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UM, WE JUST NOW ARE COMING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO COME OUT OF OUR CLOSED SESSION? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD IS CERTIFIES TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS.
LAWFULLY EXHIBITED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER SECTION 2.2 DASH 37 11, A SEVEN, AND A EIGHT OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, AND ONLY SUCH BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION BY WHICH THE CLOSED MEETING WAS CON CONVEYED, WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, CONSIDERED IN THE MEETING BY THE PUBLIC BODY.
[A. Call to Order]
GO AHEAD AND BEGIN OUR, OUR, UM, PUBLIC HEARING MEETING.UH, LET'S BEGIN WITH A, UM, MOMENT OF SILENCE.
I'M CALLING IN OUR MEETING TO ORDER.
WILL EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION, NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH A LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
WE'LL MOVE IT ON TO THE NEXT ITEM
[B. Adoption of Agenda]
ON OUR AGENDAS, UH, TO ADOPT OUR AGENDA.IS THERE ANY, UM, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS US STAFF? ARE WE OKAY? WE'RE ALL GOOD.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT OUR AGENDA? SO MOVED.
[C. Public Hearing - Comprehensive Plan Amendment – Future Land Use Map - Rushmark Rockland Road, LLC - Matt Wendling]
ON TO OUR FIRST ITEM.IT'S A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR RUSH.
MR. WINDLEY? YES, THIS THE APPLICANT.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UH, THE APPLICANT HAS RESUBMITTED THEIR REQUEST FOR REZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED ON ROUTE 3 45 22 NORTH CORRIDOR ON PROPERTIES LOCATED ALONG WINCHESTER ROAD AND ROCKLAND ROAD AND IDENTIFIED ON TAX MAPS 12 PARCEL 32 C AND 12 A SECTION ONE BLOCK 16 AS A PORTION OF 28, PARCEL PARCEL 28 FROM COMMERCIAL TO INDUSTRIAL.
THE TOTAL PROPERTY ACREAGE THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING REZONE TO INDUSTRIAL IS 46 ACRES IN ADDITION AND ADDITIONAL 1.87 ACRES OF LAND IS CURRENTLY ZONED RESIDENTIAL ONE R ONE AND IS BEING REQUESTED TO BE REZONED TO COMMERCIAL.
THIS LAND WOULD THEN BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CURRENT EXISTING AND FUTURE LAND USE AS COMMERCIAL AS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2013 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
IT IS FOR THIS REASON THE RESIDENTIAL ONE DO COMMERCIAL REZONING REQUEST IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MOTIONS.
THE APPLICANT, UH, WILL BE PRESENTING HERE IN A MOMENT, UH, A CONCEPTUAL PLAN OF WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING AND THE PORTION OF THE FRONT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT FRONTS WINCHESTER ROAD IS, UH, GOING TO REMAIN COMMERCIAL.
IT IS THE REAR PORTION THAT THE REQUEST IS FOR FOR INDUSTRIAL.
UM, THEY ARE REQUESTING, UH, UH, THIS FOR LAND USES THAT THEY PROPOSE FOR WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION, UH, FACILITIES WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED AS A BUYRIGHT USE IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT.
UH, THE ZONING ORDINANCE STATES THE INTENT OF THIS DISTRICT TO BE FOR A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIAL USES, WHICH WITH APPROPRIATE SCREENING AND WITHOUT THE EMISSION OF NOISE, DUST, SMOKE, ODOR, TOXIC GASES AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES CAN BE CONDUCTED IN SUCH A MANNER AS NOT TO ADVERSELY AFFECT NEARBY PROPERTIES.
THE CURRENT FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATES THESE LOTS AS COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS INTENDED FOR AREAS SUITABLE FOR A CON CONDUCT OF GENERAL BUSINESSES,
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NOT CHARACTERIZED BY EITHER CONSTANT HEAVY TRUCKING OR NUISANCE FACTORS AND TO WHICH THE PUBLIC REQUIRES DIRECT AND FREQUENT ACCESS.THE PROPERTIES CURRENTLY DO HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ISSUED FOR CEDARVILLE L L C FOR A SHOPPING CENTER AND BUILT IN EXCESS OF 50,000 SQUARE FEET IN THE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT.
UM, THE OWNER OF CEDARVILLE L L C HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN MARKETING THE PROPERTY AND HAS SUBMITTED A LETTER TO THE COUNTY THAT FURTHER EXPLAINS WHY THIS LETTER WAS IN YOUR, UH, PACKETS.
THE COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS REQUESTED THAT THE, UH, COMP PLAN AMENDMENT BE PLACED PRIOR TO THE REZONING REQUEST.
UM, HE FELT THAT THE BOARD, IF THEY WERE TO, UH, APPROVE THE COMP PLAN AMENDMENT, IT SHOULD BE DONE FIRST PRIOR TO REVIEWING THAT REZONING REQUEST.
SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS FIRST, THIS EVENING.
UM, THE APPLICANT HAS IS HERE AND UH, WITH HIS REPRESENTATIVES, UM, AND THEY, IF YOU'D LIKE, THEY COULD PRESENT THE, UH, THEY HAVE POWERPOINT FOR THE COMP PLAN AMENDMENT OR THEY CAN WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT STEP, UH, APPLICATION FOR THE REZONING, WHATEVER YOUR WILL IS.
BUT, UM, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED, JASON, AND UM, I'LL BE GLAD, GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
SO OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN, SO, UM, DO WE WANNA START WITH THE APPLICANT COMING TO, IF THEY'D LIKE TO PRESENT OR DID THE BOARD HAVE A PREFERENCE OF HOW THE SEQUENCE SHOULD BE? ARE WE OKAY? OKAY.
SO IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO COME AND DO THEIR PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME'S BRIAN PRATER, UM, WITH WALSH COLUCCI.
LULE WALSH HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT WHO IS RUSH MARK PROPERTIES.
UM, HERE WITH ME IS DAN DOTY, WHO IS THE FROM RUSH MARK PROPERTIES, UM, AS WELL AS OUR TRAFFIC CONSULTANT, KEVIN SITMAN, WHO'S WITH G**O SLATE.
UM, AND FOR SAKE OF THIS PRESENTATION, I WAS GOING TO TOUCH ON ALL THE APPLICATIONS AND JUST GO THROUGH MY PRESENTATION RELATIVELY BRIEFLY AND CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
UM, AS NOTED BY MR. WENDLING, WE ARE HERE ON THREE APPLICATIONS.
IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, AS WELL AS A REZONING.
HE JUST EXPLAINED THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.
THE COMMIT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS TO ALLOW A BUILDING OVER 50,000 SQUARE FEET WITHIN THE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT.
AND THEN THE REZONING IS TO REZONE, UM, COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL TO A MIX OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
ON JULY 12TH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL ON ALL THREE OF THE APPLICATIONS AND THE APPLICANT, UM, RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS APPROVAL FROM YOU ALL TONIGHT.
UM, THE APPLICANT HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH STAFF VDOT AS WELL AS YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION TO, TO REALLY BRING THIS APPLICATION FORWARD IN A GOOD PLACE THAT ALIGNS WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN A LOT OF RESPECTS, BUT ALSO BRINGS A VIABLE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT WHILE RETAINING THE COMMERCIAL ALONG THE FRONTAGE AND REALLY THINK IT COULD BE A POSITIVE ECONOMIC DRIVER WHILE STILL MAINTAINING SOME OF THE VISION IN THE COUNTY'S EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
HERE IS AN AERIAL OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY YOU CAN SEE WITH THE YELLOW, UM, OVERLAY.
IT'S ABOUT 77 AND A HALF ACRES.
IT FRONTS ALONG WINCHESTER ROAD AS WELL AS ROCKLAND ROAD.
UM, AND THAT MAIN INTERSECTION AT THE LEFT HAND IS RELIANCE ROAD, ROCKLAND ROAD AND WINCHESTER ROAD.
AND THERE ARE THE POWER LINES RUNNING THROUGH THE PROPERTY YOU COULD SEE THERE AS WELL AS SOME OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE REAR, UM, INCLUDING THE POWER PLANT.
UM, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED C ONE AND R ONE TODAY AND THE APPLICANT'S SEEKING A REZONING TO C ONE AND I ONE.
UM, AND IT IS ALSO COMMERCIALLY DESIGNATED IN THE LONG FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN, THAT RED IS THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION.
THE PURPLE IS THE INDUSTRIAL, THE PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THE REZONING AND THE OTHER APPLICATIONS IS OUTLINED IN WHITE.
YOU CAN SEE THE WHITE DASH LINE TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT.
SO YOU CAN SEE REALLY THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY TODAY IS A BUDDING, A LOT OF THAT INDUSTRIAL DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
AND I THINK THIS PROPOSAL, AND WE HOPE YOU WOULD AGREE, ALIGNS WITH A LOT OF THE GOALS OF THAT INDUSTRIAL AREA AND CERTAINLY CAN BE COMPATIBLE GIVING THE EXISTING LAND USE PLAN AND
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DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA.IS THE, MAY I ASK QUESTION? YES.
IS THE BLUE DOTTED LINE THROUGH THERE THE COLLECTOR ROAD? IT IS NOT.
THAT'S ACTUALLY THE H COD, THE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT.
I HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE THAT'LL SHOW YOU THE CONNECTOR ROAD.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN? SO, SO IN THE ZONING THE COMMERCIAL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, WE'VE GOT COMMERCIAL AND THEN OVER ON THIS SIDE, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT ON THE, THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF RED THAT YOU WANNA REONE THAT COMMERCIAL.
DO YOU WANNA, UH, RE UH, DO REZONING FOR THE THE RIGHT HAND SIDE HALL INDUSTRIAL? YES.
AND SO I I THERE'S A SLIDE THAT SHOWS YOU THAT BREAKS DOWN WHERE THE COMMERCIAL AND THE INDUSTRIAL IT'S, SO THE COMMERCIAL FRONTAGE WOULD BE ALONG WINCHESTER, THEN YOU HAVE THE CONNECTOR ROAD AND EVERYTHING FURTHER AWAY FROM ROUTE 3 45 22 WOULD BE THE REQUEST FOR INDUSTRIAL ZONING BECAUSE I KIND OF THINK THAT EVERYTHING WAS, THAT WAS IN RED IS COMMERCIAL TODAY.
IT'S OKAY TODAY, NOT ALL OF IT.
SO FOR PURPOSES OF THIS EXAMPLE, WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? THE, IT IS THE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT, THAT BLUE DASH LINE, BUT IT IS VERY CLOSE TO WHERE THE CONNECTOR ROAD WOULD BE.
SO EVERYTHING LEFT OF THAT, UM, BLUE DASH LINE APPROXIMATELY WOULD BE RETAINED AS COMMERCIAL AND EVERYTHING RIGHT WOULD BE INDUSTRIAL.
I WILL SAY THAT FOR PURPOSES OF THAT EXAMPLE, YOU'D WANNA MOVE THAT BLUE LINE A LITTLE FURTHER LEFT, BUT THAT'S JUST ROUGHLY PERFECT.
UM, AND THEN THIS GIVES YOU A BIGGER PICTURE OF THE WINCHESTER ROAD COMPREHENSIVE FLAN.
UM, AND THE PROPERTY IS THE GOLD STAR RIGHT ALONG WINCHESTER ROAD.
UM, AND YOU CAN SEE AS YOU MOVE NORTH ALONG WINCHESTER ROAD AND GET CLOSER TO THE INLAND PORT, IT IS TRULY AN INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR AS YOU MOVE NORTH.
AND THAT'S WHY WE BELIEVE THIS PROPOSAL REALLY ON THE DOORSTEPS OF THAT INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR AND CAN BE A COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE AREA.
AND I THINK ONE OTHER BEFORE GETTING TO THE CONNECTOR ROAD, JUST YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE COMMERCIAL, THE RED GOES DOWN AND AS, UM, MR. WENDLING HAD NOTED THIS, PROPERTY'S CURRENTLY OWNED BY RAPAPORT.
THEY'RE A LEADING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPER FOR SHOPPING CENTER RETAIL IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
THEY'VE MARKETED THE PROPERTY FOR YEARS AND YEARS, I THINK 20 PLUS YEARS, AND HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL LARGELY TO THE COMMERCIAL THAT'S CLOSER TO I 66.
AND THAT DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, IT MAKES THE MARKET VIABILITY OF COMMERCIAL FURTHER NORTH MUCH MORE CHALLENGING.
