HomeMy WebLinkAboutHRABMinutes2022October17Frederick County Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB)
October 17, 2022
First Floor Conference Room of the County, Administrative Building
107 North Kent Street, Winchester, VA
Members Present: Gary Crawford, Nicholas Powers, and Lucas Cook
Members Absent: Christopher Oldham, Steve Cantu, Dana Newcomb, Robert Meadows, Scott Straub,
and Robbie Molden
Staff Present: Wyatt Pearson, Kayla Peloquin, and Maral Kalbian
Agenda Items:
Call to order at 6:00 p.m.
Item 1: Minutes
Nicholas Powers made a motion to approve the minutes of the August 16, 2022 HRAB meeting. Lucas
Cook seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Item 2: Review of Byess Conditional Use Permit Application
The Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB) has been asked to provide a review agency comment
pertaining to a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application for a 5.0 acre +/- property located at 1107
Cedar Creek Grade, as proposed by Richard and Margaret Byess (the Applicants). The proposed CUP
would allow for the storage of furniture and a small humanitarian aid organization office in the
existing barn on the property. The subject property is zoned RA (Rural Areas) and is identified as
Property Identification Number (PIN) 63-A-2F in the Back Creek Magisterial District. The parcel is in
core battlefield area of the Second Battle of Kernstown and is in the study area of the First Battle of
Kernstown and the Second Battle of Winchester.
The applicant, Richard Byess, provided additional details on the proposed use. It was determined that
there would be no adverse impacts on local historic resources as a result of the proposed use.
Nicholas Powers made a motion to recommend approval of the Byess CUP. Lucas Cook seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
There was a discussion on the standard practice of bringing all planning applications located on core
battlefield to the HRAB for agency comment. There was consensus that if no structures are being
demolished as part of the proposed application and it is not a particularly impactful use, then the
HRAB does not need to provide agency comment. In lieu of a formal meeting, application information
can be sent to Chairman Gary Crawford for review.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:19 p.m.
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