* 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. [00:00:01] I'M NOT HERE TONIGHT. SO [Special Planning and Zoning Commission on April 5, 2023.] LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS SPECIAL MEETING ON THE FRONT ROW PLANNING COMMISSION FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL THE FIFTH, UH, 2023. MS. POTTER, IF YOU WOULD TAKE A ROLL CALL PLEASE. VICE CHAIRMAN WELLS? YES. HERE. COMMISSIONER WOOD? HERE. COMMISSIONER NER? HERE. COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS HERE. ALRIGHT. AND WITH THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM AND THE ONLY ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, ITEM THREE IS THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, FOR APPLICATION 2 3 1 37. I WILL START BY ASKING IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR PARTICIPATE IF YOU WOULD SIGN IN ON THE SHEET AND THAT IS YOUR RIGHT. UM, SO WHILE THEY'RE DOING THAT, YES. YES. YOU OKAY. AND IF STAFF WOULD LIKE TO BRIEF US ON THIS, SO BEFORE YOU USE A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO OUR FREE DISTRICT, UH, WE ARE AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF CEMETERY SO THAT IT WOULD SAY ANY LAND OR STRUCTURE USED OR INTENDED TO BE USED FOR THE INTERMENT OF HUMAN REMAINS. THE SPRINKLING OR INTERMENT OF ASHES ON CHURCH GROUND OR THEIR PLACEMENT IN A COL BARIUM ON CHURCH PROPERTY SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE THE CREATION OF A CEMETERY. CEMETERIES ARE SUBJECT TO VIRGINIA CODE 15.21111 AND FIF 57 26 AND MAY BE FOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE USE. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THE DEFINITION OF A CHURCHYARD AS AN AREA OF LAND OWNED BY AND SURROUNDING A PLACE OF WORSHIP OTHER THAN A CEMETERY, AND IS OFTEN USED AS A BURIAL GROUND FOR HUMAN REMAIN. AND THEN STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT THE CEMETERY USE BE INCLUDED UNDER MISCELLANEOUS USES FOR A CHURCH, OR SORRY, AS AN ACCESSORY TO A CHURCH OR A PLACE OF WORSHIP, UM, AS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. AND THAT IS UNDER 57 26 STATE CODE. AND THEN WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD IN THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, UH, THAT WOULD CREATE 1 75 DASH 30.2. UH, CHURCHYARDS SHALL BE PERMITTED IN R THREE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT USE, UH, WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. AND SO THAT A CHURCH CHURCHYARD USES SHALL BE SET BACK 150 FEET FROM THE LOT LINE CHURCHYARD USES SHALL BE MARKED WITH A FENCE OR STONE, AND THE LOCATION OF THE CHURCHYARD SHALL BE RECORDED ON A PLA AND REGISTERED WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO NEED TO ADD IN, UM, THAT THE LOCATION OF THE CHURCHYARD WOULD NEED TO BE AT LEAST 300 YARDS FROM A WATER SOURCE. AND THAT'S UNDER 57 26. AND THE OTHER STIPULATION WITH THAT, IT WOULD NEED TO BE 250 YARDS FROM RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE. AND THAT'S ALSO UNDER 57 26 OF STATE CODE. OKAY. UM, WE DO, YES. ALL RIGHT. I I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP. OKAY. UM, WHEN YOU SAY THE LOCATION MM-HMM. , UH, SHALL BE A RECORDED ON A PLA , YOU MEAN, JUST FOR MY CLARIFICATION, THE LOCATION OF THE CEMETERY ITSELF. MM-HMM. NOT THE LOCATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL GRAVES EACH TIME, BUT THE AREA YES. IN WHICH THE GRAVES WOULD BE PLANTED. YEAH. IT WOULD NEED TO BE SURVEYED. AND THEN I I WOULD JUST ASK THAT THIS, SUBMIT IT TO OUR OFFICE SO WE CAN KEEP A RECORD. BECAUSE WHEN THEY, UM, IF