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Meeting Convened. An Adjourned Meeting of the York County Board of
Supervisors was called to order at 6:02 p.m., Tuesday, June 25, 2002, in
the East Room, York Hall, by Chairman Donald E. Wiggins.
Attendance. The following members of the Board of Supervisors were
present: Sheila S. Noll, Donald E. Wiggins, James S. Burgett, and Thomas
G. Shepperd.
Walter C. Zaremba was absent.
Also in attendance were James O. McReynolds, County Administrator;
and James E. Barnett, County Attorney.
NEW BUSINESS
VDOT GRANT FUNDING FOR YORKTOWN REVITALIZATION (Not on Agenda)
Mr. McReynolds announced that there was an article in today's
newspaper about grant funding from VDOT. He stated that $640,000 of
additional grant funding has been approved by VDOT for Yorktown
Revitalization. He expressed his pleasure at the County's success,
stating it was the largest single award given in the state this year.
FUNDING FOR ROUTE 17 IMPROVEMENTS (Not on Agenda)
Mr. J. Mark Carter, Planning and Zoning Manager, announced that the
Commonwealth Transportation Board adopted its new Six-Year Plan last
week, and the plan includes more money for Route 17 than was
anticipated. The adopted plan shows the improvements on Route 17
extending from Wolftrap Road south to Route 134, and $17 million is the
budgeted amount. The plan shows construction in the 2004-2007 timeframe.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PARKING PROHIBITION (Not on Agenda)
Mr. McReynolds indicated that tonight was the deadline set for the
advertisement of the next round of subdivisions to be included in an
ordinance to restrict commercial vehicle parking in residential areas.
He stated the areas that have requested to be included at this time are
the subdivisions of Sommerville, Grafton Woods, and Kiln Creek.
Chairman Wiggins indicated he did not know of any other subdivisions,
but asked about what the procedure would be in the future for adding
others.
Mr. McReynolds stated it was his understanding that the consensus of
the Board was to bring additions to the Board for consideration on a
semi-annual basis. Staff is currently working on criteria as to exactly
how a subdivision would apply for inclusion. He stated when the
suggested criteria were complete, they would be presented to the Board
for approval.
FUTURE MEETING SCHEDULE (Not on Agenda)
Mr. McReynolds reminded the Board of the scheduled work session for
August 13 to discuss possible amendments to the Board's Policies,
Personnel Policies and Procedures, and the Purchasing Policy. He
provided the Board members with a memorandum suggesting the Board
schedule a work session for September 10 to discuss Park Facilities
Planning Services, and he asked the Board members to come up with some
possible dates to conduct a joint meeting with the County's legislators
for a post-session debriefing as requested by Mr. Zaremba.
After a brief discussion, the Board agreed to convene in a work
session at 5:30 on Tuesday, July 16, 2002, East Room, York Hall, for the
purpose of discussing the two piers in Yorktown. Since Mr. Zaremba was
absent, the Board agreed to wait on scheduling a meeting with the
County's legislators until he had been contacted about possible dates.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING ORDINANCE:
HUB ZONE DESIGNATION
Mr. McReynolds indicated that Lackey has been designated as a HUBZone
which could stimulate business development and employment. He noted that
the current Limited Business zoning classification could limit the
success of this designation and that a General Business classification
might be appropriate and desirable. In order to do this, the Board would
have to make certain amendments to its Comprehensive Plan and Zoning
Ordinance. He stated Jim Noel, Director of Economic Development, would
provide the Board with more information on the program. Staff plans to
conduct a community meeting on July 9 at the Brown Park Community Center
to inform the residents about the specifics of the proposal.
Mr. Noel explained the HUBZone program, stating it could provide
commercial opportunities for the Lackey area, allowing businesses to
qualify for government contracts. He indicated in order for these
opportunities to be maximized, the Board should consider modifying its
Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and staff was recommending the
adoption of two resolutions to sponsor amendments to those documents.
A brief discussion took place.
