PC_04-19-78_Meeting_Minute_Joint_MeetingMINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING
OF THE
FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND PLANNING COMMISSION
Held in the Board of Supervisors' Room April 19, 1978.
CALL OF ORDER
The Chairman called the Meeting to Order and proceeded to the
first order of business.
Meeting with Frederick County Planning Commission - Re: Subdivision
Regulations
Mr. Berg presented the following alternatives, as recommended by
the Planning Commission, for amending the Subdivision and /or Zoning Ordinance
to deal with large lot developments:
Alternative A
This alternative would involve amendments only to the subdivision
regulation. Its chief features are:
1. The Administrator may approve two (2) lot subdivisions.
2. Sales of twenty (20) acres or more would not be regulated.
3. Fifty (50) feet of right -of -way, proper drainage structure,
and, minimum stopping distances would be required on roadways.
The major benefits of this alternative is that it is relatively
simple, proper drainage structures which have been a problem in the past (Layside
Estates and Lincoln Estates) would be required of the developer.
The major disadvantage of this alternative is that slope requirements
have been dropped so as not to be overly restrictive of recreational developments.
Alternative B
This alternative would involve amendments to both zoning and sub-
division regulations. The zoning district outlined is designed for weekend cabins
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and hunting retreats with very few requirements and limited permitted uses. The
minimum lot size would be five (5) acres, no yard regulations should be necessary,
and all roadways would be the responsibility of a home owners association. With
this zoning district in place then all lots that would be developed in Agricultural
1 and 2 zones must be considered full time residential lots and the subdivision
regulations for Alternative B are strict so that roadways can be improved by the
home owners and dedicated at the least possible cost. The difference between
Alternative A and B is that the Virginia Department of Highways slope requirements
have been added to Alternative B.
The advantages of this Alternative is that it gives maximum control
of the development of recreational large lots and full time residential large lots.
The disadvantage of this Alternative is its complexity and the
difficulty the Commission and Board may have making a fair and reasonable deter-
mination of what should be zoned R -A and what should not.
Mr. Berg stated that Alternative A calls for no regulation on
sales of twenty acres or more and that the Planning Commission had some thoughts
of reducing the lot size to ten acres.
There was a general discussion of the division of land into three
acres versus five acres as a definition of a subdivision.
Upon motion made by Thomas B. Rosenberger and seconded by Kenneth
Y. Stiles,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Frederick, Virginia, does herein direct that the definition of a large lot
subdivision be those of five (5) - ten (10) acres.
The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote:
Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Thomas B. Rosenberger, Dr. Raymond L. Fish, Will L. Owings,
R. Thomas Malcolm, and Kenneth Y. Stiles.
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There followed a brief discussion regarding downzoning and the
Board agreed generally to investigate downzoning before the reassessment. The
Board requested the Planning Commission to study downzoning so that they might
make a recommendation to the Board prior to the reassessment.
The meeting was adjourned by the Chairman.
THERE BEING NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.
Respectfully Submitted,
H. Ronald Berg, Secretary
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C'. Langd# Gordon-, Chairman
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