THEY EVER GO TO , YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE POTENTIAL GRAVE SITES. OKAY. THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION. THANK YOU. YOU OKAY? MM-HMM. . ALRIGHT. AT THIS POINT WE'LL OPEN UP FOR THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS. UM, SO BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I'LL GO AHEAD AND, AND, YOU KNOW, LIST OFF THE RULES FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC CONTENT. SO PLEASE DIRECT ALL COMMENTS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. DO NOT ADDRESS THE APPLICANT STAFF OR OTHER SPEAKERS. UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAY OR MAY NOT RESPOND TO ANY COMMENTS. INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP, UH, [00:05:01] SHALL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING AND COMMISSION. WHEN YOU TAKE THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. UH, WE HAVE TWO, TWO SPEAKERS SO FAR AND WE'LL START WITH NUMBER ONE. IS EL EL LOISA ROGERS. HELLO, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ELISA ROGERS. I LIVE AT 14 LITTLE LAUREL DRIVE, MIDDLETOWN, VIRGINIA, 20 26 45. UM, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT. UM, I WANTED TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY HUSBAND, PASTOR CARLTON ROGERS. UM, 23 YEARS AGO, HE PIONEERED DYNAMIC LIFE, UM, LOCATED ON JOHN MARSHALL HIGHWAY WHERE WE ARE NOW. THAT'S NOT WHERE WE WERE WHEN WE STARTED. HE LEFT A SUCCESSFUL, UH, CUSTOM PAINT CAREER TO FULFILL WHAT HE, HE FELT IN HIS HEART WAS THE CALL OF GOD IN HIS LIFE TO PASTOR IN THIS TOWN. GOD SPECIFICALLY TOLD HIM TO COME TO FRONT ROYAL. UH, HE HAD A GREAT LOVE FOR GOD AND THE LOVE FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN. UH, NOT JUST OUR CONGREGATION, BUT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. UM, HE HAD A HEART FOR THE DOWN AND OUT. WE WERE INVOLVED IN DYNAMIC LIFE'S, INVOLVED IN MANY THINGS SUCH AS THE HOUSE OF HOPE, THE PREGNANCY CENTER, PHOENIX PROJECT, SALVATION ARMY, LOCAL FOOD BANKS. UM, SUPPORTING MANY THINGS IN HIS COMMUNITY TO HELP PEOPLE. UH, AND HIS HEART WASN'T JUST FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR CHURCH, BUT IT WAS ANYBODY IN THIS TOWN THAT NEEDED SUPPORT AND LOVE. UM, HE HAD A TREMENDOUS HEART FOR THE DOWN AND OUT. HE WENT THROUGH SOME TOUGH TIMES IN HIS LIFE AND GAVE HIM A REAL COMPASSION FOR PEOPLE. SO HE SAID, I WANT DYNAMIC LIFE TO BE A PLACE WHERE ANYBODY WHO IS STRUGGLING IN ANY AREA OF THEIR LIFE, THAT THEY COULD COME AND GET HELP. THEIR HELP NEED, HELP WITH THEIR FINANCES, PARENTING, MARRIAGE, UH, EVEN FITNESS, HEALTH. WE OFFERED ALL KINDS OF THINGS IN THE MINISTRY. AND THEN IF IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WE COULD OFFER, THAT WE COULD FIND A PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY AND DYNAMIC LIFE WOULD SUPPORT IT. AND THEY'VE BEEN A BIG SUPPORT OF A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT TOOK PLACE IN THIS TOWN BECAUSE OF MY HUSBAND'S LOVE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. UH, WE AS A CHURCH HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THE TOWN EVENTS SUCH AS THE PARADES, WALK FOR LIFE, NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, UH, THERMAL SHELTER, AND MANY THINGS THAT WE EITHER HOSTED AT OUR CHURCH OR WE FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED AND STILL DO. AND ANYTIME WE WOULD DO SOMETHING SPECIAL AT OUR CHURCH THAT WE KNEW WOULD BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, WE WOULD INVITE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY TO COME TO BE A PART OF IT. UH, BECAUSE AGAIN, WE JUST REALLY LOVE THIS TOWN AND WANTED TO BE A BLESSING HERE. UM, MY HUSBAND ALSO WAS A TYPE OF PASTOR THAT LOVED THE ONE-ON-ONE, REALLY CARED ABOUT INDIVIDUALS. UM, HE WOULD GO TO HOSPITALS AND VISIT, UH, PEOPLE, WHETHER THEY WERE FROM OUR CONGREGATION OR NOT. SOMETIMES A FAMILY MEMBER WOULD CALL AND SAY, WOULD YOU GO VISIT MY BROTHER? AND MY HUSBAND JUST REALLY HAD A HEART FOR PEOPLE. UH, SO HE WOULD GO THERE. WE DID FUNERALS AND WEDDINGS AND BABY DEDICATIONS AND BAPTISMS, NOT JUST FOR OUR CONGREGATION, BUT FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. UM, AND HE WAS A GREAT BRIDGE, UH, TO OTHER CHURCHES AND WANTED TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE'S DREAMS COME TO PASS. SO WE DONATED A VEHICLES, WE PURCHASED A CHURCH, A PARSONAGE, GAVE EQUIPMENT, CHAIRS, WHATEVER CHURCHES NEEDED TO SUPPORT OTHER PASTORS IN REACHING THIS COMMUNITY. UM, AND HE WAS LOVED BY ALL PEOPLE. HE HAD A HEART FOR CHILDREN. WE, UH, PURCHASED BLESSINGS AND VANS AND SHUTTLES TO BRING PEOPLE TO OUR CHURCH. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE CHILDREN OF THIS COMMUNITY, UH, THAT THEY DIDN'T, UM, ALWAYS HAVE THE BEST HOME ENVIRONMENT. SO WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO BRING THEM TO A SAFE PLACE WHERE THEY HAVE GOOD ROLE MODELS AND PEOPLE TO LOVE ON THEM. UH, EVEN HAVE A TRAIN, IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN OUR TRAIN IN THE PARADES AND THINGS AS IT JUST A DRAWING CARD FOR THE CHILDREN. UH, THE REASON WHY WE OPENED THE DEAL CAMPUS, RIGHT JUST DOWN THE STREET HERE ON MAIN STREET, UH, IS BECAUSE HE HAD A REAL HEART FOR THE YOUTH OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THE YOUNG ADULTS THAT HE WANTED A GOOD POSITIVE PLACE WHERE THEY COULD COME OFF THE STREET AND BE IN A GOOD WHOLESOME ENVIRONMENT. AND, UH, SO WE OPENED THE DL CAMPUS HERE ON MAIN STREET. WE COULD HAVE DONE IT AT THE CHURCH, BUT HE SAID, LET'S DO IT ON MAIN STREET, WHERE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY COULD ENJOY THAT. UM, AND SO HE'S A VERY KIND AND HUMBLE AND GENEROUS MAN. AND OUR FAMILY WANTED TO, UH, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR 23 YEARS HERE IN FRONT ROYAL. UH, THE PLACE HE LOVES SO MUCH WAS AT DYNAMIC LIFE. WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO LAY HIM TO REST HERE. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE, UM, FUNERAL HOME IN WINCHESTER AMPS VICE PRESIDENT DAVID ZIMMERMAN'S, A PERSONAL FRIEND OF OURS, HE HAD AT ONE POINT VISITED DYNAMIC LIFE. HIS FAMILY WAS THERE FOR A SHORT TIME. AND WHEN HE HEARD THAT MY HUSBAND HAD PASSED AND I REACHED OUT TO HIM, HE SAID, UM, WE WILL TAKE CARE OF HIM AS LONG AS NECESSARY AND WORK WITH YOU ON THAT. UH, CUZ HE SAID, I WANT TO SEE PASTOR COTTON LEAD TO REST THERE, IF THAT'S AT ALL POSSIBLE. SO WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THAT FUNERAL HOME. SO TWO MONTHS AGO TODAY IS WHEN HE PASSED. I KNOW IT'S A LONG TIME. SOME OF HIS RE UH, MY HUSBAND'S SIBLINGS ARE LIKE, WHEN ARE WE GONNA DO THIS? LIKE, THERE'S JUST SOME RED TAPE WORKING THROUGH. BUT TO US IT'S WORTH IT CUZ THIS WOULD BE A, A BEAUTIFUL THING TO BE ABLE TO LAY HIM TO REST ON THE, ON THE PROPERTY THAT MEANT SO MUCH TO HIM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE JOSEPH DOZO. DOZA. SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO MY NAME'S JOE JOSEPH DOREO, UH, 92 JENNY COURT, STRASBURG, VIRGINIA. I'M [00:10:01] LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE CHURCH. AND, UH, SO FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THIS