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January Meeting Agenda (REVISED
DATE: Janu 15, 2003
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COUNTY of FREDERICK
Department of Planning and Development
540/665-5651
FAX: 540/665-6395
The Frederick County Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB)will be meeting on Tuesday,
January 21, 2003 at 7:30 p.m., in the Board of Supervisors' Executive Session Room in the
Frederick County Administration Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia. The
HRAB will discuss the following items:
AGENDA
Review of Stephenson Village rezoning proposal, submitted by Evan Wyatt of Greenway
Engineering.
2. Other.
Please contact this office if you will not be able to attend this meeting. Thank you.
PLEASE NOTE MEETING LOCATION!
Access to this building is limited during the evening hours. Therefore, it will he necessary to enter the
building through the rear door of the Board Room. I would encourage committee members to park in the
county parking lot located behind the new addition (accessible off of Cameron Street).
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Attachments
107 North Kent Street m Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
Item # 1
Stephenson Village Rezoning
The Historic Resources Advisory Board has been requested to review and provide comment on the
Stephenson Village rezoning proposal, which has been submitted by Greenway Engineering. The
proposal seeks to rezone approximately 825 acres from the RA (Rural Areas) District to R4
(Residential Planned Community) District. The property is located to the east of Martinsburg
Pike/Route 11, south of Old Charles Town Road (Route 761) and south of Jordan Springs Road
(Route 664). (Please see attached location map.) The R4 District is intended to provide for a mixture
of housing types with abalance between residential, employment, and service uses. All uses allowed
in the RP (Residential Performance), B 1 (Neighborhood Business), 133 (Industrial Transition) and
MI (Light Industrial) Zoning Districts are allowed in the R4. A master development plan is required
for properties zoned R4 to ensure compatibility of land uses. The applicant is proposing residential,
office, and retail uses with this proposed development.
The Study of Civil War Sites in the Shenandoah Valley published by the National Park Service
includes Stephenson Depot within the Second Battle of Winchester battlefield core area. A 65 -acre
portion of this core area is adjacent to the proposed rezoning. Strategies for Stephenson's Depot
identified in the Battlefield Network Plan include working with landowners to preserve key areas
and allow some development, more intensive uses in the core area should provide means to protect
viewsheds as part of the development plans, and working with landowners to preserve views along
Milburn Road. Milburn Road is identified in the Battlefield Network Plan as an important corridor
to connect Stephenson's Depot with preserved Third Winchester sites. The applicant is working with
the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation (SVBF) on a preservation strategy for the core area
parcel and another 40 -acre site west of Milburn Road.
The applicant confirms that one site included in the Rural Landmarks Survey (RLS) may be
impacted by the proposed rezoning. Specifically, the Samuel Byers House (ID #34-1124) is located
on the property. This structure is listed as "potentially significant" in the RLS and the applicant has
indicated it will be preserved. The RLS identifies potentially significant properties adjoining the
site. These properties include Helm McCann (#34-703), Milburn Chapel and Cemetary (#34-950)
and the Jordan Springs Hotel (#34-110). The applicant has indicated that views to these properties
will not be impacted by the proposed development.
Representatives of the applicant will be available at the HRAB meeting to provide additional
information on the proposed rezoning. Staff will be seeking comments from the HRAB on the
historical elements possibly impacted by proposed development. The comments will be included in
the rezoning application package for Stephenson Village when it is submitted.
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HISTORIC SITES AND STRUCTURES
The 1992 National Park Service Study of Civil War Sites in the Shenandoah Valley of
Virginia identifies a core battlefield area of Stephenson's Depot, of which a portion is
located on parcel 44-A-31. The applicant has not requested a rezoning of this portion of
parcel 44-A-31, which accounts for approximately 65 acres of land. Furthermore, the
applicant has approached representatives of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield
Foundation to determine appropriate methods for treating the 65 -acre area, as well as an
additional 40 -acre area on the west side of Milburn Road (Route 662).
