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To: Development Review and Regulations Subcommittee
From: Mark R. Cheran, Zoning Administrator ,.o,. I ---
Subject: October Meeting and Agenda
Date: October 17, 2006
The Frederick County Development Review and Regulations Subcommittee (DRRS) will be meeting
on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in the BOARD ROOM of the County Administration
Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia. The DRRS will discuss the following agenda
items:
AGENDA
1) Discussion of amending Section 165-156 of the Frederick County Zoning Ordinance.
Staff is requesting input from the DRRS on adding a definition of community center as
applied in Section 165-64 B (2) (f) Recreation facilities. (See attachments)
2) Discussion of amending Section(s) 165-27 D and 165-156 of the Frederick County
Zoning Ordinance.
Staff is requesting input from the DRRS on changing parking requirements (Section 165-27
D) with regards to parking of commercial vehicles. Definitions (Section 165-156), a
definition of commercial vehicles and business vehicles will need to be added to this
section of the ordinance to avoid any confusion and add clarification to this section. (See
attachment)
3) Other
Access to this building is limited during the evening hours. Therefore, it will be necessary to enter
the building through the rear door of the four-story wing. I would encourage committee members
and interested citizens to park in the County parking lot located behind the new addition or in the
joint Judicial Center parking lot and follow the sidewalk to the back door of the four-story wing.
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Attachments
107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 • Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
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Item #1: Section 165-156
Staff is seeking DRRS input on adding a definition of community center to the Frederick County
Zoning Ordinance. Staff believes that a definition is needed to avoid any confusion and to add
clarification regarding the required recreation facilities. Currently as written, the ordinance lacks a
definition or a performance standard for community centers. The small lot family has highlighted the
need for clarity in the community center definition. This item was discussed at the DRRS July
meeting and is back for review. The proposed definition of a community center is included below in
bold for your review.
Community Center - A Home Owners Association (HOA) owned and operated climate
controlled building of a minimum of 2,000 square feet in size. To be used year round by the
residents of the community in which the community center was planned. This community
center may be used for social activities, recreation, or meetings as governed by the HOA.
This minimum standard applies to all residential developments and may be increased or
improved depending on the size or scale of the development and shall be applicable when
providing a community center for single-family small lot development.
§ 165-64
ZONING § 165-64
(1) The Board of Supervisors may provide a waiver for the
community center requirement specified in § 165-64A in single-
family small lot subdivisions that contain less than 25 lots. This
waiver may be requested by the applicant during the
consideration of the subdivision design plan if no master
development plan is required. The applicant is required to
demonstrate how an equivalent recreational value of three
recreational units for each 30 dwelling units, prorated, is being
provided within the project, to the County, or a combination of
both as a condition of requesting approval of a waiver by the
Board of Supervisors. [Added 8-24-2005; amended 7-26-2006]
B. A recreational unit is designed to meet the recreational needs of 30
dwelling units. The units may be broken into smaller units or added
together to meet the needs of the total development. An example
recreational unit shall be as follows;
(1) Tot -lot:
Quantity Equipment
1 Slide (8 feet high, 16 feet long)
1 set Swings (10 feet high, 4 seats)
1 Climber (13 feet, geodesic)
2 Spring animals
1 Sandbox
1 Whirl (10 feet in diameter)
(2) Or any equivalent recreational facilities including:
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(a) Swimming pools.
(b) Tennis courts.
(c) Half basketball courts.
(d) Athletic fields.
(e) Picnic shelters.
(Cont'd on page "16585)
16584.1 09-15-2006
§ 165-64 ZONING
§ 165-65
(f) Community center. [Added 10-27-19994]
(g) Other recreational facilities.
§ 165-65. Dimensional requirements.
The following dimensional requirements shall be met by uses in the RP
Residential Performance District. The Administrator shall make the final
determination as to the classification of housing types. Unless otherwise
specified, all housing types shall be served by public sewer and water.
A. Single-family detached rural traditional A "single-family detached
rural traditional residence" shall be a single-family residence on an
individual lot with private yards on all four sides, without public sewer
and water.
(1) Minimum lot size shall be 100,000 square feet
(2) Minimum yards shall be as follows:
(a) Setback from the road right-of-way: 60 feet.
(b) Side yards: 15 feet.
(c) Rear yard: 50 feet without public sewer and water.
(3) Minimum lot width to maximum depth ratio shall be 1 to 3.
(4) Minimum off-street parking shall be two spaces per unit.
(5) Maximum building height shall be as follows:
(a) Principle building: 35 feet.
(b) Accessory buildings: 20 feet.
B. Single-family detached traditional A "single-family detached
traditional residence" shall be a large -lot single-family residence with
private yards on all four sides without required common open space:
(1) Minimum lot area shall be 15,000 square feet.
(2) Minimum yards shall be as follows:
(a) Setback from the road right-of-way: 35 feet.
(b) Side yards: 10 feet.
4 Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the relettering of former Subsection B(2)(f) and Subsection B(2)(g).
16585 12-15-99
Item #2: Section(s) 165-27 D and 165-156
Staff is seeking input from the DRRS on these sections of the ordinance regarding the regulation of
parking and definition of commercial vehicles. The ordinance is not clear on what constitutes a
commercial vehicle and business vehicle, and the zoning districts where they are allowed to be
located. This lack of a clear definition has created problems with citing of zoning violations and
court actions. Therefore, the proposed changes may be warranted to avoid any confusion and add
clarification to these sections. The bold print below shows the proposed changes.
Proposed Changes: Section 165-27 D. No commercial vehicles as defined in Section 165-156
shall be parked of stored in the RA (Rural Areas), RP (Residential Performance), R-4
(Residential Planned Community), R-5 (Residential Recreational Community) MH -1 (Mobile
Home Community), and MS (Medical Support) with residential component zoning districts.
Proposed Definitions: Section 165-156
Business Vehicle — Any vehicle under a gross weight of 12,00 lbs. or greater and less than 25
feet in length, used in conjunction with an approved Home Occupation and is limited to one (1)
vehicle.
Commercial Vehicle — Any vehicle a gross weight of 12,000 lbs. or greater and greater than 25
feet in total length. To include step -vans, buses, semi -trailers, tractor -trucks, tow trucks,
rollback trucks and dump trucks.
§ 165-27 FREDERICK COUNTY CODE § 165-27
(3) When shared parking is provided on abutting lots, means of
pedestrian access shall be provided between each use sharing
the parking and the parking area.
(4) When shared parking is provided on abutting lots, a lease,
easement or other form of agreement shall be executed among
the property owners sharing the parking assuring the use of the
required parking spaces and assuring proper maintenance of the
parking area. Said agreement shall be submitted to the Zoning
Administrator for review and approval.
C. Parking space size. All required parking spaces shall be at least 180
square feet in size and shall be no less than nine feet in width.
D. No part of a tractor truck, tractor truck trailer, semitrailer, bus or dump
truck shall be parked or stored within the RP Residential Performance
District, the R5 Residential Recreational Community District or the
MH1 Mobile Home Community District. Any truck with a total length
of 25 feet or greater shall not be parked or stored within the RP, R5 or
MH1 Zoning Districts. [Amended 6-9-19931
E. Parking lots. Parking spaces shared by more than one dwelling or use,
required for any use in the business or industrial zoning district or
required for any institutional, commercial or industrial use in any
zoning district shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Surface materials. In the RP Residential Performance District, the
R4 Residential Planned Community District, the R5 Residential
Recreational Community District, the MH1 Mobile Home
Community District, the B1 Neighborhood Business District, the
B2 Business General District, the B3 Industrial Transition District,
the M1 Light Industrial District, the M2 Industrial General District
and the MS Medical Support District, parking lots shall be paved
with concrete, bituminous concrete or similar materials. Such
surface materials shall provide a durable, dust- and gravel -free,
hard surface. The Zoning Administrator may allow for the use of
other hard -surface materials for parcels located outside of the
Sewer and Water Service Area if the site plan provides for
effective stormwater management and efficient maintenance. In
such cases, parking lots shall be paved with a minimum of double
prime -and -seal treatment or an equivalent surface. [Amended
9-12-20011
16534 10-25-2001