Planning: Planning Commission Meeting Agenda- March 26, 2008

Planning Commission Meeting Agenda- March 26, 2008

NELSON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

March 26, 2008
Board of Supervisors Meeting Room
County Courthouse, Lovingston, Virginia

AGENDA

7:30 P. M.   Meeting convenes
       Approval of minutes from February 27, 2008 regular meeting.

NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS

1.   Exception #6 –Hallie L. and Laverne Allen (Continued from January & February)

Consideration of a request by Mrs. Allen for an exception to Section 3-2. of the Subdivision Ordinance, Exception to Review by Commission, Article (4) regarding requirement for a 30 ft. wide right-of-way providing ingress and egress to and from a dedicated recorded public street, for property located off Adial Road, Rt. 634, Faber, Virginia, Tax Map #33-A-30J.

PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS

2.   Rezoning #2008-001 – Bruce K. and Lynn Tyler
Consideration of a request by the Tylers to rezone .66 acres located on Afton Depot Lane, Afton, Virginia, Tax Map #3-A-24, from A-1 to B-1 for the purpose of marketing the property as business.

3.     Special Use Permit #2008-006 - Jerry W. Coffey
Consideration of a request by Mr. Coffey for a SUP to build a shop on Piedmont Road (Rt. 657), Gladstone, Virginia, Tax Map #96-A-19D, for use in repairing personal company trucks and trailers as well as employees’ trucks.

4.   Zoning Ordinance Amendments
Consideration of amendments to Code of Nelson County, Appendix A, the Zoning Ordinance, Article 18, Limited Industrial M-1, Section 18-5, Prohibited Uses, to repeal the following as prohibited uses: Recreation or entertainment facilities of a commercial nature, fuel storage yards, contractor storage yards, lumber yards, sawmills, stone work.

5.   Subdivision Ordinance Amendments
Consideration of amendments to Section 4-4, Water and Sewer, of the Nelson County Subdivision Ordinance regarding Item D., Individual Septic Systems, to remove the current Item D. and replace with the following:
D.   Individual Septic Systems

   No subdivision shall be approved where individual septic systems are to be used until written approval has been secured from the health official. In order to grant approval, the health official, or his agent, shall determine the suitability of soil for use of septic systems with subsurface disposal.
1.   Each system approved after June 1, 2007, shall have two (2) approved sites for on-site wastewater systems, thereby providing for a reserve in the event of failure of the initial on-site wastewater system.
2.   In all zoning districts, the reserve on-site wastewater system area shall be sufficient to accommodate a minimum of one hundred (100) percent of the capacity of the initial on-site wastewater system.
3.   The location of all on-site wastewater system areas and reserve areas shall be shown on the plat of the subdivision and if pretreatment is proposed for the on-site wastewater system, such proposal must be clearly stated on the plat.
4.   All plats of subdivision and site plans shall contain the following notation: The Virginia Department of Health advises that septic tanks should be pumped every three (3) to five (5) years to maximize the life of the on-site wastewater system area.
5.   Exceptions to the above provisions:
a.   Family subdivision
b.   Lots greater than twenty (20) acres in size. For such lots, the plat shall bear the following notation: Health Department approval has not been obtained for on-site wastewater systems for [this lot] or [lots numbered ----].
c.   Existing systems. Unless otherwise required by law, existing wastewater systems need not be shown on subdivision plats.

Other Business –
•   Resolution to schedule public hearing for proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment – Section 12-5, Uses Not Provided For.
•   Discussion of Comprehensive Plan update.

Board of Supervisor liaison report – Tommy Bruguiere.

Adjournment

Next Meeting: April 23, 2008