The Frederick County Rural Landmarks Survey identifies the Samuel Byers House (#34-
1124) as a potentially significant property due to architectural style. This structure is
located in the central portion of the property and will be preserved and used as deemed
appropriate by the applicant. Additionally, in the event that any onsite cemeteries are
found, the applicant will preserve those areas in accordance with all applicable state
regulations.
Offsite areas of potential significance include the Helm McCann property (#34-703) and
the Milburn Chapel and Cemetery (#34-950) located to the west of the project site and
the Jordan Springs Hotel (#34-110) located to the southeast of the project site. The
viewshed associated with these historic features will not be impacted by the development
of Stephenson Village. Furthermore, the 1995 Frederick County Winchester Battlefield
Network Plan identifies Milburn Road (Route 662) as a significant historic corridor that
provides a linkage between areas associated with the Second and Third Winchester
Battlefields. The applicant has met with the property owners of the McCann and Jordan
Springs parcels who have approved of these measures and the Stephenson Village
rezoning.
The Stephenson Village development will be designed to complement historic elements
as themes for the project. Monumental entrances may include fence styles and stacked
stonewalls that were from the Civil war era. The Northeast Land Use Plan calls for the
development of a new major collector road that will serve as the primary road system for
Stephenson Village. This spine road intersects Old Charles Town Road (Route 761) and
moves through the core battlefield area into the project site, crossing Hiatt Run and then
proceeding west across Milburn Road to Martinsburg Pike (U.S. Route 11 North). The
applicant is responsible for implementing this road system and will develop this
infrastructure improvement in accordance with the Comprehensive Policy Plan. The
major collector road crossing of Milburn Road will be the only connection associated
with the Stephenson Village project.
PROFFER STATEMENT
STEPHENSON VILLAGE
RESIDENTIAL PLANNED COMMUNITY
Rezoning #
Property Owner/Applicant: Stephenson Associates, L.C.
Property: 825+/- Acres, Tax Map Nos. 44 -(A) -31A, 44 -(A) -292,44-(A)-293, and
A Portion of Tax Parcel 44-(A)-31
Stonewall Magisterial District
Frederick County, Virginia
Date: January 8, 2003
14. HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES:
A. Byers house: The Byers house will be preserved to be used as deemed appropriate by
the Applicant.
B. Cemeteries: Prior to commencement of any earth disturbing activity in any section of
the Property, the Applicant shall mark and identify any cemeteries which may be located there. In
the event any onsite cemeteries are found, the Applicant shall preserve those cemeteries in
accordance with all County and State regulations.
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PROFFER STATEMENT
STEPHENSON VILLAGE
RESIDENTIAL PLANNED COMMUNITY
Rezoning #
Property Owner/Applicant: Stephenson Associates, L.C.
Property: 825+/- Acres, Tax Map Nos. 44 -(A) -31A, 44-(A)-292, 44-(A)-293, and
A Portion of Tax Parcel 44-(A)-31
Stonewall Magisterial District
Frederick County, Virginia
Date: January 8, 2003
3. USES AND DENSITY:
A. (1) The following list of Land Bays as shown on Exhibit C (a graphic for
illustrative purposes only) sets forth the development parameters on the Property and the repetition
of any non residential uses occurs only to allow the flexibility to adjust the final location of uses as
may be necessary at the time of detailed site plan preparation:
Land Bav Type of Development
Mixed Residential/Commercial/Fire and Rescue Site/Emergencv
and or Governmental Services/Recreation Center/Day Care Site
II Mixed Residential/Fire and Rescue Site/Emergency and or
Governmental Services/Recreation Center;Day Care Site/School
Site/Park Site (Ball Fields)
III Mixed Residential/Commercial/Fire and Rescue Site/Emergency and
or Governmental Services/Recreation Center/Day Care Site/Active
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IV Mixed Residential/Active Adult/Commercial
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