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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
FREDERICK COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING
April 3, 1968
This regular meeting of the Frederick County Planning
Commission held in the Supervisor's Room, County Office Build`` -'
ing, Winchester, Virginia, this day was called to order by its
Chairman, James W. Golladay.
PRESENT: James W. Golladay, Chairman, Charles E Bass,
Elmer Venskoske, Belmont Fout, D. K. Russell, Clinton L. Ritter,
Donald Baughman, and Joseph A. Massie, Jr., Secretary, and
Counsel.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
Whereupon, the Chairman acknowledged Steven D. Carnes
of John McNair and Associates and addressed the members.
Mr. Carnes mentioned the coming problems created by
Capitol Records announcing the construction of the plant South
of Shawnee Drive across from the Industrial Park. These problems
r::es will be in regard to sewerage. He mentioned that the
city had agreed to take the sewerage, but was not happy at the
thought and had requested the county to see what it could do about
handling the matter. He mentioned the fact that the city Sewerage
Plant will be working at approximately 100 per cent capacity
should the annexation suit go in favor of the city, whereas the
City Water Supply System will be operating at only about 55 per
cent capacity.
He went on to describe the problems of the county in
. projecting the requirements for the next 15 years and the next 40
years, and that it is difficult to reconcile the two as it would
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be too expensive to build now for the next fouriryears and what
is built now for 15 years would only be on a temporary basis.
He stated that the county '$ide water and sewerage
study being made by his firm was about 60 per cent completed;
that the completion had been held up by feasibility studies
requested by the sanitation authorities.
Mr. Carnes concluded by saying that he expected the
study contracted for by the Planning Commission to be completed
within the next 30 to 45 days; that Sunnyside area was being
studied at this time with additional thought being given for a
sewerage treatment plant inasmuch as the city refuses to take
sewage from this area; that this is also true of the Senseny
Road area.
The Commission thanked Mr. Carnes for his report, and
he thereupon departed.
The Chairman brought to the attention of the Commission
the petition of L. H. Stotler and wife for the rezoning of a lot
on Route 11 North of Winchester, whichhas been advertised for
public hearing on April 10. It appears that apparently this
petition had not come to the attention of the Commission at the
last meeting, but had been delivered after the February meeting
of the Board of Supervisors. Thereupon, the following motion was?
duly made and seconded:
Be it resolved that the petition be accepted and
consideration of the same be continued until after the
public hearing, which has been duly advertised for
April 10,1968. Motion passed.
The application of Warren G. Teets and Alson H. Smith
,'. for a sign permit on Route 661 along the Welltown Pike, which is
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an industrial area, be considered by the Planning Commission at
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the request of Charles E. Bass, Zoning Administrator.
The petition was thereupon considered by the Commission,
and the following resolution was duly made and seconded:
Be it resolved that the Zoning Administrator be,
and he is hereby authorized to approve the application
of Warren G. Teets and Alson H. Smith for a sign permit
along Route 661 North of Winchester in an area zoned M1,
said sign advertising Lee Jackson Restaurant and Motel.
Motion was thereupon passed.
A petition of Joseph F. Hughes and wife and Shenandoah
Brick and Tile filed by their attorney, J. F. Larrick, rezoned
a portion of land containing approximately 202 acres located
about two miles East of Winchester just North of Route 7 none as
the Warner property was then considered and a general discussion
was held concerning the same.
Some members of the Commission were concerned about
the affect of strip mining for shale and the results in the use
and appearance of the land thereafter, and they found study should
be made concerning this type of operation, whereupon, the chairman
then appointed the following committee to study the petition and
make a recommendation to the Commission: Charles E. Bass,
Chairman, Donald Baughman, Clinton L. Ritter, and Joseph A. Massie,
Jr.
The Chairman then acknowledged David Headley of the
Farm Home Administration.
Mr. Headley stated that he wished to clear up a
misunderstanding that could develop from the newspaper article
which appeared in the Northern Virginia Daily on April 1, 1968,
wherein it was stated that Warren County Board of Supervisors
felt that they should refuse Federal money for engineering studies
for fear that the Federal Government would then require the County
to accept the report of the engineers employed for that purpose
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and would require the county to implement the report.
Mr. Headley stated that the Board of Supervisors
had the sole responsibility of accepting or rejecting any part
of the report and that it was *n the position of the Farm Home
Administration or the Federal Government to require the county
to do anything.
The members of the Commission thanked him for his report
and said that they understood this to be the position of the
Federal Government. And being no further business to come before
the meeting, it was thereupon adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
%Jo ph A. Massie, Jr'., Secretary
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