PC_09-07-77_Meeting_Minutes • MINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF THE
FREDERICK COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
Held in the Board of Supervisors' Room September 7, 1977
PRESENT: C. Langdon Gordon, Chairman; Frank Brumback, Vice Chairman;
Manuel C. DeHaven; James Golladay, Jr.; W. French Kirk;
Thomas Rosenberger; Elmer Venskoske
ABSENT: R. Wesley Williams
CALL TO ORDER
The Chairman called the Meeting to Order and proceeded to the First Order
of Business.
Minutes of the Meeting -- August 17, 1977 -- Approved as Submitted
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Planning Commission for the County of Frederick,
Virginia does hereby approve the minutes as submitted for the meeting of August
17, 1977.
• Upon motion made by James Golladay, Jr., seconded by Frank Brumback and
approved by the following: Kirk; DeHaven; Golladay, Jr.; Venskoske;
Brumback; Rosenberger; Chairman - YES
Request from the LFPDC
Mr. Berg told the Commission Mr. Thomas Christoffel from the Lord Fairfax
Planning District Commission'was supposed to give a presentation but he had
asked to have it postponed for a month. Mr. Berg briefed the members, telling
them there was to be a study of the rural subdivision. He stated that he had
told the LFPDC that Frederick County's main concern was for the large lot sub-
divisions.
A discussion was carried on by the Commission about the large lot subdivi-
sions.
It was decided to discuss this subdividing with :the Board of. Supervisors at
• ,their joint meeting.
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• Mr. Berg announced that the joint meeting of the Planning Commission and the
Board of Supervisors would be held on September 14, 1977. Mr. Berg presented
a memorandum that he had prepared for the Board of Supervisors informing them
of the work program of the Planning Commission for the coming year. The
Commission's consensus was to i the memorandum with the Board agenda so that
they would have time to consider the items on the list.
WORKSESSION
Mr. Berg reminded the Commission at the last meeting they had talked about
the four (4) business zones and decided to start the maps to go along with the
districts.
Mr. Berg told the Commission he had taken the Stephens City Map and coded
it three different ways and now he needed to know which one they wanted to
• consider. -
The Commission members discussed the maps and decided it would be better .
to talk it over with the Board of Supervisors at the joint meeting to find out
their preferences. It was also decided to find out some tax figures on different
properties and see if the properties were being taxed according to their zoning.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Planning Commission for the County of Frederick,
Virginia does hereby table the zoning maps until the joint meeting with the
Board of Supervisors on September 14, 1977.
Upon motion made by James Golladay, Jr., seconded by Frank Brumback and
approved by the following vote: Kirk; DeHaven; Golladay, Jr.;
Venskoske; Brumback; Rosenberger; Chairman - YES
The Chairman called a recess until 3:00 PM for the Public Hearings.
The Chairman called the meeting back to order.
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• PUBLIC HEARING
Zoning Map Amendment Petition No. 012 -77 of JIC, Ltd., 32 E. Main Street, Berry-
ville, Virginia hereby requests that 10.00 acres more or less, located on Route
91728 just off Route 50 now zoned Industrial - General (M-2) be rezoned: Industrial -
Limited (M -1). This property is designated as parcel No. 80 on Tax Map 64 and is
in Shawnee Magisterial District.
Action - Recommend Approval
Mr. Berg told the Commission the property to be rezoned consisted of two
parcels of five (5) acres each. He said the ten (10) acres under consideration
were part of twenty (20) acres which were rezoned M -1 to M -2 in 1974; and the
other ten (10) acres were rezoned back to M -1 in June 1977. Mr. Berg stated one
of the five (5) acre tracts (Tract 114) was to be put to the following use:' tire
storage warehouse, rental warehouse, office, mechanical repair building with
repair bays, truck and farm tire repair shop with canopy, retread shop, equipment
company, and retail tire store. Mr. Berg said the following buildings would be
• constructed in the near future: one building of approximately 12,800 square feet
for warehousing, one building of. approximately 6,000 square feet for office and
mechanical repair building plus 1,000 square feet of canopy. He stated 15,000
square feet is being planned for future buildings.
Jean Clark, representing JIC, Ltd., appeared before the Commission and told
them the one five (5) acre tract was under contract with Tire Distributor.
Mr. Charles Rinn, representing Tire Distributors, Inc., appeared before
the Commission and told them they hoped to start building within thirty (30) to
sixty (60) days and finish in early Spring. He showed the Commission members
the plans for the projected buildings. Mr. Rinn said they would eventually have
about twenty -two (22) employees.
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• BE IT RESOLVED, That the Planning Commission for the County of Frederick,
Virginia does hereby recommend approval to the Board of Supervisors of the
Zoning Map Amendment Petition 11012 -77 of JIC, Ltd.
Upon motion made by Frank Brumback, seconded by W. French Kirk and
approved by the following vote: Kirk; DeHaven; Golladay, Jr.; Venskoske;
Brumback; Rosenberger; Chairman - YES
Request from the City Planning Commission
The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Reed T. Nester, Winchester Planning
Director, asking for comments on a rezoning since a portion of the rezoning
and a portion of the Future Land Use Map being reviewed were adjacent to the
City- County boundary. The letter was in regards to the rezoning of the south
side of Amherst Street between Route 1137 and Merriman's Lane. The letter
stated the Commission would also be considering whether or not any changes
should be made to the Future Land Use Map portion of the Winchester Comprehen-
• sive Plan on the north side of Amherst Street between Route 1137 and Myrtle
Avenue.
A discussion was held and although in the past the Planning Commission for
the County had only thanked the City Planning Commission for informing them of
the rezonings which affect both jurisdictions the following motion was made:
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Planning Commission for the County of Frederick,
Virginia does hereby recommend to the City that until we have a further plan in
the County and the City on the future use of the land surrounding the cloverleafs
of Route 37, that this rezoning should be denied.
Upon motion made by Thomas Rosenberger, seconded by Elmer Venskoske and
approved by the following vote: DeHaven - NO
Kirk; Golladay, Jr.; Venskoske;
Brumback; Rosenberger; Chairman - YES
Upon further discussion the following action was taken:
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Planning Commission for the County of Frederick, -
• Virginia does hereby recommend that a study group be appointed to make a
recommendation to both Commissions.
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Upon motion made by Frank Brumback, seconded by James Golladay, Jr. and
• approved by the following vote: Kirk; DeHaven; Golladay, Jr.; Venskoske;
Brumback; Rosenberger; Chairman - YES
Adjournment
Upon motion made by James Golladay, Jr., seconded by Elmer Venskoske and
approved unanimously,
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Planning Commission for the County of Frederick,
Virginia does hereby adjourn its meeting; there being no further business.
THERE BEING NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.
Respectfully Submitted,
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H. Ronald Berg, Secretary
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C. Langdon 9 don, Chairman
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