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Shenandoah County
Planning Commission

AGENDA

Board Room
Shenandoah County Government Center
Woodstock, Virginia

Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 7:00 PM

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SITE TOUR - 10:00am

CALL TO ORDER
- Invocation
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Approval of Minutes
-April 5, 2012
- Approval of Agenda

PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING(S)

1. Special Use Permit No. 12-05-01: A Special Use Permit/Level II Home Business requested by Applicant/Owner Chad M. Kibler to operate a home-based firearms sales business on property located at 465 Lower River Road, Toms Brook, VA 22660, which lies approximately 2 miles east of the intersection of Hahns Lane and Riverview Dr. on Lower River Road. The property is zoned Agriculture (A-1) and is identified as Tax Map Number 35-02-14.

2. A text amendment to Article 1, Section 165-4. Definitions, of the Shenandoah County Zoning Ordinance, amending the definition of "Accessory Dwelling", specifically changing it to read: "DWELLING, ACCESSORY - A dwelling unit located on a lot in addition and subordinate to the principal dwelling." The effect of this amendment is to remove the existing size limitation of 1,200sf for accessory dwellings.

3. A text amendment to Article III, District Regulations of the Shenandoah County Zoning Ordinance, as follows: Amending the Conservation District, §165-11 C (2), to read "There shall be a maximum of one principal dwelling per lot and one accessory dwelling per lot. Amending the Agriculture District, §165-12 C (2), to read "There shall be a maximum of one principal dwelling per lot and one accessory dwelling per lot. Amending the Low-Density Residential District, §165-13 C. Area Regulations, by adding (2) "There shall be a maximum of one principal dwelling per lot and one accessory dwelling which shall not exceed a total of 1,200 square feet of finished livable floor area per lot." The effect of this amendment is to expressly permit an accessory dwelling in C-1, A-1, & R-1.

4. A text amendment to Article X, Administration and Enforcement Regulations of the Shenandoah County Zoning Ordinance, specifically §165-115 Conditional zoning, by amending the section to require that proffered conditions be recorded in the Shenandoah County Circuit Court. The amendment also includes procedures to accomplish the recording. The purpose of this amendment is to help ensure that prospective property owners will be able to more easily locate proffered conditions during title searches for real estate transactions.

5. A text amendment to Article XII Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations of the Shenandoah County Zoning Ordinance to amend §165-86F Minimum off-street parking requirements to reflect that the Zoning Administrator, after review and consultation with the County Attorney, is authorized to approve written agreements between parties utilizing collective parking facilities. Currently, code requires such agreements be approved by the Commonwealth's Attorney.

6. A text amendment to Article V Miscellaneous Lot, Frontage and Setback Provisions Regulations of the Shenandoah County Zoning Ordinance to delete §165-26(1)B(3), which is an obsolete reference to Shenandoah County motor vehicle decals no longer issued by the county.

CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING(S)

CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS

NEW BUSINESS - NONE

REPORTS - NONE

OLD BUSINESS - NONE

STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT