9/8/03

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0968dfc3.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Planning Commission Meeting Notes Occa"><U><B>Planning Commission Meeting Notes  - Occasional Meetings </B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=130 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0978dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Welcome to the Web Site of Clare Whitbeck</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to the Web Site of Clare Whitbec"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="11/12/02"><U>11/12/02</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="11/25/02"><U>11/25/02</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id90.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="12/9/02"><U>12/9/02</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1/27/03"><U>1/27/03</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 3/10/03"><U> 3/10/03</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id114.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="3/24/03"><U>3/24/03</U></A>   |   <B>9/8/03</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=350 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0978dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>9/8/03</I></div> <div> When I arrived, Trish Guy was presenting a proposal for the Brubacher Building, a 9,800 aq ft. building in the RPD on 21.29 acres.  She said staff considers this a “cottage industry” as mentioned in the Comprehensive Plan.  Mudd said Brubacher wants to enlarge his operation.  He has met the requirements of the TEC.  Mr Brubacher was asked about air compressors used to operate the tools to produce his finished product.  Currently he uses two mufflers on the exhaust system.  He thinks most diesel pickups make more than twice the amount of noise that is produced by his compressor.  He intends to put it a concrete block building.  Greenwell asked what his hours of operation would be and was told 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM.  Joe St. Clair asked what the upper limit of the floor area ratio would be and was told 5% of the acreage or 40,000 square feet.  This project is just outside the Loveville Village Center. SHA has asked for a full width shoulder for acceleration and deceleration.  Joe St. Clair said he knows Mr. Brubacher and respects his operation.  He is worried about how much the operation can expand.  There is nothing to prevent the building from continuing to grow.  St. Clair went on to express his concern about noise with other lots being subdivided.  St. Clair asked if something could be done to restrict the deed and Norris said this is frowned upon.  If someone else owns the property then what will happen, said St. Clair.  This is in the RPD, we are trying to protect that area.  Something should be noted so that this may not change.  Reeves asked if there is a possibility that this area could be subdivided.  They are using some household allocations on this commercial venture.  Brubacher was asked and said he intends to live on the property.  There will be running water, said Brubacher.  He will use a portable pot for his operation.  Norris was asked if this were an agricultural use.  Norris said this may be an agricultural use since it takes agricultural products and converts them to a useful product.  His rights and everyone else’s property rights must be considered.  Dean lumber takes rural products and puts it into a house as well, said St. Clair.  St. Clair asked if there would be a saw mill and was told no.  The sawmill is a permitted use.  I suggested that perhaps there could be a property line drawn to separate the parcel where the commercial land is located from the rest of the property.  A neighbor said he wasn’t concerned with this but he has concerned with what could happen in the future.  John Norris, III said he would have to go through the process again to enlarge the building.  Canavan said the way to do it is to carve a lot around the building that would satisfy all the requirements.  He said they could consider ways to make the tract smaller.  Canavan said there could be a zoning text amendment to limit the size of buildings in the RPD..  He continued by saying the applicant said he will baffle the noise.  He has to reduce the noise to be in compliance with the noise regulations at the property line, noted Canavan  Julia King asked how the 32 acres jives with the 21 acres on the package.  The 21 acres is one lot of the 5 lot subdivision.  St. Clair asked about stormwater management.  St. Clair said the stormwater pond seems to go over another boundary.  The surveyor says that is how the pond is located, said Trish Guy, and I have to reply upon the surveyor.  Greenwell said staff’s comments says this meets the requirements.  Greenwell asked if anyone wants to make a motion.  He noted that there will need to be completion of the subdivision.  This is in compliance with the law, said Canavan. The concept site plan was approved conditioned upon the final approval of the Peterson site plan, condition of final approval to work with staff to address the noise and floor area ratio concerns. </div> <div> Forrest Farm subdivision was next.  This project is an N G and O Engineering project.  John Norris Junion was present.  This property is on the west side of Brown Road.  This phase has been approved before for more lots, but now is being adjusted.  The new zoning ordinance says subdivisions with approved phasing plans must be recorded by May 13, 2005.  I received permission to note for the record that John Norris, III was representing the Planning Commission for a project submitted by his father.  The project was approved. Then Larry Greenwell noted for the record that John Norris, III was not representing the Planning Commission on this case. Norris, III did not make any comments on the case, but neither did he leave the room.  </div> <div> Leonardtown Farms is a 71 lot subdivision of 226.45 acres.  The request is for a Comprehensive Sewer and Water Amendment.  They want to connect to an existing water system that connects Wilderness and Kingston Estates subdivisions.  They asked to have the sewer and water category changed from NPS (no planned service) to Rw (rural water).  Julia King asked about existing buildings and was told they would be categorized before their destruction.  The concept plan was approved.  Planning Commission members asked if they should retain their copies of the plan.  </div> <div> Jeff Jackman came to present the Callaway.  Jeff Jackman noted that the Planning Commission had recommended a new small area plan for Callaway which was rejected by the BOCC in 2002.  What he has is a review of th history.  There have been changes in personnel and things have happened since then.  There was money for small area planning.  It was done in March of 2000.  The BOCC appointed a citizen’s advisory committee.  There were workshops, and a plan was developed.  The committee continued to meet and by January the consultant came back and the committee proved that plan, then met with the Planning Commission In June a public hearing was held. Then there was a court challenge of the people who served on the committee and did not file financial disclosures.  In June of ‘02 the BOCC decided not to hear the draft plan.  They instructed the Planning Commission to take the Plan back.  The funding for small area plans had to be carried over to another year, and budget constraints caused the end of the Callaway Plan.  The consultants began with a community meeting in November of ‘02.  There was a departmental reorganization.  The Planning Commission did want to make consideration of the Lexington Park Christian School.  The School property has been included in the Village Center.  The Lexington Park Plan is being worked on now.  There will be a series of options presented to the Planning Commission.  </div> </td> </tr></table></body>