Mr. Burgett moved the adoption of proposed Resolution R02-135 that
reads:
A RESOLUTION TO SPONSOR AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE YORK COUNTY
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, CHARTING THE COURSE TO 2015, TO CHANGE THE
COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION ALONG ROUTE 238 IN LACKEY FROM
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS TO GENERAL BUSINESS
WHEREAS, the York County Comprehensive Plan - Charting the Course to
2015 designates the Route 238 frontage in Lackey for Limited Business
uses in the general area between Church Road and Dogwood Road; and
WHEREAS, the Plan describes the intent of the designation as
providing opportunities for various neighborhood businesses and, under
appropriate circumstances, community commercial uses such as a shopping
center; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with this designation properties along the
Route 238 frontage have been classified NB - Neighborhood Business; and
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Board of Supervisors
that the Lackey area has been designated as a HUBZone under federal
Small Business Administration program guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the Board is concerned that the economic potential available
to the Lackey community as a result of the HUBZone designation may not
be able to be fully realized given the limited range of commercial
opportunities allowed under the current Comprehensive Plan designation;
and
WHEREAS, the Board wishes to explore the possibility of changing the
Comprehensive Plan designation from Neighborhood Business to General
Business and also the possible of expansion of the designation to
encompass additional depth along the currently designated road frontage.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the York County Board of
Supervisors this the 25th day of June, 2002, that it does hereby sponsor
an application for amendment of the York County Comprehensive Plan -
Charting the Course to 2015 to allow consideration of a change in the
commercial designation along the Route 238 frontage in Lackey from
Neighborhood Business to General Business, and also the possible
expansion of that designation to a greater depth, thus encompassing
areas currently designated for High Density Single Family Residential
uses.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this application is hereby referred to
the York County Planning Commission for review, public hearing and
recommendation in accordance with the procedures for plan amendments set
out in Section 15.2-2229 of the Code of Virginia.
On roll call the vote was:
Yea: (4) Noll, Burgett, Shepperd, Wiggins
Nay: (0)
Mr. Burgett then moved the adoption of proposed Resolution R02-136
that reads:
A RESOLUTION TO SPONSOR AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE YORK COUNTY
ZONING MAP TO RECLASSIFY CERTAIN PROPERTIES ALONG ROUTE 238 IN LACKEY
FROM NB-NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS AND R-13 - SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO
GB-GENERAL BUSINESS
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Board of Supervisors
that the Lackey area has been designated as a HUBZone under federal
Small Business Administration program guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the Board is concerned that the economic potential available
to the Lackey community as a result of the HUBZone designation may not
be able to be fully realized given the limited range of commercial
opportunities allowed under the current Comprehensive Plan designation;
and
WHEREAS, to allow consideration of this potential, the Board of
Supervisors has sponsored an application to amend the York County
Comprehensive Plan - Charting the Course to 2015 designations for the
Route 238 frontage in Lackey to establish a General Business designation
in the general area between Church Road and Dogwood Road; and
WHEREAS, concurrent with this Plan amendment application and in
accordance with good zoning practice the Board wishes to sponsor an
application to consider, subject to approval of appropriate Plan
amendments, the reclassification of certain properties from
NB-Neighborhood Business and R-13 - Single Family Residential to General
Business.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the York County Board of
Supervisors this the 25th day of June, 2002, that it does hereby sponsor
an application to amend the York County Zoning Map to reclassify the
following properties in Lackey in the manner noted:
· Reclassify all properties currently classified NB-Neighborhood
Business to GB-General Business;
· Reclassify the following properties from R-13 to GB-General
Business:
017-65
017-66
017-67
017-68
017-71A
017-8-1
017-8-2
017-8-3
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this application is hereby referred to
the York County Planning Commission for review, public hearing and
recommendation in accordance with applicable procedures.
On roll call the vote was:
Yea: (4) Burgett, Shepperd, Noll, Wiggins
Nay: (0)
WORK SESSION
ZONING ORDINANCE REVIEW
Mr. McReynolds stated this work session was the beginning of
discussions on amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. He noted the Board
had been provided with a draft of some suggested changes, and the draft
document would also be shared with other interested groups or
individuals for comment.
Mr. Carter then reviewed the draft document provided to the Board
providing a brief summary of the results of the questionnaire that was
provided to the Board and Planning Commission in an effort to identify
preferences and positions concerning subjects previously covered in
staff issue papers, and the following suggested amendments by staff:
Parking Requirements:
· Allow site and use specific analyses for loading space as well as
parking space. Also allow some of required parking to be provided in an
"overflow" lot constructed of "green" pavers.
· Require adequate business vehicle parking as a general rule rather
than the current method of stipulating one space per business vehicle at
the time of site plan review.
