* 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. [00:00:04] I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR AUGUST THE 21ST, 2025. [1. Call To Order] MADAM CLERK, MS. PARKER, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM TONIGHT? YES SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [A. Determination of Quorum] LET US STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN ALSO REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION [2. Pledge of Allegiance] PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLICAN, WHICH ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE THANK YOU DEAR LORD FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE, [3. Invocation - Led By Mr. Cosby] ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GET TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS THE BUSINESS OF THIS GREAT UM, EXCUSE ME, OF THIS GRAY COUNTY. WE ASK RIGHT NOW THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO HEAR, EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SAY WILL BE PLEASING NOT ONLY IN YOUR SIGHT, BUT FOR THOSE RESIDENTS OF GLAND COUNTY. IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD. WE ASK THIS PRAYER. AMEN AND AMEN. AMEN. ALRIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE ORDER OF THIS EVENING'S AGENDA TO [4. Approval of Minutes] MOVE ITEM 9.1 RELATED TO THE TECHNOLOGY OVERLAY DISTRICT DEFERRAL REQUEST TO BE CONSIDERED AFTER THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, THIS AMENDMENT WILL REQUIRE A MOTION AND A VOTE. I MOVE THAT, UH, ITEM 9.1, UH, ON THE TECHNOLOGY OVERLAY DISTRICT. THAT ELEMENT IN THE AGENDA BEING MOVED, UH, UP IN THE AGENDA. UH, AFTER THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, I'LL SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND, UM, ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE. YES, SIR. MR. KIMBERLY. AYE. MR. PATAK? AYE. MR. COSBY? AYE. MS. KOWALSKI? AYE. MR. MCLAUGHLIN AYE. THANK YOU. WE ALSO NOW WILL HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. HAS EVERYONE HAD THE, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE MINUTES FROM THE JULY 17TH, 2025 MEETING AND ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS [A. Minutes of Jul 17, 2025 6:00 PM] OR IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? UM, I'D LIKE A MOTION OR MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FROM JULY 17TH, 2025. A SECOND. ALL RIGHT, MR. MCLAUGHLIN? AYE. MS. KOWALSKI AYE. MR. COSBY AYE. MR. PATAK? AYE. MR. KIMBERLY AYE. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS DIRECTOR REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS HANDLED BY MS. SHERRY. THANK [5. Director's Report / Announcements] YOU MS. PARKER. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. I'M JAMIE SHERRY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE DIRECTOR'S UPDATE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU AND THOSE IN ATTENDANCE, BOTH IN THE BOARDROOM AS WELL AS, UH, ATTENDING VIRTUALLY OF UPCOMING PLANNING, COMM PLANNING AND ZONING, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS. ALL OF THE MEETINGS I WILL BE DISCUSSING TONIGHT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE. PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE LIVE STREAMED, SO IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO ATTEND A MEETING, YOU CAN WATCH THEM LIVE AT HOME OR WHEREVER YOU ARE OR YOU CAN WATCH THEM AFTER THE MEETING. ALL OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS ARE RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. SO FIRST I WILL BE PRESENTING UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS ON SEPTEMBER 4TH. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL HOLD TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS. APPLICATIONS ARE FOR PROPERTIES IN THE THIRD DISTRICT. THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS RZ 20 25 0 0 0 0 2. THIS IS AN APPLICATION BY SERENITY TRAIL LLC, THE REQUESTING TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 109 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURAL LIMITED TO RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION. LOCATED AT 24 53 MAIDENS ROAD FOR A SUBDIVISION WITH 20 SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS. THE SECOND PUBLIC HE SUB PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THAT EVENING IS RZ 20 25 0 0 0 0 3. AN APPLICATION BY BIG DADDY'S OILVILLE OFFICE, LANDHOLDING CORPORATION LLC. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A PROFFER AMENDMENT TO REZONING CASE RZ 19 90 0 0 0 0 9. THE REQUEST IS TO REMOVE THE REQUIRED SCREENING FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE ON APPROXIMATELY TWO ACRES. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE OLD DOMINION INDUSTRIAL PARK, UH, ON TRI-CITIES DRIVE, [00:05:01] TRI COUNTY, EXCUSE ME, ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HOLD THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS IN DISTRICT FOUR. CU 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 IS AN APPLICATION BY ANDREA L. SMITH REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY FAMILY HOUSING UNIT DETACHED ON APPROXIMATELY FOUR ACRES. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 8 31 BROAD STREET ROAD. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WILL BE TWO COMPANION PUBLIC HEARINGS, CP 20 25 0 0 2 AND ZERO A 20 25 0 0 0 0 1 CP 25 0 0 2 IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RE RELATED TO ESTABLISHING A TECHNOLOGY OVERLAY. DISTRICT ZOA 20 25 0 0 0 0 1 IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TECHNOLOGY, A OVERLAY DISTRICT, AS WELL AS DECREASING PARKING STANDARDS FOR DATA CENTERS. THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE DEFERRED WILL, THERE IS A REQUEST TO DEFER THEM THIS EVENING. UM, AND THIS WILL BE TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL TIME, UM, FOR ANOTHER COMMUNITY MEETING. I'LL GET INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL IN A MOMENT. UH, SO THERE IS ONLY ONE COMMUNITY MEETING, UM, ON THE SCHEDULE AT THIS POINT, AND IT IS FOR THE TECHNOLOGY OVERLAY DISTRICT. UM, THIS WILL BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO LEARN ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY D UH, DISTRICT AND TO VOICE THEIR OPINION ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 8TH AT THE ADMIN BUILDING, WHICH WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW, UM, IN THE BOARDROOM AGAIN, WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. AND THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 6:00 PM THIS MEETING WILL ALSO BE LIVE STREAMED AND YOU CAN WATCH IT LIVE OR WATCH THE RECORDING, UM, ON THE WEBSITE AFTER THE MEETING. ALSO WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW, UM, THAT UPTODATE INFORMATION, UH, IS LOCATED ON THE TECHNOLOGY OVERLAY TE AND TECHNOLOGY ZONE WEBPAGE. UH, THIS IS ON OUR WEBSITE SO UH, YOU CAN EITHER TYPE IN H HTTP SLASH BACK SLASH OR SLASH SLASH WWW.GLINVA.US/TOD OR YOU CAN SCAN THE QR CODE ON THE SCREEN AND IT WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO THE WEBSITE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I GUESS WE'LL DO THAT 'CAUSE THAT'S NEXT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM IS REQUEST REQUESTED DEFER ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, OR CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. STAFF IS REQUESTING A 30 DAY DEFERRAL OF COUNTYWIDE CP 20 25 2 AND ZOA 20 25 1, AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RELATED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TECHNOLOGY OVERLAY DISTRICT AND [1. Countywide - CP-2025-00002 and ZOA-2025-00001 – An amendment to the Comprehensive Plan related to the establishment of a Technology Overlay District, and an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance (County Code Chapter 15) adding Sections 15-448 through 15-550 establishing a Technology Overlay District and amending Sec. 15-331 (Off-street parking and loading/unloading requirements) to decrease parking standards for data centers. Staff is requesting a deferral of these public hearing applications to the September 18, 2025 Planning Commission meeting.] AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE. COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 15, ADDING SECTIONS 15 4 4 8 THROUGH 15 550 ESTABLISHING A TECHNOLOGY OVERLAY DISTRICT AND AMENDING SECTION 15 3 31 OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING, UNLOADING REQUIREMENTS TO DECREASE PARKING STANDARDS FOR DATA CENTERS. THIS TO DEFER IS TO THE SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2025 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. THANK YOU MS. PARKER. UM, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION STAFF IS REQUESTING THIS DEFERRAL TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL TIMES FOR THE, THE COMMUNITY MEETING THAT I MENTIONED THAT WILL BE HELD ON THE EIGHTH AT SIX O'CLOCK HERE. UM, THIS WILL GIVE US OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, UM, INFORM THE COMMUNITY OF WHAT THE OVERLAY DISTRICT DOES AND ALSO TO UM, SO WE CAN HEAR FEEDBACK AND YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, ADJUST THE AMENDMENTS ACCORDINGLY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO READ THE, UM, THE ACTUAL MOTION AND THEN, UM, EITHER TO APPROVE, DENY, OR DEFER AND THEN WE ALSO NEED A SECOND AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE. I CAN DO THAT. I MOVE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS AMEND, I'M SORRY, DEFERRAL TO OF THIS OR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT RELATED TO THE TECHNOLOGY OVERLAID DISTRICTS ON SEPTEMBER 18TH. I'LL SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND, CAN WE HAVE A ROAD HALL VOTE PLEASE. YES, SIR. MR. MCLAUGHLIN? AYE. MS. KOWALSKI? AYE. MR. COSBY? AYE. MR. PUCK? AYE. MR. KIMBERLY? AYE. THE MOTION TO DEFER PASSES ON A FIVE OH VOTE. THIS CASE WILL BE HEARD BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2025. THANK YOU. BASED ON THE CHANGE, UH, TO THE PUBLIC HEARING [00:10:01] SCHEDULE AND THE DEFERRAL OF CP DASH 2 0 2 5 DASH 0 0 0 2 AND ZERO A 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 RELATED TO THE TECHNOLOGY OVERLAY DISTRICT TO SEPTEMBER THE 18TH, 2025. IF YOU CAME HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER, UH, YOU CAN EITHER SAVE YOUR COMMENTS OR THAT PARTICULAR MEETING OR IF YOU WISH, YOU CAN SPEAK THIS EVENING DURING THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD, WHICH IS A PERIOD THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO ENTER INTO IN A FEW MOMENTS PER THE PLANNING COMMISSION BYLAWS. SECTION FOUR, ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION PUBLIC COMMENTS. GENERALLY, ALL PERSONS WHO SPEAK BEFORE THE COMMISSION DURING CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD OR A PUBLIC HEARING SHALL DO SO FROM THE LECTERN AND FURNISH THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES TO THE COMMISSION. [6. Citizen Comment Period] A SPEAKER SHALL ONLY SPEAK ONCE ON ANY ITEM UNLESS THE COMMISSION ASKS THE SPEAKER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. NO PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION UNLESS THEY HAVE FIRST BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIR. EACH PERSON WHO DESIRES TO SPEAK SHALL BE GIVEN TIME TO PRESENT ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMENTS. COMMENTS SHALL BE DIRECTED TO THE COMMISSION, NOT THE AUDIENCE. THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD PROVIDES A PUBLIC FORUM FOR THE COMMISSION TO HEAR FROM CITIZENS ABOUT MATTERS PERTINENT TO THE ACTIVITIES, ISSUES, OR POLICY OF THE COMMISSION. THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD IS LIMITED TO MATTERS THAT ARE NOT SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. SO IF YOU DO WISH TO SPEAK TONIGHT, UM, DURING THIS CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THE LIGHTS WILL START OFF AS GREEN. THOSE GLOBES THAT YOU SEE WHEN THEY TURN YELLOW, YOU, UM, YOUR TIME IS, IS GETTING LIMITED AND THEN OF COURSE WHEN IT TURNS RED, YOUR TIME IS EXTINGUISHED AGAIN. IF YOU COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO THAT INTO THE MIC. YOU'RE FINE. MY NAME IS STEVEN SHORROCK. I LIVE AT 12 2 0 1 BRINER RIDGE CIRCLE. THE TOD HAS RAISED THE ISSUE OF DATA CENTERS. I SUPPORT THE CONCEPT OF THE TOD AND I'M IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING SOME FORM OF DATA CENTERS, ALTHOUGH MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS DO DISAGREE WITH ME. IF PUBLIC SUPPORT IS WANTED FOR DATA CENTERS, THEN THE COUNTY NEEDS TO PROVIDE PROTECTIONS FROM DATA CENTERS. TODD. NOISE DECIBEL LEVEL LEVELS ARE WAY TOO HIGH AND ONLY FOR THE IMMEDIATE ADJACENT PROPERTIES ACCORDING TO THE LANGUAGE. TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT ADJACENT MEANS TO BELLEVUE GARDENS. BUFFERS WITH RESIDENTIAL AREAS ARE INADEQUATE, BUT PROTECTION IS NEEDED FOR ALL AREAS, NOT JUST THROUGH THE TOD. UNDER 1987 ZONING LAW RIGHT NOW, A ROW OF EIGHT TO 10 DATA CENTERS CAN BE BUILT PARALLEL TO A ROW OF HOUSES ABOUT 25 HOUSES, UH, WITHIN 