TIME. IT, IT, IT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME PERSONALLY AND ALSO TO THE CHURCH. I CAN, I CAN SPEAK FOR THE LEADERSHIP THERE IN THIS REGARD THAT THEY SINCERELY THANK YOU, UM, TO JUST GO THROUGH THIS EFFORT AND WHATEVER YOU ULTIMATELY DECIDE, UH, WE'RE APPRECIATIVE OF, OF EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AND, AND ALL THE, THE SINCERE, UH, AND MEANINGFUL CONSIDERATION. SO I I, I JUST, YOU KNOW, I I THINK THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO, TO CARVE OUT A, A VERY, VERY NARROWLY TAILORED, UH, EXCEPTION OR, OR SPACE RATHER FOR CHURCHES OR OTHER PLACES OF WORSHIP TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S VERY APPROPRIATE AND IN KEEPING WITH THEIR INTENDED USE. UM, I DON'T SEE A, A MAJOR DEVIATION OR ANYTHING FROM THE EXISTING USES. AND, AND OBVIOUSLY I THINK THE, THE OVERLAY OF THAT SPECIAL USE PERMIT WILL GO A LONG WAY IN PROTECTING, YOU KNOW, THE SURROUNDING, UH, PROPERTIES AND, AND, AND OWNERS. I, I THINK, AND I, IF I THINK I UNDERSTOOD LAUREN CORRECTLY, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, LEAVES ROOM IN THAT ORDINANCE FOR, UH, FOR WHAT IS ALSO REFLECTED AS, AT LEAST I UNDERSTAND IT IN THE STATE CODE, UH, EXCEPTIONS WITH REGARDS TO THE, THE DISTANCES IF, IF, UH, THE NEARBY NEIGHBORS ACQUIESCE. AND SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE, ANY ULTIMATE FINALIZED VERSION WOULD HAVE SOMETHING IN THERE THAT THERE WOULD BE A SPACE OR WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT. UM, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT I DON'T KNOW IF ANY PARCEL IN TOWN THAT IS 250 OR 300 YARDS, UH, FROM ANOTHER EXCEPT FOR MAYBE RANDOLPH MAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO, SO, UM, BUT WITH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I THINK THAT THIS, THIS IS VERY MUCH A BENEFIT FOR THE TOWN, VERY MUCH IN KEEPING WITH THE GENERAL WELFARE OF, OF THE TOWN AND, AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON SENSE AND, AND STRAIGHTFORWARD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION JUST TO KNOCK ONE OUTTA THE PARK. UM, BUT AGAIN, THAT BEING SAID, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR MEANINGFUL CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S EVERYBODY. WE HAVE SIGNED UP. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? OKAY. MY NAME IS DORIAN ANDERSON. I LIVE AT, UH, 2 26 TW OAKS DRIVE IN NEWVILLE, VIRGINIA. UM, 30 YEARS UNITED STATES ARMY, HAVING RETIRED, UH, WITH THE HIGHEST RANK OF MAJOR GENERAL. UH, WHEN WE MOVED OUT HERE IN 2007, WE WERE LOOKING FOR A CHURCH AND WE FOUND DYNAMIC LIFE AND, UH, HAD BEEN WITH IT SINCE THEN. THERE WAS A, A LITTLE BREAK THERE WHERE I WENT THROUGH SOME TIMES AND, UH, WHEN I CALLED AND TEXT PASTOR CARLTON ASKED HIM, CAN I COME BACK TO THE CHURCH? HE SAID, COME ON HOME, . AND, UH, THAT TOUCHED ME DEEPER THAN MOST OF ANYTHING IN, IN MY LIFE. AND I THINK, UH, BEING ABLE TO HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE FOR HIM WILL DEFINITELY, UH, REMIND US, UH, WHAT I ALWAYS CATEGORIZED HIM AS. I CALLED HIM A MAN'S MAN. CAUSE HE COULD TALK TO ME AND SAY THINGS AND I, I HAVEN'T RECEIVE THAT, BUT I'D LIKE TO BRING IT UP. HE'S A HUMAN, HUMAN AND, UH, THAT WILL SERVE AS CERTAINLY A, A, A PLACE TO REMEMBER, TO SEE AND THEN TO MOTIVATE OTHERS TO PATTERN THE LIFE THAT HE HAD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY, AND I APPRECIATE IT. THANKS FOR THE TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. MY NAME'S SARAH KESSLER. I LIVE AT 2 0 6 PENDLETON LANE IN