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HomeMy WebLinkAbout17-01 Comments (2)August 02, 2001 Mr. Evan Wyatt Director of Planning Frederick County Planning Department 107 Kent Street Winchester, VA 22601 RE: Office use of Jordan Springs Tax ID Number 44-A-294, Frederick County, Virginia Dear Mr. Wyatt, AUG (t )EPT, OF PL; Jordan Springs Road (Rt. 664) As a follow-up to our meeting and telephone discussions regarding the office use of Jordan Springs for the corporate office headquarters of County Court Reporters, Inc. and Court Reporting Consultants, please consider the following for your use and determination. County Court Reporters, Inc. and Court Reporting Consultants is a local business on the leading edge of technology in the field of court reporting and associated software with worldwide clients. The owners, Tonie and Greg Aitken wish to use Jordan Springs as the corporate headquarters for County Court Reporters, Inc. and Court Reporting Consultants. Both Tonie and Greg Aitken have a keen interest in historic preservation, and have spent much time and money restoring their home located in Frederick County, Virginia as well as the current corporate facilities for County Court Reporters, Inc. and Court Reporting Consultants located on Cork Street in the City of Winchester, Virginia. Tonle and Greg have pledged the same level of commitment for preservation of the Jordan Springs. County Court Reporters, Inc. and Court Reporting Consultants plan to purchase the Jordan Springs property and move their corporate office to the property. Approximately seventeen (17) office employees are associated with this move. Employee growth at this location is not anticipated because of the high level of technology associated with these businesses. Following the relocation, a long-term preservation program for the Jordan Springs property is anticipated. The buildings and grounds surrounding the core complex are planned to remain unchanged except for required repairs and maintenance. Amble parking and access exist for the planned office use. The core complex of Jordan Springs consists of four major buildings: - The "hotel or main building" which consists of approximately 29,150 square feet. - The "administration building" which consists of approximately 2876 square feet. - The "shop building" which consists of approximately 4840 square feet. - The "original house" which consists of approximately 1750 square feet. Mr. Evan Wyatt RE: JORDAN SPRINGS Page 2 The approximate total square footage of Jordan Springs consists of 38, 615 square feet subdivided as follows: - Living Areas - Storage / Utility Areas - Office / Meeting Areas - Shop Areas - Kitchen / Dining Areas - Misc. Attic / Crawl Areas 9500 square feet, approximate. 7100 square feet, approximate. 7200 square feet, approximate. 2900 square feet, approximate. 2750 square feet, approximate. 9165 square feet, approximate. Jordan Springs has been in continuous use as a resort, hotel, seminary and drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for over 100 years. More recently, the complex has been used by the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity as a seminary, and by Shalom Et Benedictus, Inc. for alcohol and drug rehabilitation purposes. The transformation from the seminary to the rehabilitation facility occurred gradually in the late 1960's with Shalom Et Benedictus, Inc. emerging as the primary user in 1971- 72, Shalom Et Benedictus, Inc. operated at Jordan Springs until late 1999. Jordan Springs has been maintained since, as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility by the owners. This use has not been discontinued. The owners have kept staff on board at Jordan Springs to maintain the property in its current use and condition in hopes of having another operator such as Shalom Et Benedictus, Inc. provide similar services. Currently two staff members are employed in sucha capacity. On behalf of the owners, I request that County Court Reporters, Inc. and Court Reporting Consultants be permitted to use the office / reception / meeting portion of the Jordan Springs property immediately for their business use as a continuation of the nonconforming use. The proposed office use is certainly less intense than another anticipated drug and alcohol center. Sincerely, TRIAD ENGINEERING, INC. Stephen M. Gyurisin Director of Planning & Development August 10, 2001 Triad Engineering Attn: Mr. Stephen M. Gyurisin P.O. Box 2397 Winchester, VA 22604 COUNTY of FREDERICK Department of Planning and Development RE: Parcel 44-A-294 Owned by Holy Trinity Mission Seminary Dear Mr. Gyurisin: 540/665-5651 FAX: 540/665-6395 The purpose of this letter is to provide you with documentation regarding the use of the referenced parcel. Currently, this 