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STAFF REPORT
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James T. Bush Construction Co., Inc.
Matoaca Magisterial District
South line of Bailey Bridge Road
REQUEST: Conditional Use to permit a landfill in an Agricultural (A) District.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommend approval for the following reasons:
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A landfill has been operated on the site for the past six years with
no apparent detriment to area or adjacent property owners.
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The landfill has been operated primarily in accordance with the con-
ditions imposed on previous Conditional Uses.
The conditions stated herein further insure that adjacent and area
property owners will not be adversely affected by continued
operation.
CONDITIONS
This Conditional Use shall be granted to and for James T. Bush Con-
struction Co., Inc., exclusively, and shall not be transferable nor
run with the land.
No dumping shall be permitted closer than 100 fee't from the south,
east and west property lines. This 100 foot area shall be considered
a buffer zone and shall not be cleared or regraded.
Only one access shall be permitted to the parcel in question. The
entrance shall be secured with a fence to prohibit indiscriminate
dumping of materials. The applicant shall be responsible for the
removal of any materials dumped along either the access road or that
portion of the parcel not approved for the landfill operation.
The existing berm, located along Bailey Bridge Road, shall be main-
tained. The height of the berm shall be increased at the northwest
and northeast corner to preclude visibility from the entrance of the
church and from Bailey Bridge Road. This shall be accomplished with-
in thirty (30) days of the final action of this request by the Board
of Supervisors. The berm shall be no steeper than 2:1 and shall be
planted and maintained with ground cover.
This Conditional Use shall be granted for a period not to exceed
three (3) years from date of approval and may be renewed upon satis-
factory reapplication and demonstration that this operation has not
proved a detriment to adjacent and area properties.
Operations shall be limited to between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m., Monday through Saturday. No Sunday operation shall be
permitted.
Ail junk material, other than dirt, stone, rock, stumps, building
material, and land-clearing material shall be removed from the
property.
Fill material shall be restricted to stone, soil, rocks, stumps,
building material or other natural inert material. No household gar-
bage or waste shall be dumped on the site.
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At the end of each week all materials shall be leveled and covered
with a layer of earth not less than six (6) inches in depth.
Upon completion of this operation, a plat showing the location of the
fill area and the types of material buried shall be submitted to the
Planning Department.
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All conditions noted herein shall be affixed to a plat of the subject
property and, upon approval by the Planning Department, shall be re-
corded in the Circuit Court Room with the property reference.
Construction of any facilities over the fill area shall not be per-
mitted unless soil engineering studies approve the suitability of
such construction.
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During the hours of operation, a supervisor shall be located on the
site for the purpose of monitoring and directing the fill activity or
the site shall be secured to preclude indiscriminate dumping by the
general public.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location:
Existing Zoning:
Size:
South line of Bailey Bridge Road, approxi-
mately 1,300 feet southwest of Quailwood
Road. Tax Map 76-7 (1) Parcel 4 (Sheet 20).
A with Conditional Use to permit landfill
10.0 acres
Existing Land Use:
Landfill
Adjacent Zoning & Land Use:
North - A, Public/Semi-public and single
family residential
South - A, Vacant
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Utilities:
Environmental Engineering:
Fire Service:
East
West
- A, Vacant
- A, Single family residential or
vacant
Public water and sewer not required.
Most landfill activity creates severe soil
limitations and often hinders or even pre-
cludes future development of site since fill
material is subject to displacement and set-
tlement. Rate of decay of buried organic
material is extremely difficult to predict.
Consolidation of fill can be expected to
continue for many years with accompanying
settlement. Attempting to support any
structures over fill involves definite risk.
Foundations of buildings, unless properly
designed, will be subject to unusual settle-
ment resulting in both health and safety
problems. Adequate soil bearings for foot-
ings may require excavation to the undis-
turbed soil surface for the total length of
the footing. Another alternative might be
to construct a future building on pilings
driven through the fill material into the
undisturbed soil. Although there are means
of supporting foundations for structures,
porches, steps, roadways and sewer lines,
they are also subject to breaking from set-
tlement of buried materials.
Depending upon the future type of develop-
ment, filling, unless carefully controlled,
will not correct natural soil limitations
such as wetness or flooding. Fill material
for large construction projects is placed in
6 to 12 inch layers, carefully compacted and
tested continuously by soils engineer. Ail
trash or wood debris is removed from the
fill material. Utilization of wood debris
for filling can preclude future development
of entire parcel. Final grades steeper than
2:1 make slopes almost impossible to stabi-
lize against erosion and may be dangerous
for pedestrian and vehicular use. The con-
ditions stated herein attempt to address
these concerns.
Clover Hill Fire Station, Company #7. Since
this is a volunteer station, fire service
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capability is marginal, depending upon time
of day.
General Plan:
Vacant/Agricultural
Transportation:
Vehicular movements will be distributed
along Bailey Bridge Road and will have a
minimal impact on area traffic.
DISCUSSION
The applicant has a current agreement with the property owner to continue
to operate the landfill.
A Conditional Use was first issued on this site in 1976 to L.L. Cashion.
At that time, detailed erosion, drainage and reclamation plans were not
required for an operation of this nature. The original Conditional Use
was granted for three years and subsequently, renewed by Mr. Cashion for
an additional three-year period. The current application is for continua-
tion of the landfill operation by James T. Bush Construction Co., Inc.
The County Soil Scientist, Environmental Engineering and Planning Staff
visited the site and found that the landfill has been operated primarily
in compliance with previously imposed conditions. There was some evidence
that household garbage and waste had been dumped on the site. This could
have resulted from the site not being secured during the hours of opera-
tion. It is imperative that the applicant be instructed to lock the gate
leading into the property when no one is present. This will insure that
trespassing and dumping does not occur by unauthorized persons. Further,
in order to screen the site along Bailey Bridge Road and from the church,
located to the north, the existing earth berm should be raised in height
at the northwest and northeast corners. The conditions stated herein ad-
dress the increased height of the berm, as well as seeding to preclude
erosion problems.
CASE HISTORY
Planning Commission Meeting (11/3/83):
On motion of Mr. Belcher, seconded by Mr. Thomas, the Commission recom-
mended approval of this request, subject to the conditions herein.
AYES: Messrs. Miller, Moszer, Belcher, Lindsey and Thomas.
ABSENT: Mr. Daniel.
The Board of Supervisors, on Wednesday, November 23, 1983, beginning at 2:00
p.m., will take under consideration this request.
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