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Home My WebLink About11-08 Comments (3)Public Comment Conditional Use Permit # 11-08 Campground Application Property I D #s 80-1-9 and 80-1-10 John Kline Adjoining Property Zoning and Use •� application indicates: — North: RA Land Use: !residential — South: RA Vacant — East: RA Vacant — West: RA Vacant • roperty to South is actually 2 Residents one on - 60 acres and one - 125 acres. --- Both are used for Agriculture as hay other crops are harvested • Property to West includes 1.6 Acres for the Hampton cemetery and a Residence on 40 acres which is currently Agriculture. — Barn — Horses — Beef --u Chickens • Property to East is Vacant 6 acre lots (2) Current Land Use continued. • Hampton Cemetery is,P% small historical cemetery with markers dating bask to the Civil War era • All the loc.n-1 pronertvJo�ners or allow relatives to hunt the land surrounding roama pposed cam ro pg �ndo • SurroundingLand is used b at° -'for y relative -'s and friends forbackle � id i na . 4 wheeler use etc. Virginia Department of Transportation D � n d lc +L,es t-?oUite �►� � � have me(aisurable impact — oUte OUZZ is a dirt road -- 1 1/2 car widths • arm / commercial Equipment often travel Route 602 • Usulally require other vehicles toack�up to a driveway to pass — Road does not hold up well ender current RT'r,-3- is conditions Worsens in summer when camp Paddy Run is operating • During dry spells is very dusty and often takes minutes to settle after a car passes Rain/snow and traffic causes ruttinr and pothole V9 I> N - Y -..• , : �. Y � y -e ,,kyr „� *" .,�} WE s;.v ♦ »'�' h�" � i� .� ifs ,. �F. - .�r�• r o q, Virginia Department of Transportation continued • SUP application 1nrdiK.%,,ab,,n.,s 1601 Dropcfff/Picky Fu;3per Week. L�✓ — These. w:II hiz rnCal� -�&A I;;-; � ;1a _ :; -�� I � rad out, — Hie"%reased traffic on Route 602 will cause damage to de a ocal residents ingress and egress, road, ins create safety issues, and potential health hazards due to dust. —Routes 55 & bog will experience massive tra ffic over ti I rod which will create safety concerns • Winding country Road • commercial/Parra Equipment • Speeding etc. Fire and Rescue � u V cp1 a [— re a e 1 1 � ,%" I Lie J \ %% % \ I t T /1 r140-14, IV 7 -� anization Not Manned 24/ — Primary k U lii i ! is through local rh�:irif � c m r-f-O� nit-- �1 �d'P� v�e�aei��a eco ve ea..\e ea� aauvie\e� e1 me im 1111 1H O v — County provides Stipend based on consensus heedcdunt • campground personnel are transient (exceeding 320 over the summer season) -- Increased Pressure on local Fire and rescue hes potential for Dire consequences for our community • Several Senior citizens live in our community • Farming/Agriculture know., dangerous occupations • Nearest support for rescue after Star Tannery could be as much as I hour out. Frederick County Health Department R ® w� e - Proposed septic system will require an area the size of a football P ield for the drain field impacts the Privacy of their neighbors as tree must be removed • Removal of trees will ruing the local atmosphere as we bee looking at buildings, cabins, mess halls, basketball courts a; a' ;-irking lots. • W 73 -', abw�t fUtUre contamination of ground water ''� s�ks9 Gc�' �� fi �d �� r — Who monitors neighboring wells for contamination — Who is responsible to address any future problems — `peptic Systems have been known to fail and one this size out us all at rise Frederick County Health Department continued • Water,-, Campground draws water ' r rn the Aquifer through eEl-i commercial we.1.1 head. • aquifer is a shared resource for all the wells in the area • Frederick and surrounding counties have been and continue -fir% Cl�rr�e-�f•in�.�n ..ir......�igJ 9_a.._ �+ ! Vw ;jI I C,%JI Kl1111U,Ils • All our homes and livestock rely of the availability of clean water from our wells —1 %.:)lL1tLtLonous commercial well for operations of this campground put our wells at risk! 5 initial ("°�11c� i��f�� 0 qra for the 15 ��,,, �� month .. v.. vvi1v�w baa `�y� �� = �: _�. .. �1W%jW, — Includes 25,000 currently in the CUP for campground use — Include 1200 gallons per day to maintaining approximately 2 acres of athletic fields/grounds Frederick County Health Department continued' • 'Run-off — D eve I owent of land for cam1:jg and wilI increase the amount of Run-off currently exiting through r�� o . u�® a Chi" �:ti�� IV1.