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08/09/2012 PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Thursday, August 9, 2012 MINUTES VIRGINIA: The Pittsylvania County Planning Commission met on Thursday, August 9, 2012, in the General District Courtroom, Chatham, Virginia. Mr. Stowe, Chairman, called the meeting to order at approximately 7:00 p.m. Mr. Stowe called the roll. PRESENT Morris Stowe Tunstall District Richard Motley Chatham-Blairs District Janet Mease Callands-Gretna District Curtis Arthur Staunton River District David Weatherford Westover District Larry Welborn Dan River District Coy Harville Board of Supervisors Representative Odie H. Shelton, Jr. Director of Code Compliance/Zoning Administrator Greg Sides Assistant County Administrator/Director of Planning ABSENT Dr. Charles H. Miller, Jr. Banister District HEARING OF THE CITIZENS No citizens came forward to speak. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES A motion was made by Mr. Motley, seconded by Ms. Mease, and by unanimous vote the July 3, 2012, minutes were approved as presented. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT There was no Chairman’s Report. THE ZONING PRECEPTS WERE READ by Mr. Stowe TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING at approximately 7:02 p.m. Planning Commission August 9, 2012 Page 2 Case 1, Ronnie G. Warren & Anna W. Warren, R-12-031 – Mr. Stowe opened the public hearing at 7:02 p.m. Mr. Shelton, Director of Code Compliance, reported that Ronnie and Anna Warren had petitioned to rezone 14.02 acres, located on State Road 854/Locust Drive, in the Tunstall Election District from R-1, Residential Suburban Subdivision District to A-1, Agricultural District, to subdivide a lot for their son. Ronnie Warren was present to represent the petition. He stated he had nothing to add. There was no opposition to the petition. Mr. Stowe closed the public hearing at 7:03 p.m. A motion was made by Mr. Motley, seconded by Mr. Weatherford, to recommend the Board of Supervisors rezone the property from R-1, Residential Suburban Subdivision District to A-1, Agricultural District. Motion passed unanimously. Case 2, Hattie Cabiness Wilson (Deceased), R-12-032 – Mr. Stowe opened the public hearing at 7:04 p.m. Mr. Shelton, Director of Code Compliance, reported that the family of Hattie Cabiness Wilson (Deceased) had petitioned to rezone 1.79 acre, located on State Road 612/Wyatt Farm Road, in the Tunstall Election District from R-1, Residential Suburban Subdivision District to A-1, Agricultural District to make the zoning consistent with the adjacent parcel of land and for future sale of the property. Glenda Ann Wilson was present to represent the petition. She stated she had nothing to add. There was no opposition to the petition. Mr. Stowe closed the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. During the discussion, it was stated that another parcel in the immediate area had been rezoned from R-1 to A-1. A motion was made by Mr. Motley, seconded by Mr. Arthur, to recommend the Board of Supervisors rezone the property from R-1, Residential Suburban Subdivision District to A-1, Agricultural District. Motion passed unanimously. Case 3, Michael John Sauer, R-12-033 – Mr. Stowe opened the public hearing at 7:06 p.m. Mr. Shelton, Director of Code Compliance, reported that Michael John Sauer had petitioned to rezone 37.42 acres, located on State Road 750/Whitmell School Road, in the Chatham-Blairs Election District from R-1, Residential Suburban Subdivision District to RC-1, Residential Combined Subdivision District to allow for placement of a second dwelling, a modular home, on the property. Michael Sauer was present to represent the petition. He stated he had nothing to add. There was no opposition to the petition. Mr. Stowe closed the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. During the discussion, it was stated there are parcels of land at the front and back of the petitioned parcel that are zoned RC-1 and a mobile home park is located in the immediate area. A motion was made by Mr. Motley, seconded by Ms. Mease, to recommend the Board of Supervisors rezone the property from R-1, Residential Suburban Subdivision District to RC-1, Residential Combined Subdivision District. Motion passed unanimously. Case 4, Willie Morgan Allen, Jr., & Joyce M. Allen, R-12-034 - Mr. Stowe opened the public hearing at 7:08 p.m. Mr. Shelton, Director of Code Compliance, reported that Willie Allen, Jr., and Joyce Allen had petitioned to rezone 3.57 acres, located on State Road 628/Harmony Road, in the Staunton River Election District from R-1, Residential Suburban Subdivision District to A-1, Agricultural District to make the zoning consistent with the adjacent parcel of land zoned A-1. Attorney James Kent was present to represent the petition. He stated he had nothing to add. There was no opposition to the petition. Mr. Stowe closed the public hearing at 7:09 p.m. A motion was made by Mr. Arthur, seconded by Mr. Welborn, to recommend the Board of Supervisors rezone the property from R-1, Residential Suburban Subdivision District to A-1, Agricultural District. Motion passed unanimously. Case 5, Michael Allen Mayhew, R-12-035 - Mr. Stowe opened the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. Mr. Shelton, Director of Code Compliance, reported that Michael Mayhew had petitioned to rezone 3.96 acres, located on State Road 628/Harmony Road, in the Staunton River Election District from R-1, Residential Suburban Subdivision District to A-1, Agricultural District to make the zoning consistent with the adjacent parcel of land zoned A-1. Attorney James Kent was present to represent the petition. He stated he had nothing to add. There was no opposition to the petition. Mr. Stowe closed the public hearing at 7:11 p.m. A motion was made Planning Commission August 9, 2012 Page 3 by Mr. Arthur, seconded by Mr. Harville, to recommend the Board of Supervisors rezone the property from R-1, Residential Suburban Subdivision District to A-1, Agricultural