· Allow on a case-by-case basis the loading space demands for a use
to be met by the otherwise required parking spaces.
· Allow the Zoning Administrator to make a case-by-case adjustment
in the size of the required loading space(s) to recognize situations
where the loading space demands of a use can be accommodated in a
smaller space.
· Require additional landscaping when a development will include
more than the minimum required number of parking spaces.
· Provide a direct linkage to the categories and use listing set out
in the Table of Land Uses in the District Regulations.
· Eliminate the mandatory bicycle parking space standards.
· Change the parking ratio for retail uses and for office uses.
· Eliminate, to the extent possible, requirements that are based on
a per-person or per-employee standard in favor of requirements that can
be measured during site plan review, but still allow the opportunity to
use a per-employee ratio in the case of low intensity industrial and
warehouse uses.
· Consolidate all design standards into Section 24.1-607.
· Allow the overall length of the paved portion of a parking space
to be further reduced by 1.5 feet to account for vehicle overhang.
· Incorporate the current site design "rule" which calls
for providing a landscaped island to break rows of parking into bays of
15 spaces or to provide fewer, but larger, islands.
· Reduce the percentage of spaces in a lot that can be designated
for compact cars.
· Include language to allow review of the location of storage and
display using the area of "excess" parking to ensure that it
does not create circulation or safety problems in the remainder of the
lot.
Sign Requirements:
· Require that sign supports wider than 25 percent of the sign face,
or that are part of the sign display, will be counted as part of the
sign area.
· Add a maximum aggregate building sign area of 200 square feet.
· Convert to the landscape credits system and allow trees to be part
of the landscaping plan.
· Clarify and simplify the chart of sign regulations and incorporate
an incentive system to encourage the use of monument signs and adjust
height limits for monument signs.
· Clarify that temporary signs are in addition to the normally
allowable signage. Also, suggestions to limit "grand-opening"
banners to a period within one year of the actual business opening.
Also, language is suggested to clarify that banners or sign sleeves may
be used as temporary signage in certain business circumstances.
· Increase the allowances for menu boards at drive-thru restaurants
to 32 square feet per drive thru lane to allow the sign area to be
arranged in one or more individual signs. A provision is also suggested
to include corporate logo flags in the maximum signage calculations for
a parcel and a provision to limit flag displays when used for
attention-getting or advertising purposes.
· Combine the residential community and business/industrial park
identification sign provisions into a single section.
· Establish physical conditions of a site as the basis for
considering use permit authorization of increases in sign area or height
and remove the criteria concerning the type of business.
Landscaping Requirements:
· Add "horticulturalist" to the list of professionals who
may prepare landscape plans. Also, limit "owner prepared
plans" to IL and IG properties that front on secondary roads under
the theory that professional landscape design in all commercial areas,
and in industrial areas fronting on primary roads, is important to
ensure aesthetics, proper consideration of building visibility, and
safety issues.
· Replace the current planting standards with a "landscape
credit unit" system that requires a certain number of credits per
100 linear feet of lot dimension and that awards credits on a sliding
scale related to the size of the new or existing landscaping.
· Delete the xeriscaping incentives in their entirety to shorten the
ordinance and in recognition of the fact that the provisions have not
been used once since their adoption.
· Base planting ratios on the "landscape credit system"
with the credit values intended to provide essentially the same numbers
of plants as currently required. Also, require that transitional buffers
be located entirely on the residentially-zoned property when two
undeveloped properties are abutting. A new provision is suggested to
allow the required buffer width to be reduced by up to 25 percent when a
properly designed and engineered berm is used to provided
supplementary/equivalent screening/buffering.
· Clarify the opportunities to thinning, cleaning, and improving the
appearance of greenbelt areas.
· Add minor wording changes for clarification, to remove redundant
provisions, and to eliminate references to metric system measurements.
During the review, the Board discussed providing the maximum amount
of drainage for the future concerning parking requirements, the pros and
cons of monument signs versus pole signs, and ensuring a process for
replacement of landscaping that has died.
Meeting Adjourned. At 7:24 p.m. Chairman Wiggins declared the meeting
adjourned to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 16, 2002, in the East Room, York
Hall, for the purpose of conducting a work session.
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James O. McReynolds,
Clerk
Donald E. Wiggins, Chairman
York County Board of
Supervisors
York County Board of Supervisors
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