STRASSBURG, VIRGINIA. UM, I WORK AT THE CHURCH AND THE SCHOOL. I'VE BEEN WITH THEM FOR ALMOST 13 YEARS. I WORK AS, UH, PASTOR LV AND [00:15:01] PASTOR CARLTON'S ASSISTANT AND DO JUST A WIDE RANGE OF THINGS FOR THEM. UM, WHEN I FIRST STARTED ATTENDING THE CHURCH, PASTOR CARLTON AND PASTOR ELVIE, LIKE TO SAY THEY LOVE ME TO HEALTH. UM, AND THEY HAVE COMPLETELY ALTERED THE COURSE OF MY LIFE AND, UM, THE LIFE OF MY HUSBAND, MY CHILDREN. UM, IT'S JUST BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN CHANGING MY LIFE. UM, THE VISION THAT WAS PASSED DOWN FROM PASTOR CARLTON, AND WE HAVE A, THERE'S A PICTURE IN MY LIVING ROOM THAT SAYS WHERE IT ALL BEGAN AND IT'S THE COORDINATES OF THE CHURCH. IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST GIFTS I'VE EVER GOTTEN BECAUSE IT REALLY IS WHERE MY LIFE RE BEGAN. IT'S WHERE I GOT ENGAGED. IT'S WHERE MY CHILDREN WERE BAPTIZED. IT'S WHERE, UM, THEY WERE DEDICATED TO GOD. IT'S WHERE I WAS MARRIED. UM, IT'S WHERE I WORK. IT'S LITERALLY A SECOND HOME TO ME. AND PASTOR CARLTON. AND JUST THE IMPACT AND THE INFLUENCE THAT HE HAD IN MY LIFE WAS INSTRUMENTAL, UM, IN, IN CHANGING THAT. AND I KNOW THAT WAS GOD, UM, BECAUSE HE TAUGHT ME THAT. BUT HE WAS THE MAN THAT GOD USED IN ORDER TO REALLY CREATE THAT CHANGE FOR ME AND FOR MY FAMILY. AND, UM, I KNOW THAT HE'S IN HEAVEN. UM, BUT BEING ABLE TO LET HIM TO REST AT OUR CHURCH, I KNOW THAT THAT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO MYSELF AND TO SOME OF THE STAFF MEMBERS TO JUST HAVE HIM THERE. UM, ESPECIALLY SOME OF THE STAFF MEMBERS. SO SOME OF YOU HAVE WORKED WITH ME ON THIS AND YOU'VE BEEN SO HELPFUL AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING MY PHONE CALLS AND FOR HELPING US THROUGH THAT. UM, BUT THERE ARE SOME OF THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT I'VE WORKED WITH THAT, UH, KNOW WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO. AND IT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO THEM. IT WOULD BE, UM, LIKE A MEMORIAL, UM, SOMETHING THAT LIKE, UM, GENERAL ANDERSON SAID WOULD HELP TO CARRY ON THAT VISION. UM, THAT JUST HAVING THAT PHYSICAL MEMORIAL THERE ON THE, ON THE PROPERTY WOULD MEAN A LOT TO US. SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO SHARE AND TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, UM, IN THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? ? OKAY. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ANY PLANNING COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS? SIR, I SAID THIS AT THE LAST MEETING. I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. UM, BEEN PART OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR 25 YEARS. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE COME AND GO. AND WHILE I MAKE NO APOLOGIES FOR MY DEEP FAITH, IF I SET THAT ASIDE AND I SIMPLY LOOKED AT YOUR HUSBAND AS A HUMANITARIAN, UM, I WOULD BE SO THANKFUL FOR THE LIFE THAT HE GAVE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THAT, BRINGING THAT BACK TO US. AND THANK YOU FOR THE SACRIFICE THAT YOU'VE MADE, UM, IN YOUR LIFE TO ALLOW HIM TO DO THAT FOR US. GENERAL THANK YOU FOR, FOR YOUR SERVICE TO MY NATION, I'M THE SON OF A, I'M THE SON OF A 30 YEAR CANINE HANDLER IN THE US AIR FORCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UM, TO THE LAWYER, UM, THANKS FOR NOT TALKING TOO LONG, . I HAVE, UH, ONE QUESTION FOR THE PLANNING DIRECTOR. OKAY. UH, LAUREN. HMM. IF WE PASS THIS ORDINANCE TONIGHT, DOES IT MEAN ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THESE FOLKS NEED TO LAY HIM REST AT THERE? UH, ALL IMMATURE. I