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PC Minutes 01 04 2018 PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Thursday, January 4, 2018 MINUTES VIRGINIA: The Pittsylvania County Planning Commission met on Thursday, January 4, 2018, in the General District Courtroom, Chatham, Virginia. Mrs. Hayes, Code Compliance Officer/Interim Zoning Administrator, called the meeting to order at approximately 7:00 p.m. Mrs. Hayes called the roll. PRESENT Morris Stowe Tunstall District Richard Motley Chatham-Blairs District Janet Mease Callands-Gretna District Dr. Charles H. Miller, Jr. Banister District Timothy Dudley Staunton River District H. F. Haymore, Jr. Westover District Brian Horne Dan River District Joe Davis Board of Supervisors Representative Karen N. Hayes Code Compliance Officer/Interim Zoning Administrator Greg Sides Assistant County Administrator/Director of Planning J. Vaden Hunt County Attorney APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN FOR THE YEAR 2018 – Upon motion of Mr. Stowe, seconded by Mr. Haymore, and by a unanimous vote, Mr. Motley was elected Chairman for the year 2018. By motion of Mr. Horne, seconded by Mr. Davis, and by a unanimous vote, Mr. Dudley was elected Vice Chairman for the year 2018. HEARING OF THE CITIZENS Mr. Motley thanked everyone for their support and confidence, and he also thanked Mr. Stowe for his nomination to serve as Chairman. Mr. Dudley thanked everyone for their confidence to serve as Vice Chairman. Mr. Horne thanked Mr. Davis for his reappointment to the Planning Commission. Mr. Stowe expressed his appreciation to the Board of Supervisors for his reappointment to the Planning Commission for another term. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA A motion was made by Mr. Stowe, seconded by Mr. Dudley, and by a unanimous vote, the agenda was approved as presented. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES A motion was made by Mr. Stowe, seconded by Mr. Davis, and by a unanimous vote, the December 5, 2017, minutes were approved as presented with the following correction: Under Members Present, remove Curtis Arthur as representative of the Staunton River District and replace with Timothy Dudley. Planning Commission January 4, 2018 Page 2 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Mr. Motley congratulated Dr. Miller on his election to the Board of Supervisors and congratulated Mr. Davis on his reappointment as Board of Supervisors Representative on the Planning Commission. THE ZONING PRECEPTS WERE READ by Mr. Motley TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING at approximately 7:08 p.m. Case 1, Taft Stone & Shirley H. Stone, R-18-001 – Mr. Motley opened the public hearing at 7:08 p.m. Mrs. Hayes, Code Compliance Officer/Interim Zoning Administrator, reported that Taft and Shirley Stone had petitioned to rezone a total of 0.57 acre, two (2) parcels of land, located on State Road 668/Grit Road, in the Staunton River Election District from B-1, Business District, Limited, and R-1, Residential Suburban Subdivision District to B-2, Business District, General for sales, service and repair of vehicles. Mrs. Hayes also stated once the properties are rezoned to B-2, all uses listed under Section 35-365 are a permitted use. Mrs. Shirley Stone was present to represent the petition. She stated she had nothing to add. Following questioning from a Board member, she stated she already owns a car lot located down the highway from the petitioned site, and once the properties are rezoned, she will move the present car lot to its new location. Kimberly Moore spoke in favor of the petition. She stated she is the current owner of the properties and this site was previously the location of a business (gas station). She then stated the building was demolished because it was in poor condition and she did not realize the properties had to be rezoned for a car lot. She also stated a barn is located at the rear of one of the parcels and she wanted to make both parcels one commercial property. Mr. Motley closed the public hearing at 7:13 p.m. A motion was made by Mr. Dudley, seconded by Mr. Stowe, to recommend the Board of Supervisors grant the rezoning request. Motion passed unanimously. Case 2, Jeanette Marie Herndon Bell, R-18-002 – Mr. Motley opened the public hearing at 7:14 p.m. Mrs. Hayes, Code Compliance Officer/Interim Zoning Administrator, reported that Jeanette Bell had petitioned to rezone a total of 1.47 acres, two (2) parcels of land, located on