* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:07] ALLEGIANCE [I. Call to Order ] TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS [III. Election of Officers ] THIS EVENING IS ELECTION OF OFFICERS. THIS INCLUDES THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SECRETARY. UH, FIRST IT WILL BE FOR THE CHAIRMAN. DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS? ROBERT . AND I HEARD A SECOND FROM MR. GORDON. UH, ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ALL RIGHT. GIVEN THAT THERE IS NO, UH, OTHER NOMINATION, I BELIEVE THAT THAT AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFIES YOU AS THE NEW CHAIR. AND I WILL ASK THAT YOU TAKE OVER NOW. I COULD VOTE NO. YOU FINISH THE ELECTION. YEAH. UH, STARTERS, THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF YOUR TRUST AND SERVICE AND ALL THAT. WE'LL ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FOR THE VICE CHAIR. I NOMINATED WILL GORDON. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS BY THE SAME PROCLAMATION OF NO ONE ELSE BEING NOMINATED? CONGRATULATIONS. WILL, YOU'RE A VICE CHAIR AND NOW NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY. NO SECOND ON THAT ONE. AYE. YEAH. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS. WELL, WITH THAT WE CAN GET THE MEETING STARTED. COME ON UP. WE'LL DO THAT. AND HERE ALLISON, YOU CAN FILL IN APPROPRIATE NAMES THERE. 'CAUSE I TRIED TO DO IT. NO ONE COULD READ IT. CONGRATULATIONS SIR. COULD BE MISSING ONE IN JULY, BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER. OKAY. EVERYONE GET SITUATED YOUR HEAD. I'M KEEPING IT ON. NEXT ITEM [IV. Adoption of the Agenda ] TO TONIGHT IS THE ADOPTION OF OUR AGENDA. MR. SHERMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OUR AGENDA'S ADOPTED. NEXT IS THE ADOPTION [V. Adoption of the Regular Meeting Minutes ] OF OUR REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF DECEMBER 10TH, 2025. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED MINUTES ARE APPROVED. OUR NEXT ITEM, PUBLIC [VI. Public Presentations] PRESENTATIONS. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS ARE LIMITED ISSUES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED ON THE MEETING AGENDA. ITS INTENDED IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC GIVE OF INPUT ON RELEVANT PLANNING ISSUES NOT INTENDED AS A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD. SO IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING BEYOND OUR AGENDA YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, COME FORWARD, SIGN IN, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, FOLLOW THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT AND TELL US WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND. KATHLEEN MANCINI. HI THERE. UM, KATHLEEN MANCINI. I LIVE IN THE SHENANDOAH DISTRICT. UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT, THAT, THAT WARREN COUNTY ADOPT IN ORDINANCE THAT SAYS NO BUILDING PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED UNLESS THERE IS PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS WATER AND ROADS. IT SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT SAYS THAT IT SHOULD BE COMMON SENSE AND GOOD GOVERNANCE, BUT APPARENTLY IT IS NEEDED. THEY ARE PUTTING IN 63 NEW HOUSES AT THE END OF HIGH TOP ROAD. [00:05:01] ARE ANY OF YOU FAMILIAR WITH HIGH TOP ROAD? IT IS A VERY NARROW GRAVEL ROAD. THEY PAVED THE PART TOP PART JUST A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, BUT MOST OF IT IS A GRAVEL ROAD. THERE ARE PLACES WHERE IT'S TOO NARROW FOR TWO CARS TO PASS. YOU HAVE TO STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, WAIT FOR THE CAR TO COME DOWN AND THEN GO UP WITH 63 HOUSES. THAT WILL MEAN AT LEAST TWO CARS PER HOUSE. THAT'S 126 CARS. ONE TRIP IN AND OUT WOULD BE 252 TRIPS, CAR TRIPS PER DAY ADDITIONAL ON THAT ROAD. AND IT PROBABLY WILL BE WAY MORE THAN THAT. THERE IS NO WAY THAT YOU CAN HAVE 250 MORE CARS ON THAT ROAD. THERE IS JUST NO WAY. AND EVERYBODY THAT LOOKS AT IT SAYS IT IS NOT FEASIBLE AND YET IT IS BEING DONE ANYWAY. IT'S GOT TO BE STOPPED. THAT'S NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE WELL WATER ISSUES. IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING LAST WEEK, I HAD TWO OF MY NEIGHBORS THAT WERE UM, TALKING ABOUT ONE THEIR WELL RAN, RAN DRY WHEN THEY BUILT A HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET. ANOTHER ONE BARELY HAS WATER AND THEY'RE PUTTING IN TWO NEW HOUSES RIGHT NEAR HIM AND HI, HE'S PROBABLY GONNA HAVE NO WA WATER LEFT. AND YOU'RE GONNA PUT 63 MORE HOUSES ON THAT VERY SHALLOW AQUIFER. THERE NEEDS TO BE PLANNING BEFORE YOU CAN ISSUE BUILDING PERMITS FOR 63 HOUSES ON A ROAD THAT CAN'T HANDLE IT. THAT ON THAT ROAD THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF BLIND HILLS. YOU CANNOT SEE A CAR UNTIL YOU'RE RIGHT THERE AND 250 MORE CARS ON THAT ROAD. THERE WILL BE ACCIDENTS WITH FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES. IT JUST IS NOT FEASIBLE. I HAVE PICTURES ON MY PHONE OF HIGH TOP ROAD IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN SEEING THEM AFTER THE MEETING AND YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF THAT IT JUST CANNOT BE DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. [VII.A. Z2025-09-01 - Zoning Text Amendments for Backyard Beekeeping - An ordinance to amend Chapter 180 of the Warren County Code (zoning ordinance) to amend the district regulations for the Residential-One (R-1) zoning district to add "backyard beekeeping" as an accessory use permitted by right and to add supplementary regulations for "backyard beekeeping". - Kelly Wahl , Planner ] WE HAVE SIX PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT. FIRST ONE Z 20 25 0 9 0 1 ZONING. TEXT AMENDMENTS FOR BACKYARD BEEKEEPING. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 180 OF WARREN COUNTY CODE TO AMEND DISTRICT REGULATIONS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL ONE ZONING DISTRICT. ADD BACKYARD BEEKEEPING AS AN ACCESSORY USE PERMIT PERMITTED BY RIGHT AND TO ADD SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS FOR BACKYARD BEEKEEPING AS ALL. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. ATTACHED YOU'LL FIND A DRAFT ORDINANCE TO AN ACT, UH, SUBSECTION 180 DASH 22 C SEVEN TO MAKE BACKYARD BEEKEEPING PERMISSIBLE BY RIGHT AS AN ACCESSORY USE IN THE RESIDENTIAL ONE ZONING DISTRICT AND TO ENACT SECTION 180 DASH 35.3 TO ADD SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS FOR BACKYARD BEEKEEPING. THESE TEXT AMENDMENTS WERE REQUESTED BY A WARREN COUNTY RESIDENT WHO WISHES TO PURSUE THIS LAND USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRINCIPAL DWELLING FOR HIS PROPERTY ZONED RESIDENTIAL. ONE. THE PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF INTENT, A REQUIREMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF HONEYBEES AND BEEHIVE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 3.2. CHAPTER 44 OF THE VIRGINIA STATE CODE. A ZONING PERMIT REQUIREMENT TO BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND CERTAIN PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS. THE PROPOSED PERMIT REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE A LIMIT OF NO MORE THAN TWO BEEHIVES PER ONE QUARTER ACRE WITH A MAXIMUM OF SIX BEEHIVES PER ONE ACRE LOT OR NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF BEEHIVES. IF ALL BEEHIVES ARE PLACED AT LEAST 200 FEET FROM ALL PROPERTY LINES, BEEHIVES SHALL BE LOCATED IN THE SIDE OR REAR YARDS ONLY AND SHALL BE LOCATED A MINIMUM OF 10 FEET FROM ALL PROPERTY LINES. A RESTRICTION ON THE ONSITE SALE OF GOODS OR SERVICES RELATING TO THE HONEYBEES. A FLYAWAY BARRIER REQUIREMENT FOR BEEHIVES THAT ARE LESS THAN 40 FEET FROM A PROPERTY LINE THAT IS NO LESS THAN SIX FEET IN HEIGHT AND IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE BEEHIVE AND THE PROPERTY LINE, OR ELEVATE THE HIVE ENTRANCE NO LESS THAN SIX FEET ABOVE THE PROPERTY LINE AND SHOULD BE OF SUFFICIENT DENSITY LENGTH AND HEIGHT. THE PROPOSED LIMITATIONS ON NUMBER OF BEEHIVES AND SETBACK BARRIER REQUIREMENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR THE KEEPING OF HONEYBEES RECOMMENDED BY THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE UNDER TWO VA C FIVE DASH 309 DASH THREE. A COPY OF THIS CODE HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA PACKET UNDER THIS ITEM. THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED. DO NOT NOTE IF THE APPLICANT IS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. YES. YES. OKAY. SIR, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO STAFF [00:10:01] COMMENTS WITH THAT WE'LL HOLD OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE SIGNED UP ALLISON? NOPE. ANYONE CARE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST? SEE NO ONE COME FORWARD. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN BACK AND FORTH ON IT. SOME AND QUITE A BIT. YEAH. ? YEAH. YOU READY? YES SIR. FIGHTING THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE FOR AMENDMENT AMENDMENTS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR PUBLIC NECESSITY, CONVENIENCE AND GENERAL WELFARE AND GOOD FOR ZONING PRACTICE. I BELIEVE THAT THE PLANNING CLINICIAN FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. HAVING TO BE GONE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THEY SHOULD TAKE IT UP IN ABOUT A MONTH. THANK YOU. NEXT PUBLIC HEARING, [VII.B. CUP2025-12-02 - Short-Term Tourist Rental - 3151 Freezeland Road - A request for a conditional use permit for a short-term tourist rental. The property is located at 3151 Freezeland Road and is identified on tax map 23E, double circle 1, as lot 10B. The property is zoned Residential-One (R-1) and is located in the Shenandoah Magisterial District. - Chase Lenz, Zoning Administrator] CUP 20 25 12 0 2. SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL 3 1 5 1 FREEZELAND ROAD. THE REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 3 1 5 1 FREEZELAND ROAD IDENTIFIED IN TAX MAP 23. E DOUBLE CIRCLE ONE AS LOT 10 B PROPERTY IS OWNED. R ONE RESIDENTIAL LOCATED IN THE SHENANDOAH MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT. MR. LIN. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THE APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT-TERM TAURUS RENTAL FOR THE PROPERTY THEY PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2021. THE OWNERS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE PROPERTY AVAILABLE SHORT-TERM LODGING FOR VISITORS AND TAURUS OF THE WARREN COUNTY AREA. WHEN NOT USING THE PROPERTY AS AN ESCAPE FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF WASHINGTON DC THE APPLICANTS WILL SERVE AS THE PRIMARY PROPERTY MANAGER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM A LOCAL PROPERTY MANAGER AND LOCAL CLEANER AND HANDYMAN. UM, PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE KENNY WOODS SUBDIVISION. THERE'S NOT AN HOA OR POA. IT'S ON A STATE MAINTAINED ROAD AND THERE IS A HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERMIT ON FILE FOR THIS PROPERTY APPROVING A MAXIMUM OF SIX OCCUPANTS FOR THE THREE BEDROOM DWELLING. UM, THEY, THE APPLICANTS HAVE SUBMITTED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN. IT'S BEEN REVIEWED BY PLANNING STAFF AND THE LOCAL POINT OF CONTACT LIVES WITHIN THE REQUIRED 30 MILES DISTANCE FROM THE PROPERTY. UM, AND THE DWELLING ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY DOES MEET THE MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENT FROM ALL NEIGHBORING RESIDENCES WITH THE CLOSEST TO DWELLING LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 110 FEET TO THE WEST. UH, PLANNING STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS IF YOU CHOOSE TO APPROVE THIS OF THIS OR RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. 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 SUBSECTION 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 RESULT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. AND NUMBER FOUR, THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE SEPTIC SYSTEM SERVICED EVERY FIVE YEARS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND A COPY OF THE SERVICE INVOICE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED. ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFIED AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE THIS EVENING. MAYBE, MAYBE NOT. WELL, I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WITH THAT WE'LL JUST MOVE FORWARD. DOESN'T HAPPEN. I'LL DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. ANYONE CAN SIGN UP. ANYONE CAN CARE TO SPEAK. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. I NEED THAT. UH, PLANNING COMMISSION FORWARD THE APPLICATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR 20 20 25 DASH 12 DASH. THANK YOU, SIR. A SECOND. GO SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT AND THEY'LL BE FORWARDED ON AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH. THIRD PUBLIC HEARING. [VII.C. CUP2025-12-03 - Building Service Establishment - 0 Strasburg Road (TM #10L--2-----2) - A request for a conditional use permit for a building service establishment. The property is located at (0) Strasburg Road and is identified on tax map 10L, section 2, as lot 2. The property is zoned Agricultural (A) and is located in the North River Magisterial District. - Chase Lenz, Zoning Administrator ] CUP 20 25 12 0 3. BUILDING SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT ON STRASSBURG ROAD. REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A BUILDING SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN STRASSBURG ROAD, IDENTIFIED IN TAX MAP 1 0 1, SECTION TWO AS LOT TWO. PROPERTY IS OWNED, AGRICULTURAL IS LOCATED IN NORTH RIVER MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT. MR. LIN. MR. LIN, AGAIN, THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A