AND THEN HERE IS THE TRANSPORTATION MAP FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND SOME CALL OUTS POINTING THE CONNECTOR ROAD, SORRY THAT THIS MAP IS AT A DIFFERENT ANGLE AND TILTED, BUT NORTH TO SOUTH IS RUNNING ALMOST LEFT TO RIGHT ON THE SCREEN.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE CONNECTOR ROAD IS THAT BLUE DASH LINE AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WHERE THAT IS WITH ROCKLAND ROAD.
AND THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE AND DEDICATE RIGHT OF WAY NECESSARY FOR THAT CONNECTOR ROAD.
AND THEN THIS GIVES YOU, AS MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR, THE UM, THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AROUND THE AREA.
AND I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE ON THIS SCREEN, BUT UP AT THE TOP AND I DON'T THINK, OH, EXCUSE ME, I DON'T THINK THE POINTER WILL REFLECT, BUT THE, THE TOP DEVELOPMENT YOU SEE UP ON WIN, UM, WINCHESTER ROAD, THAT'S THE INLAND PORT.
AS YOU MOVE JUST SOUTH OF THAT, YOU HAVE SOME, UM, WAREHOUSING, ACTUALLY, EXCUSE ME, THAT'S MANUFACTURING.
UM, AND THEN AS YOU MOVE FURTHER SOUTH, YOU HAVE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AREA OUTLINED IN RED AND THEN YOU HAVE SOME WAREHOUSING BEHIND THAT AND MOVING FURTHER SOUTH YOU HAVE SOME MORE INDUSTRIAL STYLE USES AS WELL AS THE POWER PLANT JUST TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT OF THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN THE AREA.
AND THEN THIS IS THE REZONING PLAN.
UM, THIS IS ONE OF THE SHEETS THAT IS IN THE PROFFERED REZONING PLAN AND I'LL TAKE SOME TIME TO WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF THIS.
IT'S A LITTLE SMALL, SO BEAR WITH ME.
UM, TO START, JUST TO HIT IT AT THE BEGINNING, THERE'S LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPE BUFFERS PER PROVIDED AROUND THE ENTIRE PERIMETER AND WE'LL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
UM, THE RIGHT OF WAY YOU CAN SEE TO BE DEDICATED FOR THE CONNECTOR ROAD IS THAT GRAY LINE DOWN THE MIDDLE.
AS I COULD SEE IT'S A LITTLE FURTHER LEFT OF THAT DASH BLUE LINE WE HAD ON EARLIER ON THE SCREEN.
AND SO EVERYTHING TO THE RIGHT SCREEN RIGHT OF THAT CONNECTOR ROAD WOULD BE REZONED TO OR IS PROPOSED TO BE REZONED TO INDUSTRIAL.
UM, EVERYTHING TO THE LEFT OF THAT WOULD BE RETAINED AS COMMERCIAL DESPITE THE ONE LI OR INCLUDING THE ONE LITTLE RESIDENTIAL PIECE THAT WOULD HAVE TO GO TO COMMERCIAL.
AND THEN EVERYTHING NORTH OF ROCKLAND ROAD THAT YOU CAN SEE OUTLINED IN THE, IN THE FAINT YELLOW, IT'S HARD TO SEE ON THIS SCREEN WOULD BE, UM, COMMERCIAL AS WELL AND RETAINED AS THAT.
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AND THEN SO AS MR. WENDLING SAID, IT'S ABOUT 46 ACRES OF INDUSTRIAL LAND, UM, WITH ABOUT 30 ACRES RETAINED FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.UM, THE PROFFERS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL, UM, DEVELOPMENT, THE PROFFERS ALLOW FOR A MAXIMUM OF 627,000 SQUARE FEET OF INDUSTRIAL THAT'S WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION USES.
UM, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE PHASING WITH THIS SO THAT THE ANTICIPATED PHASING FOR SHOULD THIS BE APPROVED FOR THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT WOULD START AT THE, WHAT I'M CALLING THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY PLAN, RIGHT IN THAT IT THE REAR AWAY FROM WINCHESTER ROAD AND THAT BUILDING PLAN RIGHT WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND IT WOULD INCREMENTALLY PHASE CLOSER TO WINCHESTER ROAD.
SO YOU REALLY WOULDN'T IT THE FIRST CONSTRUCTION SHOULD THIS BE APPROVED, WOULD BE SET BACK A DECENT WAYS.
UM, ANOTHER THING THAT'S UH, WE THINK IS A GOOD ASPECT OF THIS IS THAT COMMERCIAL BEING RETAINED ALONG THE FRONTAGE WILL MAINTAIN THE COMMERCIAL CHARACTER OF WINCHESTER ROAD BUT ALLOW FOR THE INDU MORE VIABLE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE REAR.
UM, AND THEN THE, ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL PORTION WANTED TO DISCUSS, THERE'S NOT AN IDENTIFIED USE AT THIS TIME, UM, WANT TO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO ALLOW THE BUYRIGHT USES WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO DIC AND LET THE MARKET DICTATE WHAT MIGHT COME TO FRUITION IN THE TRAFFICKED IMPACT ANALYSIS.
WE HAD TO MAKE SOME ASSUMPTIONS FOR WHAT THE COMMERCIAL TRIPS THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT USE.
SO FOR NORTH OF ROCKLAND ROAD, THERE WAS A GAS STATION PROPOSED A SMALLER THAN YOUR TYPICAL SHEETS, BUT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE ASSUMPTIONS.
SOME SELF-STORAGE, A HOTEL AND SOME OTHER RETAIL, UM, DEVELOPMENT.
WANTED TO CALL THAT OUT SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WE ADDED A PROFFER IN WORKING THROUGH WITH VDOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE UM, ANY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT EXCEEDS THE TRIPS THAT ARE ASSUMED IN THE TRAFFIC STUDY AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A, AN ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC STUDY IN CONNECTION WITH SITE PLAN.
SO THAT WOULD ENSURE THAT THE ASSUMPTIONS TODAY AND THE MITIGATION PROVIDED TODAY IS BASED ON THIS TRIP ASSUMPTION.
AND THEN ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS A BUNCH OF DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANTS, IF THAT'S WHAT CAME TO FRUITION, THEY'D PROBABLY HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE, NOT THE DRAWING BOARD, BUT A NEW T I A EVALUATE THAT WITH COUNTY STAFF AND VDOT TO SEE WHAT, IF ANY ADDITIONAL MITIGATION WOULD BE NEEDED FROM A TRANSPORTATION PERSPECTIVE.
AND THEN SPEAKING TO THE TRANSPORTATION, UM, SIDE OF THINGS, WANTED TO NOTE SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED BY THIS APPLICANT.
UM, AND I THINK A, A KEY THING TO START WITH FROM A TRANSPORTATION PIECE IS THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT THAT'S APPROVED THE COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTER WOULD HAVE COMPARED TO THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMBINATION OF COMMERCIAL.
THIS PROPOSAL HAS 75% LESS TRIPS ON THE ROAD.
SO A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE OVERALL POTENTIAL TRIPS FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PARCEL.
AND TODAY THE EXISTING ZONING WOULD NOT REQUIRE THE CONNECTOR ROAD 'CAUSE IT'S BY RIGHT DEVELOPMENT.
IT WOULD ALSO NOT NECESSARILY TRIGGER A LOT OF THE FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT.
SO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR FROM THE INDUSTRIAL PORTION OF THIS.
UM, AND TO HIT ON SOME OF THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS, WE MENTIONED THE DEDICATION OF THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE CONNECTOR ROAD.
IT ALIGNS WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THERE ARE ALSO ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THE T I A SO IT STUDIES ALL OF THE INTERSECTIONS.
ALL OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THAT TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS ARE PROFFERED AND SPECIFICALLY SET OUT IN THE PROFFERS THAT INCLUDE INCLUDES DEDICATED TURN LANES, SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SIGNAL, UM, AT ROCKLAND ROAD AND WINCHESTER ROAD.
IT ALSO, UM, INCLUDES MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S A U-TURN MOVEMENT AT THE INTERSECTION.
YOU CAN SEE THE RIGHT HAND PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL ENTRANCE IS NEAR ROCKLAND COURT.
UH, THERE'S, THERE IS A REQUEST FROM VDOT TO AT LEAST PROVIDE U-TURN MOVEMENTS FOR CARS THAT ARE HEADING EASTBOUND AND WANT TO GET BACK OUT TO WINCHESTER ROAD.
UM, ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE SEVERAL FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS WITH A, WHICH ALIGN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THOSE INCLUDE A BIKE LANE, A SIDEWALK WIDENING THE EXISTING TWO LANES TO 12 FEET, ADDING, ADDING AN ADDITIONAL NORTHBOUND 12 FOOT THROUGH LANE AS WELL AS UM, EXCUSE ME, CURB AND GUTTER, WHICH IS NOT THERE TODAY AS YOU MAY KNOW AND SOME LANDSCAPED STRIP IN IN BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE ROADWAY.
UM, THE APPLICANT HAS CONDUCTED MULTIPLE WORK SESSIONS WITH VDOT THROUGHOUT THIS APPLICATION PROCESS, UM, THE LAST OF WHICH HAPPENED TWO WEEKS AGO.
UM, AND DURING THAT LATEST MEETING, THE APPLICANT AND VDOT WORKED THROUGH THE MOST RECENT COMMENTS AND THEN WE FOLLOWED UP WITH THOSE RESPONSES THAT YOU FIND IN YOUR STAFF REPORT AND
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THE APPLICANT BELIEVES THAT WE HAVE ADDRESSED MOST, IF NOT ALL OF VDOT COMMENTS AND THE OUTSTANDING COMMENTS IN TALKING WITH MR. WENDLING AS WELL AS VDOT ARE REALLY SITE PLAN ISSUES AND FINAL ENGINEERING THAT CAN BE SORTED OUT.WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ENTRANCE SPACING, WE THINK WE REALLY GOT OVER THE MAJOR COMMENTS THAT VDOT HAVE AND THINK THAT THERE'S NOTHING HOLDING BACK THIS APPLICANT FROM WORKING THROUGH THOSE COUPLE LITTLE THINGS THROUGH THE SITE PLAN PROCESS.
UM, AND THEN JUST THERE IS A PROFFER REGARDING BUILDING ELEVATIONS.
THIS IS A RENDERING THAT WOULD, UH, BE REALIZED IF THOSE THIS WAS APPROVED AND BUILT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE BUILDING ELEVATIONS IS A GOOD QUALITY ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCT THAT PROVIDES SOME DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND CHANGE IN FRONTAGE.
WHAT, WHAT KIND OF BUILDINGS ARE THOSE? UH, WHAT, WHAT WOULD THEY, WHAT WOULD THEY DO AS FAR AS THEIR WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION OR WAREHOUSING? IS THAT, IS THAT WHAT THEY ARE? YES SIR.
AND THEN ANOTHER PICTURE, PRETTY PICTURE OF THE PROPOSED RENDERINGS.
UM, AND THEN THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
UM, THE APPLICANT BELIEVES THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALLOWS FOR, UH, AN IMMEDIATELY VIABLE ECONOMIC DRIVER THAT PROVIDES TAX BENEFITS AS WELL AS JOBS.
UM, PROVIDES THE COUNTY WITH VERY IMPORTANT TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL AS THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE CONNECTOR ROAD AND ALSO RETAINS COMMERCIAL LAND FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
IF AND WHEN THAT DOES BECOME VIABLE, THAT ALIGNS WITH THE EXISTING COUNTY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ALLOWS SOME COMMERCIAL CHARACTER TO BE RETAINED ALONG WINCHESTER ROAD.
I THINK ALL OF THIS IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN APPLICANT THAT'S WORKED VERY DI DILIGENTLY WITH ITS WITH STAFF AS WELL AS VDOT TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES, UM, AND THINK IT'S BRINGING A VERY GOOD, UH, PROPOSAL FORWARD.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.
I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I HAVE JUST TRA THE TRANSPORTATION QUESTIONS.
SO YOU ARE SAYING THAT NORTH OR IT WOULD BE SOUTH, SOUTH OF ROCKLAND ROAD, THERE WOULD BE TURN LANES OR THE TURN LANES WILL BE OFF ROCKLAND ROAD? SO THERE WILL BE, LET ME GO BACK TO THE REZONING PLAN.
THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT PROFFERED TURN LANES, AND THIS WAS IN THE, IN THE ANALYSIS.
SO FOR, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S TWO INDUSTRIAL ENTRANCES IF MR. WENDLING IS HELPING ME TO OFF OF ROCKLAND ROAD.
EACH OF THOSE WOULD REQUIRE DEDICATED EASTBOUND TURN LANE, RIGHT TURN LANE INTO IT.
UM, AND I BELIEVE I CAN DOUBLE CHECK THE PROFFERS.