� � Route 602. • !i ater ��,�'�5I! Trost likely wash out road during heav J rainstarms • Iroreased runoff puts neighbor properties ,downstream xv i A\V _ x�L T.1r ��sS i'�JPo 6 'L•'�Lt3'+ -rt. r• •' .�5i` h� >. \� I! :�1 � ��'#a� - 1 i Siwt . �t"e' ..•�' l... Pq V• ,/ i -Mika* i',IA ' 3•. *`M, .T.. \ '; �\ `; r\�Ci,'� �1 x -''.�• I' a , /° `.ti' �IR'{ �� AP AW arm ew. x.s •.w- P•, _ L�..�w `� '' 4. R.. 1r,!;� IV . I; ali tw0p; � "'•:c,^�, M <,��31� ��' t, � , � J, �,jjr � — ti ..... R y �� r'•" �,yy,'FUu:',:a• �, �tmlr, ylb�' J�riA+! s. d t. �•' %. p� r' .�' � c� ',u,�, � •\ 1 'r e t t v , Commercial Occupancy Impacts . Current Pcte d M a x i! r 40 �arfler m e e tin s with the oetitioner indicated phased approcich that grew over time actually started out at a 65 and �-pQRct this phased approach also includes future pians to grow the number of campers cls ae:�� petition indicates ~ cd camp er/oounseior ratio t, allay fears of m'1sh�er �a v for of campers. s parent : I ratio does not Booth us as we were a : ratio and our children Managed to get into '111i sCA Ilei • The Petitioner can not guarantee cans ers will not trespass our gr ope; LY p LY Nuisances Noise -- Quiet Time listed as 1 0:00pm on Weekdays and 11:00pm on weekends. Most of the residents in the kcal area go to bed no later t han residents I M V 1 { 9:00prn and rise around 5:00arn • Quiet time for us is when we decide to climb down off the tractor and mead to the front porch . As a owner/operator of a campground in Western Maryland for several years I'm very familiar with the amount of none goy erted aro,ndools, laonds, and Athletic fields. • Getting children to quite down, at a specified time is normally unachievable �- xper ience in the campground business also indicates that approxin lately 10% of the clientele will be destructive and vandais, Nuisances continued * Light Pollution Security Lights w-11 , Kn required 'D P U-01 * Pond e � W I d i 111 9 S * Walk-&V-vays .-Athletic Light's • BasketallCourt, • Sorccljer Field I • Simply Put this campground does not fit in with the local environment • The campground will stress the local infrastructure and services putting not only residents but campers at risk p • The aggravation to the local residents will be a constant problem for the county, VDOT, and sheriffs department • The risk the campground poses on the availabilityof clean water on neighboring g g wells �s a real concern • The potential risk of litigation if a camper is hurt on neighboring properties around horses, cattle on in the barns %ILIT lll1l![ai • The CUP process list several standards that must be met in order to approve: - Shall not tend to change the character and established pattern of development in the area. This surly does - Shall be in harmony with and shall not adversely affect the Use and Enjoyment of surrounding property. This is not in harmony with and will impact the use and enjoyment of surrounding property. - Shall not affect the natural character and environment of the county. It may be within the character and environment of the county but not within our community. - Only approved if adequate facilities, roads, drainage, and safe access are provided. Campground will stress the local infrastructure including Fire and Rescue, Roads, creating safety issues on both Route 602 and 600. Furthermore development will create potential drainage issues to the south of the property &TAM1l�glill[�� — Shall be in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. Not sure whether it is or isn't — Shall conform to all applicable regulations. Assume it meets regulations • In our opinion the request for the CUP does not meet 4 of the 6 standards necessary for approval Conclusion • I understand Mr. Hirshfeld has a dream but so do I as do my neighbors. — Unfortunately they are in conflict — IfMr. Hirshfeld would have asked us prior to purchasing the property he would have understood we would not support this request. u I know its been costly for him and hope a contingency clause exists on the sale of the land It has been costly for me as well as I was essentially forced into buying the adjacent 18 '/2 acres at top price Conclusion continued We remind everyone t"at at t.hyiz� end of thteel.y this is a c, rnmercial I)usin(.:,Pss, p .and operated p ted dor Is ��^ �t o`�t of the �w_a area. • The campground provides no/rinini.irnal benefit to Frederick County,Frur%derick ' co��ty residents, or, the local cori�im� o s ��n�t� • The negative impact's to -the iocal in,franstructiire . and residents are clearly articulated and for these rea sons.