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GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ORDER THE FRONT ROYAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FROM MAY 20TH, 2026.MS. POTTER, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER MARNER.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA THAT FOLKS WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE? OKAY.
[IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ]
MINUTES.WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES, SO WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THIS TWICE.
UM, HAVE ALL OF THE MINUTES OR THE APRIL 15TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING.
HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? AND IS EVERYONE OKAY WITH THE MINUTES? AND LET'S, UM, GO AHEAD AND, LET'S SEE.
DO WE NEED A MOTION HERE OR JUST CALL THE ROLL MOTION PLEASE.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FROM APRIL 15TH, 2026.
SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN MARRAZZO.
HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES AND THERE'S NO CHANGES REQUESTED? WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I MOVE.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL MINUTE MEETING.
MEETING, MEETING MINUTES FROM APRIL 29TH, 2026.
AND PLEASE CALL THE ROLE COMMISSIONER BROOKS ABSTAIN.
[V. PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ]
LOOKS LIKE.NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE, THE PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARING SECTION.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND READ JUST A LITTLE FORWARD THING HERE THAT IS REQUIRED.
UM, IT'S, WE ARE NOW AT THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION OF THE EVENING.
I'D LIKE TO GO OVER A FEW RULES FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.
THIS SECTION IS ONLY FOR LAND USE RELATED ITEMS, NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
WHEN YOU STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
I ASK THAT YOU DIRECT ALL YOUR COMMENTS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
PLEASE DO NOT ADDRESS THE APPLICANT'S STAFF OR SPEAKERS IF THEY'RE THERE.
FINALLY, PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES OR LESS AND RELEVANT TO THE TOPIC AT HAND AND BE RESPECTFUL AND COURTEOUS.
MY NAME IS MEGAN MCDONALD AND I LIVE AT 10 22 BRAXTON ROAD.
I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO GET GUIDANCE REGARDING A LONGSTANDING RETAINING WALL CONDITION.
BUDDING UP TO MY PROPERTY THAT SITS WITHIN A FIVE FOOT STRIP THAT WAS RECENTLY IDENTIFIED BY THE TOWN AS DEDICATED TO THE TOWN, UM, FOR UTILITY ACCESS.
PUBLIC WORKS WAS VERY HELPFUL IN COMMISSIONING A SURVEY AND HELPING DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY CORNERS AND THE EASEMENT.
THROUGH THAT REVIEW, IT APPEARS THAT THE RETAINING WALL ALONGSIDE MY DRIVEWAY IS LOCATED WITHIN A STRIP THAT APPEARS DEDICATED TO THE TOWN RATHER THAN ON MY PROPERTY OR MY NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY.
FOLLOWING THAT REVIEW, I WAS REFERRED TO PLANNING AND ZONING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT OPTIONS FOR REPAIR MAY EXIST MOVING FORWARD.
I REACHED OUT A FEW TIMES SINCE EARLY APRIL.
I'M STILL WAITING ON GUIDANCE, BUT MY REASON FOR COMING HERE TONIGHT IS TO DRAW ATTENTION TO SOME SAFETY CONCERNS AS WELL AS LAND STABILIZATION CONCERNS.
THE WALL SUPPORTS AN ELEVATED PORTION OF MY DRIVEWAY AND MY PROPERTY, AND THERE'S ABOUT A FIVE FOOT DROP DOWN TO MY NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY.
THERE'S AN EXPOSED LEDGE ON THE SIDE OF MY DRIVEWAY THAT IS WHERE THAT DROP HAPPENS.
UH, I UNDERSTAND THE TOWN'S CONCERNS ABOUT STRUCTURES IN THE EASEMENT, WHICH IS WHAT PUBLIC WORKS, UM, SAID, BUT I'M ALSO TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT SAFEGUARDS WOULD BE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE GRADE CHANGE AND ALSO THE LONGSTANDING RETAINED CONDI CONDITION THAT SUPPORTS MY PROPERTY AND ALSO BY, BY EFFECT MY NEIGHBORS.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, PRIOR TO LEARNING OF THE POTENTIAL TOWN INTEREST IN THE CORRIDOR, I HAD CONTRACTORS LOOK AT THE CONDITION, BUT THEY WERE HESITANT TO ADVISE WITHOUT CLARITY.
REGARDING THE CORRIDOR, THE PLACEMENT OF THE PIPE UNDERGROUND, IT'S ABOUT 16 INCHES, UM, UNDERGROUND, ONE CONTRACTOR PROBED.
UM, UM, AND WHAT CAN OR CANNOT BE DONE THERE.
QUESTIONS WERE RAISED ABOUT THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE WALL RELATIVE TO THE PIPE.
THE THE WALL EXTENDS FROM THE FRONT OF MY DRIVEWAY ALL THE WAY BACK THROUGH THE BACKYARD WHERE THERE'S NOT AS MUCH ELEVATION, BUT IT IS STILL HOLDING BACK.
UH, MY GOLDEN NIGHT IS TO CONTINUE TO RAISE CONCERN ABOUT THIS WALL BEFORE THE CONDITION WORSENS.
IT'S ALREADY DETERIORATED THROUGH THE WINTER WITH A CRACK IN MY DRIVEWAY BECOMING EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED.
THE TIMBERS ARE IN SERIOUS DECAY.
SOME ARE MISSING, MAKING THE ENTIRE WALL MORE VULNERABLE TO MOISTURE.
I HAVE PICTURES OF THE CONDITION IF ANYONE WANTS TO LOOK AT THEM.
AND PUBLIC WORKS HAS ALSO VISITED THE SITE AND SEEN THE CONDITION.
I WANNA WORK OPERATIVELY WITH THE TOWN TO PRESERVE ACCESS NEEDS WHILE ALSO ADDRESSING THIS LONGSTANDING CONDITION AFFECTING THE STABILITY OF MY PROPERTY, THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE PROPERTY AND
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THE TOWN'S UTILITY.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
NO ONE ELSE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ANYBODY.
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
[VI. CONSENT AGENDA ]
THE CONSENT AGENDA PORTION OF THIS.AND, UH, WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON HERE, WHICH IS 2 6 0 0 1 3 9 SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY ANDRE, A MON MONTESINOS ON THE BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER OF EAGLE SKY INDUSTRIAL PARK, LLC TO ALLOW AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARD JUNKYARD LOCATED AT 5 0 8 KENDRICK LANE, IDENTIFIED IN TAX MAP NUMBER 20 A ONE DASH THREE DASH FOUR, THE PROPERTY ZONE I TWO INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT DISTRICT.
WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA TO PUBLICLY ADVERTISE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING IN JUNE AS PRESENTED.
[VII. PUBLIC HEARING ]
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR PUBLIC HEARING SECTION, WHICH WE HAVE ONE THING ON HERE, WHICH IS, UM, 2 6 0 0 2 1 4, AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO REPEAL THE CURRENT SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, TOWN CODE CHAPTER 1 4 8 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPT A NEW SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE.THE COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE IS INTENDED TO MODERNIZE STANDARDS CONTAINED WITHIN AND BRING THE LANGUAGE AND COMPLIANCE WITH STATE CODE.
AND IS THERE, IS THERE ANY PRESENTATION OR ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO DO OR SAY? SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME.
IS ANYTHING YOU ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY IN, IN SUPPORT OF THIS? OH, JUST THAT, I'LL REITERATE THAT THIS WAS BRINGING THIS, UM, SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH STATE CODE.
SO THE MAJOR CHANGES WERE THE, UM, 1 48, 2 11, I BELIEVE IT IS, OR SORRY, 2 10, 2 11, THAT, UM, UH, CHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE, UH, THE, SORRY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS FROM EIGHT LOTS DOWN TO TWO.
