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06-11-1973 PacketV2RG=N=As At an adjourned meeting of theBoard of Supervisors of CYFesterPleld County• rield at the Courthouse on June 11. 1973, at sc00 P.M• Presents A15o Present: NLr . Srvin G � Homes , Chairman Nir . Oliver D . Rudy, Comm. Atty - [J. Burnett, Co• Administrator Mr. Leo Myers, Vide -Chairman Mr. Mr• Fri. C.G Asst. Co• Admin. Mr. J•RvP£in AppersOn Nir. A. J. Krepe la Mr. •Manuel, Micriaei Ritz, Co. Planner Mr. E•I�terlin O•Nei11 Nir. Niack Spencer Mr. PL - Limerick, Jr. Mr • John Henson Mr . Herbert Tyler Mr• Craig S. Bryant NIr . E 1ber� Howard N.r. Richard Price Nir. Charles E• Hawkins Mr Lawrence R. Belcher The meeting was called to order by the Chairman to discuss sewerage treatment Paciiities, lagoons and their capabilities, a progress of engineering of new projects and trie eng ina er ing problems in certain areas - At 7r 30 P•Ni• the Planning Commission met with the Board to discuss the possibilities of Forging a dry sewer or future sewer policy that would be acceptable to all toric erred•. The County Administrator described a proposal suggested by the County Engineer, the County Planner, trie Commonwealth• s Attorney, and the County Administrator , and expressed the idea that the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors should at least investigate all aspects of the problem• A general discussion was Yield with the consensus ba ing that there would ba no immediate action ori the Board• s part to irFitiate a policy of this kind and the Planning Commission would continue to encourage the use of sewers but would not Force the issue On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Myers, it is resolved that this meeting be ad jou read at 10 o OS P .Ni. to 9 c 00 A.Ni. Wednesday, .Tune 13 , 1973 Ayers¢ Mr. F-Iorner> Mr. Myers, Mr. Apperson> Mr. Krepela and NIr• O•Nei11. ENGINEERING AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENT COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA JUNE 11, 1973 I. Consideration of Dry Sewer Policy. II. Recommendations concerning sewer connection charges for vacant lots. III. Consideration of sewer extension to serve E1 Rancho Trailer Park. IV. Approval of revised certificates for sewage treatment facilities. V. Report on lagoons: (a) Loading (b) Upgrading VI. Review of sewer projects assigned to each consultant. VII. Review of letters dated May 31, 1973 from Reynolds, Smith & Hills concerning sewerage facilities for Swift Creek Company. VIII. Review of alternate routes to pump the Swift Creek sewage to the Falling Creek system. IX. Review recommendations of consultants concerning soil and rock borings for the following projects: 1. Swift Creek trunk sewers. 2. Beaver Pond Branch trunk sewer. X. (a) Review of request for sewer service to serve the Wil -Car property on Route 10. (b) Review of request for sewer service to serve Castle Park Systems, Inc. in the Enon Lagoon. XI. (a) Request by Petersburg Mutual for sewer connection. (b) Request for sewer connection at 9117 Germont Road. (c) Requests of Realty Industries, Incorporated as follows: 1. Refund on temporary pumping station on Beaver Creek. 2. Trunk sewer on creek through Lake Crystal Farms. n C'i J. K. TIMMONS & ASSOCIATES ENGINEERS • SURVEYORS • PLANNERS 1314 WEST MAIN STREET • RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23220 • (703) 363-8887 J. K, TIMMONS J. H. HENSON W. R. KLUGE C. R. WARREN Mr. R. A. Painter County Engineer Chesterfield Court House Virginia Dear Bob , June 6, 1973 Re:County Sewer Program - General Accompanying this letter is a list of the various projects for which we have been assigned design responsibility. In addition, we are sending composited USGS quad sheets showing the location of each project. This information is sent with the intent of keeping you