THE ONE UP TOP WOULD HAVE A DEDICATED LEFT TURN LANE INTO IT AS WELL.
AND THEN ALONG THERE IT'S HARD TO SEE ON THIS PLAN, THERE ARE TWO COMMERCIAL, UH, ENTRANCES ALONG WINCHESTER.
BOTH OF THOSE WOULD BE REQUIRING TURN LANES AS WELL.
THAT'S, THAT WAS WHERE I WAS, THAT'S, I COULDN'T TELL.
I WAS THINKING IS ALL OF THAT GONNA BE ON WINCHESTER, UM, ROAD.
SO I'M GLAD YOU CLARIFIED THAT, THAT PART OF THOSE ARE GONNA BE OFF OF ROCKLAND MM-HMM.
'CAUSE UM, YEAH, THAT'S, WHERE ARE THE BIKE PATHS? YOU SAID BIKE, IS THAT GONNA BE ON WINCHESTER ROAD? SO THAT WOULD BE ON WINCHESTER ROAD AND ALONG THE FRONTAGE.
AND THAT ALIGNS WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I CAN'T SEE SOMEBODY RIDING A BIKE ON WINCHESTER ROAD.
THEY'RE TAKING THEIR LIFE IN THEIR HANDS, YOU KNOW, JOE WAS BACK THERE.
I WAS GONNA SAY I COULD SEE IT, BUT I WOULDN'T WANNA BE, I'M NOT THAT BRAVE.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT
I HAVE, I HAVE HAVE JUST A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS HERE.
SO ON WINCHESTER ROAD, UM, I THINK IN THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS YOU HAD PRESENTED, UM, THE WAY THAT IT WOULD LOOK TO PASSERSBY ON 5 22, UM, THREE 40 TO THE RIGHT AND SO THERE WOULD BE, UH, GREEN SPACE AND THEN THERE WOULD BE BARRIERS TO THE BUILDINGS.
AND SO THAT IS STILL PART OF THE PLAN.
CORRECT? SO THE RENDERINGS THAT I SHOWED YOU, YOU MIGHT'VE SEEN THESE AND THERE WERE SOME THAT WERE ON WINCHESTER ROAD? YES, BECAUSE THE INDU, THAT WAS WHEN THE WHOLE PROPOSAL WAS INDUSTRIAL BECAUSE WE'RE RETAINING THAT COMMERCIAL.
THERE IS NOT, OTHER THAN THE LANDSCAPING THAT THE APPLICANT'S COMMITTED TO ALONG THAT FRONTAGE, THERE IS NOT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY RENDERINGS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A COMMERCIAL END USER.
AND ANYTHING WE WOULD BE SHOWING WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE ACCURATE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
SO THE, THE CONNECTOR ROAD, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, UM, GIVING THE RIGHT OF WAY, BUT YOU'RE NOT DEVELOPING THE CONNECTOR ROAD.
SO WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THAT? IS THAT GONNA GO ON TO THE COMMERCIAL PEOPLE TO DO THAT? IS THAT A VDOT WITH US OR? THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPER DOING THAT.
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RIGHT NOW WE HAVE PORTIONS OF IT FROM COUNTRY CLUB ROAD THERE NEXT TO NEXT THE MARRIOTTYEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY, UH, MICROPHONE, AND AGAIN, I'LL JUST POINT OUT IT WOULD BE COMING UP BASICALLY KIND OF COMING THIS WAY ACROSS THIS PARCEL IS, UH, DOMINION POWER.
SO THERE IS A, A SMALL PORTION THAT WE HAVE TO ACCESS THROUGH THAT.
WE'VE GOT SOME, UH, RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENT WITH, UH, SELF STORAGE UNIT AND UM, I'M NOT SURE WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE OTHER TWO, UH, PARCELS BETWEEN THE, UH, MARRIOTT, BUT THE MARRIOTT HAS A, A DEVELOPED ROAD.
I THINK IT'S CAROLINE COURT RIGHT NOW, WHICH, WHICH, UM, THAT'S BEEN DEVELOPED.
SO AS THINGS PROGRESS AS THOSE DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICANTS COME THROUGH FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THERE, WE'LL PUT THOSE PIECES TOGETHER AND THEN, UH, AT SOME POINT IN TIME, UH, MAYBE WE CAN APPLY FOR SOME REVENUE SHARING WITH VDOT AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE, UH, THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THAT.
UH, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST KIND OF PUTTING THINGS IN PLACE OVER TIME.
SO, UM, THIS ASSISTS US WITH THAT.
WELL, GIVEN THE VOLUME THAT COUNTRY CLUB ROAD SEES TODAY, A COLLECTOR ROAD WOULD MEET WOULD HELP BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MUCH TRAFFIC COMING FROM ROCKLAND, FROM, FROM THAT CORRIDOR INTO TOWN TO GO SHOP AT THE WALMART AND LOWE'S AND ALL OF THOSE FOLKS.
AND THAT CORRIDOR IS SO HEAVILY, UM, YOU KNOW, DRIVEN RIGHT NOW THAT IT, I MEAN IT'S, I THINK IT WAS LISTED AS ONE OF THE TOP AREAS IN VDO T'S PLAN, UH, FOR THE NUMBER OF DRIVERS PER DAY.
AND CURRENTLY THERE IS A, A PROGRAM, A STAR STUDY PROGRAM, RIGHT.
THAT THE COUNTY'S WORKING WITH VDOT FOR THAT AREA BETWEEN COUNTRY CLUB ROAD ONE COUNTRY CLUB ROAD AND BETWEEN COUNTRY CLUB ROAD AND GUARD HILL ROAD.
SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT, UH, AREAS THAT COULD DO A SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.
SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF SOUTH OF THAT, BUT UH, CERTAINLY IT WOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THAT AT SOME POINT IN TIME AND THOSE, THOSE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BENEFIT THAT WHOLE SECTION.
NOW I, I'LL JUST MENTION THIS.
APPLICANT ORIGINALLY HAD PROFFERED BASICALLY JUST, UH, CASH PROFFERS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE PROBLEMS AT THE SIGNAL THERE.
BUT AFTER FURTHER REVIEW, UM, THEY SWITCHED TO MORE SITE SPECIFIC PROFFERS FOR THE ACTUAL PROPERTY ITSELF AND THE DEVELOPMENT.
SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE COME BACK WITH, WITH THEIR RESUBMISSION AND ALSO INCORPORATING THE INTERCONNECTOR ROAD.
THE PREVIOUS SUBMISSION DID NOT INCORPORATE THE INTERCONNECTOR ROAD.
SO, UM, WE, THEY'VE, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT, UH, STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION FELT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO HAVE.
AND, UM, SO THEY REASSESSED IT AND, AND INCORPORATED THAT INTO THIS RESUBMISSION.
CAN, CAN YOU FLIP BACK TO THAT, UH, RIGHT THERE? OKAY, SO THE, UH, SO, SO YOU'VE GOT YOUR, UH, CONNECTOR ROAD, UH, THERE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE, THE GRAY PORTION AND THE, UH, AND YOU SAID THAT THAT IS GONNA BE UP TO THE, THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS WHEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY, THEY KIND OF FILL IN AND THAT'S GONNA BE A PART OF A PROFFER.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN? YOU BEGIN TO DEVELOP THAT AREA OVER ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
YOU BEGIN TO DEVELOP THAT AND YOU KNOW, THE, UH, AND DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA AS TO HOW LONG THAT IT MAY TAKE TO DEVELOP THIS? UM, SO ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION, I THINK WHEN MR. WEDLEY IS REFERRING TO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, IT'S GENERALLY IN THE CORRIDOR.
THERE IS NOTHING IN THESE CURRENT PROFFERS BEFORE YOU THAT WOULD HAVE THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPER OF THIS PORTION BUILD THE CONNECTOR ROAD.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR.
UM, WE WERE JUST DEDICATING THE RIGHT OF WAY.
UM, BUT I, I WOULD HAVE TO CONFIRM WITH THE APPLICANT, DAN, AS FAR AS TIMING, I, I BELIEVE THE FIRST, IF THAT INDUSTRIAL PORTION MM-HMM.
THE ONLY REASON I'M ASKING THAT IS BECAUSE I'M, I'M THINKING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC MM-HMM.
MAYBE YOU KNOW, THE FUNDS AREN'T AVAILABLE, YOU KNOW, THE PROFFERS DON'T COME THROUGH.
WHAT, WHATEVER IS THERE, IS THERE ANY TYPE OF A STOP GAPP, WHERE IS THAT
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GONNA CREATE A PROBLEM? AND IF SO, IS THERE ANY TYPE OF A STOP GAP? WELL MAYBE THE T I A OR OR YOUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER MAY BE A BIT ASSISTANCE WITH THAT.THERE'S NO ENTRANCES FROM HERE ONTO THIS, SO THIS IS GONNA BE DEDICATED.
SO, SO WHAT YOU WANT, SO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS YOU WANNA PUT THAT IN THERE SO THAT YOU KEEP THE COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC OFF OF 5 22 SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, SLOWING DOWN AND TRYING TO TURN INTO A BUSINESS WHEN SOMEBODY'S DOING 60 MILES AN HOUR BEHIND THEM, IT'LL HELP WITH THAT.
BUT YEAH, BUT IT'S, IT'S PRIMARILY FOR THE COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC, NOT THE TRAFFIC TRAILER INDUSTRIAL TRAFFIC THAT YOU SEE FOR A CLARIFICATION THAT THIS AREA WILL BE RIGHT.
AND THAT'S WHERE THESE, THESE POINTS HERE ON ROCKLAND ROAD WILL PROVIDE THAT ACCESS AND EGRESS AND AS PART OF THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, THE, THERE ARE NO INDUSTRIAL TRIPS ATTRIBUTED TO THE CONNECTOR ROAD.
THE ONLY TRIPS THAT WOULD UTILIZE THE CONNECTOR ROAD BASED ON THE ANALYSIS IS ARE THE COMMERCIAL TRIPS OR PASS BY TRIPS THAT WOULD UTILIZE IT FROM UH, 3 45 22.
I'M GLAD THAT YOU CLARIFIED THAT.
MM-HMM
YOU DON'T, YOU DO NOT WANT TO MIX THOSE TRIPS, VEHICLE TRIPS.
IS THERE ANY, I MIGHT MENTION THAT DURING, IF THIS WAS EVER TO BE DEVELOPED DURING THAT SITE PLAN REVIEW BASED OF THAT, UM, THAT'S POINT IN POTENTIALLY MM-HMM.
IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR STAFF? MM-HMM NOPE.
ALRIGHT, SO MR. HENDERSON, HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO MA'AM.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK? SECOND CALL.
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THEN FOR THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, FINDING THAT THE REQUESTED REZONING IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PUBLIC NECESSITY AND IS GOOD ZONING PRACTICE.
I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO CHANGE THE MAP CLASSIFICATION AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED ON WINCHESTER ROAD AND ROCKLAND ROAD AND IDENTIFIED ON PORTIONS OF TAX MAP 12 LOT 32 C ONE AND TAX MAP 12 A SECTION ONE BLOCK 16 LOT 28 FROM COMMERCIAL TO INDUSTRIAL.
MRS. OATS? AYE MADAM CHAIR? AYE MRS. SCHOLARS? AYE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VOTE.
[D. Public Hearing - R2022-10-01 – Rushmark Rockland Road, LLC_ Rezoning C to I and R-1 to C - Matt Wendling ]
THE NEXT ITEM IS THE UM, R 2022 DASH 10 DASH OH ONE RUSH RUSH MARK ROCKLAND ROAD L L C REZONING C TWO I AND R ONE TO C MR. WINDLEY.OKAY, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REZONE EIGHT PARCELS CONSISTING OF A TOTAL OF 77.59 ACRES TO COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL ONE TO INDUSTRIAL, ALL OF WHICH APPLY TO THE AMENDED PROFFERS.
UH, THE TOTAL ACREAGE OF PROPERTIES TO BE REZONED TO INDUSTRIAL ARE 46 ACRES.
THEY'RE ALSO REQUESTING TO REZONE 1.87 ACRES, CURRENTLY REZONED RESIDENTIAL ONE TO COMMERCIAL.
THE PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED ON WINCHESTER ROAD, ROCKLAND ROAD AND ROCKLAND COURT IN THE NORTH RIVER MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING, UH, WAREHOUSING AND A DISTRIBUTION CENTER WITH A TOTAL OF 627,519 SQUARE FEET.