50 FEET OF THEIR BACKYARD OF THOSE HOUSES. I WORKED 38 YEARS IN IT. IN 1987, I WORKED WITH DATA CENTERS, THEY WOULD'VE FIT IN THIS ROOM. THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND I THINK WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THAT IS A VALID CHANGE. COUNTY STAFF ARE LISTENING AND ARE NOW WORKING HARD ON THE TOD REVISIONS FOR BETTER PROTECTION. AGAIN, THESE PROTECTIONS MUST BE PROVIDED FOR ALL AREAS. DATA CENTERS CAN BE BUILT ON THE WEST SIDE OF TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, FAR FROM MOSAIC SONGBIRD, RITA'S BRANCH, AVERY POINT. THE LOCATION ALSO PROVIDES EXTRA BONUS OF ACCESS TO WASTEWATER THAT CAN BE RECYCLED FOR COOLING USE A SO-CALLED PURPLE PIPE SYSTEMS. THE TOD HEARINGS, THE NEXT MONTHS WILL BE THE LAST TIME THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR THE PUBLIC HAS ANY SAY IN THE MATTER. DATA CENTERS WILL BE BUILT BY, RIGHT? ANY PROTECTIONS WILL HAVE TO BE PERFECT IN A CHANGING WORLD. I SPOKE TO A SUPERVISOR IN ANOTHER COUNTY AND A PERSON THAT COMES BEFORE BOARDS JUST LIKE THIS ONE ON BEHALF OF ENERGY STORAGE FACILITIES, CELL PHONE TOWERS, THINGS LIKE THAT TO BE BUILT. WHEN WE WERE, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DATA CENTERS BY RIGHT? IT STRUCK ME ABOUT BOTH. USED THE SAME PHRASE EXACTLY. THEY SAID QUOTE, THIS IS INSANE. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES. COME ON UP AGAIN. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE. REVEREND LISA SYKES. I LIVE AT 1 2 4 8 2 NORTH CROSSING DRIVE IN READERS RANCH. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SAY THAT I'M VERY CURIOUS IF THERE'S INFORMATION THAT CAN BE PROVIDED TO US. THERE [00:15:01] ARE MANY OF US WHO ARE IN THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES AT THE NORTH OF HOCKETT THAT WOULD INCLUDE ONE SUBDIVISION TO BE BUILT RIDGE AT MANNEQUIN AS WELL AS THE PARK READER'S BRANCH AND HICKORY HAVEN. AND WHILE WE ARE ALL THERE CLUSTERED TOGETHER, WE FEEL PART OF THE VILLAGE AND PART OF THAT COMMUNITY AND WE FEEL VERY INAPPROPRIATE. THE THOUGHT OF A LARGE TALL BUILDING SUCH AS A DATA CENTER, OUR DISTRIBUTION CENTER ADJACENT TO OUR PROPERTY. AS STEVE WAS SAYING, PERHAPS JUST 50 FEET AWAY HAS THE PLANNING COMMISSION LOOKED AT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PLANS FOR ROADWAYS IN THE AREA AND FOR OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE. I'VE SEEN AN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TOD, BUT NOT FOR THE NORTHERN PART. THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF YOU COULD PROVIDE THAT BEFORE WE COME TO THE COMMUNITY MEETING ON THE EIGHTH AND THEN AFTERWARDS BACK HERE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE TOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? IF NOT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE HAVE NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS. UH, THE COMMISSION DOES HAVE [7. Unfinished Business - None] ONE ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS THIS EVENING. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM BEFORE THE COMMISSION AND WILL NOT COME BEFORE THE BOARD [8. New Business] OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT ONE SOE 20 25 1 APPLICATION BY WALTER E. NORMAN [1. District 1 - SOE-2025-00001 Application by Walter E. Norman seeking an exception to Article 6 (Minor Subdivisions), Section 3 (Review process, plats officer) of the County Subdivision Ordinance (County Code Appendix B) to create an additional access drive onto Payne Road on Tax Map No. 4-14-0-1-0. The property is zoned Agricultural, General (A-1). The Comprehensive Plan designates this area as Rural Enhancement Area.] SEEKING AN EXCEPTION TO ARTICLE SIX. MINOR SUBDIVISIONS SECTION THREE, REVIEW PROCESS PLATS OFFICER OF THE COUNTY SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE COUNTY CO APPENDIX B TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL ACCESS DRIVE ONTO PAYNE ROAD ON TAX MAP NUMBER 4 14 0 1 10. THE PROPERTY IS ZONED AGRICULTURAL GENERAL A ONE. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATES THIS AREA AS RURAL ENHANCEMENT AREA. THANK YOU MS. PARKER. MR. CHAIRMAN FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS CARRIE RAGLAN. I'M THE PLANNING MANAGER FOR THE COUNTY AND I'LL BE PROVIDING THE STAFF PRESENTATION FOR THIS APPLICATION. AS STATED, THE REQUEST IS WITHIN DISTRICT ONE AND IT'S AN APPLICATION FOR A SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE EXCEPTION TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL ACCESS DRIVE ONTO PAYNE ROAD. THE VICINITY MAP ON THE LEFT INDICATES THE SUBJECT AREA OUTLINED IN RED. THE AERIAL PHOTO ON THE RIGHT INDICATES A SUBJECT PROPERTY ALSO OUTLINED IN RED FOR A BETTER REFERENCE. THIS PARCEL IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN END OF PAYNE ROAD, WHICH IS STATE ROUTE 6 8 1. AND THIS IS APPROXIMATELY A MILE SOUTH OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH SHANNON HILL ROAD. THE ZONING MAP ON THE LEFT DEMONSTRATES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND ALL ADJACENT PROPERTIES IS A ONE OR AGRICULTURAL GENERAL DISTRICT. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP ON THE RIGHT DEMONSTRATES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND ALL ADJACENT PROPERTIES AS RURAL ENHANCEMENT AREA. THE COUNTY'S MAJOR THOROUGHFARE MA MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN THE MTP CLASSIFIES PING ROAD AS A LOCAL ROAD WITH NO PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL ACCESS POINT ON THE PAYNE ROAD. THIS IS DUE TO TOPOGRAPHICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ON THE PARCEL WHICH MAKE UTILIZING THE APPROVED DRIVEWAY CHALLENGING. THERE'S REQUEST IS BEFORE YOU BECAUSE THE SUBDIVISION CODE REQUIRES THE REVIEW OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL OF MINOR SUBDIVISIONS WITH MORE THAN TWO ACCESS DRIVES ONTO AN EXISTING ROAD. THIS IS ACTUALLY A RETROACTIVE REQUEST SINCE A SUBDIVISION HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. THE REQUEST, HOWEVER, DOES NOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND WILL NOT BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT, WHICH IS APPROVED IN 2016. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, WHICH IS LOT ONE, IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SCREEN SHOWN AS 17.95 ACRES. THE PLAT CALLS OUT A 50 BY 50 FOOT SHARED ACCESS EASEMENT BETWEEN LOT ONE AND LOT TWO HERE, AND THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL SHARED ACCESS EASEMENT BELOW FOR LOTS THREE AND LOTS FOUR. THE PLAT ALSO DEMONSTRATES AN UNNAMED CREEK TRAVERSING THE PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION CROSSES ALL FOUR PARCELS. THE MAP ON THE RIGHT SHOWS THE AERIAL CONDITIONS FOR ALL FOUR PARCELS, WHICH WERE PART OF THE ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION APPROVAL. THESE ARE OUTLINED IN RED WITH THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, WHICH IS LOT ONE OUTLINED IN PURPLE. AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION OF THE CREEK BY THE DIFFERENCE IN THE VEGETATION. IF YOU CAN FOLLOW THE RED.HERE AS IT TRAVERSES ACROSS THE PROPERTIES. HISTORICAL AERIAL MAPS INDICATE THAT THE SUBJECT PARCEL HAS BEEN TEMPERED IN THE PAST, BUT IN THIS POINT IS NOW MOSTLY WOODED. PARCEL TWO TO THE SOUTH HAS ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED. YOU CAN SEE [00:20:01] HERE ON THE AERIAL WITH A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. UH, REVIEW OF STAFF NOTES FROM THE BUILDING PERMIT FOR LOT TWO WHEN IT WAS BEING DEVELOPED. CONFIRMED THAT THE OWNER DID EXPERIENCE UNUSUAL CHALLENGES TO VER TO TRAVERSE THE CREEK ON THAT PROPERTY DUE TO INTENSE TOPOGRAPHY ON THE PROPERTY. THIS CONTOUR AND MAP ON THE RIGHT DEMONSTRATES THE TOPOGRAPHY ON THE PARCEL WITH THE GREEN LINES, UM, INDICATING REPRESENTING TWO FOOT SPACING INTERVALS. STAFF MEASURE WITH OUR GIS TOOLS, THIS WOULD BE ABOUT A 74 FOOT CHANGE IN ELEVATION FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE STREAM HERE UP TO THE PROPOSED HOUSE LOCATION. UM, HOWEVER, THE MOST INTENSE AREAS SHOWN WITH THE LINES CLOSE TOGETHER HERE, UH, MEASURE GREATER THAN A 15% SLOPE. UH, THE ASSUMED ROUTE ON THE APPROVED PLAT IS DEMONSTRATED HERE IN PURPLE. AS YOU CAN SEE THE THE CURRENT ACCESS EASEMENT AND THE PRESUMED DRIVEWAY TO GET TO THE HOUSE SITE HERE IN THE RED STAR. THE OWNER IS PROPOSING A DIFFERENT DRIVEWAY LOCATION TO THE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY AND THIS IS DEMONSTRATED IN BLUE. THE ROUTE WOULD TRAVERSE LESS INTENSE TOPOGRAPHY TO CRE TO REACH THE HOME SITE AND STAFF CALCULATED THAT THE SLOPE WOULD BE ABOUT 9% OVERALL, BUT A STREAM CROSSING WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR EITHER ROUTE. EXHIBIT A IS THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT PROPOSED BY THE APPLICANT. THE PLAT DEMONSTRATES LOT ONE WITH A DIFFERENT DRIVEWAY LOCATION. YOU CAN SEE HERE, AND THIS WAS PROPOSED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE AND THIS IS IN ORDER TO REACH THE PROPOSED HOME SITE. THE SHARED ENTRANCE WOULD NO LONGER BE NEEDED. HOWEVER, THE ENTRANCE IS ALREADY BEING UTILIZED THROUGH LOT TWO, WHICH WAS SHOWN ON THE AERIALS. UM, THE PLAT INDICATES THAT THE DRIVEWAY FOR LOT TWO WAS ACTUALLY ONLY INSTALLED ON LOT TWO, SO THERE'S NO CONCERN WITH THAT EASEMENT BEING VACATED. IN CONCLUSION, THE EXISTING CONDITIONS PROVIDE DIFFICULTY FOR LOT ONE IS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TO UTILIZE THE EXISTING SHARED ACCESS AND TRAVERSE ACROSS THE PROPERTY. THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE EXCEPTION AND THAT THE REQUEST IS BASED ON UNIQUE, UNIQUE CONDITIONS OF THE PROPERTY AND IT IS NOT DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH OR WELFARE OF OTHERS. THE REQUEST DOES NOT REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING AND STAFF RECOMMEND THAT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF APPROVAL, THE OWNER MUST RECORD EXHIBIT A AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF THE COUNTY WITH A PO WITH A COPY OF THE RECORDED DOCUMENT PROVIDED TO THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS CONCLUDES THE STAFF PRESENTATION. UH, THE APPLICANTS AND HIS REPRESENTATIVE ARE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME AT THIS TIME? NO, I HAVE ONE. UH, THERE IS AN ORDINANCE OF, UH, ONLY TWO DRIVEWAY ENTRANCES ONTO THE ROAD. WHAT IS THAT INTENDED TO, UH, TO PREVENT? I MEAN, WHAT ARE WE COMPROMISING HERE? BY ENTERTAINING THIS VARIANCE, I BELIEVE THE INTENT IS OVERALL TO LIMIT THE ACCESS POINTS, PRESUMABLY FOR SAFETY. AND THAT INTENTION WAS PROBABLY FOR MORE ROADS THAT HAVE HIGHER TRAFFIC IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, THIS IS A LOCAL ROAD WHICH THERE'S NO IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED HERE. UM, BUT IT DOES ALLOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR WHICH THE APPLICANT IS, UM, IS REQUESTING FOR THE UNIQUE TOPOGRAPHY IN WHICH THERE, THERE IS A, AN AVENUE FORWARD FOR THEM TO GET RELIEF. ALL RIGHT. SO IT'S YOUR, YOUR ASSUMPTION IS THAT IT, THAT IT IS TRYING TO PREVENT TRAFFIC ISSUES ON, ON AND UH, SAFETY ISSUES ON THE ROAD? I WOULD SAY PRESUMABLY, BUT I'LL NOD TO STAFF. I'M GETTING NODS. OKAY, THANK YOU. AND I, I GUESS I'M ASSUMING THAT THE PROPOSED ROAD WILL HAS MET ALL OF THE UM, FIRE RESCUE STANDARDS OR WILL MEET FIRE RESCUE STANDARDS? IT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET ANY STANDARDS THAT WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL HOME SITE, BUT WITH A DRIVEWAY, THERE'S REALLY NO REGULATIONS. IT'S NOT A PRIVATE ROAD. OKAY. THERE WOULD NO LIGHT OR, UH, SIGHT LINE CONCERNS OR ANYTHING WITH THIS NEW LOCATION? CORRECT. STAFF DID TAKE A LOOK. UM, WE MET AND DURING THE PRE-APPLICATION PHASE WITH THE COUNTY ENGINEER AT THE TIME AND HE CONCURRED THAT HE THOUGHT THE LOCATION WAS BETTER THAN WHAT WAS PROPOSED ON THE ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION. UM, I DID A SITE VISIT AS WELL AND I ACTUALLY ENTERED THE, UM, THE EASEMENT AS IT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE WHERE LOT TWO HAS THE DRIVEWAY. AND I DO CONCUR ACTUALLY THE WAY THAT THE ROAD CURVES THAT THE PROPOSED SITE, THE PROPOSED SITE IS PROBABLY BETTER FOR SITE DISTANCE. OKAY, THANK YOU. SO THE, THE DRIVEWAY THAT [00:25:01] EXISTS NOW, THAT'S U MAINLY UTILIZED BY THE SECOND LOT, RIGHT? YES. SO THOSE INDIVIDUALS OR THE, OR THAT FAMILY, THEY COME INTO THE DRIVEWAY THERE, GO TO THEIR HOUSE, BUT THE DRIVE BUT THE ORIGINAL DRIVEWAY WOULD CONTINUE UP TO THE HOUSE ON LOT ONE. MM-HMM . SO ARE THEY GONNA JUST CUT THAT OUT OR JUST LEAVE THAT THERE? THE, THE PLA THAT THEY HAD PROPOSED FOR RECOMMENDATION DOES SHOW THAT THAT WOULD BE VACATED. IT'S HARD TO SEE POTENTIALLY HERE, BUT THEY'RE SHOWING THAT THAT SHARED ACCESS EASEMENT WOULD BE VACATED. IT WOULD JUST BECOME A DRIVEWAY FOR LOT TWO AND THEN THERE WOULD BE A SEPARATE DRIVEWAY FOR LOT ONE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. WOULD THE APPLICANT UH, LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PROJECT? IF THERE ARE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ADDITIONAL THAT WE CAN ADD, WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO. I THINK THAT WAS A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION AND WENT OVER THE MAIN SCOPE. I THINK OUR, UH, CONCERNS WERE PRETTY MUCH ALL ADDRESSED AND ISSUES TOPOGRAPHY AND FIRE TRUCKS GETTING IN AND OUT AND OVERALL ACCESS. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE SOE 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 APPLICATION BY WALTER NORMAN WITH THE RECOMMENDED CONDITION AS PRESENTED. I'LL SECOND THAT IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND, CAN I HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE PLEASE. YES SIR. MR. KIMBERLY. AYE. MR. PATAK? AYE. MR. COSBY? AYE. MS. KOWALSKI? AYE. MR. MCLAUGHLIN AYE. THE MOTION TO APPROVE PASSES ON A FIVE OH VOTE. OUR PUBLIC HEARING ITEM THIS EVENING IS IN DISTRICT FOUR RZ 20 25 4 [10. Public Hearing Items] APPLICATION BY GLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR A PROFFER AMENDMENT [1. District 4 - RZ-2025-00004 - Application by Goochland County Board of Supervisors for a proffer amendment to rezoning case RZ-2018-00004 to remove the access requirements on 1.67 acres at 333, 335, 337 and 339 Pond View Lane on Tax Map Nos. 58-16-0-2-0, 58-16-0-3-0, 58-16-0-4-0, and 58-16-0-5-0. The property is zoned Residential, Neighborhood (R-N). The Comprehensive Plan designates this area as Suburban Residential.] TO REZONING CASE RZ 20 18 4. TO REMOVE THE ACCESS REQUIREMENTS ON 1.67 ACRES AT 3 3 3 3 3 5, 3, 3 7 AND 3 3 9 POND VIEW LANE ON TAX MAP NUMBERS 58 16 0 2 0 58 16 0 3 0 58, 16 0 4 0, AND 58 16 THE PROPERTY IS OWNED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD RN, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATES THIS AREA AS SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL. THANK YOU MS. PARKER. GOOD EVENING MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. UM, I'VE BEEN BEFORE YOU TWICE ALREADY THIS EVENING, BUT FOR THE RECORD, I AM JAMIE SHERRY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR AN APPLICATION IN DISTRICT FOUR. THE APPLICANT IS GLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPER SUPERVISORS REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT TO RZ 2018 0 0 0 4 FOR FOUR PARCELS ON POND VIEW LANE. THE MINUTE THE VICINITY MAP ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY WITHIN THE RED CIRCLE ON THE RIGHT IS AN AERIAL PHOTO THAT SHOWS THE FOUR PARCELS ON POND VIEW LANE THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THIS APPLICATION. THEY'RE OUTLINED IN RED POND VIEW. LANE IS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE PARK AT CENTERVILLE SUBDIVISION AND ACROSS HOCKETT ROAD FROM THE READER'S BRANCH SUBDIVISION. THE ZONING MAP ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS THE PARCELS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2000 REZONING TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE EAST. THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH AND THE EAST ARE ZONED RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. AND TO THE WEST IN THE GREEN IS THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY IS ZONED RURAL RESIDENTIAL. UM, THE MAP ON THE RIGHT SHOWS THE 2035 COMPREHENSIVE DESIGNATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND ALL THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES AS SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL. ON THE MAP YOU CAN SEE THE YELLOW AND THE BROWN. UM, THEY'RE TO THE SOUTH AND THEY'RE DESIGNATED FOR RESIDENTIAL. AND THE BROWN IS, UM, SEMI-PUBLIC, WHICH IS A, WHICH WAS THE CHURCH AT THE TIME. THIS WAS DESIGNATED IN NOVEMBER, 2018, RZ 20 18 0 0 0 0 4 WAS REZONED, UH, REZONED 3.04 ACRES AT THE INTERSECTION OF HOCKET ROAD AND POND VIEW LANE FROM AGRICULTURAL LIMITED TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO CREATE A FIVE LOT SUB SUB SUBDIVISION. ON THE SCREEN IS THE APPROVED CONCEPTUAL PLAN FROM THE 2018 REZONING. I ADDED THE BLUE LINES AND THE LABELS FOR CLARITY. YOU CAN SEE LOT ONE FRONT ON HOCKET ROAD AND LOTS TWO THROUGH FIVE FRONT ON POND VIEW. LANE OPEN SPACE IS LOCATED SOUTH OF THE RESIDENTIAL, [00:30:01] LOTS OF THE SUBDIVISION. THE DETAILS ON THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN ARE DIFFICULT TO READ, WHICH IS WHY I OUTLINED IT, BUT UH, FURTHER, UM, YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE IT VERY WELL BUT IT DOES NOT SHOW SH SHARED DRIVEWAYS FOR LOTS TWO THROUGH FOUR. SO FOR THAT REASON THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN EXHIBIT A DOES NOT NEED TO BE AMENDED. THE APPROVAL OF THIS ZONING CASE CAME WITH SEVEN SEVEN PROFFERED CONDITIONS. THEY INCLUDE GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN. CASH PROFFERS FOR EACH OF THE NEW LOTS, A MAXIMUM OF FIVE RESIDENTIAL LOTS SHARED DRIVEWAYS FOR LOTS FRONTING ONTO, UM, POND VIEW LANE, WHICH IS SUBJECT TO UM, THIS REQUEST RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION ON HOCKET ROAD OPEN SPACE AS WELL AS FOR POND VIEW LANE TO BE CONSTRUCTED TO VDOT STANDARDS. UM, ALONG THE, UM, FROM POCKET ROAD TO THE END OF THE LOT FIVE, SORRY, THAT'S A LITTLE SMALL ON THE SCREEN. BUT, UM, SO WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED? UH, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS REQUESTING THIS AMENDMENT TO RZ 2018 0 0 0 4 TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR SHARED DRIVEWAYS FOR THE LOTS ACCESSING POND VIEW LANE, AN ERROR COUNTY STAFF APPROVED LOTS TWO AND THREE WITH INDIVIDUAL DRIVEWAYS, PUTTING BOTH OF THOSE LOTS IN VIOLATION OF THE PROFFERS. AND I HAVE NUMBERED THE, UM, THE UM, AERIAL FOR REFERENCE APPROVAL OF THIS AMENDMENT WOULD RELIEVE THE BURDEN OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2018 PROFFERS FOR LOTS. TWO AND THREE LOTS FOUR AND FIVE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND ARE INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION TO PROVIDE RELIEF OF THE ACCESS STANDARDS. BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, TO PROVIDE UNIFORM DESIGN WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION, THERE WAS A COMMUNITY MEETING HELD ON JUNE 23RD. NO ONE FROM THE PUBLIC ATTENDED, UM, COUNTY STAFF AS WELL AS SUPERVISOR SPOONER WERE IN ATTENDANCE AS THE USE AND THE DENSITY OF THE ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION WOULD NOT BE CHANGED WITH THE PROPOSED POER AMENDMENT. THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION OF SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL. SO ON THE SCREEN I HAVE SUMMARIZED THE PROFFERS EARLIER THAT I PRESENTED EARLIER IN, UH, THIS PRESENTATION. APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION WOULD NOT CHANGE ANY OF THE EXISTING PROFFERS EXCEPT NUMBER FOUR, WHICH I HAVE, UM, CROSSED OUT THAT PROFFER ACTUALLY READS THE LOTS, THE FOUR LOTS ON POND VIEW. LANE SHALL SHARE TWO ACCESS POINTS ON POND VIEW LANE. THE HOUSE WILL REMAIN, UH, ONE ACCESS ON HOCKET ROAD. WHAT THAT'S REFERENCING IS THAT LOT ONE, WHICH IS NOT PART OF THIS APPLICATION WAS AN EXISTING LOT AND HAD AN EXISTING DRIVEWAY ONTO, UM, ONTO HOCKET ROAD. SO THIS IS, THIS IS ESSENTIALLY, UH, THE, THE CROSSED OUT VERSION OF IT. I DO ACTUALLY HAVE ALL THE PROFFERS, UM, IN THE BACK PORTION OF THE SLIDE IF YOU WANNA SEE ANY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALLY. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR, ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? WE GOOD? I MOVE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF PROFFER AMENDMENT RZ TO PUBLIC HEARING. I'M SORRY, MY FAULT. PUBLIC HEARING. YEAH. MY, MY FAULT. MY FAULT. OKAY. SO NOW WE WILL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF ANYONE WANTS TO SPEAK, UH, ON BEHALF OR AGAINST UM, THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME FORWARD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, UH, TO DO SO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. NOW WE'LL HAVE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF PROFFER AMENDMENT RZ DASH 2 0 2 5 DASH 0 0 0 4 APPLICATION BY THE UCHIN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AS PRESENTED. SECOND ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE. YES SIR. MR. KIMBERLY AYE. MR. PATAK? AYE. MR. COSBY? AYE. MS. KOWALSKI AYE. MR. MCLAUGHLIN AYE. THE MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL PASSES ON A FIVE OH VOTE. THIS CASE IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2025. IT MOVES FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION. IF [00:35:01] THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS, I CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, SIR. [11. Adjournment] DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE ACTUALLY. * 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.