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PC_02-07-68_Meeting_Minutes- 54 - MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE FREDERICK COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING February 7, 1968 This regular meeting of the Frederick County Planning Commission held in the Supervisor's Room, County Office Build- ing, this day was called to order by its Chairman, James Golladay, at 3:00 P. M. PRESENT: James Golladay, Charles Bass, Elmer Venskoske, Belmont Fout, D. K. Russell, Clinton L. Ritter, George Whitacre, Secretary, Joseph A. Massie, Jr., Counsel, and Roy Williams, Sanitarian. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Whereupon, George B. Whitacre announced his resignation as Secretary of the Planning Commission for the reason that he now has qualified as Clerk of the Circuit Court. Whereupon, a motion by Mr. Bass, seconded by Mr. Venskoske, to approve said resignation was duly passed. Whereupon, upon motion duly made,seconded and passed, Joseph A. Massie, Jr. was elected temporary Secretary. Mr. Thomas G. Scully of Winchester appeared before the Commission concerning a proposal for rezoning of an area on the East side of Interstate Route No. 81 South of its intersection with U. S. Highway No. 50, on the property of Roy and Joan H. Russell, to permit the construction of a sign advertising the George Wasington Hotel, the said sign to be between the telephone I I - 55 - or power line on the Russell property and the right of way 10) of Interstate Highway No. 81. With Mr. Scully was Mr. Wright of George D. Reynolds Company, an advertising concern from Hagerstown, Maryland. He asked for a resolution permitting the erection of a general advertising sign. There was a general discussion concerning this request, and it appeared that the desired location of said sign is just South of an area zoned B -2 and that it appeared proper that with the consent of the property owners between the area desig- nated B -2 and the location of the sign, the said area B -2 be extended to include that of the sign location. Mr. Scully then informed the Commission that he would obtain a plat of the area in which the zoning of B -2 would be extended and the petition of the property owners for the same. Whereupon, the matter was then continued generally, having been referred to the Commission by the Board of Supervisors. Mr. James Ross of E. E. Bayliss, Jr., real estate brokers, appeared on behalf of Julias R. Sell and Virgie E. Sell with their petition to re -zone their land lying on the Northern side of U. S. Highway No. 522, in Gainesboro District, from Agricultural 1 to Business 2. A general discussion then followed concerning the entire area from the relocation of Apple Pie Ridge Road West to the old Graham Store on the North side of said road and from the access ramp of Virginia Route 37 West to the Western boundary I I - 56 - of a lot sold or to be sold by Hugh Solenberger to Humble Oil Company. After said discussion, the following motion was adopted: RESOLVED, that the area on U. S. Highway No. 522 from Virginia Route 37 West to the Western boundary of Humble Oil Company, Incorporated, on the South and Virginia Secondary Route No. 724 on the North, be zoned B -1, with a depth of 400 feet on the South and to the property lines not exceeding 400 feet in depth on the North, whichever is less. There being no further business concerning re- zoning, an organizational meeting was then held. Upon motion duly made and seconded, James W. Golladay was unanimously elected Chairman. Upon motion duly made and seconded, Charles E. Bass was elected Vice - Chairman. On r motion duly made, seconded and passed, Joseph A. Massie, Jr. was elected Attorney and Secretary from July 1, 1968, to June 30, 1969, to continue as Attorney and Temporary Secretary until July 1, 1968. There was then a general discussion concerning a budget as follows: Eighteen meetings per year. The Attorney and Secretary - $25.00 per meeting Members - $10.00 per meeting There being a total of eight members, the total costs per meeting would be $105.00, and eighteen meetings would amount to $1890.00. OEM On motion by Venskoske, seconded by Fout, the proposed budget was then unanimously approved. I - 57 - 31 The Planning Commission then discussed charging fees for a change in zoning to cover the costs to the County. This matter was continued to the next meeting. There being no further business to come before the Planning Commission at this time, the meeting was thereupon adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Joseph A. Massie, jr Temporary Secretary