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MINUTES OF THE MEETING
, of the
. FREDERICK COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
Held in the County Office Building June 1, 1972
At the Regular Meeting of the Frederick County Planning Commission was held in
the Supervisors Room of the County Office Building, Winchester, Virginia at 2:30 P.M.
this day and was called to order by the Chairman.
PRESENT: James W. Golladay, Charles E. Bass, Maurice W. Perry, Manuel C. DeHaven,
and Richard F. Madigan. Also, Don E. Krueger and Roy Jennings.
ABSENT : Elmer Venskoske, George Shanks and Keith Williams.
The Chairman announced a quorum was present and the Meeting continued.
The application for rezoning ofacres of land owned by the Brumback Heirs, Inc.
situated in Opequon Magisterial District fronting on Virginia Route 277 from Agriculture
(A -2) to Residential (R -2), 72.42 acres and Business (B -2) 9.76 acres was read.
Mr. Clarke T. Cooper of the Architectural firm of Walton, Madden & Cooper intro-
duced his associate Robert Borth and his client Harry F. Stimpson who is the contract
purchaser of the property. Mr. Stimpson made a brief statement of introduction and then
allowed Mr. Borth to make a presentation of the proposed use of the land.
Mr. Borth presented slides showing a Location Map, a Vicinity Map, a Topographic
Map, a Map of Man Made Influences located on the property and a Development Plan.
The Development showed proposed locations of a motel, retail facility, recreation
facilities, townhouses, apartments and single family homes in cluster development.
Mr. Borth then presented slides showing of buildings and open space areas that are
similar to that proposed for the land in question. Mr. Borth stated that 60 per cent
of the site would be open space, that overall density would be S living units per acre
and that the density in the single family cluster portion would be 3 units per acre.
The Chairman told Mr. Borth that anyaaction taken by the Planning Commission or
the Board of Supervisors would 'not approve the cluster type development because the lot
sizes were not gain accordance with the Zoning =.Ordinance. Therefore, approval for lots
of this size would have to be presented to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
No one appeared in opposition.
closed.
Upon Motion of Mr. Perry, seconded by Mr. Madigan and passed the Public Hearing was
Upon motion of Mr. Madigan, seconded by Mr. Perry and passed the Planning Commission
went into Executive Session.
After discussion and upon Motion of Mr. Bass, seconded by Mr. Perry the Planning
Commission moved out of Executive Session and opened the Meeting to the Public.
Upon the motion of Mr. DeHaven, seconded by Mr. Perry and passed the Planning
Commission did decide to recommend to the Board of Supervisors that the parcel of land
containing 82.180 acres owned by the Brumback Heirs, Inc. be rezoned to Residential (R -2)
72.42 acres and Business (B -2) 9.76 acres.
Upon the motion of Mr. Madigan, seconded by Mr. Perry and passed the Planning
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Commission does hereby rescind its recommendation made at the Special Meeting conducted
. April 26, 1972 in regard to the rezoning application of W. H. Emmart & Son;, Inc. and
does now recommend to the Board of Supervisors that the portion of land requested to be
zoned industrial (M -2) be disapproved and the request for 0.846 acres to be rezoned
Business (B -2) be approved.
There being nothing further to come before the Planning Commission the Meeting
was adjourned at 3:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Don E. Krueger, SetXetary
James W. Golladay, Chairman
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