ONE OF THE WAREHOUSES WILL BE LOCATED IN THE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT AND REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR BUILDING IN EXCESS OF 50,000 SQUARE FEET.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID MOVE THIS FORWARD WITH APPROVAL, UH, UNANIMOUS APPROVAL, UM, CITING GOOD PLANT GOOD ZONING PRACTICES FOR BOTH THE REZONING OF THE COMMERCIAL TWO, UH, INDUSTRIAL
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AND THE RESIDENTIAL ONE TWO COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.UM, AGAIN, I'LL JUST MENTION THAT WITH THE REZONING, UM, ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WILL REQUIRE FOR BUYRIGHT USE AS A SITE PLAN AND THOSE SITE PLANS ONCE REVIEWED BY BOTH STAFF AGENCIES AND COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THEM WILL GO THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND AND BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
UM, I'LL ALSO MENTION THAT WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT WE HAVE COMING UP, THAT PARTICULAR SITE WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WILL REQUIRE A SITE PLAN BUT ONLY ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL BY COUNTY STAFF AND AND AGENCIES.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY THAT MATTER, UM, THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED AND UH, JASON PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.
I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, I KNOW WE'VE ALREADY WENT THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, SO IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE WITH THE, THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WAS PRESENTED OR OTHER FOLLOW ON QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE APPLICANT? NO.
MR. HENDERSON, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK CHRIS GULLICKSON? UH, GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIR AND, AND ALSO GOOD EVENING TO THE ENTIRE UH, COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
UH, MY NAME IS CHRIS GULLICKSON AND I AM DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION POLICY AT THE PORT OF VIRGINIA AND MY BUSINESS ADDRESS IS 7 6 8 5 WINCHESTER ROAD FRONT ROYAL VIRGINIA 2 2 6 3 0.
AGAIN, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT ABOUT THE REZONING APPLICATION OF AT 85 61 WINCHESTER ROAD.
AS ONE OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S MOST CRITICAL ASSETS DRIVING THE VIRGINIA ECONOMY, THE PORT HAS EXPERIENCED RECORD CONTAINER VOLUME GROWTH OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.
DESPITE RECENT DISRUPTIONS THROUGHOUT THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN, VIRGINIA'S PORTS HAVE MAINTAINED SUPERIOR SERVICE AND WE HAVE FURTHER SOLIDIFIED OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH CURRENT CUSTOMERS WHILE EARNING NEW BUSINESS HERE IN VIRGINIA DAILY.
THIS FACT IS EVIDENT RIGHT HERE IN WARREN COUNTY AT THE VIRGINIA LIMB PORT.
WE'RE SUPPORTING COMPANIES THAT ARE CREATING JOBS AND LEVERAGING THIS INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY TO MATCH THIS RECORD BUSINESS GROWTH AT THE PORT.
WE HAVE INITIATED A $1.4 BILLION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES ADDING RAIL CAPACITY, IN FACT, RIGHT HERE AT THE VIRGINIA LIMB PORT.
THAT RAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION BEGAN AT QUARTER ONE OF THIS YEAR.
WE'RE WINDING AND DEEPENING OUR SHIPPING CHANNELS TO BRING 'EM TO AT LEAST 55 FEET DEEP AS WELL AS MODERNIZING THE NORTH END AS WELL AS UH, THE CONTAINER STACKY YARD AT NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL TERMINALS.
OUR LARGEST CONTAINER HANDLING FACILITY ONGOING SHIFTS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN FROM WEST COAST PORTS TO EAST COAST PORTS IS REALLY ACCELERATING AND GROWING SEGMENTS SUCH AS E-COMMERCE AS WELL AS THE RESHORING OF MANUFACTURING.
AND THIS HAS LED TO TREMENDOUS INTEREST OF OUTSIDE THE GATE INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT WITH HISTORICALLY LOW VACANCY RATES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
IT'S PERSISTENT NOW FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND I CAN TELL YOU A PRODUCT THAT IS COMING ON THE MARKET IS QUICKLY BEING ABSORBED BY MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS.
AND MANY OF THESE ARE LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITIES HERE IN THE NORTHERN CHANDO VALLEY.
THERE IS REALLY A LACK OF HIGH QUALITY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE HERE WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH.
I CAN TELL YOU THE DEVELOPMENT BEING PROPOSED BY RUSH MARK REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY FOR WARREN COUNTY AND FOR THE COMMONWEALTH.
THE FACILITY WILL ENHANCE THE CONTINUITY AND MOVEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT INTO DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAINS.
IT'S ALSO GONNA GENERATE WHAT I THINK IS VERY CRITICAL NEW NON-RESIDENTIAL TAX REVENUE.
UM, AS WELL AS MORE IMPORTANTLY IT'S GONNA CREATE JOBS, JOBS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF WARREN COUNTY.
AND FROM 2019 TO 2022, THE TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING INDUSTRY SEGMENT HERE IN THE NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY HAS ACTUALLY BEEN THE FASTEST AND AND SEEN THE MOST REAL GROWTH.
THE NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY HAS REALIZED 1500 NEW JOBS OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME AND TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING.
SO AGAIN, I REALLY WANT TO JUST STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT.
WARREN COUNTY IS PO POISED FOR FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH.
THE PORT SUPPORTS THIS PROJECT PRESENTED BY RUSH MARK AND WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF TONIGHT'S REZONING APPLICATION.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO MA'AM.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK? SECOND REQUEST LAST AND FINAL CALL.
SO DO WE HAVE A, UM, A MOTION TO APPROVE THE UH, REZONING OF CT I AND R TO R ONE TO C FOR UM, RUSH MARK ROCKWELL ROAD,
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FINDING THAT THE REQUESTED REZONING IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PUBLIC NECESSITY AND IS GOOD ZONING PRACTICE.I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO REZONE AND CHANGE THE MAP CLASSIFICATION OF THE PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED ON THE FOLLOWING TAX MAP NUMBERS.
TMM NUMBER 12, A SECTION ONE BLOCK 16 PARCELS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 28.
TAX MAP NUMBER 12, A SECTION ONE BLOCK 10 PARCEL 26 A TAX MAP 12 A SECTION ONE BLOCK FIVE PARCEL EIGHT TO BE REZONED FROM RESIDENTIAL ONE R ONE TO COMMERCIAL C AND PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED AS PORTIONS OF TAX MAP NUMBER 12, PARCEL 32 C ONE AND TAX MAP 12 A SECTION ONE BLOCK 16 PARCEL 28 TO BE REZONED FROM A COMMERCIAL C TO INDUSTRIAL I AND THAT SUCH APPROVALS INCLUDE ACCEPTANCE OF THE APPLICANT'S PROFFERED CONDITIONS.
SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE MR. BUTLER.
HEY MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND THE GENTLEMAN WHO JUST SPOKE BECAUSE BOY HE WAS RIGHT ON THE MONEY.
HE FINISHED RIGHT AT THREE MINUTES.
[E. Public Hearing - CUP2022-10-01 – Rushmark Rockland Road, LLC_Conditional Use Permit - Matt Wendling]
IS THE, UH, C U P 2022 DASH 10 DASH OH ONE FOR RUSH MARK ROCKLAND ROAD, L L C.IT'S, UH, AGAIN, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, MR. WINDLEY.
UH, YES, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THIS, UH, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A BUILDING IN EXCESS OF 50,000 SQUARE FEET LOCATED IN THE ROUTE 3 45 22 HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT.
THIS IS A REQUIREMENT FOR BUILDINGS OF THAT SIZE IN THE DISTRICT.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 80 85 61 WINCHESTER ROAD AND AGAIN IS LOCATED ON, UH, PORTION ON ROCKLAND ROAD AND IN THE NORTH RIVER MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT.
UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MOVED THIS FORWARD WITH, UH, UNANIMOUS APPROVAL, UM, WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
NUMBER ONE, THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WARREN COUNTY BUILDING INSPECTIONS, AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
NUMBER TWO, THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT A FORMAL SITE PLAN BUILDING ELEVATIONS AND EXTERIOR FINISHES, COLOR RENDERING SAMPLES TO THE COUNTY PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE BUILDING PERMIT AND ZONING PERMIT.
NUMBER THREE, THE EXTERIOR FACADE OF THE BUILDING SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COUNTY HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT.
AND NUMBER FOUR, ALL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SHIELDED AND SCREENED FROM THE PUBLIC VIEW AND DESIGNED TO BE PERCEIVED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BUILDING, WHICH INCLUDES ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT.
I'LL JUST MENTION ALSO THAT THE SITE PLAN WILL RE BE REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR LIGHTING, LANDSCAPING AND ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS, PARKING, THAT KIND OF THING.
UM, THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED, ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS ARE NOTIFIED.
I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
AGAIN, WE'VE ALREADY WENT THROUGH YOUR PRESENTATION, SO IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR AFTERTHOUGHTS THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO ASK? I HAVE AN AFTERTHOUGHT
UM, SO BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES THAT OCCURRED WITH THE SEPTIC SYSTEM ON ROCKLAND ROAD, IT IS THIS SUBJECT TO THOSE PROBLEMS AS WELL, THIS PARTICULAR SITE? WELL, THE GOOD THING IS, IS THE INDUSTRIAL IS GONNA BE ON THE BACKSIDE AND, UH, THERE ARE SOME, SOME EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT AREA.
UM, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY POTENTIALLY COULD COME ACROSS.
UH, I BELIEVE BELIEVE THE DEVELOPER WOULD HAVE TO BE AWARE OF THAT AND FACTOR THAT INTO, UM, THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF.
UH, WAREHOUSE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN A SELF STORAGE FACILITY, SO TO REQUEST A PUMP AND HAUL FOR THAT I DON'T THINK WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THE QUESTION.
SO, UM, AND AS YOU KNOW THAT THE, THE TOWN IS WORKING ON HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE, UH, A SECONDARY WATER SOURCE PUT IN TO THE COMMUNITY.
UM, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE REDUNDANT LINE? THE REDUNDANT LINE? I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS GONNA BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THAT, BUT UM, THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THEY WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS DURING THE, THE, UH, SITE PLAN PHASE AND, AND WITH WORKING WITH THE TOWN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WELL AS YOU KNOW, WATER IS A HUGE ISSUE HERE RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE ON A, AN EMERGENCY OR UM, I GUESS THEY'VE JUST HAD A SUGGESTED UM, YEAH,
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CURBING OF WATER USE AT THE MOMENT, BUT OUR RIVER LOOKS SAD AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE COVERED THOSE SPACES AND JUST YES, CLARIFY.THE, THE INTENT OF THE APPLICANT IS TO CONNECT TO PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL.
AS MR. WENDLING SAYS, ALL OF THOSE FINAL ENGINEERING TYPE CONSIDERATIONS WILL BE WORKED OUT WITH COUNTY STAFF AND AGENCIES DURING SITE PLAN.
IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOPE.
MR. HENDERSON, HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO, MA'AM.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK SECOND CALL.
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE ADDITIONAL, UH, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST OF RUSH MARK ROCKLAND ROAD L L C WITH THE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF FOR A BUILDING IN THE EXCESS OF 50,000 SQUARE FEET LOCATED IN THE, UH, ROUTE 3 45 22 HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT.
MADAM CHAIR? AYE MRS. COLORS? AYE.
[F. Public Hearing - Ordinance Providing for Biennial Reassessment and Equalization of Real Estate - Dr. Daley]
ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS AN ORDINANCE PROVIDED FOR BIANNUAL REASSESSMENT AND EQUALIZATION OF REAL ESTATE, DR.UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE BOARD AND LOOKED AT, UM, THE IDEA OF CONTRACTING THIS AND OF DOING IT IN HOUSE AND SO FORTH.
UM, MR. SAUERS, THE COMMISSIONER IS HERE.
UH, BASICALLY YOU HAVE A LITTLE PUBLIC SERVICE PAYMENT SHEET IN FRONT OF YOU AND IT LOOKS AT THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND IN 20 19, 20 20, THE PUBLIC SERVICE ENTITIES PROVIDED $7 MILLION TO THE, UH, TAXPAYERS TO IN ESSENCE TO THE TAX COLLECTIONS IN THE COUNTY.
AND OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, THREE AND A HALF, THE VALUE WAS DROPPED BECAUSE IF YOU LOOKED AT THE CHART THAT THE COMMISSIONER PROVIDED, OUR VALUE DROPPED FROM 98% TO 73% ACCORDING TO THE STATE RECORDS AS OF THE VALUE OF PROPERTIES.
SO THAT MEANT THAT WHEN WE DID THIS LAST REASSESSMENT, IT WAS A BIG JUMP AND WE ENDED UP DROPPING THE RATE ALMOST 15 AND A HALF CENTS, ALMOST 16 CENTS.