BUILDING SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE PROPERTY PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2024. THE APPLICANT, THE PRESIDENT OF A RESIDENTIAL TELECOMMUNICATION INSTALLATION COMPANY, MULTI-TECH LLC WOULD LIKE TO USE THE PROPERTY AS A MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE AND STAGING AREA FOR WHEN HIS BUSINESS HAS WORK IN THE AREA. THE BUSINESS HAS A PRINCIPLE BASE OF OPERATIONS IN MANASSAS, [00:15:01] BUT THE APPLICANT INTENDED THEY FREQUENTLY HAVE WORK IN, INDICATED. THEY FREQUENTLY HAVE WORK IN THE STRASBURG AREA AND WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN THE WARREN COUNTY AREA IN THE FUTURE IF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS APPROVED. THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO INSTALL A SOLID FENCE ALONG THE REAR OF THE STORAGE AREA TO CONNECT THE EXISTING FENCE ALONG THE PROPERTY LINES. AND HE HAS AGREED TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING TREE LINE ALONG STRASSBURG ROAD AS A BUFFER AND SCREENING FROM THE ROADWAY. AS A REMINDER, SINCE THIS IS RELATIVELY NEW, I'M SURE ALL OF YOU REMEMBER THIS TEXT AMENDMENT. UH, BUT A BUILDING SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT IS DEFINED AS A FACILITY PROVIDING SERVICES FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, OR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES SUCH AS EXTERMINATOR, PLUMBER, DECORATOR, ELECTRICIAN, OR HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING OR OTHER APPLIANCE SERVICE AND RELATED EQUIPMENT STORAGE, STAGING AND REPAIRS. THIS YOU SHALL COMPLY WITH THE SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION 180 DASH 36 1 OF THIS CHAPTER. I'VE INCLUDED THE, UH, SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS, UM, IN, IN MY STAFF REPORT. UM, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS IF YOU CHOOSE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THIS APPLICATION. NUMBER ONE, THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WARREN COUNTY BUILDING INSPECTIONS, WARREN COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES, WARREN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE AGENCY REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. NUMBER TWO, USE OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO STORAGE ONLY UNLESS THE STRUCTURE IS APPROVED FOR A CHANGE OF USE IN OCCUPANCY THROUGH WARREN COUNTY BUILDING INSPECTIONS. NUMBER THREE, IF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY IS TO BE USED FOR THE BUILDING SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT, THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ON SITE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY AS DETERMINED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ISSUED FOR THE BUILDING OR THE OPERATION PERMIT ISSUED FOR THE ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM, WHICHEVER IS LESSER NUMBER FOUR, ONSITE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RETAIL SALE SALES SHALL BE PROHIBITED. NUMBER FIVE, THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT AN ILLUSTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN INCLUDING SCHEMATIC DETAILS ON INGRESS, EGRESS BUILDING LOCATIONS, OFF STREET PARKING, STORAGE, STAGING AREAS WITH SETBACK DISTANCES TO THE PROPERTY LINES LABELED SCREENING, LANDSCAPING, OUTDOOR LIGHTING AND SIGNAGE PLANNING. STAFF SHALL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE ILLUSTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF ZONING. NUMBER SIX, AREAS USED FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE OR STAGING OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE FULLY SCREENED FROM VIEW AND SHALL HAVE A, UH, SHALL BE A SETBACK OF A MINIMUM OF 25 FEET FROM ALL ADJACENT PROPERTY LINES. NUMBER SEVEN, THE APPLICANT SHALL INSTALL A SOLID FENCE ALONG THE REAR OF THE STORAGE AREA PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF ZONING. NUMBER EIGHT, THE APPLICANT SHALL MAINTAIN THE EXISTING TREE LINE ALONG STRASSBURG ROAD AS A BUFFER IN SCREENING FROM THE ROADWAY. AND NUMBER NINE, THE HOURS OF OPERATION SHALL BE BETWEEN 7:00 AM AND 6:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. UH, ALSO INCLUDED, UH, UP THERE WITH YOUR AGENDAS AS IS A LETTER WITH CORRESPONDENCE. UH, VDOT, UH, WE HAD SOME BACK AND FORTH ON THAT. UH, AND BASICALLY THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY, WHICH WAS PUT IN BY A PREVIOUS OWNER, WAS NEVER PERMITTED BY VDOT. UH, SO THE APPLICANT WILL WORK WITH VDOT TO GET THE APPROPRIATE ENTRANCE PERMIT, UH, IF, IF THIS MOVES FORWARD. OTHER THAN THAT, THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED. ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER IS NOTIFIED AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE THIS EVENING IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. UH, LET'S SEE. MR. RIVERA, YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU CARE TO ADD TO THE STAFF? TO THE STAFF COMMENTS? OKAY WITH THAT, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. ONE SIGN UP? YES, FRANK WELSH UH, I HAVE ADDITIONAL COPIES IF IT DIDN'T, UH, SIR, I MAY INTERRUPT YOU. FIRST YOU NEED TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. THAT'S . YEAH, MY NAME IS FRANK WELSH. I LIVE AT 73 CEDAR CROSSING LANE IN, UH, LOT NUMBER THREE. AND, UH, MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN PRESIDENTS OF WARREN COUNTY SINCE 2023. ALRIGHT SIR, THANK YOU. AND, UH, WITH THAT, I DON'T, I EMAILED, UM, THE PA MY PACKET IN EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT THERE'S, IF YOU NEED ANY MORE OF THE COPIES OF THAT, UM, I QUICKLY, I JUST HAVE, UH, FOUR POINTS TO, UH, QUICKLY GO OVER. UH, NUMBER ONE IS OBSERVED. WE OBSERVED RECENT POLICE ACTIVITY ON THE PROPERTY OCTOBER 1ST, 2025. THIS IS NOT WHAT WE EXPECTED IN THIS RURAL AND SCENIC COMMUNITY. WE EXPECTED THIS TO BE A QUIET AND PEACEFUL LOCATION THAT WE WANTED TO ENJOY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. A PLACE OF RELAXATION TO VIEW THE SHENANDOAH COUNTRYSIDE. AND THIS DOES NOT ADHERE TO THE SUMMARY OF REQUEST ITEMS 1, 2, 3, AND SIX E NUMBER TWO HAVE OBSERVED NUMEROUS PEOPLES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON LOT TWO [00:20:01] PAST 9:00 PM AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS ACTIVITY HAS TAKEN PLACE AT, AT THE TIME OF NIGHT AND CONDUCTED USING HANDHELD FLASHLIGHTS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SEEN GOING IN AND OUT OF THE BARN AND ON SITE TRAVEL TRAILER AGAIN, ACTUALLY. AND AGAIN, THIS ACTIVITY CAN, CAN BE SEEN FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS FROM BOTH OUR HOME AND, AND THE ACTIVITY HAS NOT BEEN CONDUCIVE TO THE RAW COUNTRYSIDE. AGAIN, THIS, UM, GOES BACK TO REQUEST ITEMS FOUR AND SIX D AND THE JUSTIFICATION LETTER SUBMITTED. UH, THREE OBSERVED PEOPLE WORKING ON BOTH PICKUP TRUCKS AND WORK VEHICLES. ALSO CHANGES TO THE BARN, INCLUDING SOLAR