school, hospital or
municipally owned or operated building, structure or land used for public
purposes. Institutions of higher education are defined as an educational
institution whose primary purpose is to provide a collegiate or graduate
education.
Transportation
The Middletown/Lord Fairfax SWSA is immediately north of the Town of
Middletown and is bounded by Route 11, Valley Pike, to the west, and
Interstate 81 to the east. Access to the area is via Route 11, Valley Pike.
Route 11, Interstate 81, and Exit 302, are strong assets to the areas'
transportation network, and to the success of the institutional uses envisioned
for this area. It will be important to ensure the function of this transportation
network.
In rapidly growing areas, as noted in the Foresight Middletown plan,
controlling and coordinating the number, design and location of new access
points to major roadways is critical to maintaining the safety and capacity of
the road system as traffic volumes increase. Accordingly, access to Valley
Pike, Route 11, should be managed and limited. In the future, internal
connections within the institutional land uses should be considered. In
addition, the primary route to this area from Interstate 81 should be
enhanced to safely and effectively manage the traffic and to reflect the
Foresight Middletown plan as a means to create an attractive entrance to the
Town and this developing area.
Consistent application of Comprehensive Plan goals to achieve an acceptable
level of service on area roads and overall transportation network, level of
service C or better, should be promoted. Further, efforts should be made to
ensure that additional degradation of the transportation beyond an acceptable
level of service shall be avoided. Consideration of future development
applications within the study area should only occur when an acceptable level
of service has been achieved and key elements and connections identified in
this plan have been provided.
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