I I JUST WANT TO, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND, AND, AND ON A MORE PHILOSOPHICAL LEVEL, UM, ALLOWING YOU TO LAY YOUR PASTOR DURESS BY THIS CHURCH IS THE REASON FOR LAND USE. BECAUSE THE CHURCH IS ONE OF THE FIVE BASIC INSTITUTIONS OF HUMAN SOCIETY. AND, AND ONE OF THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL THINGS OF US AS HUMAN BEING IS KEEPING OF OUR LOVED ONES NEAR US. SO, YOU KNOW, ON BEHALF OF THE ANONYMOUS BUREAUCRATIC STATE THAT MADE YOU COME THROUGH THESE HOOPS, I APOLOGIZE , IT'S NOT MY FAULT. IT'S STOP THE TOWNS FAULT WITHOUT THE STATE OF VIRGINIA POLICY. IT'S JUST THE BUREAUCRATIC STATE THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO ENDURE. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT AND I'M SO GLAD YOU PERSISTED CUZ YOU ARE, YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING THAT IS VERY FUNDAMENTALLY ESSENTIAL FOR THE CONTINUATION OF OUR SOCIETY. SO, UH, YOUR HUSBAND WAS A WONDERFUL MAN BY ALL ACCOUNTS. I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU HAD THE PERSISTENT. SO THANK YOU FOR STICKING WITH US. AND PLEASE KNOW THAT OUR COUNTY COUNCIL PUSHED THIS THING ALONG. THEY WANTED SENSE OF URGENCY. THAT'S WHY WE HAD THE MEETING TONIGHT. SO THEY COULD, AM I CORRECT ABOUT THIS, UH, CHAIRPERSON THAT THE COUNSEL WILL HEAR THIS AT THEIR NEXT MEETING IS THAT THEY WILL BE, THEY HAVE HAD IT, THEY'LL HAVE IT AT THEIR WORK SESSION ON MONDAY [00:20:01] AND THEN I BELIEVE IT'LL GO, UM, I I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE TIME TO ADVERTISE IT FROM THE 24TH. THEY MAY HAVE, WELL THE WHOLE IDEA BEGINNING OF MAY. THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO EXPEDITE HER YELLING. YELLING WHEN THIS IS FINALLY DONE. UM, WILL THIS BE A A, A PUBLIC EVENT OR WILL IT BE A PRIVATE EVENT? UHHUH . THIS IS MORE PERSONAL. INITIALLY IT WAS GONNA BE JUST IMMEDIATE FAMILY. UH, WE HAD PLANNED TO DO IT LIKE A LONG TIME AGO AND THEN DO THE BIG MEMORIAL SERVICE, WHICH WE ENDED UP HAVING TO HOLD AT WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE GUESTS THAT CAME. UM, SO IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT BACKWARDS THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. JUST IMMEDIATE FAMILY. BUT WE'LL SEE. I WOULD, I WOULD AT SOME POINT I WOULD JUST LIKE THE HONOR OF PAYING MY OWN RESPECTS. THANK YOU MR. VICE CHAIRMAN. I MOVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL DEPARTMENT RURAL TOWN COUNCIL TO CHAPTER 1 75 OF THE TOWN OF FRONT ROLLS OPEN TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF CEMETERY TO CHAPTER 1 75 DASH THREE AT CEMETERIES AS AN ACCESSORY USE TO CHURCHES IN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ARE THREE. AND TO ADD SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS FOR CEMETERIES TO CHAPTER 1 75 DASH 30.2. SECOND. DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? MS. POTTER, TAKE A VOTE PLEASE. VICE CHAIRMAN WELLS? YES. COMMISSIONER MARCHER? YES. COMMISSIONER WOOD? YES. COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS? YES. MOTION PASSED. SO WE WILL FORWARD IT TO THE TOWN COUNCIL. AND YOU SAID IT WOULD BE MONDAY'S WORK SESSION? IT WILL BE ON MONDAY'S WORK SESSION. AND THEN I DON'T KNOW THE DATE OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, BUT AS SOON AS I FIND THAT OUT I WILL BE SURE TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW. OKAY. THAT IS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TO ADJOURN. MEETING ADJOURNED. WHO MOVED IS ONE SECOND. OKAY. OH, WE GOT A VOTE? 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