PC_09-02-81_Meeting_MinutesMINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF THE
FREDERICK COUNTY PLANNING COMiMISSION
Held in the Board of Supervisors' Meeting Room, September 2,
1981.
PRESENT: C. Langdon Gordon, Chairman; Frank Brumback, Vice - Chairman;
Kenneth Stiles; W. French Kirk; Manuel DeHaven; Domenic
Palumbo; George Romine; James Golladay; A. L. Myers
ABSENT: Herbert Sluder
CALL TO ORDER
The Chairman called the meeting to order. The first order of
business, to address a new secretary for the Planning Commission due to
John Raymond Riley's resignation.
Mr. Golladay motioned to appoint Mr. John T. P. Horne as the
new secretary.
This was seconded by Mr. Stiles and passed unanimously.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Planning Commission for the County of
Frederick does hereby appoint John T. P. Horne as secretary for the
Planning Commission.
The next order of business, consideration of the minutes of
August 19, 1981.
Mr. Myers noted that on page three Mr. James Huntley should
read "The Reverend James Hundley".
Mr. DeHaven noted that the Gainesboro Church should be "the
Gainesboro Methodist Church ".
There being no further corrections, Mr. Golladay moved to
approve the minutes as corrected. This was seconded by Mr. Kirk and
passed unanimously.
BIMONTHLY REPORT
In answer to Mr. DeHaven's question, Mr. Horne replied that
the conditional use permit pending for William Payne is for a small
engine repair shop in an existing garage on Route 522 South.
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The Chairman next accepted the bimonthly report as
information only.
SITE PLANS
Site Plan Request No. 010 -81 of Westvaco Corporation consisting of
25,184 acres zoned M -1 (Industrial- Limited) in the Stonewall
Magisterial District.
ACTION - Approved
The Secretary gave the background information.
Mr. Horne displayed an updated site plan and stated that the
entrance road will be fully paved with asphalt. He also noted where
the logs will be stored. Mr. Horne noted that a chain link fence with
redwood slats woven through and pine trees will comprise the
screening.
In answer to Mr. Brumback's question, Mr. Horne commented
that five acres will be screened.
Mr. Vorbauch, representative for Westvaco, came forward to
answer any questions.
Mr. Vorbauch stated that there will be three rows of trees
along the front of the site and two rows by the County road. Mr.
Vorbauch also stated that there will be no trees planted along the
railroad.
In reply to Mr. Stiles' question, Mr. Vorbauch noted that the
trees would grow about two to three feet per year.
In answer to Mr. Stiles' question, Mr. Horne replied that
there was plenty of room for water runoff to spread out before it gets
to the road.
In answer to Mr. Palumbo's concern about the dust, Mr. Horne
stated that although a certain amount of dust is unavoidable, it can be
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minimized by the use of 21 -A standard highway gravel. He further
stated that some dust will be filtered by the trees.
Mr. Vorbauch commented that the vehicles moving on this road
will be slow moving and this alone would be a major factor in
controlling the dust. Mr. Vorbauch noted that dust is considered a
contaminate to their product and therefore, they want to keep dust at a
minimum also.
There being no one in the audience wishing to speak in
opposition to this request, Mr. DeHaven motioned to approve the site
plan. This motion was seconded by Mr. Palumbo and passed unanimously.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Frederick County Planning Commission does
hereby approve Site Plan Request No. 010 -81 of Westvaco Corporation for
a chipping operation.
Discussion of Board of Zoni
Variance Aoolication.
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David
Chairman Gordon read a letter from David Holliday to James
White, County Administrator, concerning the Board of Zoning Appeals'
action.
Mr. Stiles moved to make the letter an official part of the
record.
This was seconded by Mr. Golladay and passed unanimously.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Frederick County Planning Commission does
hereby incorporate into the minutes the letter of David Holliday
concerning the Board of Zoning Appeals' action as follows:
August 31, 1981
Mr. James White
Frederick County Administrator
9 Court Square
Winchester, VA 22601
Dear Jim:
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Please be advised that I have no intentions of submitting the plat of
the Broad Avenue Subdivision to the Planning Commission as it was
approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
It has come to my attention that the Planning Commission has asked the
Board of Supervisors to bring suit against the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Although I feel that the Board of Zoning Appeals was right in their
decision, that it is the best use of the land, that it will help all
parties concerned in the Broad Avenue area, and that it might be a very
good test case, I do not wish to be a party to any conflict between our
County's agencies as they have enough problems at hand to deal with,
less and except any brought about by my following the proper procedure
layed down by law.
I am sorry if this has caused any of you any inconvenience, and beg
that you will press forth with newer and more workable planning and
subdivision regulations, so that we can eliminate this type of thing
from occurring in the future.
Thanking you in advance, I remain.
Sincerely,
David B. Holliday
cc: John Horne, Director of Planning
Langdon Gordon, Chairman Planning Commission
S. Roger Koontz, Chairman Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Lawrence Ambrogi, Commonwealth's Attorney
DBH:jh
It was the general consensus of the Commission that even though
David Holliday has no intentions of submitting the Broad Avenue
Subdivision plat to the Planning Commission at the present time, he may
do so in the future. The Commission also felt that other variances may
be granted in this same manner if action is not taken on this case. As
a result, the Planning Commission felt no reason to change any course
of legal action to contest the Board of Zoning Appeals' action on the
David Holliday variance request.
Discussion of Statement of Intent for Parks and Recreation Policy
Mr. Horne presented a statement of intent which could be attached
to the policy developed by the Parks and Recreation Department.
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The Commission suggested some minor changes in wording so that the
statement of intent implied that the policy is a system to evaluate
needs not a system to implement recreational facilities.
Mr. Horne stated that he would present a revised statement of
intent at the next Planning Commission meeting.
Discussion of Community Survey
Mr. Golladay noted that the copy of the survey presented was the
final draft. Mr. Golladay requested that each Planning Commission
member review the survey and note any changes or corrections.
Mr. Horne presented a replacement for section D of the survey.
Mr. Horne felt that while the questions in the original section D might
be good to know, there is not a whole lot that can be done about them
at a local level and the alternate questions may have more
significance.
Mr. Horne next noted that the five civic groups that will be
involved are the Farm Bureau, the Homemakers Extension Service,
the Top of Virginia Home Builders Association, the Ruritan Groups, and
the Taxpayers Association. Mr. Horne stated that the staff will be in
contact with group leaders and it will be up to these leaders to get
their members' surveys in.
The Commission was in agreement that section D should be replaced
with the alternate questions submitted by Mr. Horne.
There next ensued a discussion on the time frame allotted and
whether the groups chosen would represent an unbiased sample.
Mr. Horne announced that the next meetings of the Comprehensive
Plan Update Subcommittee and the Capital Improvements Plan Committee
would be on Friday, September 4th at 11:30 a.m.
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Discussion of Oak Hills Case
Mr. Horne stated that the two decisions presented in the letter
were seperate. One was whether the Board had the power to use
discretionary authority over subdivision proposals. Mr. Horne stated
that the decision was that they did indeed have that power. The second
question was whether the Board was arbitrary or capricious in their
decision and it was decided that in this case, they were not.
There being no further business to discuss, Mr. Golladay motioned
for adjournment. This was seconded by Mr. DeHaven and passed
unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted,
John T. P. Horne, Secretary
C. Lan don Gordon, Chairman
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