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PC_02-03-71_Meeting_Minutes' MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE FREDERICK COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Held in the County Office Building, February 3, 1.971 The Regular Meeting of the Frederick County Planning Commission was held in the Supervisor's Room of the County Office Building, Winchester, Virginia, this day and was called to order by Chairman, James W. Golladay at 3:30 p. m. PRESENT: James W. Golladay, Charles E. Bass, Grover Teets, Jr. , Maurice W. Perry, Elmer Venskoske, Donald L. Baughman, Keith Williams, Roy W. Williams, Roy Jennings, and Benjamin M. Butler, Secretary. The Chairman announced that a quorum was present and the meeting 1 . continued. The first order of business was the petition of Harry Benjamin Crim and Fredia White Crim, his wife, to rezone a tract of land designated Lots 31 and 32 of the A. H. Underwood Property, Shawnee Magisterial District, on Senseney Road, Frederick County, From R -1 to B -1. Appearing for the petitioners was David G. Simpson, attorney, and Benjamin Crim, and Wade Emmart. No one appeared in opposition. Mr. Simpson moved to amend the petition to request rezoning for only the Northern half of Lot No. 32, as Mr. David Nesselrodt is the owner of the Southern half of Lot No. 32: i Mr. Crim stated that tie --had purchased the Country Store in 1963 and had operated the same continuously since that date. In addition, the request for rezoning was necessitated by the State Highway Department dondemning a portion of the land for improvement of Senseney Road. In addition to the petition filed by Mr. and Mrs. Crim, Mr. Crim filed petition of adjoining landowners consenting to the rezoning. The next order of business was the petition of Julian F. Garber to amend the Frederick County Zoning Ordinance Article 11, Paragraph 11 -6 -8 to require one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor space in the building. Appearing on behalf of the petitioner were Mr. Julian F. Garber and Mr. James Ross. No objectors appeared on this petition. Mr. Ross stated that in his experience in developing commercial i secof land, retail stores did not require as much parking as is presently required by the Ordinance and stated that this was the reason for seeking an amendment to the same. The Chairman then requested the Planning Commission to go into Executive I 5 Session, which it did upon motion duly made and seconded. After some short discussion, the meeting was then turned over to the public upon motion duly made and seconded. On motion by Maurice W. Perry, seconded by Grover Teets, Jr. , BE IT RESOLVED, that the Frederick County Planning Commission recommend to the Board of Supervisors to approve the amended petition of Benjamin Crim and Fredia White Crim, his wife, to rezone Lot 31 and the Northern half of Lot 32 of the A. H. Underwood Property, Shawnee Magisterial District, on Senseney Road, Frederick County, Virginia from R -1 to B -1. Said motion was passed unanimously. Public discussion was next had on the petition of Julian F. Garber and on motion by Charles Bass, seconded by Donald Baughman, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Frederick County Planning Commission recommend to the Board of Supervisors to amend the Frederick County Zoning Ordinance, Article 11, Paragraph 11 -6 -8 to require one (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of retail floor space in the building. Said motion was passed unanimously. The Secretary then read the minutes of the last Regular Meeting, January 6, 1971, and the same were approved as read. The next order of business was the discussion of the budget of the Planning Commission for the Year 1971. It was felt that the Planning Commission could operate within the budget of $1, 800.00 for current expenses, but that an additional amount would be needed for preparation of maps showing zoning and future land use. Mr. Keith Williams was to report the estimate of the maps to the Secretary, who would then forward the request to the County Executive Secretary. The Chairman announced that the next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission would be an organizational meeting at which the Chairman, Vice - Chairman, Secretary and other Sub - Committees would be elected and appointed, as the case may be. There being nothing further to come before the meeting, the same was thereupon adjourned. JAMES W. GOLLADA Y H IRMAN I Resnectfully Suhmitted.