AND THEN THE OTHER BIG CHANGE WAS CHANGING THAT LANGUAGE THAT CALLED, UH, FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, UM, TO THIS ORDINANCE.
IT'S, IT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE.
IT DOES NOT NEED A PUBLIC HEARING.
AND THEN ASKING TOO THAT, UM, TONIGHT THAT YOU MOVE ARTICLE NINE, WHICH IS THE DEFINITIONS UP TO THE FRONT OF THE ORDINANCE JUST FOR EASE OF USE AND CLARITY.
AND THIS IS A PUB, UM, PUBLIC HEARING SOURCE SECTION.
THIS IS ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS, THAT NO ONE SIGNED UP.
AND I'LL OPEN AND CLOSE IT AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THIS MOTION HERE.
I'LL MAKE THIS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC, I MOVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION FORWARD, A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO THE TOWN COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE AMENDED SUBDIVISION LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH THE FOLLOWING ADDITION TO ADD NEW LANGUAGE FOR THE 1 4 8 DASH TWO 10 SECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1 48 DASH TWO 10 B OF THIS CHAPTER, THE APPLICANT MAY SUBMIT A WAIVER APPLICATION TO WAIVE EITHER ONE OR MORE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER AND RECEIVE ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL OF THE PLAT OR PLAN FOR THE PLANNING FOLLOWING TYPES OF SUBDIVISION OR LAND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
NUMBER ONE, THE DIVISION OF A SINGLE LOT OR PARCEL INTO TWO PARCELS OR LOTS.
NUMBER TWO, THE COMBINATION OF OR RECOMBINATION OF PREVIOUSLY PLATTED AND RECORDED LOTS WHERE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LOTS IS NOT INCREASED, INCREASED, INCLUDING THE VACATION AND ABANDONMENT OF THE PLOT LINE.
AND MOVE ARTICLE NINE DEFINITIONS AFTER ARTICLE.
ANY DISCUSSION? GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.
OKAY, SO THAT TAKES CARE OF THAT.
WE'RE TO THE, UM, COMMISSIONER REPORTS, COMM MEMBER REPORTS SAYS ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SAY TONIGHT IT'S GONNA BE A REAL SHORT MEETING.
[IX. PLANNING DIRECTOR REPORT ]
THEN MOVE ON TO PLANNING DIRECTOR REPORT, PLEASE.SO FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, WE ISSUED 31 ZONING PERMITS.
THERE WERE ZERO NEW DWELLING UNITS.
WE'VE ONLY APPROVED ONE NEW DWELLING UNIT THIS YEAR.
UM, I THINK THAT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, UH, TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR.
UM, WE OPENED UP 14 NEW CODE ENFORCEMENT
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CASES, CLOSED OUT EIGHT OF THEM AND CONDUCTED 14 INSPECTIONS.AND WE'VE ISSUED 10 BUSINESS LICENSES IN THE PAST MONTH.
OH AND 13, RIGHT OF WAY UTILIZATION PERMITS.
UM, SO WITH THIS SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE MOVING TO TOWN COUNCIL OR RECOMMENDATION MOVING TO TOWN COUNCIL, UM, WE'RE GONNA JUMP RIGHT BACK INTO CHAPTER 1 75 AND KEEP WORKING ON THESE ZONING ORDINANCE.
SO NEXT STEP SHOULD BE THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IS WHAT WE'LL FOCUS ON.
SO, SIGNS, FENCES, UH, TRAILERS, ANY, MOST OF OUR SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS.
SO I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH THAT PART AND THEN WE'RE GONNA BE READY FOR PUBLIC HEARING, HOPEFULLY.
AND WE JUST, I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS FROM THE COMMISSION MEMBER REPORTS AND STUFF.
WE'LL, WE'LL LOOK INTO WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
AND I'M SURE YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THIS TO SOME EXTENT OF THE 10 22 ON BRAXTON, BUT, OKAY, SO I THINK WE'RE AT THE END OF THIS AND WE'RE SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.