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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-20 Applicant Response Letter to HRABJohn H. Foote (703) 680-4664 Ext. 5114 jfoote@thelandlawyers.com Fax: (703) 680-2161 June 1, 2020 Candice Perkins Deputy Director of Planning and Development Frederick County 107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 Winchester, Virginia 22601 Re: Foxglove Solar/ HRAB Recommendations Dear Candice: Foxglove has received the comments from the Historic Resources Advisory Board and offers the following responses to them. We ask that these be considered by the Staff, and made available to the Planning Commission and Board as this Application moves forward. HRAB Recommendations Please see the comments that follow. The Applicant should not disturb any The Applicant understands the structures or ruins that are present on the importance of identifying and properties. There are a number of barns, preserving historic resources. However, outbuildings, the Miller House ruins, a it understood the discussion at the cemetery, and the overgrown Woodbine HRAB meeting to have recommended Farm main house. These structures should be that it consider such preservation, rather protected from any disturbance from this than that it be obligated to it. In order to proj ect. accommodate the legitimate interests of both the County and the Applicant, it therefore proposes that rather than avoiding all structures that may be found on the site, most of which have little to no historic significance, it commit to avoiding the cemetery and the Battlefield, and to the extent ossible while maintaining the ATTORN F'S AT L,,iW 703 680 4664 5 WWW.THELANDLAWYERS.COM 4310 PRINCE WILLIAM PARKWAY z SUITE 300 #, WOODBRIDGE, VA 22192-5199 ARLINGTON 703 528 4700 m L4)UDOUN 703 737 3633 As always, we appreciate the Staff's courteous and professional treatment of these matters JET/j f cc: James Crawford Rob Propes Bri Eberline Carol Tyrer Marian Harders Very truly yours, WALSH, COLUCCI, K P.C. economic viability of the project any other structures on the property that are recommended as eligible or potentially eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places at the conclusion of the detailed Phase I surveys, and upon the concurrence of VDHR and DEQ. No solar structures should be placed in the This is acceptable. In addition, the portion of the property that is located within Applicant is evaluating the possibility the limits of the Cedar Creek Battlefield. of specific screening of the project from those areas of the Battlefield to the south where re-enactments are held, to mitigate further any potential impact on the resource. A Phase I Archeological Survey will be This is acceptable, and both an completed as part of the permitting of this archaeological and architectural Phase I project. This survey should document the Study will be required as part of the collection of historic structures on and Permit By Rule process that was around this development and determine if described to the Board, and of which the this area would qualify as a Rural Historic Staff is aware. District. As always, we appreciate the Staff's courteous and professional treatment of these matters JET/j f cc: James Crawford Rob Propes Bri Eberline Carol Tyrer Marian Harders Very truly yours, WALSH, COLUCCI, K P.C.