U.S. Highway 41/Franklin Turnpike, in the Westover Election District from RMF, Residential Multi-Family District and RC-1 Residential Combined Subdivision District to B-2, Business District, General for future commercial development. Mrs. Hayes also stated once the properties are rezoned to B-2, all uses listed under Section 35-365 are a permitted use. Ms. Jeanette Bell was present to represent the petition. She stated she had nothing to add except she wanted to rezone for future commercial development and to make the zoning consistent with the surrounding area. There was no opposition to the petition. Mr. Motley closed the public hearing at 7:16 p.m. A motion was made by Mr. Haymore, seconded by Mr. Davis, to recommend the Board of Supervisors grant the rezoning request. Motion passed unanimously. This concludes the Rezoning cases. Case S-1, Town of Altavista, S-18-001 – Mr. Motley opened the public hearing at 7:17 p.m. Mrs. Hayes, Code Compliance Officer/Interim Zoning Administrator, reported that the Town of Altavista had petitioned for a Special Use Permit on 162.00 acres, located on State Road 665/Rockford School Road, in the Staunton River Election District for expansion of the existing shooting range on the property. Mr. Mike Milnor, Chief of Police with the Town of Altavista was present to represent the petition. He presented a PowerPoint document to each Board member regarding the proposed upgrades to the firing station. He stated the existing 25 yard range will be upgraded with the installation of a 100 yard graveled firing range with berm with ten (10) lanes across. He then stated another update includes the construction of a 20’ x 40’ classroom building to be located at the top of the hill. He also stated twice a year there will be night firing for qualification purposes, and this event will be finished before 11:00 p.m.; in addition, he also stated this shooting range will be available for use by the officers Planning Commission January 4, 2018 Page 3 and deputies of Pittsylvania County. Following questioning from a Board member, he stated this is not a public shooting range, but is for law enforcement officers only. There was no opposition to the petition. Mr. Motley closed the public hearing at approximately 7:23 p.m. A motion was made by Mr. Dudley, seconded by Mr. Horne, to recommend the Board of Zoning Appeals grant the Special Use Permit request. Motion passed unanimously. This concludes the Special Use Permit Case. Case Z-1, Chatham High, Z-18-001 – Mr. Motley opened the public hearing at approximately 7:24 p. m. Mrs. Hayes, Code Compliance Officer/Interim Zoning Administrator, reported that Chatham High School had petitioned for a Sign Permit on 30.00 acres, located on State Road 703/Chatham Cavalier Circle in the Chatham-Blairs Election District for an on-site 5’ x 8’ (40 square feet), double-sided (total of two (2) panels), electronic digital marquee advertisement sign. Mr. Jason Reece, Assistant Principal of Chatham High School, was present to represent the petition. He stated this will be a digital sign that will be located in front of the school on a pillar and will be thirteen (13) feet off the ground. Following questions from several of the Board members, Mr. Reece stated there are two (2) more signs located on the property; one (1) sign was dedicated by the Class of 1978, and this marble sign with brick will be removed from its present location and moved inside the gated area and will be landscaped. He stated the other red sign on the property may be removed. He then stated the sign will advertise all events for the school and not just sporting events. He also stated a timer would be set to control the time when the sign is shut off at night. Mr. Motley closed the public hearing at approximately 7:32 p.m. A motion was made by Mr. Stowe, seconded by Mr. Haymore, to recommend the Board of Zoning Appeals grant the Sign Permit request. Motion passed unanimously. This concludes the Sign Permit case. OLD BUSINESS 2017 Annual Report – Mrs. Hayes requested that a motion be made regarding approval of the 2017 Annual Report. A motion was made by Mr. Stowe, seconded by Mr. Davis, and by a unanimous vote, the 2017 Annual Report was approved as presented. Mr. Davis praised Mr. Vaden Hunt, County Attorney, and the Zoning staff for their hard work during the past year. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:35 p.m. _____________________________ Richard Motley, Chairman _____________________________ Kathy H. Belton, Clerk