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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC_09-07-83_Meeting_MinutesMINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE FREDERICK COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Held in the Board of Supervisors' meeting room on September 7, 1983. PRESENT: Frank Brumback, Chairman; James Golladay, Vice - Chairman; Carl M. McDonald; A. Lynn Myers; Manuel C. DeHaven; W. French Kirk; George L. Romine; Kenneth Y. Stiles; Marjorie H. Copenhaver; John T. P. Horne, advisory; Stephen M. Gyurisin, advisory CALL TO ORDER Chairman Brumback called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Chairman Brumback officially welcomed Marjorie H. Copenhaver, the newly appointed Citizen at Large member to the Planning Commission from the Back Creek Magisterial District. The first order of business was the consideration of the minutes of August 3, 1983. Mr. Golladay noted that on page seven, the title for Ellie Adams should be "Mrs." for all three occasions that her name appears. Col. Myers stated that the wording for the resolution on the Longerbeam rezoning case should be revised to reflect that the motion was defeated due to a tie vote. Upon motion by Col. Myers, seconded by Mr. Golladay, and passed unanimously, the minutes of August 3, 1983 were approved as amended.* The next order of business was the consideration of the minutes August 17, 1983. Upon motion by Mr. Golladay, seconded by Mr. Kirk, and passed unanimously, the minutes of August 17, 1983 were approved as presented.* *Mr. Stiles was not present for this vote. MONTHLY AND BIMONTHLY REPORTS staff. The Commission discussed pending applications with the mm -2- SITE PLANS Site Plan #015 -83 of Dawson, Holland & Company for the construction of warehousing and office space. Action - Approved Mr. Horne gave the background material. He stated that the applicant wishes to construct a 21,000 square foot building and a new entrance onto Fort Collier Road. Mr. Bruce Dawson came forward. Mr. Dawson stated that he would prefer to have the access to Smithfield Avenue closed off to regular traffic and have it for emergency vehicles only. Mr. Horne stated that under County regulations, parking on the site is sufficient for 36 employees on the maximum shift. He asked Mr. Dawson if this would meet the needs of VDO and Mr. Dawson replied that it would be sufficient. Mr. Stiles asked Mr. Dawson if he was aware of the 508 coverage ratio. Mr. Dawson replied that he was aware of this and would probably build a smaller warehouse on the third site. Motion was made by Mr. Stiles, seconded by Mr. Romine, and passed unanimously, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Frederick County Planning Commission does hereby approve Site Plan #015 -83 of Dawson, Holland & Company with the stipulation that the Smithfield Avenue access to the property be for emergency vehicles only. Amended Site Plan #015 -82 of All Points Warehouse to accomodate a public garage use in the Ash Hollow Industrial Park. Action - Approved Mr. Horne stated that this site plan is being amended to accomodate the increased activity on the site for a retail use in addition to the existing warehouse use. 1799 -3- Mr. Thomas Baker, applicant, came forward and introduced himself to the Commission. Mr. Stiles asked if Mr. Baker had any problem with the staff's recommendations and Mr. Baker replied that he did not. Col. Myers asked if seperate areas would be designated for vehicles under repair and vehicles pertaining to the retail use. Mr. Horne said that these parking areas would be designated on the revised site plan. Mr. DeHaven moved for approval of the site plan with the changes recommended by the staff. This motion was seconded by Mr. Kirk and passed unanimously. BE IT RESOLVED, That the Frederick County Planning Commission does hereby approve Amended Site Plan #015 -82 of All Points Warehouse to accomodate a public garage use with the following changes: 1) Angle parking to allow adequate vehicle maneuvering space between building and parking spaces. 2) Designate an area for outside vehicle and parts storage. 3) Maintain a through fire /travel lane around building. 4) Extend prime and double seal surface to cover entire Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation entrance. PUBLIC HEARINGS Rezoning Request #013 -83 of William R. Ward, Jr. to rezone six acres from R -6 (Multi - Family Residential) to R -3 (Residential, General) in the Stonewall Magisterial District. ACTION - Approved Mr. Horne explained that Mr. Ward's 1981 proposal for multi - family senior citizen housing on this site did not come to fruition and therefore, as per the verbal agreement by Mr. Ward at IE:IiIE -4- that previous rezoning, he is petitioning to take the zoning on this property back to its previous category of R -3. Mr. Ward, representing Mr. J. P. Darlington, was present to answer any questions. There being no one wishing to speak in opposition, Mr. Stiles moved for approval. This was seconded by Mr. Kirk and passed unanimously. BE IT RESOLVED, That the Frederick County Planning Commission does hereby approve Rezoning Request #013 -83 of William R. Ward, Jr. to rezone six acres from R -6 (Multi - Family Residential) to R -3 (Residential, General) in the Stonewall Magisterial District. Rezoning Request #014 -83 of Arcadia Mobile Home Park to rezone 33.471 acres from A -2 (Agricultural, General) to MH -1 (Mobile Home Community) in the Stonewall Magisterial District. ACTION - Approved Mr. Horne gave the background information. Mr. William Lockhart, applicant, came forward and introduced himself to the Commission. Mr. Lockhart stated that he appeared before the Commission three years ago regarding this site. He said the Commission required him to make some road improvements at that time and this has been completed. Mr. Stiles asked for the number of trailers proposed for the site and Mr. Lockhart replied that there would be 50 additional trailers, making a total of 200. Mr. Stiles asked whether there would be any changes made to the water arrangement. Mr. Lockhart replied that the Sanitation Department has determined that he would have to use county water for all lots exceeding 55. Presently, the Arcadia park is on the city's gravity feed system for water and the county's sewer. Mr. Lockhart noted that