District. Motion passed unanimously. This concludes the Rezoning cases. Case S-1, Audrie Gale Meadows, S-12-012 – Mr. Stowe opened the public hearing at 7:12 p.m. Mr. Shelton, Director of Code Compliance, reported that Audrie Gale Meadows had petitioned for a Special Use Permit on 1.00 acre, located on State Road 681/Mountain Road, in the Banister Election District for placement of a single- wide mobile home for her personal residence. Audrie Meadows was present to represent the petition. She stated she had nothing to add. There was no opposition to the petition. Mr. Stowe closed the public hearing at 7:13 p.m. A motion was made by Ms. Mease, seconded by Mr. Harville, to recommend the Board of Zoning Appeals grant this Special Use Permit. Motion passed unanimously. Case S-2, Richard Allen Holland & Tondia Brafford Holland, S-12-013 – Mr. Stowe opened the public hearing at 7:14 p.m. Mr. Shelton, Director of Code Compliance, reported that Richard and Tondia Holland had petitioned for a Special Use Permit on 100 feet x 100 feet (10,000 square feet), part of 111.55 acres, located off State Road 1098/Bowl Drive, in the Chatham-Blairs Election District for construction of a 195 foot telecommunications tower, monopole design, with a four (4) foot lightning rod, within a fenced 75 feet x 75 feet (5,625 square feet) compound for NTelos Wireless. Debbie Balser, Agent for NTelos Wireless, was present to represent the petition. She stated she had nothing to add. There was no opposition to the petition. Mr. Stowe closed the public hearing at 7:15 p.m. During the discussion, it was stated that family members live around the area and the proposed site for the tower is in the middle of a soybean field. A motion was made by Mr. Motley, seconded by Mr. Harville, to recommend the Board of Zoning Appeals grant this Special Use Permit. Motion passed unanimously. This concludes the Special Use Permit cases. Case Z-1, Rickey Lee Berkley, II, Z-12-001 – Mr. Stowe opened the public hearing at 7:16 p.m. Mr. Shelton, Director of Code Compliance, reported that Rickey Lee Berkley, II, had petitioned for a Sign Permit on 2.51 acres, located on U.S. Highway 58 East/South Boston Highway, in the Dan River Election District for an 8 feet x 20 feet (160 square feet), double-sided (total of four (4) panels), off-site advertisement sign. Henry Sasser with DI-MAC Outdoor, Inc., was present to represent the petition. He stated he had nothing to add. Mr. Sasser was then questioned as to whether the sign would be non-illuminated and he stated that the sign would not be lighted. He also stated the sign would be twelve (12) feet from ground level to the bottom of the sign, it would not be inside a fenced-in area, and it would be on a unipole approximately 100 feet – 125 feet off the highway right-of-way. There was no opposition to the petition. Mr. Stowe closed the public hearing at 7:17 p.m. During the discussion, it was stated the area has become extremely commercialized. A motion was made by Mr. Welborn, seconded by Mr. Arthur, to recommend the Board of Zoning Appeals grant this Sign Permit. Motion passed unanimously. Case Z-2, W. David Lester & Robin L. Lester, Z-12-002 – Mr. Stowe opened the public hearing at 7:18 p.m. Mr. Shelton, Director of Code Compliance, reported that David and Robin Lester had petitioned to request the Board of Zoning Appeals remove Condition #2 attached to Case Z-11-001 for a Sign Permit, which reads as follows: Sign location shall be moved as far north as VDOT regulations and sound engineering practices allow. Al Harkins with Capital Outdoor Advertising was present to represent the petition. He stated he had nothing to add. Mr. Harkins then explained an adjacent property owner no longer had issues concerning the location of the sign on the south end of the petitioned parcel. He also stated the pole will be 51 feet from the side property line, 52 feet east of the edge of the highway right-of-way, and the sign will be inside a fenced area with barbed wire. Planning Commission August 9, 2012 Page 4 There was no opposition to the petition. Mr. Stowe closed the public hearing at 7:21 p.m. A motion was made by Mr. Motley, seconded by Mr. Weatherford, to recommend the Board of Zoning Appeals grant the request to remove Condition #2 attached to Case Z-11-001 for a Sign Permit. Motion passed unanimously. Case Z-3, David Anderson Long, Jr., Z-12-003 – Mr. Stowe opened the public hearing at 7:22 p.m. Mr. Shelton, Director of Code Compliance, reported that David Long had petitioned for a Sign Permit on 6.85 acres, located on U.S. Highway 58 West/Martinsville Highway, in the Tunstall Election District for a 12 feet x 37 feet (444 square feet), double-sided (total of four (4) panels), off-site advertisement sign. David Long was present to represent the petition. He stated he had nothing to add. There was no opposition to the petition. Mr. Stowe closed the public hearing at 7:23 p.m. During the discussion, it was stated this is a rapidly growing intersection. A motion was made by Mr. Motley, seconded by Mr. Weatherford, to recommend the Board of Zoning Appeals grant this Sign Permit. Motion passed unanimously. This concludes the Sign Permit cases. OLD BUSINESS There was no old business. NEW BUSINESS Mr. Harville made a recommendation to the Board that the Zoning Ordinance be reviewed regarding all signs in order to keep Pittsylvania County clean. He cited an example of this on the bypass where there are more signs but less business revenue for the County. He also recommended to the Board that a committee be organized regarding the growing number of residential areas with excessive high grass growth. He stated the County needs to take control of this problem, and he suggested that the committee draft guidelines to present to the Board of Supervisors. Mr. Stowe stated these concerns will be addressed at the next meeting. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:30 p.m. _____________________________ Morris Stowe, Chairman _____________________________ Kathy H. Belton, Clerk