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Home My WebLink About02-26 Comments (2)COUNTY of FREDERICK Department of Planning and Development 540/ 665-5651 Fax: 540/ 665-6395 Feb 9, 2026 Marisa Whitacre Greenway Engineering 151 Windy Hill Ln., Winchester, VA 22602 RE: Proposed Rezoning for Plasters HVAC Property Identification Numbers (PIN):75-A-91E Dear Ms. Whitacre: Planning and Development staff had the opportunity to review the draft rezoning application (REZ). This application seeks to rezone approximately +/1.21 acres from the B2 (General Business) Zoning District with proffers to the B3(industrial transition) Zoning District with proffers. The subject property is located at 161 Commonwealth Ct. in the Back Creek Magisterial District. Prior to formal submission to the County, please ensure that these comments and all review agency comments are adequately addressed. At a minimum, a letter describing how each of the agencies and their comments have been addressed should be included as part of the submission. •Comprehensive Plan Conformance. The Comprehensive Plan (adopted November 2021) and the Kernstown Area Plan provides guidance on the future development of the subject property. The Plan identifies the subject properties with a “business” land use designation and as being within the limits of the Urban Development Area (UDA). The property is in the Interstate Commercial at 310 sub-area and adjoins the Northern Kernstown Industrial sub-area. The Kernstown Area Plan described the future environment envision for the exit 310 sub-area. “The improvements to the Exit 310 Interchange on interstate 81 at Route 37 furthers the significant commercial opportunities by identifying these land uses in the Kernstown Interstate Commercial at Exit 310 area. Future improvements identified for this area are envisioned to continue to enhance this area’s major role for commercial and industrial development.” The intent of the B3 zoning district is described in §165-604.01 as “…[providing]for heavy commercial activities, involving larger scale marketing or wholesaling, in locations that are separate from but in the vicinity of business and industrial areas. In some cases, such areas may be transitional, located between business and industrial areas. In these areas, there will be a mixture of automobile and truck traffic. Some of the uses in this district will require large areas of land and may have outdoor storage and display. It is intended that the uses in this district shall not be sources of noise, dust, smoke or other nuisances. Such industrial transition areas shall be provided with safe and sufficient access…” Given the intention to enhance industrial development and proximity to a designated industrial development site, the B3 district aligns with the future land use plan. • General Development Plan. The general development plan (GDP) and proffer A.2 conflict. The proffer reads that the site will be brought into compliance of §165-601.02, however the GDP does not identify any potential areas that would be potentially removed. Areas should be identified as potential locations for greenspace conversion or the GDP should be removed. • Proffer Statement. The following revisions are offered for consideration as they relate to the proffer statement dated November 26, 2025: • Proffer A.2: Proffer A.2 should be revised to be required as part of the site plan approval. • Proffer A.2: See General Development Plan comment. • Proffer C: Proffer C should be revised to be $0.10 per square foot for any new building square footage. • Proffer C: A new occupancy permit would not be required as it is in the same use category. The proffer should be triggered by the change of use permit. • Proffer B: Proffer B is not an acceptable proffer as the general development plan does not meet code requirements. See General Development Plan comment. • Other Application Materials & Fee. • Provide documentation that property taxes for the site are paid and no delinquent charges are due. • Based on the fees adopted by the Board of Supervisors, the rezoning fee for this rezoning application would be $5,121. All the above comments and reviewing agency comments should be appropriately addressed before staff can accept this rezoning application for a public hearing. The Applicant should verify with Planning & Development staff application completeness prior to final submission. Please feel free to contact me with questions regarding this application. Sincerely, Eric Bittner, Planner II Cc: Ben and Cassie Plaster, Get Plastered, LLC (cassie.plastershvac@gmail.com Wayne Stillwagon, Winchester Real Estate, LLC (wstillwagon@millersoffice.com)