74.49 -acre parcel is owned by the Holy Trinity Mission Seminary. The seminary has personnel on-site for the purpose of maintaining the structures, facilities, and grounds associated with Parcel 44-A-294. Our department agrees that the use of the property as a seminary and most recently as an outreach for Shalom et Benedictus would be considered legally nonconforming. The ability exists for the Holy Trinity Mission Seminary to utilize this parcel as a seminary since a component of this use is still on-site. However, should Shalom et Benedictus or a similar treatment center desire to locate on this parcel, the property owner would be required to obtain a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) from Frederick County. Section 165-139 ofthe Frederick County Zoning Ordinance requires the issuance of a CUP to reestablish a legally nonconforming use that was discontinued. The CUP may only be granted for a use that is of equal or lesser nonconformity than the original use in relation to intensity, type of use, dimensional or other requirements. Recently, you inquired about the use of this parcel by County Court Reporters, Inc., for their business operations. This inquiry was followed by the August 9, 2001 submittal of information regarding the specifics of this business operation including a floor layout plan. Upon review of this information, our department would consider County Court Reporters, Inc., as a land use of lesser nonconformity than the Shalom et Benedictus treatment facility and would, therefore, allow this land use on this parcel through the issuance of a CUP by Frederick County. 107 North Kent Street • Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000 Parcel 44-A-294 Letter Page -2- August 10, 2001 Please maintain this letter as evidence of our department's determination regarding the ability of County Court Reporters, Inc., to utilize this parcel through the issuance of a CUP by Frederick County. The application for a CUP is available in our department. Please contact me if you would like to proceed with the filing of this application and I will provide assistance regarding this matter. Sincerely, Evan A. Wyatt, AIC Planning Director cc: Charles W. Orndoff, Sr., Stonewall District Supervisor John R. Riley, Jr., County Administrator Kris C. 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Approximately seventeen (17) office employees are associated with this move. Employee growth at this location is not anticipated because of the high level of technology associated with these businesses. Following the relocation, a long-term preservation program for the Jordan Springs property is anticipated. The buildings and grounds surrounding the core complex are planned to remain unchanged except for required repairs and maintenance. Amble parking and access exist for the planned office use. The core complex of Jordan Springs consists of four major buildings: - - BUILDING "A":The "hotel or main building" which consists of approximately 29,150 square feet. - BUILDING "B":The "administration building" which consists of approximately 2876 square feet. - BUILDING "C":The "shop building" which consists of approximately 4840 square feet. - BUILDING "D":The "original house" which consists of approximately 1750 square feet. The approximate total square footage of Jordan Springs consists of 38, 615 square feet subdivided as follows: - Living Areas 9500 square feet, approximate. - Storage / Utility Areas 7100 square feet, approximate. - Office / Meeting Areas 7200 square feet, approximate. - Shop Areas 2900 square feet, approximate. - Kitchen / Dining Areas 2750 square feet, approximate. - Misc. Attic/Crawl Areas 9165 square feet, approximate. Jordan Springs has been in continuous use as a resort, hotel, seminary and drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for over 100 years. More recently, the complex has been used by the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity as a seminary, and by Shalom Et Benedictus, Inc. for alcohol and drug rehabilitation purposes. The transformation from the seminary to the rehabilitation facility occurred gradually in the late 1960's with Shalom Et Benedictus, Inc. emerging as the primary user in 1971 - 72. Shalom Et Benedictus, Inc. operated at Jordan Springs with between 30 to 50 residents and employees until late 1999. Jordan Springs has been maintained since, as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility by the owners. This use has not been discontinued. The owners have kept staff on board at Jordan Springs to maintain the property in its current use and condition in hopes of having another operator such as Shalom Et Benedictus, Inc. provide similar services. Currently two staff members are employed in such a capacity.