although the county does not 1801 -5- have water extended close to his site now, it could be extended by the time he needs the additional water. Mr. DeHaven moved for approval and this motion was seconded by Mr. Stiles and passed unanimously. BE IT RESOLVED, That the Frederick County Planning Commission does hereby approve Rezoning Request #014 -83 of Arcadia Mobile Home Park for additional mobile home lots in the Stonewall Magisterial District. Rezoning Request #015 -83 of Ralph W. Poe to rezone 12.5 acres from A -2 (Agricultural, General) to B -2 (Business, General) for storage and sales of used cars and RV vehicles. ACTION - Denied Mr. Horne read the background information. Mr. Golladay read the list of allowed uses in a B -2 (Business, General) zone. Mr. Ralph W. Poe, owner of the property, came forward and introduced himself to the Commission. Mr. Poe felt he could park vehicles on this front section of his property under his current conditional use permit. He stated that although this front section of the property is zoned agricultural, it has never been used for row crops because of the numerous large outcroppings of limestone. Mr. Poe stated that he would like to sell used cars and RV vehicles at this location sometime in the near future. Chairman Brumback called for anyone wishing to speak in favor or opposition to the rezoning. The following persons spoke in opposition: Mr. Aaron Mitchell came forward and stated that he, along with his neighbors, are opposed because the area is primarily residential and they do not wish to have any type of commercial 1802 operation adjacent to them. Mr. Mitchell thought Mr. Poe's business could set a precedent for more business development in the area. Mr. Hottle next came forward. He felt there was enough congestion in this area without a commercial operation of this type. Mrs. Armetha Wolford, adjoining property owner, came forward and introduced herself to the Commission. Mrs. Wolford presented some photographs of the area to be rezoned. She said that she can see this area from her property. She was against developing this area because the limestone ledges would require blasting for removal and she was concerned it would result in damage to wells, septics, and foundations. She was also concerned about run -off. Mrs. Wolford was concerned about the type of business that could be established here if Mr. Poe sold the land after rezoning. Mrs. Wolford stated that her family has enjoyed the view of the property and the grazing animals and they would hate to exchange this view for a commercial business. Mr. Wilbur C. Stivers came forward and spoke in opposition. He was concerned about dumping of sewerage. Mr. Stivers was also opposed to the camping vehicles being moved into this area. Mr. Cecil Gray came forward and stated that he lived on Ward Avenue. Mr. Gray was opposed to any type of business establishment being located on this parcel. Mrs. Lucille Patton, adjoining property owner, was opposed to any type of business establishment on this parcel. Mrs. Hodgson, adjoining property owner, was also opposed to any type of business being located next to her own property. Mr. Poe was then allowed several minutes for rebuttal. 1803 -7- Mr. DeHaven asked Mr. Poe if he would be blasting on the site and Mr. Poe replied that he would not. Mr. Kirk asked how many vehicles Mr. Poe would have and Mr. Poe replied that he would have between 40 and 50 vehicles. Mrs. Brenda Mitchell came forward. She said that she can see the property in question from her home. She stated that there is a salvage yard to the left side of her property and she was concerned that this property might develop into that same type of operation. Mrs. Copenhaver then moved to deny the rezoning request and this motion was seconded by Mr. McDonald. BE IT RESOLVED, That the Frederick County Planning Commission does hereby deny rezoning request #015 -83 of Ralph W. Poe to rezone 12.5 acres in the Back Creek Magisterial District. The above resolution was passed by the following majority vote: YES: Messrs. Romine, Kirk, Golladay, Brumback, Myers, Stiles, McDonald, Copenhaver NO: Mr. DeHaven Discussion of Sewer Extension to Route 50 West /Roundhill Area Mr. Horne stated that the Board of Supervisors is requesting that the Planning Commission make a policy recommendation concerning the advisability of making sewer facilities available to areas in the county along Route 37 when the sewer line is extended by the City of Winchester to the Winchester Memorial Hospital site. Mr. Horne explained that this would entail increasing the pipe size of the proposed sewer line for increased capacity. The Commission and staff discussed the land use implications resulting from the availability of sewer hookups along Route 37. Mr. Horne pointed out that some additional capacity would be available in 1804 the lines after all city development has been connected and this additional capacity should be sufficient to serve any commercial development that may occur at the interchange area. Regarding residential development, Mr. Horne and other members of the Commission felt that considerable area has already been designated for residential development in the areas surrounding the city and any further development west of Route 37 would absorb valuable agricultural land. Other members felt that additional capacity should be added to the lines to insure that no commercial or business development would be turned away for lack of sufficient capacity. After considerable discussion, Mr. Romine moved to increase the sewer line size to 18" for extension to the hospital site. This motion was seconded by Mr. DeHaven. The above motion was defeated due to the following vote: YES: Messrs. Romine, Kirk, DeHaven, Stiles NO: Messrs. Golladay, Brumback, Myers, McDonald, Copenhaver BE IT RESOLVED, That the Frederick County Planning Commission does hereby recommend that the sewer line size not be increased for additional capacity when it is extended by the City of Winchester to the Winchester Memorial Hospital site. Review of Revised Subdivision Ordinance Mr. Gyurisin presented a revised copy of the subdivision ordinance for the Commission to review. Mr. Gyurisin reviewed the several major changes with the Commission. 1805 9 Me Adjournment There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, rank Brumbdck, Chairman :1•