PANELS, LIGHTING, AND THE ADDITIONAL AND THE ADDITION OF PREFAB KITCHEN CABINETS HAVE BEEN SEEN GOING INTO THE BARN. AGAIN, THIS DOES NOT ADHERE TO THE JUSTIFICATION LETTER SUBMITTED. UM, POINT NUMBER TWO, PERCEIVED HAS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY IMPACT STATEMENT BEEN AVAILABLE? AND I BELIEVE CHASE IT HAS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE 'CAUSE WE ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH THE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION OF OUR WELL FROM BOTH THE STORAGE AND THE DETERIORATING VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN MOVED SINCE THE PLACEMENT, SINCE THEIR PLACEMENT ON LOT TWO. AND FROM THE WASTE GENERATED FROM THE USE OF THE TRAVEL TRAVEL TRAILERS. AGAIN, THIS WILL NEGATIVELY AFFECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND IT DOES NOT, DOES NOT ADHERE TO REQUEST ITEMS FOUR AND FIVE. THANK YOU, SIR. YOUR, YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP. ARCHIE FOX, I JUST HEARD SUPPORT. OKAY. OKAY. UH, ELIZABETH FOX. GOOD EVENING. I'M ELIZABETH FOX AND I LIVE WITH MY HUSBAND ARCHIE WADE FOX AT 97 CEDAR CROSSING LANE. WE'RE ALL PART OF THE COMMUNITY OF CEDAR RIDGE ESTATES THAT WE BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY IN 2005 AND IT WAS, WE PAID A PRETTY PENNY FOR IT AND WE SUBDIVIDED INTO, UH, SIX LOTS AND WE DID HOPE TO HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL, SERENE PLACE. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION BYLAWS THAT WERE MADE. WE ESTABLISHED A SUBDIVISION IN 2006, UH, WHICH HE IS BREAKING IN SEVERAL OF THOSE. BUT BACK TO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TONIGHT, WE JUST ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP. THERE'S A LOT OF SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY DOWN THERE, NOT JUST ALL OF THE JUNK YARD. THERE'S NO TAGS ON THESE, ANY OF THESE EQUIPMENT. THERE'S TRAVEL TRAILERS DOWN THERE, THEY'RE LIVING IN THE BARN. I THINK THESE PEOPLE COULD POSSIBLY BE ILLEGAL. THEY COME UP TO OUR HOUSE AND THEY BRING ESCORTS WOMEN. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET DOWN THERE 'CAUSE THAT DRIVEWAY'S KIND OF HIDDEN OFF. IT'S HARD TO FIND. AND THEY COME TO OUR, AND THEY'RE DRIVING AROUND OURS WITH THESE BLONDE TEENAGE GIRLS IN THE CAR. SO THERE'S, I'M AFRAID TO LET, WE HAVE 12 ACRES. I'M AFRAID TO LET MY GRANDCHILDREN RIDE THEIR, OUR GOLF CART AND THEIR FOUR WHEELERS DOWN THERE OUTTA SIGHT. 'CAUSE I'M AFRAID THESE MEN ARE GONNA RUN OUT AND GRAB THEM. AND WE'RE WE'RE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS. WE WERE BOTH BORN AND RAISED IN WARREN COUNTY AND IT'S NOT FAIR THAT WE HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR. OUR NEIGHBOR, CHRISTINE MCCORMICK, JUST SOLD HER PROPERTY AT ONE 10 SHADY LANE. SHE'S PART OF THE SUBDIVISION DUE BECAUSE SHE CONSTANTLY HEARD THEM UP ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT DIGGING. THEY DON'T HAVE A SEPTIC SYSTEM. THEY HAVE NO ELECTRICITY, THEY DON'T HAVE A PERMIT TO LIVE THERE. THEY LIVE, THEY'RE LIVING IN A BARN AND MAR AND TRAILERS MOBILE HOMES, THEY'RE COMING IN THERE AT NIGHT. IT'S VERY FRIGHTENING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND IT'S SUCH AN EYESORE. WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL LAND AND WE JUST WANT PEACE IN OUR, WE'RE TAXPAYERS, WE'RE GOOD LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AND WE'VE BEEN A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. IT'D BE SO SAD FOR YOU ALL TO ALLOW HIM TO HAVE THIS STORAGE FACILITY DOWN THERE. AND THE ROAD THAT THEY PUT IN IS ILLEGAL. IT'S NOT EVEN ABIDING WITH FDOT. ANYWAY, I JUST, I'M ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TONIGHT AND THANK YOU. I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY FEELINGS AND I'M PROBABLY FORGETTING STUFF. BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? CORINNE, YOU HAVE TO COME UP [00:25:03] PERMIT HERE FOR THE NEXT ONE. OKAY. NEXT ARE YOU'RE HERE FOR THE NEXT ONE. OKAY, THAT'S FINE THEN YOU YEAH. . THAT'S FINE. MR. RIVERA, YOU DIDN'T WANNA SPEAK? CORRECT. OKAY. ANOTHER ONE. OH, I, I KNOW WE GOT ONE MORE. UH, ALVIN DELLINGER. SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY JUST TO CHAT FOR A MINUTE. 'CAUSE MY, UH, MY NAME'S ALVIN DELLINGER JR. I LIVE AT 40 95 S STRASSBURG ROAD. UH, MY DAD, WHO RECEIVED THE LETTER IS 96 YEARS OLD. UM, A LITTLE DIFFICULT DRIVING OUT HERE AT NIGHT, SO HE WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT. BUT, UM, HE AND I CHATTED ON THE PHONE LAST NIGHT BRIEFLY ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OF IT. MY DAD OWNS THE FARM ACROSS 55, UH, THERE AT 39 31 STRASSBURG ROAD. AND, UM, SO JUST THE CONDITIONS OF, UH, UH, THE, THE AREA AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT AND THE LETTERS THAT I, UH, ACTUALLY HAD OPPORTUNITY TO READ THROUGH CONCERNS ME ON THE BASIS OF, UM, THE, UH, UH, PLANNING FOR THIS PARTICULAR PURCHASE. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THESE CHANGES ARE COMING ABOUT, UM, DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE WAS, UM, UH, CLEAR INDICATION FOR, UH, THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY, BUT YET THE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION AND THE OUTLINE THAT SEEMS TO BE DESCRIBED, TELL THEM WHEN THEY FIRST PURCHASED, HERE'S THE RULES, YOU'LL ABIDE BY RULES. AND THEY'RE NOT DOING THAT. AND SO MY DAD AND I BOTH SAID, BASICALLY IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE, UH, THEY, THEY'VE TAKEN A NEGATIVE APPROACH, YOU KNOW, JUST BY GOING IN AND DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. UM, I DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT'S A GOOD INDICATION THAT WE WANNA HAVE THAT AS A NEIGHBOR, UH, IN ANY OF OUR, UH, ASSOCIATED NEIGHBORS AROUND THAT AREA. SO I DON'T APPROVE IT. MY DAD DOES NOT APPROVE IT. HE WAS RECOMMENDING THAT WE DENY OR THAT YOU ALL DENY THE, THE RE UH, THE REQUEST FOR THE CUP. SO, AND THAT'S ALL FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. THAT'S THE END OF THE LIST. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK THAT DIDN'T SIGN UP? YES, I GET THAT REACTION. I WASN'T AWARE THAT. RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS PATTY CALLAHAN. I LIVE AT 98 CEDAR CROSSING LANE STRASSBURG, VIRGINIA. UM, WE WERE ONE OF THE DEVELOPING PARTNERS THAT BOUGHT THIS ORIGINAL FARM AND WHEN WE DEVELOPED IT, WE DEVELOPED IT AS A RESIDENTIAL, UM, SUBDIVISION. SO WE DO HAVE OUR RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION, IT'S CALLED CEDAR RIDGE ESTATES. IT'S ALSO HAS A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION THAT HAS BYLAWS THAT HAVE BEEN VIOLATED. AND WE FEEL THAT, I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT IT WAS ESTABLISHED FOR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. SO ALSO I DID NOTICE THAT BDOT SAID THEY COULDN'T COME IN OFF OF 55, BUT THEY COULD COME OFF OF CEDAR RIDGES OR CEDAR CROSSING LANE, WHICH IS OUR DRIVEWAY. AND, UM, THAT EASEMENT TO THE TWO LOTS THAT HE WOULD CROSS HAS BEEN REMOVED. IT WAS REMOVED IN APRIL OF, I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS OF 2006 AND RECORDED. SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. I DON'T KNOW HOW HE'S GONNA GET A DRIVEWAY IN, BUT I DO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE CARE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST? I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS SEEMS LIKE YOU NEED TO RE-IDENTIFY YOURSELF. OH, KATHLEEN MANCINI SHENANDOAH DISTRICT. UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THIS SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT I WAS SAYING. THAT WARREN COUNTY NEEDS TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE THAT SAYS IF YOU DON'T HAVE PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE ROADS AND, UM, WATER AND THINGS LIKE THAT ALREADY IN PLACE, THEN YOU SHOULD NOT ISSUE BUILDING PERMITS OR, UM, IN THIS CASE, UM, UM, DO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. UM, IF, IF THERE'S NOT A PROPER ROAD IN PLACE, I DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN ISSUE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT OR A BUILDING PERMIT. I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE [00:30:01] FIRST IN ORDER TO APPROVE THOSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE COME FORWARD? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AS WE TYPICALLY DO. WE GIVE THE APPLICANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMENTS YOU'VE HEARD. DO YOU CARE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? SIR? IF YOU DO COME UP HERE AND JUST TO REMIND YOU, YOU ARE SPEAKING TO US, YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING TO THE CROWD. SURE. UH, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ELSON RIVERA. I AM THE ONE WHO PURCHASED THE LOT IN THAT PLACE. UH, I HEARD THE SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES AND WE JUST BEEN THERE, UH, VERY PEACEFULLY AND I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN, BUT I AM HOPING YOU CONSIDER HELPING ME AND GET THIS, UH, A TEMPORARY FACILITY FOR ME TO KEEP, UH, SOME STORAGE AREA. AND I AM JUST DIGGING YOU FOR YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. WITH THAT, FOR STARTERS, YOUR COVENANTS, THE COUNTY CANNOT ENFORCE. YOU NEED TO ENFORCE YOUR COVENANTS. WE CANNOT AND DON'T GET INVOLVED IN THOSE SECOND ONE. HAVE ANY OF Y'ALL ACTUALLY SAT DOWN AND TALKED WITH EACH OTHER? HAVE YOU EXPLAINED YOUR I DID, I SPOKE TO HIM. SAID PROPERTY. DO I NEED, IF YOU WANNA ELABORATE, WE, I WHY DON'T YOU AGREE WITH MY HUSBAND? I SPOKE TO HIM ON THE PHONE ONCE AND I TOLD HIM HE IN WAY AND THAT HE NEEDS TO MAKE IT A PRIVATE AND HE LAUGHED AT ME AND SAID, OH YEAH, WE'LL MAKE IT A PRIVATE, WE'LL MAKE IT A PRIVATE. OKAY. AND WE HAVE THAT AS A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION AND SENT HIM A LETTER IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, UH, TELLING HIM HE WAS IN VIOLATION AND WE STATED THE CODES AND SENT A COPY OF THOSE RESIDENTIAL CODES AND IT IN, IT'S IN YOUR MM-HMM. UM, PACKET AS WELL. OKAY. AND YOUR RESPONSE TO IT, SIR, WAS HOW DID YOU ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS? WELL, UH, WE KIND OF, THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA BOTHER YOU IN THE AREA. WE'RE GONNA KEEP DOING THAT. WHAT KIND, , IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME THINGS MIGHT BE FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS HERE ON YOUR END. ALSO TOO, IF THERE IS LIKE NOISE DISTURBANCE OF THE PIECE AND ALL THAT CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE THERE FOR. AND AT THE SAME TIME, IF THERE, IF THERE ARE ANYONE ILLEGAL THERE, WHICH I'M NOT GOING TO GO DOWN THAT POLITICAL RABBIT HOLE, BUT IF THERE IS, THEY CAN ENFORCE IT. AND, AND I'VE BEEN OUT BY THE PROPERTY, IT'S NOT WELL MAINTAINED. IT, UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY VEHICLES HAVE SITTING OUT. THERE'S BEEN SITTING THERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AND FROM WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING HERE, THE SEATING IS, THEY'RE NOT LIGHT TAGGED. SO WE ARE RESTRICTED TO A CERTAIN NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITHOUT TAGS THAT WE CAN HAVE MM-HMM . ON OUR PROPERTY. THE, UH, PROPERTY'S NOT VERY WELL MAINTAINED. AND, AND THE REAL ISSUE HERE IS THAT NONE OF WHAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE HAS BEEN COMPLIED TO MM-HMM . PLUS WE'RE GONNA PUT MORE REGULATIONS IN PLACE IF WE APPROVE IT AND THAT AREN'T GONNA GET APPLIED TO, THAT AREN'T GONNA BE ENFORCED OR, OR THAT AREN'T GOING TO BE COMPLIED TO MM-HMM . SO I DON'T KNOW. YEAH. AND WE TRY TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND ALL THAT, BUT THE SAME. BUT I'M ALL ABOUT, I'M ALL ABOUT SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS. YOU AND I ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. THERE'S YEAH, IT'S A TWO WAY STREET AND IT SOUNDS LIKE RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST GOING ONE WAY AND, AND YEAH. AND NOT A GOOD DIRECTION AT ALL. I'M, UH, I'M NOT INCLINED TO, UH, I'M INCLINED TO MAKE A MOTION SECOND. OKAY. LET'S SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING TO ADD. HOW MANY HOMES ARE IN THAT SUBDIVISION? YEAH, I THINK, I THINK THERE WERE SIX LOTS. YEAH. I DO BELIEVE, BELIEVE [00:35:01] FIXED PARCEL, SO THEY KEPT RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE SEVEN, WHICH REQUIRES AN H OA BY VIRGINIA LAW SINCE EIGHT, NINE. A COUPLE THINGS HERE, YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH, WELL MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, UH, BUT IT'S IN THE STATE LAW THAT THE BYLAWS MUST BE PRESENTED WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF A SIGNED CONTRACT SO THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO RE RESEND THE CONTRACT. UM, AS I UNDERSTAND THAT WAS DONE AT CLOSING SO THAT YOUR BYLAWS MEAN NOTHING. UH, I COULDN'T FIND YOU REGISTERED IN THE STATE AS AN HOA OR EVEN A POA, UH, AND I'M, I'M IN THE BUSINESS, UH, I'VE MANAGED MY, MY COMPANY HAS MANAGED CONDOS AND THINGS LIKE THAT INSIDE THE BELTWAY. THE, UH, THE OTHER THING YOUR ZONE AGRICULTURAL AND YOU KNOW, DESPITE THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE HEARD UP HERE ALREADY, AGRICULTURE, THIS IS ALLOWED USE IN AGRICULTURAL NOW IS THE PROPER PLACE TO PUT IT. PROBABLY NOT. UH, AND THE QUESTION IS, IS THIS TRUE LANDLOCKED? 