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151 Windy Hill Lane
Winchester, Virginia 22602
Founded in 1971
February 3, 2000
Frederick County Planning Commission
107 N. Kent St.
Winchester, VA 22601
Subject: Conditional Use Permit — Racemart, 3392 Papermill Road (Rte.644)
Commission Members:
The purpose of this letter is to provide additional information regarding the re-establishment of an
abandoned, non -conforming use at the above site.
For background information, this property was rezoned from R2 to B 1 on July 10, 1974 for a "grocery
store" use. Collected data indicates that gasoline storage tanks were installed on April 7, 1974. The 1973
Zoning Ordinance of Frederick County permitted Service Station uses in the B 1 Zoning District per Section
9-1-3 (revised 1/8/75). Through subsequent amendments, Service Station uses were removed from the list
of the B 1 District. However, this use continued as a legally non -conforming use until on or about June 19,
1996, when the tanks were removed. The use of the property has been limited to a Convenience Store since
that time. Thus, as the Service Station use has been discontinued for a period of more than one (1) year, it
may be deemed abandoned.
Therefore, through consultation with the Frederick County Planning Department and on behalf of Mr.
Gurcharan Lail, we respectfully request the granting of this Conditional Use Permit to re-establish a legally
abandoned non -conforming use to allow installation of gasoline pumps and tanks for the above site.
Sincerely,
Greenway Engineering
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Scott Stickley, P.E.
Engineers Surveyors
"telephone 540-662-4135 FAX 540-722-95528