apprised of the general scope of each separate contract. With respect to the Ashton Creek Trunk and Force Main ( Co. Contract S73 -24T ) the present pump station site is proposed at a point on Ashton Creek directly downstream from the Old Stage Motel sand filter. When in your office last week,you asked me to check out the relativemerits of moving the pump station downstream to intercept the rather large drainage area which could be served there. Shifting the station further down would involve about 2500 more feet of 33" trunk sewer and the same amount of 20" force main at a combined estimated cost of $180,000. This would put the station in the position to serve an additional 450 acres at an average density of 13 people per acre. This would be equivalent to 5900 persons or about 1680. potential dwelling units. When converted to possible income from connection fees this translates to about $670,000 ( assuming an average connection fee of $400, to allow for some apartment and mobile home connections.) To reach this potential income inside the 450 acre drainage area the County would still need to install 50001 of subtrunks ranging in size from 21" down to 10" . This would add another $150,000 to the cost of providing service to the area. a COUNTY SEWER PROTECTS ASSIGNED TO T.K. TIMMONS & ASSOCIATES S73 -20T - Upper Swift S73 -21T - Middle Falling - Stonehenge to Powhite Expressway S73 -22T - Powhite Expressway - Terminus ( Middle Falling ) 9 S73 -23T r - Timsbury P.S. S73 -24T - Ashton Trunk & Force Main S73 -25T - Ashton P.S. S73 -26T - Redwater Trunk - Proctors Outfall i 1 ` S73 -27T - Lower Swift Creek Trunk --- S73 -28T - Swift Force Main S73 -29T - Fuqua Farms S73 -30T - Timsbury Trunk & Force Main ( Rt. 1 ) S73 -31T - Upper Timsbury - Rt. 1 up. S72-54CD-10 - Upper Upper Falling S72-54CD-9 - Lower Upper Falling S73 -1T - Trampling Farms Trunks S73 -2T - Trampling Farms Collectors t r, Ak 5TA`I°EMENT OF THE BOARD.OE 3"UPERVISDRS RELATIVE TO U.1 SEWER 'I. The Board of, Supervisors, is advised by competent engineering authorities thaU the cost of sewer construction and treatment has progressively increased over the past few years at the. rate of 12 per Gent per year. 1 II. This means that the ccst of installing sewers in previously developed areas in general and in subdivisions specifically, is becoming progressively more expensive and at the present` rate, if allowed to continue, will soon reach a prohibitory .eve , that will seriously curtail the much needed expansion Of the present sewar system. III. In an effort to (l) Provide adequate: sewerage disposal for all citizens (2) Minimize health hazzards on margina"a! properties (3) Expand :public sanitary sewer systems throughout the county to as many people as pessible, the Board is,,.obliged to take: into consideration the rising installation costs. IV. In order to 4sinimize thege costs, one policy under consideration' by the Board is a poiicy"c.f requiring the installation of sewer Eines in subdivisions, whether or not existing trunk sewers are available to these subdivisirns a These 'sewers are commonly called "dry sewers." V. This poli,,y would offer the advantage of holding down the arising costs and would eliminate the expense, disruption and unpleasantness of construction in developed areas, `I. Since this is a relatively new concept as far as Chesterfield County is concerned, and since the geographical area of.the County is so vast,the Board does not feel it is in a position to adopt such a policy without a comprehensive study of its _ implications as well as a study of other alternatives. This study should intrude input from developers, engineers and lay 'citizens through conferences and public hearings. VII.'The purpose of this statement at this time is to advise voters that the adoption of a "dry sewer" program is a ' distinct" possibility and is in no way connected with the upcoming' sewer bond referendum and the Board intends to adopt policies in the future that: will provide as many citizens as possible with a method of' sewage disposal which kill'benefit them the most, at,the least expense and, inconvenience possible. Adopted: March 28, 1973 m m SUBDIVISIONS IJITHOUT CURRENT TENTATIVE APPROVAL NUMBER # OF LOTS AT RECORDED h 16 0 0 65 I i 0 3 21 ,8 9 PROVEll MAGIS DIST SOT REC . WATER SEWER DRAIN AREA 10 LAST S** TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION NAME APPROVAL HALLIE 2/72 i FARMINGDALE 1 1 i 2/72 � ENDERLY FARMS I 2/72 CHESTERBROOK i FARMS 2/72 i LAKEWOOD FARMS s 3/72 i r LORA LYNN HEIGHTS 5/72 43 ; i i 1 NUMBER # OF LOTS AT RECORDED h 16 0 0 65 I i 0 3 21 ,8 9 PROVEll MAGIS DIST SOT REC . WATER SEWER DRAIN AREA 10 C S** C.H./FALLING 131 i S i ! Mat/S[-.LIFT i t 16 � S � ( C . H . /APPOMATTOX I 5 i C S** i Ber/PROCTORS 119 C S** � Ber/PROCTORS 1 43 ; i C S** i r Ber/ASHTON 4 SUBDIVISIONS 1lITH CURRENT TENTATIVE APPROVAL LAST NUMBER # OF LCIS TENTATIVE OF LOTS APPROV% MAG_IS DIST. SUBDIVISION NAME APPROVAL RECORDED NOT REC. 11ATER SEWER DRAIN AREA IVEY TRACT 6/72 I 5 42 C S** Ber/ASHTON SHENANDOAH i 7/72 81 94 C C C.H./POCOSHOC: KINGSWOOD 6/72 0 334 C C C.H./FALLING PLANTATION ' ESTATES 6/72 j 0 20 W S C.H./SVTIFT PHYSIC HILL 6/72 145 35 W S C.H./APPGTAATTi HIDDEN VALLEY ESTATES 6/72 173 61 C C Ber/ASHTON GREENFIELD 6/72 346 142 C C Mid/POWHITE GENITO ESTATES 6/72 ' 90 42 Tj S** C.H./SWIFT OTTERDALE 7/72 26 62 w S l4id/S1lIFT FOREST HEIGHTS 7/72 0 30 w S Mat/APPOMATTO WHALEROCK 7/72 0 95 C C C.H./FALLTNr, Ll )X A 0 m LAST NUMBIR # OF L07, TENTATIVE Or LOTS APPROVHD -1AGIS DIST. SUBDIVISION NAME APPROVAL RECORDED NOT REC. WATER SEWER DRAIN AR -,A GARDEN CITY HEIGHTS 8/72 0 14 I C S Ber/ASHTON WESTON 8/72 0 33 C C Tlid/POWHITE BRIARCLIFF 9/72 0 270 C C C.H./FALLING STURBRIDGE VILLAGE 8/72 62 89 C C C.H./POCOSHOC BEVERLY ACRES 9/72 0 89 C S** Mat/APPOVATTO NEWBERRY TOWNE 9/72 113 106 C C C.H./POCOSHOC POCOSHOCK T.H 5/73 39 223 C C C.H./POCOSHOC POCONO 9/72 110 79 C C C.H./POCOSHOC CLARENDON 10/72 0 222 C S** C.H./FALLING STAFFORD PLACE 10/72 0 86 C S Mat/SWIFT MOUNT BLANCO 10/72 63 113 C S Ber/JAPES PENNlrTOOD ACRES 11/72 0 154 C ,S C.H./FALLING 2 rd K m m LAST NUMBER # OF L075 TENTATIVE OF LOTS APPROVBI NAGIS DIST SUBDIVISION NAME APPROVAL RECORDED NOT REC. WATER SEWER DRAIN AREA MONTPELIER 12/72 0 20 C S C.H./FALL STONEHENGE 12/72 266 160 C �DS C.H./FALL OLDE COACH VILLAGE 1/73 177 208 C C TZid/FALLI SCOTTINGHAM 1/73 86 217 C C Mid/POCOE BECKENHAM 1/73 14 24 111 S** C.H./SIJIF RIVER OAKS 1/73 44 7 C S llid/JAMES SALISBURY 1/73 NONE SINCE THIS T/A 588 C C/S** T,Zid/FALL: BRUCE FARPZS 2/73 80 8 C S** Ber/ASHT( FAN COURT 2/73 49 14 C S** Ber/PROC', EDGEHILL T.H. 2/73 40 61 C C Mid/POWH: MARDICK 3/73 0 51 C C Mid/POWH CAMERON HILLS 3/73 14 119 C O Ber/JOHN ING ING NG HOCK T NG )N 'ORS CTE CTE 30NS m LAST NUMBFR. # OF LOIS SUBDIVISION NAME TENTATIVE APPROVAL 3/73 OF LOIS RECORDED APPROVH> NOT REC. WATER SEWER MAGIS DIST DRAIN AREA INDIAN SPRINGS 0 148 C O Dale/KINGSLANI MELODY HILLS 3/73 0 58 C S** Mat/OLDTOWN LOCH BRAEMAR 3/73 0 135 C lD C.H./FALLING TERJO VILLAGE 3/73 0 23 C O Ber/PROCTORS COURTHOUSE GREEN 3/73 150 91 C C Dale/PROCTORS SURREY1,100D NORTH 4/73 65 123 C C C . H . /POCOSHOCI KENDALE ACRES 4/?3 0 200 C C C.H./POCOSHOCF MATOKA MANOR 4/73 0 78 C C Mat/OLDTOWN TAYLOR HALL ESTATES 4/73 0 36 [t S Mat/St1IFT BRITTONI°JOOD 5/73 19 28 C SO Dale/PROCTORS QUALLA FARMS 5/73 86 76 C S C . Ii . /SIWIFT CLIFTON FARMS 5/73 0 83 C C C.H./SIJIFT 4 n n LAST NUMBER # OF L095 TENTATIVE OF LOTS APPROVED, 1AGIS DIST. SUBDIVISION NAME APPROVAL RECORDED NOT REC. TJATER SEWER DRAIN AREA SURREYt400D 5/73 185 115 C C C.H./POCOSHOCI� RUNNYMEDE 5/73 0 138 C C/(S C.H./FALLING POWHITE VILLAGE 