PC_09-13-72_Meeting_MinutesS_
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
of the
FREDERICK COUNTY PLANNIIX, COMMISSION
Held in the Board of Supervisors Room, September 13, 1972
A Special Meeting of the Frederick County Planning Commission was held this
day at 4 :00 P.M. and was a joint Public Hearing of a proposed amendment to the Frederick
County Zoning Ordinance with the Board of Supervisors.
PRESENT: James W. Golladay, Charles E. Bass, Maurice W. Perry, Elmer'Venskoske,
George Shanks, Manuel C. DeHaven., and Richard F. Madigan. Also,
Don E. Krueger.
ABSENT : Keith Williams.
The Chairman called the Meeting to Order.and the proposed amendment to the
Zoning Ordinance, which would add paragraph 8 -1 -23 was read by the County Administrator
as follows:
8 -1 -23, Light industrial manufacturing, assembling, processing
and compounding of glass (but only as a component part of
the manufacturing, assembling, processing and compounding
thereof), metal and plastic products from prepared and
raw materials, together with associated operations, in-
cluding machining, stamping, treating and plating, ex-
cluding punch pressess and drop hammers exceeding forty
(40) ton rated capacity; provided, however, that plastic
or metal compounding and processing shall only involve
previously prepared plastic or metal material and that
no compounding or processing will be done using coke or
coal as fuel.
The Planning Commission then moved to the Conference Room to conduct its
Public Hearing.
Mr. Henry H. Whiting appeared before the Commission in favor of the proposed
amendment and stated that the amendment was desired by an industrial client which has
land under option near Kernstown at the Southwest corner of the intersection of Virginia
Route 652 and U.S. Route 11. Mr. Whiting stated his client has business reasons for
remaining unnamed at this time and for the same reasons the product to be manufactured
could not be divulged. He further stated he had assurances from his client that the
proposed facility will be non polluting by current standards in all aspects. Mr. Whiting
then stated that the reason for the proposed amendment was that the present Ordinance
made it questionable whether or not a portion of the proposed facility would be able to
be located in an Industrial (M -1) Area.
Upon motion of Mr. Bass, seconded by Mr. DeHaven and passed the Commission
went into Executive Session. After short discussion the Commission moved into Public
Session upon motion of Mr. DeHaven,.°seconded by Mr. Bass and passed.
Mr. Bass then moved that, The Planning Commission recommend to the Board of
' Supervisors that the proposed amendment adding section 8 -1 -23 to the Zoning Ordinance
be adopted.
The motion was seconded by Mr. DeHaven and passed on a recorded vote, as
follows:
Aye.- Messrs. Golladay, Bass, DeHaven and Madigan
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Nay- Messrs. Venskoske and Shanks
Abstention- Mr. Perry
The Commission then moved back to the Supervisors Room at which time the
Chairman presented the Commission's recommendation to the Board of Supevisors for
their consideration.
adjourned.
There being nothing further to come before the Commission the Meeting was
Don E, Kx , P. E Secretary
James W. Golladay, Chai an:
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