AND AT THE SAME TIME THAT EVERYBODY'S VALUE WAS GOING UP IN THEIR PROPERTY, THE VALUE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES WAS GOING DOWN BECAUSE THE STATE TAKES THE RATIO OF THE PROPERTY VALUES BASED ON SALES TO THE REASSES TO THE ASSESSED VALUES AND ASSESSES A PERCENTAGE.
SO THE PERCENTAGE DROPPED DOWN IN 2022 TO 73%.
SO THAT MEANT THAT THIS PAST TAX YEAR, THE PUBLIC SERVICE ENTITIES CONTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY FOUR AND A HALF MILLION.
THAT'S 2.5 MILLION LESS THAN THEY DID IN 9 20 19 TO 2020 OR A 36% DROP.
NOW THEY STILL PAID ON THE 6.655 LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, BUT THEIR VALUES WERE REDUCED.
AND EVEN WITH THE 49 CENT LEVY AND NO CHANGE WITH THIS DROP IN THE VALUES, WE STILL WOULD HAVE BEEN 1.9 MILLION LESS 1.87 70 THERE.
UM, OUR LAST ASSESSMENT WAS $420,000 OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD OR $105,000 PER YEAR.
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TO 450,000 BASED ON THE ESTIMATE FOR A NEW ASSESSMENT THAT WOULD BE DONE EVERY OTHER YEAR.SO I'M DIVIDING THAT BY TWO AND I'VE RAISED IT FROM 1 0 5 TO 2 25 AS THE COST.
AND THEN I'VE TAKEN THE 1.870, LET ALONE THE 2.5, BUT TAKING THE 1 8 7 0 AND DIVIDED THAT BY THE FOUR YEARS TO COME UP WITH, BY INVESTING AN ADDITIONAL 120,000 EACH OF THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WE SHOULD EARN ABOUT $465,000 FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES WHO WOULD HAVE THEIR RATIOS CLOSER TO THE A HUNDRED PERCENT AND BRING IN CLOSER TO THE MARKET VALUES.
AND THE OTHER ADVANTAGE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS THAT IT WILL KEEP ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES CLOSER TO THE VALUE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE SO MUCH STICKER SHOCK OF GOING FROM 30 AND 40% INCREASES IN THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY VALUES.
SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT AND THIS IS WHAT THE BOARD HAD INDICATED EARLIER THEY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.
AND MR. HAM HAS PUT THIS TOGETHER FOR YOU TO CONSIDER.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, DR.
DALEY? SO MY, UM, I DO JUST WANT TO FOR CLARITY FOR THE, FOR THE TAXPAYERS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMUNITY IS THE POWER PLANT.
AND WHO ELSE, WHO ELSE IS INCLUDED IN THAT IN THAT CATEGORY? ANY PUBLIC UTILITY, ANYONE ELSE THERE GO.
UM, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES ARE PRIMARILY WHAT THEY ARE COMPANIES, YOUR FRIENDLY LOCAL RAILROADS, ELECTRIC COMPANIES,
AND SO FOR CLARITY FOR THE TAXPAYER EVERY YEAR THAT WE DO NOT PERFORM A REASSESSMENT, THE, UM, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES RE ARE REDUCED IN THEIR VALUE DISPROPORTIONATELY TO THE HOMEOWNER WHO IS NOW BURDENING THE MAJORITY OF THE TAXES IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS FOUR YEAR ASSESSMENT CYCLE.
SO FOUR YEARS WENT BY AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THAT FOUR YEARS, WE WERE COLLECTING $7 MILLION FROM THE RAILROAD, THE TELEPHONE, THE POWER PLANT, THOSE PEOPLE, BY THE END OF THAT CYCLE, WE WERE ONLY COLLECTING $4.5 MILLION.
AND IN RELATIONSHIP TO THAT, THE HOMEOWNERS NEVER SAW A REDUCTION IN THEIRS.
AND THE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO MITIGATE.
SO I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE IT'S COMPLICATED, BUT I WANT THAT OUR CITIZENS TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS BALANCE THE BURDEN BETWEEN THE PUBLIC SERVICE SECTOR AND THE HOMEOWNER TAXPAYER LOCALLY.
WELL, IF YOU LIKE LAST YEAR IT WAS A, A HUGE IN RATE INCREASE AND YOU'RE STUCK WITH IT FOR FOUR YEARS, WHEREAS IN TWO YEARS, OR MAYBE EVEN NEXT YEAR, THE RATES START DROPPING DOWN.
YOU'RE STILL STUCK UP HERE, BUT IF WE REASSESS EVERY TWO YEARS AND THEY HAVE DROPPED, THEN YOUR RATES ARE GONNA DROP.
AND YOU, YOU KEEP MORE ON A LEVEL KELL OF WHERE THE MARKET VALUES ARE INSTEAD OF BEING STUCK AT A HIGH ONE.
BUT IF YOU GO TO SELL IT, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET WHAT YOU WERE ASSESSED AT.
SO THAT'S TRYING TO EQUAL THE BALANCING THERE OF THAT.
AND UM, I'M JUST A CONCERNED ABOUT HOW WE'RE GONNA, IT'S A, IT'S A SHORT WINDOW TO GET THIS STARTED IF WE VOTE TO DO IT.
I WAS TALKING TO MS. SAUERS TODAY, IT'S, UM, YOU, I, I'M NOT SURE HOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT IT AND GET INTO THAT TWO YEAR CYCLE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THE WINDOW IS SHORT THIS YEAR YOU WILL BE SEEING A, UM, PROPO, A RECOMMENDATION FOR, UM, AN AWARD VERY QUICKLY.
WE'RE GONNA BID IT IMMEDIATELY.
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WHAT IT IS.AND WE WILL PROBABLY NOT CERTAIN, BUT PROBABLY HAVE THREE PROPOSALS AGAIN THIS TIME, LIKE WE DID LAST TIME, EVALUATE THEM QUICKLY AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.
AND IT IS A SHORTER WINDOW THAN WE WOULD LIKE.
UH, WE WERE HOPING TO HAVE THIS READY FOR YOU A MONTH AGO, UM, SO THAT IT WOULD GO OUT IN JULY INSTEAD OF AUGUST.
IT'S A SHORT WINDOW AND WE, THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO EITHER DO IT NOW OR WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT.
WE THINK WE CAN GET THIS, UH, THE CONTRACTOR SAYS HE CAN GET IT DONE IF, IF HE ENDS UP BEING THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER AND THE OTHER BIDDERS WOULD HAVE TO AGREE TO THE SAME UH, PARAMETERS AS TO THE TIMEFRAME.
SO, UM, I KNOW THAT I JUST WANT TO ASK, THERE ARE CERTIFICATIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BECOME OR TO CONTRACT TO DO REAL ESTATE REASSESSMENTS, IS THAT CORRECT? YES.
AND WHAT ARE THOSE CERTIFICATIONS? THAT'S THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION.
YEAH, THERE ARE, THERE ARE CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AS SHE WAS SAYING, UM, THAT THERE ARE CERTIFIED, UH, APPRAISERS IN THEIR EVALUATION.
THEY HAVE TO TAKE A TEST WITH IT.
SO THIS IS, I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD.
TO RECOGNIZE THEM AS UM, CONTRACTORS WHO CAN PERFORM ACTUAL MUNICIPALITY REASSESSMENTS OF TAXES.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE A CERTIFICATION TO DO THAT.
SO ACTUALLY THE CERTIFICATIONS, THE STANDARDS, EVERYTHING THAT WE WENT THROUGH WITH THE LAST ASSESSMENT IS STILL IN PLACE.
WE STILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH ALL OF THAT, BUT WE'RE JUST SHORTEN IT FROM FOUR YEARS TO TWO YEARS.
SO ALL THE STEPS THAT WE WENT THROUGH IS GONNA STILL HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS CERTIFICATIONS GO AND, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
JUST FINISHING UP THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION NOW AND WE WOULD BE IN A VERY SIMILAR POSITION AGAIN SOON IN TWO YEARS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS? NOPE.
MR. HENDERSON, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP? NO MA'AM.
IS ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK SECOND REQUEST LAST AND FINAL CALL.
OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR? I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE BIANNUAL REASSESSMENT AND EQUALIZATION OF REAL ESTATE PURSUANT TO CODE FOR CODE OF VIRGINIA, UH, 58.1 DASH 3 2 53.
AND THAT THE FIRST SUCH BIENNIAL REASSESSMENT AND EQUALIZATION SHALL BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY 1ST, 2025, UNLESS CONTINUED BY ORDER OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.
SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE, MR. BUTLER.
[G. Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit 2023-06-01, Amirabbas Burstein for a Short-Term Tourist Rental - Chase Lenz]
OUR AGENDA IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2023 DASH OH 6 0 1.HOPE I PRONOUNCED THE NAME PROPERLY, BU STEIN FOR A SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL.
MR. LINZ BU WHAT'S THAT? AMMA AM IS THAT RIGHT? UH, AMIR WITH SUFFICE
UH, MR. LINZ? THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL FOR THE PROPERTY HE PURCHASED IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR.
THE OWNER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE PROPERTY AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND FOR SHORT-TERM LODGING FOR VISITORS OF THE WARREN COUNTY AREA.
THE APPLICANT WILL MANAGE THE PROPERTY PERSONALLY WITH ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR TRASH DISPOSAL CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE.
THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE DULY APPROVED CLASS B SUBDIVISION SHENANDOAH WOODLANDS.
AND AS YOU MIGHT RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR, THREE PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH, THIS ONE WERE APPROVED FOR SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTALS EXCEPT THIS WOULD BE THE FOURTH.
AND THAT SUBDIVISION, UH, THERE IS A HEALTH DEPARTMENT OPERATION PERMIT ON FILE.
IT APPROVES THE MAXIMUM OF EIGHT OCCUPANTS FOR THE FOUR BEDROOM DWELLING.
THE APPLICANT HAS SUPPLIED A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WE DID NOT REQUEST COMMENTS FROM AN H O A OR P O A 'CAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE ONE ON FILE.
HOWEVER, ONE OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS THAT GOT OUR ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER LETTER IS APPARENTLY THE H O A PRESIDENT AND HE SUBMITTED COMMENTS JUST SAYING ESSENTIALLY THAT IF THEIR GREAT NEIGHBOR POLICIES ARE FOLLOWED BY THE RENTERS, THEN THEY HAVE
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NO ISSUE WITH THE APPROVAL OF OR USE OF THE PROPERTY AS A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL.AND THE DWELLING DOES MEET THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT TO ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS WITH THE CLOSEST DWELLING APPROXIMATELY 585 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST.
SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THROUGH THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS FOR THIS FIRST SHORT-TERM TOR JOURNAL APPLICATION.
AND FOR THE ONES THAT FOLLOW, I'LL JUST LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S DIFFERENT.
UH, CONDITION NUMBER ONE, THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL WARREN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WARREN COUNTY BUILDING INSPECTIONS IN VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FIRE PREVENTION CODE REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
NUMBER TWO, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE SYSTEM CAPACITY AS DETERMINED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERMIT PER WARREN COUNTY CODE SECTION 180 DASH 56.4 B.
THE CERTIFICATE OF ZONING SHALL ONLY BE ISSUED WITH APPROVED HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECORDS.
NUMBER THREE, THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE WELL WATER TESTED ANNUALLY FOR E COLI AND COLIFORM BACTERIA AND A COPY OF THE RESULTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.
NUMBER FOUR, THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECTED ANNUALLY BY A STATE LICENSED INSPECTOR AND A COPY OF THE RESULTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.
THE SYSTEM SHALL ALSO BE SERVICED EVERY FIVE YEARS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND A COPY OF THE SERVICE INVOICE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
NUMBER FIVE, THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS AND HUNTING ON THE PROPERTY BY GUESTS SHALL BE PROHIBITED.
NUMBER SIX, THE USE OF ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES BY GUESTS ON THE PROPERTY AND ON STATE AND COUNTY ROADS SHALL BE PROHIBITED.
AND NUMBER SEVEN, THE OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS BY GUESTS SHALL BE PROHIBITED.
UM, THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED.
ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFIED THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DURING THEIR PUBLIC HEARING.
AND AS YOU KNOW, THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
IS THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO.
UM, I'M LOOKING OVER YOUR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WITH YOU, UM, BEING THE MANAGEMENT, WHERE DO YOU LIVE? HOW FAR DO YOU LIVE AWAY FROM HERE? DO YOU LIVE? YOU KNOW, I WOULD, WE ALWAYS WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IF SOMETHING GOES AWRY, THAT SOMEONE IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE PROMPTLY.
THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION, MADAM.
