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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-21 PC Staff ReportCONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #03-21 Winchester Cold Storage-Parking Facility Staff Report for the Planning Commission Prepared: June 4, 2021 Staff Contact: Mark R. Cheran, Zoning Administrator This report is prepared by the Frederick County Planning Staff to provide information to the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors to assist them in making a decision on this request. It may also be useful to others interested in this zoning matter. Reviewed Action Planning Commission: 06/16/21 Pending Board of Supervisors: 07/14/21 Pending EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a tractor truck and tractor truck trailer parking located within the Fort Collier Industrial Park. This CUP use would not have any significant impacts on the adjoining properties. The 2035 Comprehensive Plan identifies this property within an area of the County intended to remain industrial in nature. Should the Planning Commission find this application to be appropriate, Staff recommends that the following conditions be attached to the CUP: 1. All review agency comments and requirements shall be complied with at all times. 2. A site plan shall be submitted and approved by Frederick County prior to the establishment of this use. 3. No new entrance shall be constructed from Brook Road (Route 1328) for this Conditional Use Permit. 4. The site plan shall meet the requirements of the Frederick County Zoning Ordinance Section 165-204.24 Tractor truck and tractor truck trailer parking. 5. Any expansion or change of use shall require a new Conditional Use Permit. Following this public hearing, it would be appropriate for the Planning Commission to offer a recommendation concerning this application to the Board of Supervisors. Page 2 CUP #03-21, Winchester Cold Storage June 4, 2021 LOCATION: The subject property is located on Brooke Road. MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT: Stonewall PROPERTY ID NUMBER: 54-4-4 PROPERTY ZONING & PRESENT USE: Zoned: M1 (Light Industrial) Land Use: Vacant ADJOINING PROPERTY ZONING & PRESENT USE: North: M1 (Light Industrial) Use: Warehouse South: M2 (General Industrial) Use: Fueling station East: M1 (Light Industrial) Use: Warehouse West: M1 (Light Industrial) Use: Warehouse PROPOSED USE: Request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for tractor truck and tractor truck trailer parking use. REVIEW EVALUATIONS: Virginia Department of Transportation: The application for a Conditional Use Permit for this property appears to have little measurable impact on Route 1322 (Brooke Road), the VDOT facility providing access to the property. The existing entrance on Route 1322 appears adequate for the proposed CUP. Should the use ever expand in the future, the entrance will need to be reviewed to determine if additional improvements may be required. Frederick County Inspections: No comments for trailer parking. Frederick County Fire Marshall: Approved Frederick Water: The subject parcel is in the SWSA. Frederick Water will provide comments at the site plan submission. City of Winchester: No comments. Planning and Zoning: The Frederick County Zoning Ordinance allows for tractor truck and tractor truck trailer parking use as a conditional use in the M1 (Light Industrial) Zoning District with an approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP). This proposed tractor truck and tractor truck trailer parking lot will be located within the Fort Collier Industrial Park. Page 3 CUP #03-21, Winchester Cold Storage June 4, 2021 The 2035 Comprehensive Plan of Frederick C ounty (“Comprehensive Plan”) is a guide for making decisions regarding land use actions. The Northeast Land Use Plan (“Area Plan”) of the Comprehensive Plan identifies this property within an area of the County intended to remain industrial in nature. This is a request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a tractor truck and tractor truck trailer parking located within the Fort Collier Industrial Park and is surrounded M1 zoned properties and uses. Therefore, this proposed use would not have any significant impacts on the adjoining properties. STAFF CONCLUSIONS FOR THE 06/19/21 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING: This is a request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a tractor truck and tractor truck trailer parking. Should the Planning Commission find this application to be appropriate, Staff recommends that the following conditions be attached to the CUP: 1. All review agency comments and requirements shall be complied with at all times. 2. A site plan shall be submitted and approved by Frederick County prior to the establishment of this use. 3. No new entrance shall be constructed from Brooke Road (Route 1328) for this Conditional Use Permit. 4. The site plan shall meet the requirements of the Frederick County Zoning Ordinance Section 165-204.24 Tractor truck and tractor truck trailer parking. 5. Any expansion or change of use shall require a new Conditional Use Permit. Following this public hearing, it would be appropriate for the Planning Commission to offer a recommendation concerning this application to the Board of Supervisors.