5/73 0 493 C C T1id/POWHITE CONCORD 5/73 0 18 CoIjits. CciHts. I1at/OLDTOWN FOX HILLS ESTATES 5/73 0 12 i•? S Ber/ASHTON OAKTON 5/73 19 70 C S Dale/SIJIFT BOTANY WOODS 5/73 0 121 C C Ber/FALLING OAKVIEW 5/73 0 53 C C Dale/hINGSLAN] LEGEND WATER C - Public system, either County line or central well W _a Individual wells SEWER C -- County system S Individual septic systems ** - Denotes Subdivisions potentially affected by dry sewer policy - Denotes Subdivisions building dry sewer lines 5 C June 11, 1973 PROPOSED DRY SEWER POLICY Section A. After the date of approval of this policy, every owner and/or developer of a subdivision shall in- stall, at his expense, sanitary sewers to serve every lot in his subdivision which has never had tentative approval by the Planning Commission and in every lot of a subdivision, or part thereof, for which a final plat has not been or will not be sub- mitted to the Planning Department under current tentative approval. The sanitary sewers shall be installed regardless of whether or not public sewerage is available to the lot(s) at the time of installation. This policy will not apply in (a) the Appomattox River drainage area west of the Braswell Dam, (b) the Swift Creek drainage area from Branders Bridge Road to Bailey's Bridge Road, or (c) the Swift Creek drainage area north and west of Genito Road, Woolridge Road and Otterdale Road when subdivisions in these drainage areas have a minimum lot size of two acres and a minimum lot frontage of one hundred forty (140) feet. This policy will also not apply to any subdivision in the County which have a minimum lot size of two acres and a minimum lot frontage of one hundred forty (140) feet. M M Section B. Existing residences in dry sewer subdivisions shall connect to the public system within 120 days of notice of availability. Section C. Subdivisions without public or dry sewer shall be zoned R-25 or R--•40. Section D. Change connection fees as follows: 1. New residence, in a subdivision, where the lot will not pass a Health Department soil evaluation, connected to sewer installed by county - from $600 to $2000. 2. New residence, in a subdivision, where the lot will pass a Health Department soil evaluation, connected to sewer installed by county - $600. 3. New residence, not in a subdivision, connected to sewer installed by County - $600. 4. New residence connected to sewer installed by developer - $300. 5. Existing residence, with existing septic tank system, when connected to public sewer within one hundred twenty (1?0) days of notice of availability: a. When county installs public sewer - $300, thereafter - $600, b. When the developer installs public sewer - from $300 to $10, thereafter - $600. -2- DRY SEWERS - SOME CONSIDERATIONS 1. Either make ordinance as County - wide or establish a reasonable time period for:.extension of County sewers to an area under consideration by a Developer for subdividing. If sewers will be extended within 4 years then dry sewers would be required. If the time for extension is over 4 years, septic tanks alone would be approved. 2. The County should increase its lot requirements, for septic tanks alone, to 1 acre with public water and 2 acres with individual wells. 3. In all subdivisions the Developer should be required to prepare sewer plans to ascertain easement requirements such that they can be dedicated on the subdivision map. 4. With reference to item 1, if the subdivider plans 'to develop immediately, when sewers will not be extended for 4 years, he should be given the option of prepaying his connection fees to have the. sewer extended now, and avoid installation of septic tanks and sewers. ( Assuming that the connection fees ggual or exceed ) . 5. If dry sewers are required, the County should help to balance this extra expense by guaranteeing a free connection to the lot owner when sewers are finally extended. 