TECHNICALLY THIS IS MY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, UH, FULL.
HOWEVER, I DO WORK IN DC SO I STAYED IN DC FOR MAYBE THREE, FOUR DAYS OUT OF A WEEK.
IN THOSE TIMES THAT I'M AWAY, I TEND, UH, I I I WOULD LIKE TO RENT THE HOUSE SO I WOULD BE IN DC SO APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY.
DO YOU HAVE ANYONE CLOSER THAT COULD BE A CLOSER CONTACT TO ADD TO THIS LIST? BECAUSE AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY, IF IT'S SOMETHING MAJOR GOING ON IS, UM, I KNOW THE AREA WELL, IT'S REMOTE BACK THERE, SO IT'S NOT AS REMOTE AS IT USED TO BE THOUGH.
THE FARMLAND'S BEING BUILT UP PRETTY GOOD THERE.
BUT, UM, BE NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE, A NEIGHBOR OR SOMEONE THAT COULD BE THERE A LITTLE QUICKER TO ADD TO THIS.
AS OF NOW, I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE, I JUST MOVED HERE.
BUT ONCE I GET TO KNOW MY NEIGHBORS, MAYBE, UH, IF THERE IS SOMETHING, AN EMERGENCY, AS I HAVE INDICATED IN MY, UH, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN, I, I'VE LISTED THE NUMBERS OF ALL THE EMERGENCY, UH, ASSISTANCE AND IF IT'S NOT AN AN, AN EMERGENCY, I THINK AND A HALF IS AT LEAST, UH, TWO OF THEM.
SO, SO ARE, ARE YOU IN A PROFESSION SUCH THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO GO IN AND SAY, HEY, I'VE GOTTA TAKE OFF FOR AN HOUR? WELL, ACTUALLY IT'D PROBABLY BE ABOUT FIVE OR SIX HOURS BECAUSE IT, IT'D BE AN HOUR AND A HALF AT LEAST TO GET HERE AND THEN ANOTHER HOUR AND A HALF TO GET BACK AND THEN EVER HOW LONG IT TAKES.
ARE YOU IN, IN SUCH A POSITION OVER IN DC THAT YOU'D BE ABLE TO DO THAT? I AM SIR.
I'M A PROJECT MANAGER FOR A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND UH, THERE'S ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON HIGHER THAN ME IN THE COMPANY.
SO YES, I, I THINK I HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE OFF.
IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR STAFF? HOW DIFFICULT WOULD IT BE FOR YOU TO FIND SOMEBODY TO HELP YOU OUT? I MEAN, LIKE, UH, THE QUESTION IS, THE QUESTION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US BECAUSE IF SOMETHING REALLY DOES GO SIDEWAYS AND SOMEBODY DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO DO SOMETHING, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO TURN OFF A WATER FAUCET.
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX A BROKEN PIPE.
AND IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DROP WHAT YOU'RE DOING COME HOME TO TURN OFF A WATER FAUCET OR FIX SOMETHING THAT CAN BE FIXED EASILY, IF YOU HAD THE HELP TO DO IT, WE WOULD NOT HAVE NEARLY THE PROBLEM.
I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND, UH, NOW THAT YOU REPHRASE YOUR QUESTION, I UNDERSTAND, UH, YOUR CONCERN BETTER NOW.
UH, I DO INTEND TO HAVE A HANDYMAN AND A CLEANING CREW, UH, HIRED, UH, LOCALLY.
SO THAT MAY HELP ME ANSWER THAT QUE THAT QUESTION.
AS FAR AS THE MANAGEMENT GOES, IT'S ONLY ME, BUT AS FAR AS, UH, LIKE THINGS NEEDING IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE, I WOULD HAVE A HANDY LOCAL HANDYMAN OR A CONTRACTOR AVAILABLE.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION 'CAUSE I, I KNOW WHAT'S, WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND THAT'S USUALLY WHEN SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE A, UH, SOME TYPE OF A GOOD SOLID MANAGEMENT PLAN IN, IN PLACE THAT, UH, WE TEND TO, TO WAIT UNTIL ONE DOES GET IN PLACE.
SO DO WE HAVE THE, DO WE HAVE CAN, CAN WE TABLE THIS UNTIL HE DOES COME BACK WITH ONE? I, AND THAT'S CERTAINLY YOUR CALL.
WHETHER OR NOT, UH, YOU WOULD LIKE TO TABLE THE DECISION.
UH, I'M AWARE OF THE THREE PROPERTIES THAT ARE NEARBY HIM, HIM THAT ARE SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTALS.
I BELIEVE AT LEAST TWO OF THEM ARE ALSO USING KIND OF A HANDYMAN IN COMBINATION WITH THE CLEANING COMPANY.
I'D BE HAPPY TO LOOK INTO THEIR FILES FOR 'EM, SEE IF I CAN GET 'EM IN CONTACT WITH THOSE, THOSE INDIVIDUALS IS.
'CAUSE I, I, I WOULD HATE TO, TO FIRST OF ALL, DENY IT OR APPROVE IT WITHOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, DE DENY IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE IT, UH, APPROVE IT.
AND THEN SOMEBODY THAT WE'VE, WE'VE ASKED TO, YOU KNOW, PLEASE COME BACK WITH A GOOD MANAGEMENT PLAN.
AND THEN THEY FIND OUT THAT, OH, WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU GAVE THIS GUY A PASS ON THAT.
WHY? UH, I THINK THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, MS. KOHLERS HAS SOME VERY, YOU KNOW, PERTINENT QUESTIONS THERE.
AND, UH, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, IF WE, IF WE DO APPROVE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE AREN'T GONNA LOOK AT US IN, IN WHAT, WHAT IN THE WORLD WERE THEY THINKING? SO, UM, MR. BUTLER, MAY I JUST ADD, UM, PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POST-APPROVAL PROCESS IS TO HAVE, UH, ONCE EVERYTHING IS COMPLETED FOR OUR STAFF TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF ZONING FOR THAT APPLICATION FOR THAT, AND THAT UNTIL THAT POINT IN TIME, HE CAN'T RENT.
I MEAN, HE CAN'T EVEN GET A BUSINESS LICENSE.
SO AS PART OF OUR POST-APPROVAL PROCESS, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST AN OPTION MM-HMM.
AND UNTIL THAT IS DONE, WE WOULD NOT ISSUE THE CERTIFICATE OF ZONING FOR HIM TO START THE BUSINESS, TO GET THE BUSINESS LICENSE.
SO THERE'S ANOTHER KIND OF CHECK AND BALANCE.
AGAIN, IT'S YOUR OPTION, IT'S YOUR WILL.
UM, BUT THAT GIVES, IT PUTS IT MORE AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE, UH, ITEM VERSUS A LEGISLATIVE ITEM IF YOU CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS.
WELL, SO I, I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST THAT WE HAD ASKED FOR PEOPLE TO, TO BRING IN A MANAGEMENT PLAN OF BEFORE WE WOULD GIVE APPROVAL.
I CAN WE ADD SOMETHING? I THINK THAT WE ARE, WE GET HUNG UP ON DEFINITIONS AND WE ARE NOT DEFINING THE SAME THING.
SO HE HAS A MANAGEMENT PLAN, HE HAS THAT HE IS THE MANAGER.
WHAT HE DOESN'T HAVE TO TELL US AT THE MOMENT IS WHO WILL BE THERE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
BUT HE IS THE OFFICIAL MANAGER.
SO I REALLY THINK THAT THE BOARD WOULD BE GOOD.
IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE BOARD TO DEFINE WHAT IT MEANS WHEN IT SAYS MANAGEMENT PLAN AND CONTACT PERSON, SO THAT WE DON'T DELIBERATE THE SAME TERMS EVERY TIME SOMEBODY COMES BEFORE US ONCE A MONTH.
WELL, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, IT WAS, UH, THE, THE LAST TIME IT WAS SOMEBODY WITHIN 20 TO 40 MINUTES WHO COULD RESPOND WELL, AND, AND HE DOES HAVE HIS, IT'S HIS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLANS HERE.
IT JUST DOESN'T HAVE THAT ONE ITEM AND HE BE CONTACT.
SO, AND IF HE'S WILLING TO ADD THAT AS A LINE ITEM, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE FAIRLY EASY TO DO.
AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA GIVE THIS UNTIL HE DOES THEN BECAUSE HE HAS THE REST OF THE PIECES HERE.
I, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM, YOU KNOW, WITH MAKING SURE THAT THAT IS ADDED.
IT'S WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE ONE AT ALL, THAT'S A PROBLEM.
WHICH IS WHAT'S, WE HAVE THEM ADDRESS THAT AS A, A PART OF OUR PROCESS.
WE'VE, WE'VE DONE THAT INTERNALLY.
AND, UH, AND SOME OF THE, I I WILL MENTION IS WE DO HAVE A, A, A TEXT AMENDMENT GOING THROUGH FOR SHORT-TERM TOUR RENTALS TO MED SOME OF THESE ITEMS THAT, UM, MR. LENS HAS TAKEN THROUGH, AND THAT WILL BE AT THE BOARD LEVEL, UM, OCTOBER, I BELIEVE.
SO JUST FOR MY CLARIFICATION, SO WE'RE, UM, IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, YOU DIALED 9 1 1.
AND SO, UM, TO, TO DO ANY IMMEDIATE, IF YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, A FIRE OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OR A HOSPITALIZATION, SO ARE WE LOOKING FOR A, UH, SOMEONE LOCAL TO HANDLE MAINTENANCE THINGS? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
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FOR? JUST AN EMERGENCY SITUATION? IT, AND SO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION FOR A MAINTENANCE WOULD BE, UM, I HAVE, UM, A RENTER IN MY HOUSE AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO TURN OFF THE MAIN WATER PIPE.AND YOU CAN FILL UP A SWIMMING POOL BY, IN AN HOUR AND A HALF MM-HMM.
AND ONE OF THE PIPES BREAKS AND, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S WATER SQUIRTING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND PERSON'S FREAKING OUT AND THEY'RE SAYING, WHAT DO I DO? WHAT DO I DO? YOU KNOW, AND WELL, IT, IT JUST HELPS, UM, YOU KNOW, IT HELPS YOU WITH YOUR HOUSE, BUT IT ALSO, THERE'S EXTENUATING THINGS THAT GOES ON.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE NEIGHBOR'S COWS ARE ALL OVER THE YARD.
YOUR PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
THEY'RE AFRAID TO GET OUTTA THE HOUSE.
HAVING SOMEONE THAT, THAT IS THERE, THAT YOU KNOW, KNOWS THE AREA, KNOWS YOUR PROPERTY, AND THAT KNOWS HOW TO DEAL WITH THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT YOU WOULDN'T NECESSARILY NEED TO CALL 9 1 1, YOU KNOW, FOR, UM, NOT TRYING TO MAKE THIS DIFFICULT, BUT JUST THAT JUST SEEMS TO BE, UM, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WHEN YOU LIVE THAT FAR AWAY, THAT HELPS YOUR NEIGHBORS BECAUSE THEN THAT PERSON'S NOT RUNNING TO THE NEIGHBOR IF THEY CAN'T GET YOU.
JUST MAKES THINGS A LITTLE SMOOTHER FOR OR, UH, FOR EVERYONE TO, UM, DEAL WITH AND ACCEPT SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS YOU I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND.
AT FIRST WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT EMERGENCIES, I MIS WHEN MISUNDERSTOOD YOU, UH, BUT WHEN MR. UH, EXPLAINED THAT MM-HMM.
UM, I, I LISTED MY, MYSELF AND MY PHONE NUMBER IN THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN AS THE EMERGENCY CONTACT, UH, BECAUSE I'M IN TOUCH WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT I COULD HANDLE.
IF THERE IS, UH, MR. MABE AGAIN IS RIGHT.
UH, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO SHUT OFF A SIMPLE VALVE.
UM, HONESTLY, CHANCES OF THAT EVER HAPPENING IS LOW BECAUSE THE HOUSE IS VERY NEW.
IT'S CONSTRUCTED THIS YEAR IN MARCH, ACTUALLY, AND I'M GONNA BE THERE FOR LIVING THERE FULL-TIME.
UM, SO I'M, I WOULD FIX ANY PROBLEM PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY EVER HAPPEN.
BUT IF WE WANT TO PREPARE ON THE OFF CHANCE THAT ANYTHING DOES HAPPEN, YES, I COULD, UH, FIND SOMEONE LOCAL WHO, WHO IS A HANDYMAN, UM, AND HAVE, HAVE THEM, UH, LISTED THERE.
I, UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW THESE THINGS ARE DONE AND MAYBE MR. CHASE CAN EDUCATE ME LATER, BUT I WOULD HESITATE TO PUT THEIR NUMBER DIRECTLY, UH, ACCESSIBLE TO THE, UM, TO THE GUESTS.
SO I WOULD AT LEAST BE IN THE LOOP FIRSTHAND.
BUT KNOWING THEN I WOULD CONTACT THEM.
BUT AT LEAST FOR OUR BENEFIT TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SOMEONE LOCAL, I CAN DEFINITELY, THAT'S NOT AAND PROBLEM.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT THERE.
SO, SO, SO YOU HAD SAID EARLIER THAT YOU DO HAVE A HANDYMAN? UH, NOT LOCALLY, NO.
AND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT, UH, THE PLANNING WAS, JUST SAYING THAT RIGHT NOW, UH, WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING STAGES OF, OF THE ACCEPTANCE.
AND SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA ISSUE ANY C U P UNTIL HE HAS SOMEONE LOCALLY ON THE, THE, UM, MANAGEMENT PLAN.
SO WHEN YOU APPROVE THE C U P, IT IS TECHNICALLY ISSUED, BUT IN ORDER TO GET A BUSINESS LICENSE TO ESTABLISH THE USE, HE WILL NEED A CERTIFICATE OF ZONING.
AND ONE OF THOSE CHECKLIST ITEMS IS THE APPROVAL OF A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN.
AND THEN THE APPROVAL IS, IS OUR APPROVAL OR IS IT YOUR APPROVAL? IT'S PLANNING STAFF.
IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE APPLICANT? NO.
SO MR. HENDERSON, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO, MA'AM.
IS THERE ANYBODY ON IN THE AUDIENCE? YEP.
I'LL COME AND I'LL COME CHECK YOUR STUFF OUT FOR YOU.
I'LL DO IT FOR 'EM AND I'LL DO IT FOR FREE.
HOW ABOUT THAT? WAS THAT GOOD ENOUGH? AMEN.
YOU GOT MY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO JUST GET HIS, JUST GET HIS NAME AND PHONE NUMBER AND THEN GIVE IT TO OUR PLANNING STAFF SO THEY CAN UPDATE YOUR, UM, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN.
OKAY, ANYBODY ELSE WANNA SPEAK IN THE AUDIENCE? SECOND
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REQUEST.DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO I WANNA MAKE ONE COMMENT.
AMIR, I READ YOUR LETTER OF JUSTIFICATION AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY.
AND YOUR LETTER WAS QUITE TOUCHING.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST OF AMIR BERNSTEIN FOR A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL WITH CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF.
SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE, MR. BUTLER.
[H. Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit 2023-06-02, Robert Chevez & Kayla James for a Short-Term Tourist Rental ]
IS THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2023 DASH OH SIX DASH OH TWO WITH ROBERT CHAVEZ AND KAYLIN JAMES FOR A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL.THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL FOR THE PROPERTY AS COMPANY PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE APPLICANTS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR SHORT-TERM LODGING FOR VISITORS OF THE WARREN COUNTY AREA WHEN THE OWNERS ARE NOT OCCUPYING THE PROPERTY FOR PERSONAL USE WITH TWO APPROVED CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS FOR SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTALS IN WARREN COUNTY.
THE APPLICANTS WILL MANAGE THE PROPERTY PERSONALLY.
UH, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN SUBDIVISION ZONE, RESIDENTIAL ONE.
THE DWELLING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1989, UH, AND THERE IS A HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERMIT APPROVING A MAXIMUM OF FOUR OCCUPANTS FOR A TWO BEDROOM DWELLING AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN.
UH, THE DWELLING DOES NOT MEET THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT OF 100 FEET NEIGHBORING DWELLINGS, UH, WITH PERMISSION FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY.
OWNER PLANNING STAFF VISITED THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND TOOK MEASUREMENTS OF THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE DWELLINGS USING MEASURING TAPE.
UH, THE DWELLINGS WERE APPROXIMATELY 94 FEET FROM CORNER TO CORNER.
HOWEVER, THE DWELLING ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY HAS AN ATTACHED DECK ON THE SIDE OF THE DWELLING FACING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND INCLUDING THE ATTACHED DECK, THERE IS 81 FEET OF SEPARATION BETWEEN THE DWELLINGS.
UM, SO IT IS THE STANDARD CONDITIONS WE'RE RECOMMENDING WITH ADDED CONDITION.
NUMBER EIGHT, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO WAIVE THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT READS A WAIVER TO THE REQUIRED SETBACK OF 100 FEET TO NEIGHBORING DWELLING SHALL BE GRANTED FOR THE EXISTING 81 FOOT SETBACK TO THE DWELLING NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE RECEIVED RECENTLY TODAY OR YESTERDAY A LETTER FROM THE NEIGHBOR, UH, INDICATING THEIR APPROVAL OR AUTHORIZATION FOR THIS, UH, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL DURING THEIR, UM, THEIR PUBLIC HEARING.
OTHER THAN THAT, THIS PROP, THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFIED.
I'M ACTUALLY NOT SURE IF THE APPLICANT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY, BUT I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NOPE.
AND THE APPLICANT ISN'T HERE? NOPE.
MR. HENDERSON, HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? MATTHEW SCOTT WRIGHT BOARD? THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME TODAY.
UM, NOT A VERY ELOQUENT SPEAKER, SO BEAR WITH ME.
UM, I DID PUT SOME STUFF DOWN, BUT IT JUST SEEMS TOO MUCH.
UM, YOU KNOW, I GREW UP, UH, MOVING AROUND WITH A LOT WITH MY FATHER.
HE WAS IN THE ARMY MAJOR, UM, LIVED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, HEAVY CITIES, RURAL AREAS, SUBURBS, EVERYTHING.
UM, RAISING A FAMILY, I FOUND MYSELF WANTING TO GET BACK TO THE RURAL WORLD, RIGHT? SO WE CAME BACK OUT TO, UH, FRONT ROYAL UP IN BLUE MOUNTAIN.
UM, I'M ACTUALLY A NEIGHBOR OF, UH, 52 HICKORY NUT.
YOU KNOW, REALLY DID SOME SOUL SEARCHING ON THIS.
YOU KNOW, PART OF THE REASON WE CAME OUT TO THE COUNTRY WAS THE SENSE OF PRIVACY, THE SENSE OF SECURITY, THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT COMES FROM PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE, STAY THERE.
YOU LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER, RIGHT? OF COURSE, WE WOULD EXTEND THAT TO ANYBODY THAT CAME IN, YOU KNOW, TO, TO RENT, BUT KIND OF TRY TO ESCAPE SOME OF THE CRAZINESS AND THE REVOLVING DOOR OF PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW AND THE STRANGERS AND THEN UNEASINESS, RIGHT? SO BY DOING THIS, WE OPEN OURSELVES UP FOR ALL OF THAT AGAIN, RIGHT? WE'RE GONNA HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN AND OUT THAT WE DON'T KNOW, UM, THAT HAVE NOT NECESSARILY BEEN VETTED.
UM, AND THAT'S RIGHT THERE, RIGHT? IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE, RIGHT? UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE RENTED OTHER PLACES, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIKE TO SPEED UP AND DOWN YOUR ROAD, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S YOUR NEIGHBOR,
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YOU GO DOWN, YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM, YOU KNOW, YOU SAY, HEY, MY KIDS ARE OUT.CAN YOU BE A LITTLE BIT MORE RESPONSIBLE WHEN IT'S SOMEBODY YOU ONLY SEE FOR THREE DAYS? THEY DO WHAT THEY WANT, THEY PACK UP, THEY LEAVE.
SO FROM MY OPINION OR MY PERSPECTIVE, I WOULD RATHER NOT SEE THIS HAPPEN.
YOU KNOW? UM, WE PACKED UP AND CAME OUT TO THE COUNTRY FOR THAT TO GET AWAY FROM THAT.
UM, AND NOW WE'RE JUST INVITING IT RIGHT BACK INTO OUR DOORSTEP.
SO WITH THAT, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
I HOPE YOU GUYS TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
COULD YOU, UH, IDENTIFY YOURSELF? OF COURSE.
AND THE ADDRESS AGAIN, I WROTE DOWN, WE DIDN'T CATCH THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE RIGHT.
SO MATTHEW WRIGHT, UH, 63 HICKORY NUT, LYNDON, VIRGINIA, 2, 2, 6, 4 2.
SO I LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM HIM, OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD.
UM, AND I'M GOOD FRIENDS WITH THE GENTLEMAN THAT YOU GUYS MEASURED TO HIS DECK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HEARING ME.
SO IS THERE NO ONE ELSE TO SPEAK SIGNED UP, IS THAT CORRECT? NO, MA'AM.
SO IN, IN THE AUDIENCE, WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SIR? I YOU UP THERE? YES, YOU DO.
OKAY, WELL WHAT, WHAT I WOULD SAY, I WOULD SECOND EVERYTHING YOU SAY.
IF YOU CAN COME OVER AND, AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR DISTRICT.
AND, UM, WE'VE BEEN UP, UM, ACROSS CRICKET LANE FROM THE PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR 35 YEARS.
I KNOW FOR 35 YEARS WE'VE BEEN THERE.
AND, UH, WE ALSO IDENTIFIED THE IDEA OF HAVING THE PROPERTY LIKE THAT.
AND WE, WE ACTUALLY BOUGHT, UM, A LOT, UM, ON EACH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
PLUS WE HAVE OURS AND SOME OTHER LAND SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING SOME PRIVACY.
AND I REALLY IDENTIFY WITH THE IDEA OF NOT HAVING PEOPLE JUST WANDERING AROUND.
RECENTLY, WE, WE LOST A DOG FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, SO I BOUGHT SOME CAMERA TRAPS TO HELP ME TRY TO LOCATE THE ANIMAL.
AND MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THERE ARE PEOPLE WANDERING AROUND ALL THE TIME.
THERE ARE UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE.
I DON'T LIKE TO PUT UP BIG NO TRESPASSING SIGNS EVERYWHERE, BUT THAT IS A CONCERN, YOU KNOW, I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, BE ABLE TO WALK IN THE WOODS, UM, LIKE MY DAUGHTERS DID.
BUT IF I HAVE SOMEBODY ACROSS THE, THE LANE THAT'S AN UNKNOWN PERSON, I TOTALLY IDENTIFY WITH WHAT HE'S SAYING.
AND, AND WHERE IS THE GUY OR A PERSON THAT IS GOING TO HAVE AN, AN AIRBNB THERE, SHOULD THAT PERSON BE HERE AT THIS MEETING? WELL, WHO IS IT? ARE YOU ASKING A QUESTION? YEAH, I MEAN, UH, THE, THE APPLICANT FOR THE, TO THE, WHO IS THE PERSON HERE? NO, HE WASN'T HERE, SIR.
WELL, I, I SEE YOU COVERED THE OTHER ASPECT OF IT ABOUT HAVING HEALTH REQUIREMENTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND I, I UNDERSTAND THAT I WAS A HEALTH INSPECTOR IN BALTIMORE COUNTY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND, UH, YEAH, THINGS LIKE HAVING POTABLE WATER AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS JUST, UM, HAVING PEOPLE UP THERE FOR A PARTY ON THE WEEKEND, YOU KNOW, WANDERING AROUND THE WOODS, ET CETERA.
I JUST LOOK AT THAT AS BEING SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE A JOLT TO THE WAY WE'VE BEEN LIVING FOR SOME TIME.
SO THEY'LL BE UP THERE TO ENJOY MY WOODS AROUND THEM, YOU KNOW, UH, AN ACRE AND A QUARTER OF TREES ON EACH SIDE AND, AND ON OUR SIDE IT'S, IT'S REALLY NICE, ALL THOSE TREES AND WHATNOT.
BUT I'M JUST UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA OF HAVING PEOPLE WANDERING AROUND.
SO THAT'S ALL I WANNA SAY ABOUT THAT.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT, DEBORAH? NO, THAT'S OKAY, SIR.
I, I SECOND SAID YEAH,
OKAY, YOU'RE THREE MINUTES TO REP, SIR.
IS ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WE'D LIKE TO SPEAK BEFORE WE MOVE ON? CAN I ASK ONE QUESTION? THIS IS IN, UH, THE BLUE MOUNTAIN SUBDIVISION.
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DO WE HAVE OTHER SHORT TERM TOURISTS, UM, IN THAT SUBDIVISION AS WELL? WE DO.UH, SOME THAT ARE APPROVED BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SOME THAT ARE ALSO NON-CONFORMING.
UH, SO YES, THE ANSWER IS YES.
ALRIGHT, SECOND CALL FOR THE AUDIENCE.
ANYBODY ELSE WANNA SPEAK? IF NOT, FINAL CALL PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL BE HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SOMETHING RELATIVELY CLEAR TO MR. WRIGHT AND TO THE OTHER GENTLEMAN.
I I I'M NOT GOOD WITH NAMES, BUT I I DO APOLOGIZE.
UM, IF THEY'RE NOT, IF, IF THIS IS APPROVED, YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON AT THAT PLACE.
AND IF THEY'RE PARTYING AND THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF, YOU CAN CONTACT THE OWNER, YOU CAN CONTACT THE POLICE, YOU COULD CONTACT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, YOU CAN CONTACT ANYBODY, AND YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT OUR ZONING PEOPLE BECAUSE THEIR PART OF THEIR JOB IS ALSO TO HELP POLICE THIS.
SO IF THEY'RE NOT DOING WHAT YOU DON'T LIKE OR WHAT YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE WITH, YOU SAID THAT YOU HAD PEOPLE WALKING AROUND, UH, THIS HASN'T EVEN BEEN APPROVED.
SO WE'RE NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE SAME PEOPLE.
NO, WE'RE WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE SAME PEOPLE.
BUT I'M JUST SAYING, SIR, IF, CAN YOU COME UP? I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE S IT'S A NEW SITUATION.
BUT IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE SATISFACTION THAT YOU FEEL THAT YOU DESERVE, YOU'VE GOT A PLANNING DEPARTMENT THAT CAN HELP YOU.
YOU'VE GOT A SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, YOU'VE GOT LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO HELP TOO, SIR.
IF YOU WANT, IF YOU WOULD, I MEAN, I, I FEEL ACTUALLY IF HE WANTS TO TALK, CAN HE COME BACK? WELL, ACTUALLY NO.
HE'S ONLY EXPECT ONCE THAT, I'M SORRY, SIR.
YOU, YOU HAD YOUR THREE MINUTES.
I DID SPEAK WITH THE BLUE MOUNTAIN GROUP AND THEY, THEY DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.
I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT BACK IN WRITING YET, I DON'T THINK, BUT WE'RE EXPECTING THAT BACK ANYTIME.
BUT I MADE A PHONE CALL DIRECTLY TO THEM AND WE GOT SOMETHING BACK FROM THEM.
SO, UM, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR ROBERT CHAVEZ AND KAYLA JAMES FOR A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL WITH THE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE STAFF.
IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY.
WELL THIS IS THE FIRST FOR ME.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE UM, CONDITIONAL USE ANOTHER MOTION.
YOU NEED TO ASK FOR ANOTHER MOTION.
OKAY, SO THE MOTION DIES AND WE JUST MOVE ON.
THERE CAN BE ANOTHER, ANOTHER MOTION.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
DO WE HAVE ANOTHER MOTION? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DENY THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT OF ROBERT CHAVEZ AND KAYLA JAMES.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT
[I. Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit 2023-06-03, Jay Newell for Private Use Camping (NonCommercial)]
ITEM IS THE UM, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2023 DASH OH SIX DASH OH THREE J NOEL FOR PRIVATE USE CAMPING NON-COMMERCIAL MR. LINZ.THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR PRIVATE USE CAMPING ON A LOT IN THE SHENANDOAH RIVER ESTATE SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA.
THE APPLICANT PURCHASED THE LOT IN MARCH OF 2016 AND THE VACANT LOT IS MOSTLY WOODED WITH THE FRONT HALF THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE REGULATORY FLOODWAY.
THE REAR HALF LOCATED IN THE HIGH RISK FLOOD ZONE AE.
THE APPLICANT CURRENTLY USES THE PROPERTY FOR STORAGE OF OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT AND THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WOULD ALSO ALLOW THE OWNER
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TO ERECT A SINGLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE UP TO 200 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE FOR STORAGE OF RECREATIONAL AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT UPON ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT.UM, THIS PROPERTY HAS NOT HAD ANY PREVIOUS CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS ISSUED FOR USES IN THE RESIDENTIAL ONE DISTRICT.
A DECENT NUMBER OF THE LOTS LONG AVALON DRIVE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WITH SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS.
HOWEVER, THESE DWELLINGS ARE NONCONFORMING TO THE REQUIRED 50 FOOT SETBACK FROM THE EDGE OF THE REGULATORY FLOODWAY.
AND SINCE THIS LOT IS LESS THAN ONE ACRE, THE 50 FOOT SETBACK FROM THE FLOODWAY AND THE 35 FOOT REAR SETBACK OFF OF THE REAR PROPERTY LINE LARGELY WILL RESTRICT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOT, UH, BARRING SEVERAL UNADVISABLE UH, VARIANCES.
UM, SO IT IS JUST NON-COMMERCIAL PRIVATE USE CAMPING.
I INCLUDED THE DEFINITION FROM THE ZONING ORDINANCE IN MY STAFF REPORT AND FOR THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS WE'RE RECOMMENDING CONDITION NUMBER ONE, THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL WARREN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
NUMBER TWO, MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAMPERS ARE TO BE STORED IN A NEAT AND ORDERLY FASHION DURING THE TIME OF USE AND ARE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SITE WHEN NOT IN USE.
NUMBER THREE, ANY DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURE OR FENCING SHALL REQUIRE BUILDING AND ZONING PERMIT.
AND NUMBER FOUR, THE APPLICANT SHALL POST THE PROPERTY WITH A LOT PARCEL NUMBER FOR FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICES AND HAVE AN EMERGENCY EGRESS PLAN FOR REMOVAL OF THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN PORTABLE COMMODE IF THERE IS ONE PRIOR TO A PREDICTED FLOOD EVENT.
UM, THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFIED AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
OH, MY NAME'S JAY NEWELL, 2 5 5 HARRIS DRIVE.
YOU APPROVED A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ONE OF MY LOTS ON THE RIVERFRONT.
AND I'M JUST DOING WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO AND APPLYING FOR THE NEXT ONE.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ARE THERE STAFF FROM THE BOARD? NO.
HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP? NO MA'AM.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? SECOND CALL.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST OF JAY NEWELL FOR PRIVATE USE, CAMPING WITH THE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF.
[J. Public Hearing - CUP2023-06-04 – Gregory Fritz- Conditional Use Permit for a Guesthouse - Matt Wendling]
U P 2023 DASH OH SIX DASH OH FOUR FOR GREGORY FRITZ.UM, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A GUEST HOUSE, MR. WINDLEY? YES.
UH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT A PRINCIPAL DWELLING PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRINCIPAL DWELLING AS THEIR MAIN LIVING QUARTERS.
THE GUEST HOUSE WOULD BE A SECONDARY DWELLING TO BE USED BY THE APPLICANT AND HIS FAMILY WHILE THEY SAVE AND WORK TOWARD PLANNING AND BUILDING THE PRIMARY DWELLING.
THE GUEST HOUSE WILL NOT BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, BUT ONLY FOR HIS FAMILY.
UM, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN GAIA LODGE, UH, OR GAIA ESTATES AT LAKE JOHN.
A SPOR SMALL PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN FLOOD ZONE, A UH, WITH A 1% ANNUAL CHANCE OF FLOODING.
THE REST IS IN A NON FLOOD ZONE.
THIS IS A, A LAKEFRONT PROPERTY.
UM,
NUMBER ONE, THE GUEST HOUSE SHALL NOT BE USED FOR FULL-TIME OCCUPANCY AFTER THE SECOND DWELLING IS CONSTRUCTED AND HAS BEEN ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
NUMBER TWO, THE ACCESSORY DWELLING SHALL NOT BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL RENTAL OR LEASING OF ROOMS FOR COMPENSATION OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING AS A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL.
NUMBER THREE, THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH WARREN COUNTY BUILDING INSPECTIONS, WARREN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS INCLUDING BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS OR SMOKE, FIRE AND FIRE DETECTOR SYSTEM AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS.
NUMBER FOUR, THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE A CONDITION PLACED ON THE DEEDED AT THE TIME OF TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY TO A NEW OWNER THAT THE RENTAL OR LEASING OF THE DWELLING FOR MONETARY COMPENSATION IS PROHIBITED AND THAT IT IS LIMITED TO PART-TIME OCCUPANCY UP TO SIX MONTHS.
AND NUMBER FIVE, THE PROPERTY OWNER SHALL MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS OF COUNTY CODE SECTION 180 16 FOR A FLOODWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT.
THE DAN BREAK INUNDATION ZONES FOR THE
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CONSTRUCTION OF THE PRINCIPAL AND DWELLING AND SECONDARY DWELLINGS.THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED.
JASON PROPERTY OWNERS ARE NOTIFIED MR. FRITZ IS HERE AND I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND SURE.
UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
WE'RE EXCITED TO, UH, BE IN WARREN COUNTY A LITTLE BIT SOONER AND UH, THIS, UH, THIS PERMIT WILL ALLOW THAT.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD HAS FOR THE APPLICANT OR OUR STAFF? SO I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.
SO THE SEPTIC SYSTEM THAT, THAT IS PROPOSED IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE LARGE ENOUGH TO SERVICE THE MAIN HOUSE? IT THAT'S CORRECT.
I THINK IT'S FOR A FIVE BEDROOM.
THAT'S WHAT I YOU CAN COME UP CLOSER.
SO SPEAKING THE MIC
I JUST NOTICED IT WHEN I WAS RAISED.
WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT THAT PROBLEM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? PRETTY GOOD SIZE SEPTIC.
IT IS, I WAS GONNA SAY IS IS AN ALTERNATIVE.
THEY, UH, I LIVE IN THAT DOOR.
UM, I THINK IT'S CONVENTIONAL MINES.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY, UH, ANNUAL INSPECTIONS FOR IT.
SO USUALLY YOUR ALTERNATIVE, SO YOU DID GET YEAH,
NOW ARE YOU GONNA BE THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR? I'M JUST CURIOUS, ARE YOU GONNA BE THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR IT? UH, MY FAMILY WILL BE.
'CAUSE WE BUILT A HOUSE IN COLORADO ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO AND I WENT THROUGH THAT.
IT WAS A LOT OF FUN BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FRUSTRATION TOO.
HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP? NO MA'AM.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK? SECOND CALL.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST OF GREGORY FRITZ FOR A GUEST HOUSE WITH THE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF.
[K. Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit 2023-06-05, Austin Schwoegl for a Short-Term Tourist Rental - Chase Lenz]
ITEM IS THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.2023 DASH OH SIX DASH OH FIVE FOR AUSTIN RIGEL.
UM, FOR A SHORT TERM TERRA RENTAL.
MR. LINZ, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL FOR THE PROPERTY PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2021.
RECENTLY STARTING A NEW JOB AND NEEDING TO MOVE CLOSER TO WORK.
THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR SHORT-TERM LODGING FOR VISITORS OF THE WARREN COUNTY AREA.
WHEN HE IS NOT USING THE PROPERTY HIMSELF, HE WILL MANAGE THE PROPERTY PERSONALLY WITH ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR TRASH DISPOSAL CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE.
UH, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE SHENANDOAH FARMS MOUNTAIN VIEW SECTION ZONED RESIDENTIAL ONE WHERE THERE ARE MANY SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTALS AND OPERATION.
UH, THE DWELLING ITSELF IS APPROVED FOR A MAXIMUM OF FOUR OCCUPANTS FOR THE TWO BEDROOM DWELLING, UH, BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN.
THE DWELLING ALSO MEETS THE MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENT FROM NEIGHBORING DWELLINGS.
CLOSEST DWELLING IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 215 FEET TO THE SOUTH AND IT IS JUST THE STANDARD RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS.
NOTHING EXTRA, NOTHING DIFFERENT.
UM, OTHER THAN THAT PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED.
JASON, PROPERTY OWNER, OWNER IS NOTIFIED AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE, IS THE ONE'S PROVIDER OUT THERE.
OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY ANYTHING? UH, YES.
1 6 1 4 HIGH TOP ROAD IN VIRGINIA.
I JUST THANK Y'ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY HOME.
I'VE LIVED IN IT THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF AND UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE TO MOVE CLOSER TO DC TO WORK, BUT STILL WANNA HOLD ON TO IT AND SHARE IT AND USE IT AS I CAN.
DOES ANYBODY ON THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR STAFF? NOPE.
MR. HENDERSON, HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP? NO MA'AM.
IS ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE? WE'D LIKE TO SPEAK.
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MADAM CHAIR? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AUSTIN SCHWAGEL.FOR SHORT TERM CHAIR RENTAL WITH THE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF.
THANK FOR HAVING A LOCAL PERSON.
NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS FOR ADJOURNMENT.
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? ADJOURN.