'CAUSE I SEE THAT ROAD, THERE'S A ROAD THAT GOES IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. YES. UH, THERE'S DIRECT ACCESS FROM S STRASSBURG ROADS. THAT'S WHERE THE PROPERTY WOULD'VE TO BE ENTERED FROM. SORRY, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT BECAUSE I HEARD THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN LANDLOCKED. OKAY. I, I USE THAT. THAT'S ILLEGAL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, YOU HAVE AN HOA, BUT IT'S NOT A FORMAL HOA UH, SO YES, YOU CAN'T REALLY FORCE IT, BUT THE THE OTHER THING, YOU KNOW, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S PROPER, UH, WOULD BE A GOOD USE IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA. YEAH. YEAH. I, I AGREE WITH THAT. I, I THINK THE THRESHOLD FOR A BUILDING SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT IN THE AGRICULTURAL SHOULD BE VERY HIGH. UM, I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS MY STANCE. I I DON'T GENERALLY THINK THIS BELONGS IN THE AGRICULTURAL. UM, AND THIS LOT IN PARTICULAR, UM, IT, IT DOES NOT FIT. UH, IT DOES, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE HAVE APPROVED OR WE'VE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF ONE OF THESE BEFORE. UM, IT WAS A VERY DIFFERENT SITUATION. UM, IT WAS AN EXISTING DIFFERENT, YEAH, IT WAS AN EXISTING BUSINESS, UM, LOOKING TO KIND OF CHANGE USE. WHEREAS THIS IS, UM, YOU KNOW, A, A RESIDENTIAL CURRENTLY, I GUESS THERE'S NO, NO HOUSE ON IT, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT IS, IT IS IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND, AND I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE USE. TEND AGREE. THE, UM, CONCERNS I HAVE ARE THE ROAD USE AS FAR AS THE VDOT RECOMMENDATIONS AND LOOKING AT, UH, THAT AND THEN ALSO TOO IT IS CONCERNING THAT, UH, APPLYING FOR A PERMIT AND THEN HAVING SUCH DISCORD WITH THE NEIGHBORS IS, IS A CONCERN. UM, SO I DON'T FEEL COMPLIED TO VOTE FOR. OKAY. WE CARRIED A CRAFT MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE UH, THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THAT FOR THE APPLICATION TO THE, FOR THE SUPERVISORS WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO DENY CONDITION USE PERMIT FOR 25 12 DASH THREE SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. VOTE OPPOSED. AYES HAVE IT, SIR. IT'LL BE FORWARDED ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THAT PROBABLY BE TAKEN UP IN ABOUT A MONTH. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM, [VII.D. CUP2025-12-04 - Short-Term Tourist Rental - 48 Pineview Drive - A request for a conditional use permit for a short-term tourist rental. The property is located at 48 Pineview Drive and is identified on tax map 13A, section 4, block 7 as lot 3. The property is zoned Agricultural (A) and is located in the Shenandoah Magisterial District. - Kelly Wahl , Planner ] CUP 20 25 12 0 4. SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL 48 PINE VIEW DRIVE. REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 48 PINE VIEW DRIVE IDENTIFIED IN TAX MAP 13. A SECTION FOUR, BLOCK SEVEN IS LOT THREE. PROPERTY OWNED AGRICULTURAL LOCATED IN THE SHENANDOAH MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT AS WELL. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL FOR THE PROPERTY SHE PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2024. THE OWNER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR SHORT-TERM LODGING AS A PEACEFUL RETREAT FOR TOURIST IN VISITORS OF WARREN COUNTY. THE APPLICANT WILL SERVE AS THE PRI PRIMARY PROPERTY MANAGER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM A LOCAL PROPERTY MANAGER. NO PREVIOUS CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR NOR APPROVED FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THE DWELLING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1965. THERE IS A HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPAIR PERMIT APPROVING A MAXIMUM OF TWO OCCUPANTS FOR THE TWO BEDROOM DWELLING. THE LOCAL POINT OF CONTACT, JOSEPH GILBERT LIVES WITHIN THE REQUIRED 30 MILE UH, DISTANCE FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. IT IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN A SUBDIVISION GOVERNED BY AN HOA OR A POA. [00:40:01] THE DWELLING ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY MEETS THE MINIMUM SEPARATION REQUIRED FROM NEIGHBORING RESIDENCE WITH THE CLOSEST DWELLING BEING LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 180 FEET TO THE EAST. PLANNING STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS BE ADDED TO THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. IF YOU ALL CHOOSE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND FORWARD THIS ONTO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL WARREN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WARREN COUNTY BUILDING INSPECTIONS AND 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 SUBSECTION 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 CO FORM BACTERIA AND A COPY OF THE RESULTS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. AND LAST NUMBER FOUR. THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE SEPTIC SYSTEM SERVICE EVERY FIVE YEARS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND A COPY OF THE SERVICE INVOICE IS TO BE PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFIED AND MS. ELOA IS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANYTHING YOU CARE TO ADD TO STAFF COMMENTS? NO. OKAY. WITH THAT, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. DOES ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK? NO. DOES ANYONE CARE TO SPEAK OR AGAINST SAID NO ONE COME FORWARD. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. APPEARS EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER. I HAVE NO QUESTION. YEAH. ALRIGHT. I MOVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION FORWARD THE APPLICATION TO THE BOARD SUPERVISOR WITH RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. 2025 DASH 12 DASH ZERO FOUR FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS WITH THE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. IT'LL BE FORWARDED ONTO THE BOARD. THANK YOU. OUR LAST PUBLIC [VII.E. Z2025-12-01 - Zoning Text Amendments to Modify Front Setback Requirements in the Residential One (R-1) and Residential-Two (R-2) Zoning Districts - An ordinance to amend Chapter 180 of the Warren County Code to amend the yard requirements for corner lots and accessory structures and to amend the zoning district regulations for the Residential-One (R-1) and Residential-Two (R-2) zoning districts to modify the front yard setback requirements. - Chase Lenz, Zoning Administrator ] HEARING Z 20 25 12 0 1 ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS TO MODIFY FRONT SETBACK REQUIREMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL ONE R ONE AND RESIDENTIAL TWO R TWO ZONING DISTRICTS IN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 180 OF THE WARREN COUNTY CODE TO AMEND THE YARD REQUIREMENTS FOR CORNER LOTS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND TO AMEND THE ZONING TEXT, THE ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL ONE AND RESIDENTIAL TWO ZONING DISTRICTS TO MODIFY THE FRONT YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENTS. MR. . THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THESE AMENDMENTS ARE BEING REQUESTED BY PLANNING STAFF AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL REDUCTION OF THE FRONT YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENT IN THE R ONE DISTRICT IS A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS GOAL FOR THIS YEAR. THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A WORK SESSION FOR THIS ITEM ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2025, WHERE PLANNING STAFF PRESENTED A POTENTIAL TEXT AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENT FOR STRUCTURES IN THE R ONE ZONING DISTRICT FROM 50 FEET TO 35 FEET. THE PLANNING COMMISSION IDENTIFIED THERE ARE SEVERAL VDOT MAINTAINED ROADWAYS LIKE HALLSVILLE ROAD AND STRASSBURG ROAD WITH HIGHER SPEED LIMITS WHERE A SETBACK OF 50 FEET IS MORE APPROPRIATE FROM THIS DISCUSSION, PLANNING STAFF DRAFTED A TEXT AMENDMENT PROPOSING A FRONT YARD SETBACK OF 50 FEET FROM STATE ROUTES AND 35 FEET FROM NON-STATE ROUTES. PLANNING STAFF ALSO INCORPORATED THE SA SAME FRONT YARD SETBACK FORMAT FOR THE R TWO DISTRICT. SINCE THE STATEMENT OF IN TENT INDICATES A HIGHER DENSITY OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAN THE R ONE DISTRICT. AND IT WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE FOR A HIGHER DENSITY ZONING DISTRICT TO HAVE MORE RESTRICTIVE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS. THE AMENDMENTS ALSO MODIFY LANGUAGE IN THE YARD REQUIREMENTS FOR CORNER LOTS AND A PROVISION TO ALLOW FOR AN ACCESSORY RESTRUCTURE IN THE FRONT YARD FOR LOTS AFFECTED BY SEVERE ELEVATION CHANGE. THE SUBSECTIONS SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY A FRONT SETBACK REQUIREMENT OF 50 FEET AND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS CHANGE THAT LANGUAGE TO MORE GENERAL LANGUAGE. UH, REFERENCING THE WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE ZONING DISTRICT. THE APPLICABLE FRONT YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENT, UH, WITH THESE AMENDMENTS. THE FRONT YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENT FOR CORNER LOTS AND THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE PROVISION WOULD DEFER TO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE FOUR OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE. UH, IT DID INCLUDE THE STATEMENT OF INTENT FOR BOTH THE R ONE AND R TWO DISTRICTS IN MY COVER SHEET. UH, THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED AND I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THAT PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. ANYONE CARE TO SPEAK? I I THINK THAT, UM, YOU DO NEED TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF AGAIN, AGAIN, IT'S LEGALITY KATHLEEN, SORRY. KATHLEEN MANCINI SHENANDOAH DISTRICT. UM, I WOULD THINK THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DECREASE THE 50 FEET TO 35 FEET SO THAT THEY CAN BUILD BIGGER HOUSES ON SMALLER LOTS. THEY'RE DOING THAT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY'RE BUILDING HOUSES [00:45:01] THAT ARE WAY TOO BIG FOR THE LOTS. IT'S CAUSING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH WELLS, WITH ROADS, WITH EVERYTHING. UM, AND I JUST DON'T, THERE'S CERTAIN LOTS YOU JUST SHOULDN'T BUILD ON. IF YOU CAN'T FIT A HOUSE ON A LOT WITH THE CURRENT SETBACKS, YOU SHOULDN'T BUILD A HOUSE THERE. YOU SHOULD COMBINE THE LOTS. UM, THIS PUSH TO BUILD MORE AND MORE HOUSES WHERE THERE REALLY IS NOT THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO DO IT IS NOT SMART PLANNING. I AM ALL, I'M NOT AGAINST BUILDING. I'M JUST AGAINST NOT DOING IT. SMART. AND TO, TO GET LESS AND LESS SETBACKS TO TRY TO BUILD BIGGER HOUSES ON SMALLER LOTS. WE'RE CAUSING ALL KINDS OF ISSUES THAT WE'RE GONNA SEE DOWN THE ROAD. FOR INSTANCE, MY ROAD, IF THEY'RE GONNA BUILD ALL THOSE EXTRA HOUSES, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO WIDEN THAT ROAD. WHAT IF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE SETBACKS IN THEIR FRONT YARDS TO BE ABLE TO WIDEN THAT ROAD? THAT'S WHAT IS GOING TO NEED TO BE DONE ON A LOT OF THESE ROADS UP THERE. AS YOU GET MORE AND MORE HOUSES, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE THOSE ROADS BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT, WHICH MEANS WIDENING THE ROADS, WHICH MEANS KEEPING THE SETBACKS FOR THE FRONT YARDS. OR YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ROADS RIGHT UP ON PEOPLE'S HOUSES. I JUST THINK YOU'VE HAD THAT RESTRICTION FOR A LONG TIME. YOU SHOULD KEEP IT. THERE'S A REASON FOR IT AND, AND IT WORKED. I, I THINK YOU'RE CAUSING MORE PROBLEMS BY TRYING TO GET RID OF SETBACKS AND BUILD WHERE YOU MAYBE SHOULDN'T BUILD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED FROM SITTING ON THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND SEEING SOME OF THIS, THE ISSUE IS NOT TO BUILD A BIGGER HOUSE. 'CAUSE A BIGGER HOUSE ISN'T GONNA SELL IN WARREN COUNTY. THE ISSUE IS LIKE THE MA'AM PUBLIC HEARING'S CLOSED. THE ISSUE IS LIKE SOME OF THE RIVERFRONT LOTS WHERE YOU BARELY HAVE ENOUGH ALONG THE FRONT AND THEN IT DROPS OFF DOWN TO THE RIVER. THOSE ARE UNBUILDABLE WITH, UNLESS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD THOSE COME BEFORE WHERE THEY REQUEST FOR THE SETBACK TO BE MODIFIED TO 35 FEET LIKE THE NEIGHBORS WERE 40 YEARS AGO. SO IT WOULD MATCH UP. YEAH. 'CAUSE WE SEE A LOT OF THAT. AND THAT'S YOU ON THE BOARD ON THESE FIELDS TO SEE A LOT OF THIS COME THROUGH WHERE THE BEFORE IT WAS REALLY CONTROLLED VERY MUCH IN THESE OUT SUBDIVISIONS WHERE THEY ARE NOT STATE ROADS WHERE THEY WERE MANAGED BY THAT SUBDIVISION AT THE TIME. WELL THEY WERE JUST KIND OF PUT IN THERE AT 25 FOOT, 35 FOOT AND I THINK IT GOT CARRIED AWAY AND THEN EVERYBODY DECIDED, NO, WE'RE JUST GONNA SLAM BACK TO 50. WELL, I THINK THAT WAS EXTREME IN THESE SITUATIONS WHERE WE ARE IN SUBDIVISIONS WHERE THE SPEED IS SHOULD BE MUCH LOWER MM-HMM . UM, YEAH, I I DON'T HAVE, I PROBLEM WITH MOVING IT BACK, SHORTENING IT BACK UP TO 35 FEET. IN FACT THE EXISTING HOUSES, MOST OF THEM AS WE SAW MM-HMM . ARE ALREADY AT 35 AND CLOSER. BY PUTTING IT AT 35, WE'RE GONNA RELIEVE A LOT OF THAT PROBLEM AND PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO USE THE LOTS WHICH ARE OUT THERE, OUR TAX BASE COMES FROM. YEAH. AND WE NEED TO MAKE 'EM FUNCTIONAL SO THAT WE CAN PULL THE BEST TAX REVENUE PLUS THE INVESTMENT OF THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THE LOT PROPERTY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO USE IT. MM-HMM . SO I I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. YEAH. TO UH, YOU SHORTEN IT AND JUST TO MENTION IT, THE LAST BOARD ZONING APPEALS MEETING, WE HAD FOUR, YOU KNOW, FOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND THREE OF THEM WERE BECAUSE OF BIG SLOPES IN THE LOT AND THEY COULDN'T MEET A 50 FOOT SETBACK. YEAH. NOTHING TO DO WITH TRYING TO BUILD A MCMANSION. NO, IT'S UH, IT'S ABOUT JUST BEING ABLE