6. The County should also allow the developer who installs dry sewers to incorporate in his planning the smaller lot size allowable with public sewer. This may require that only alternate lots be built -on ( with septic tank & drain field on other lot ) . 7. In the case of County sewer extension to a subdivision which has developed without dry sewers, and certain lots in the development were not built upon because that particular lot wouldn't percolate, the County should investigate the legalities of charging an increased rate more commensurate with value received by the lot owner. 8. In previously developed subdivisions that were approved without dry sewers, the County should have stated in the restrictive covenants ( recorded with the subdivision plat ) that future extension d: County sewers would be - done with the aggregate property owners paying the direct cost thereof. (The total cost of such sewer extension would be divided equally among all participants ) . 9. With reference to item 1, if the Developer has not recorded any portion of the subdivision %vithin 4 years, or has not paved the streets of any recorded portion, then these portions will be subject to review for dry sewers each year thereafter. 10. An alternative to dry sewers and septic tanks ( applicable to areas a long distance from projected pewer extensions ) would still be the instal* - lation of local central sewage facilities. These should be designed to meet .stream requirements and should be dedicated to the County for maintenance. 11. In the case of County sewer extension to a subdivision which has devel- oped without dry sewer the County connection fee for lots that were not built upon because of poor percolation conditions should be the normal connection fee plus the cost of a septic tank and drain field. This would raise the standard fee for this type lot to around $1500 ($300 + $1200 ). 12. The foregoing points are presented as possible means of gaining max- imum utilization from bond monies expended for sewer extensions. It would seem that the implementation of some of these policies would represent the fact that the County is exercising its responsibility to assure that the greatest possible number of people benefit from the bond issue income. .:i M M DATA AND CONI ENTS ON DRY SEWERS 1. Determine whether policy will be dependent on when sewers can be made available or will it apply in all cases. 2. Will geographical location or location within a particular drainage basin have an influence on whether dry sewer is required or not? (Is policy Countywide?) 3. Should it be compulsory to disconnect a septic tank and connect to the County sewerage system, when sewer service is made available to a dry sewer system. 4. Will the County retain its present policy of having the developer install off-site sewers, when possible, and be reimbursed from connection charges or will County be responsible for bringing sewers to the developer's subdivision. 5. If the County extends the sewer to the developer, what funds will be used? 6. Will or can lots over a certain size be exempt from the dry sewer policy? 7. If dry sewers are not installed, can a provision be recorded on the subdivision plat at the time of recordation, advising the owner that sewer service is not anticipated for the area and that the County assumes no responsibility to provide sewer service at a later date. 8. What are some typical situations concerning a dry sewer policy? What should be the connection charges? (a) Septic Tank - What will be the charge if the connection is made when sewer service becomes available? $10 to 425 (b) Septic Tank - What should the charge be if the party does not connect when sewer service is made available. ($600 to $1000) (c) Vacant Lot - When dry sewer system is installed by developer