TO TRY TO USE THE LOTS MM-HMM . WELL AND ALSO SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND ACCOMMO ACCEPT WELL AND SEPTIC TOO. YEAH. BUT SIT THEM ON THE, WITH THE NOW BECAUSE THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS WE HAVE TO BE CLOSED IN, WE HAVE TO BE A HUNDRED FOOT FROM THE WELLS, THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND BY DOING THAT YOU'RE SQUEEZING THEM IN CLOSER TO THE INTERNAL PART OF THE LOT MM-HMM . AND NOW YOU'RE SQUEEZING ALL OF THIS TO A POINT WHERE THE HOUSE CAN'T HIT IT 50 FOOT WITH A HUNDRED FOOT RESTRICTIONS ON WELL AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS TO THE OTHER SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. UM, I THINK IT'S JUST, I THINK IT'S [00:50:01] JUST THE BEST MOVE TO SHORTEN. WELL, YEAH. YEAH. I AGREE. BECAUSE WITH THE NEW REGULATION THAT SAID UN WELL AND SEPTIC, THAT'S GONNA RESTRICT THE SIZE OF THE HOUSE. YES. SO IT'S NOT LIKE THEY, THEY CAN FILL THE LINE UP, YOU KNOW, FROM 10 FEET BECAUSE YOU WELD MM-HMM . SOMEBODY USED DELIVER PROPANE UP THERE. A LOT OF THESE, UH, AREAS YEAH. PULL THAT HOSE. THE BACK OF THE HOUSE WAS KIND OF DIFFICULT. YEAH. YEAH. SAY THE LEAST. YEAH. DANGEROUS. MM-HMM . UH, QUESTION FOR STAFF. UM, IF WE'RE REFERENCING STATE MAINTAINED ROADS, IF THERE'S A SUBDIVISION, I MEAN ROADS AREN'T ACCEPTED INTO VDOT UNTIL AFTER THE SUBDIVISION IS DONE. UM, SO WOULD THAT BE JUST PICKED UP IN A SUBDIVISION REVIEW AND AND WE WOULD REQUIRE 50 FOOT SETBACKS. SOMEBODY COULDN'T COME IN WITH A 35 FOOT SETBACK BECAUSE TECHNICALLY IT'S NOT A PUBLIC ROAD YET OR IT'S NOT A YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT. SO, UM, BASICALLY ANYTHING BUILT AT 35 FEET WHERE THE ROAD THEN BECOMES STATE MAINTAINED, IT WOULD BECOME LEGAL NON-CONFORMING. SO IN THE CASE OF A SUBDIVISION APPLICATION, IS THAT A REQUIRE, IS THAT A REQUIREMENT THAT THE COUNTY CAN MAKE? IS THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY IS INTENDING TO DEDICATE THE ROADS, SHOULD HAVE TO MEET THE 50 FOOT SETBACK, SHOULDN'T HAVE A 35 FOOT SETBACK ONLY BECAUSE THEY'RE A YEAR AHEAD OF WHEN THEY'RE DEDICATING THE ROAD. YEAH, I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON THE SCENARIO. IF IT'S A NEW ROAD, THEN IT WOULD LIKELY BE CONSTRUCTED TO STATE STANDARDS UP FRONT AND SO THE 50 FOOT STEP BACK WOULD APPLY UP FRONT. OKAY. UM, BUT YEAH, I MEAN THE STATE HAS A A MAP FOR THIS. IT'S ON A REST SERVICE THAT IDENTIFIES THE STATE ROUTES AND STUFF. SO WE CAN DRILL DOWN TO THE INDIVIDUAL ROADS IN QUESTION AND SEE IF THEY HAVE A STATE ROUTE NUMBER. SO QUESTION FOR WHAT YOU ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT. SO IF SOMEONE HAS THE INTENTION TO DEVELOP THAT SUBDIVISION AND THEY'RE DEVELOPING THEIR, UM, THEIR GUIDELINES TO GO BY AS FAR AS THEIR INSTRUCTION SET, IF THEY CONTEND TO DEDICATE THESE ROADS TO VO, THEN THEY'RE GONNA NEED TO KEEP IN MIND THEY'VE GOTTA ADJUST. THEY GOT, THEY'VE GOTTA HAVE A 50 FOOT SETBACK. UM, THEY'RE DESIGNED TO, TO MEET VO SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH THAT WOULD BE US WE ATION AND THAT WOULD BE A VDO ATION . YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. AND AS A REMINDER, THIS IS JUST FOR RESIDENTIAL ONE AND RESIDENTIAL TWO AND MOST OF THOSE SUBDIVISIONS WITH THAT DESIGNATION HAVE ALREADY BEEN, YOU KNOW, THE ROADS ARE ALREADY BUILT OUT AND EVERYTHING. RIGHT. SO YOU'D BE LOOKING AT A REZONING AND WE'D BE, YOU KNOW, THEY'D PROBABLY BE LOOKING AT PROFFERS TO GUARANTEE THAT AND, AND STUFF LIKE THAT AT THE TIME. UM, OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE ACTUALLY REQUIRES ALL SUBDIVISIONS TO BE OFF OF STATE MAINTAIN ROADS. SO THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS FOR CLASS THREE ROADS, WHICH REQUIRES ALL LOTS TO BE OVER 10 ACRES INSIDE THAT ARE, THAT ARE ACCESSED OFF OF IT. SO YEAH, IT'S VERY LIMITED. YOU'RE LOOKING AT JUST EXEMPT SUBDIVISIONS IF YOU DON'T HAVE STATE ROADS TO WORK WITH. THANK YOU. YEAH, THAT I, I'M IN FAVOR OF IT. I, YES, I HAD THE SAME CONCERN YOU DID. SO, SO I'M READY FOR A MOTION IF ANYONE ELSE, ANYBODY ALREADY GOT WAIT, READ, I'VE GOT IT. UH, FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE PUB FOR THE PUBLIC NECESSITY, CONVENIENCE AND GENERAL WELFARE AND ARE GOOD ZONING PRACTICES. I MOVE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION FORWARD THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH A RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. HAVE IT THEN BE FORWARDED ON TO THE BOARD SUPERVISORS. AND THAT IS IT FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM IS [VIII. Consent Agenda] A CONSENT AGENDA. AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR NEXT MONTH. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? A OPPOSED CONSENT AGENDAS APPROVED COMMISSION MEMBER [IX. Commission Matters ] CONCERNS. WHAT YOU GOT FOR US PAUL? WHAT'S THAT? YOU GOT ANY CONCERNS FOR COMMENTS, ET CETERA? . I GOT A LOT OF CONCERNS FOR THE CAMERAS. YEAH. , WE WON'T GO THERE. I ABOUT YOU SCOTT. YEAH, I'M GOOD TO GO. THIS ONE. SAME HERE. I TRUST [00:55:01] EVERYONE'S HOLIDAYS AS GOOD AS MINE OR BETTER, BUT WE'LL GO FROM THERE. WILL YOU GOT ANYTHING? NO COMMENTS? I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. KELLY, HOW ABOUT YOU? UM, JUST ONE SMALL THING. STAFF HAS UPDATED A SHORT-TERM TOUR RENTAL STUDY FOR YOU GUYS. UM, REVIEW IT. IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE SOME ADDITIONAL DATA ADDED, LET US KNOW. WE'LL TRY TO DO WHAT WE CAN. I WILL SEND THAT OUT TO YOU ALL TOMORROW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. YOU'RE NOT JORDAN, BUT LEGAL COMMENTS. DANIEL ROSE HERE FOR JORDAN. AND, UH, NOTHING TO SAY OTHER THAN CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE OF YOU ASSUMING NEW ROLES AND TO THOSE CONTINUING AND ONES YOU WERE IN AND GODSPEED TO YOU. THANK YOU. WE NEED IT. CHASE. I JUST WANNA WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR. I KNOW IT'S A COUPLE WEEKS LATE, BUT YOU KNOW HOW IT IS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORKLOAD NEXT MONTH. MAYBE WE'LL SET A RECORD. DON'T BET ON IT. . ALLISON, YOU GOT ANYTHING? DON'T WISH THAT CURSE UPON US. CHASE. UM, THIS IS DIRECTED PREDOMINANTLY AT PAUL AND BRIDGET. UH, WE NEED TO GET Y'ALL IN FOR PLANNING COMMISSIONER TRAINING. I'M GONNA START LOOKING INTO THAT AND GET Y'ALL SIGNED UP AND WHEN WE GET IT ALL SORTED OUT, I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN AND WHERE YOU HAVE TO BE TO GET THAT GOING. OKAY. OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S IT. OKAY. ARE THEY DOING THAT ONLINE OR IS IT STILL UH, WE'RE GONNA DO IT ONLINE. YEAH. YEAH. I REMEMBER WITH MINE I HAD FIRST SESSION IN RICHMOND AND ANOTHER SESSION IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, BUT SO MUCH FOR THE GOOD OLD DAYS. WITH THAT WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SAME ROOM. I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.