and: 1. Sewer service becomes available within two (2) years - $300.00 2. Sewer service becomes available after two (2) years - $200.00 Page 2 9. General Comments 1. If a new tap or service line is required to a lot, the owner shall pay the actual cost plus the normal connection fee. 2. No substandard septic tanks should be installed unless sewer service is known to be on the way. 3. When the County installs a sewer system in an existing subdivision, the lots that could not be served by septic tanks should be charged a larger connection fee than those. that could be served by septic tanks. The Health Department should classify and certify these lots. Robert A. Painter County Engineer June 8, 1973 ° SEWER POLICY : �R NEW SUBDIVISIONS IN CHEST. "' IELD COUNTY 1. Each tentative subdivision plan should be submitted by the Planning Office to the Engineer's Office immediately upon receipt. The County Engineer should then determine whether the County is in a position to extend sewers to the property line of this development within a two-year period, a five-year period or some time in the distant future. Each sub- division would fall in one of three categories: 1) two-year sewer program 2) five-year sewer program; or 3) no sewer program. Some of the factors that will be important in analyzing which sewer program the developer will fall under are the location of existing County trunks, the availability of County funds to be used in the extension if required, and the amount of prepaid connections that could be required of the developer. 2. Two-year sewer program: If the County Engineer has determined that this would be a two-year sewer project, the developer would be authorized to proceed on that basis installing the necessary collection system in the subdivision and recording the plat with the notation that all lots will be served with public sewer. The developer should be required to prepay when sewer is available the connection fees for one-half of all lots shown on the tentative plan or all lots recorded, whichever is greater. If he wishes to proceed with construction and occupancy prior to the -two-year period, he must assume the responsibility of installing septic tanks if soil conditions warrant, and further obligating himself to connect to the County sewer at the end of two years. In the event the County has not extended sewers to this property line at the end of two years, the County assumes responsibility of pumping the system and allowing the developer to proceed. 3. Five-year sewer program: In the event the County Engineer determines that this would be a five-year sewer project, the developer would be author- ized to proceed on that basis, installing the necessary collection system in the subdivision and recording the plat with the notation that all.lots will be served with public sewers by a given time. The houses that are constructed in a subdivision in this category with septic tanks would be allowed to connect to the County system when sewer is available witho`onnection fees. In the event the County has not extended sewers to this property at the end of five years, the County would assume responsibility of pumping the system and allowing the developer to proceed. 4. In the event the County Engineer determines that it is not practical to sewer the subdivision, the developer should be allowed to proceed using septic tanks, provided soil conditions are satisfactory. The County should consider requiring lots that are recorded with septic tanks as a means of sewage disposal to be 30,000 or more square feet provided public water is available. If public water is not available and the lots are to be serviced by wells and septic tanks, the square footage requirement should be increased to 75, 000 square feet. SEWER POLICY, cont. 5. 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