06-22-1961 MinutesVIRGINIA: ~t a r .... ular n~eting of the Board
of Supervisors of ~nes~vrf~elm CounVy, held
at the Courthouse on June 22, 1961, at
2:00 p.m.
Present:
Mr. Irvin G.HOrner, Chairman
Mr. H. T. Goyne
Mr. Stanley R.Hague, Jr.
Mr. h.K.Hagerman
Mr. Marshall F.Driskill
Mr .R. J. Brit to n
[~'~rs. Smelley and orpheum's from theBellwood l¥ianor area come before the Board again
requesting improvements to the drainage facilities in the area and it was cited by
the Execut~eSecretary that an easement is being obtained from Mr. Roy Goyne to
carry water from Willis Road horthwardly.
On motion of ~,~r. Britton, seconded by [~r. Hague, the following ordinance is adopted:
AN ORDINANCE, to amend the Code of the County of Chesterfield,
Virginia, Cha~ter 17 by amendin~ and readopting Section 17-23
to increase the advertising fee:
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County,
Virginia: That Section 17-23 of the Code of the County of Chesterfield,
Virginia, is amended and readopted as follows:
Sec.17-23. Amendments.
The Board of Supervisors may from time to time, on its own motion, or
on written petition filed wit~ the Executive Secretary of the Board of Super'visors,
and after notice and hearing as required by law,amend any of the regulations of
this chapter or any boundary of any district est,'-~blished by this chapter. Before
holding a hearing on any such proposed amenment the Board of Supervisors may if it
deems proper, refer the same to the County Planning Commission for a report or
recommendation. If a proposed amendment is referred to its County Planning Commission
and che County Planning Commission fails to report on any such amendment within
thirty days after its receipt thereof, such failure to report shall be deemed
to be approval of such amdnement. The County Planning Commission may, on its own
motion, recommend to the~Board of Supervisors any amdnment, and such action shall be
deemed to satisfy the re,~uirements of this section with respect to a re~ort by
such c0mmi~sion on such ~natter. The cost of advertising notice of hear'ing on any
amendment proposed by petition shall be vorne by ~he petitioner, and such petitioner
shall make a deposit of twenty (~20.O0) dollars to bear the cost of advertising and
such sum shall 0e deemed to be the cost of such advertising. Such advertising shall
not be made unless and until the sum of twenty (~20.O0) dollars is deposited.
The petitioner shall furnish the board of supervisors, or its des~ignated
administrative officer, a list of persons and their addeesses owning and/or
occupying adjacent and neighboring property ~o uhe l'.roperty owned or tenanted by
the petitioner ~he zoning regulation of which is sought to be amended.
~o application for rezoning shall be considered or acted upon unless and until the
owners of property adjoining the property sought to be rezoned and the owners of any
property across the road or highway and facing such property and the owners of any
property across any railroad right of way from such property shall haffe been
given not less tha~ fifteen (15) days' written notice sent by registere~ mail,
return receipt requested, of any hearing on any such petition. In event the
property sought to be rezoned is situated at or within one hundred fee~ of the
intersection of any two or more roads or highways, ab or within one hundred Feet of
the intersection of any ~oad or highway with any railroad right of way or at or
within one hundred feet o£ the intersection of the rights ofway of any two railroads
the notice required above must ~lso b~ given to the owners of property situated at ali
corners of any such intersection.
This ordinance shal~ be in full force and effect afte~ its enactment as prescribed
by law.
On motion of f~i~r.H~gue, seconded ~y .~!r. Ooyne,--it is resolved that the erroneous tax
claims as follbv~o be and vh~y hereby ~re approved for ~ayment: Lawren. c~ T.
~(~iiliams .~3.50; Charles A.f~o~ett, ~3.50;
~55.O0; Mrs. Teresa E.Bliss, ~1.00; Leon G.HeaZh
report of the inspection of t, he She~:~terfieldCounty 1ail was yres.snted to
Boara and .same was ordered filed ...,'ith the Board's paper's.
On motion of i~.r. Hague, seconded by kr. Goyne, it is resolved nhat this Boar'd .apl rove
the re,:~ue~st of nhe Bellwood Drive-In-Theatre i.t~ the ')ffiilow Oaks ]ountry 3iub for
permission to hold pyrotechnic displays on July /+th.
On motion of I'.ir.Hague, seconded by :'/r. Drisr~..ll, it i~ resolved that. the T:ressurer
of the County :.s hereby r~quested to ~ .... e~
'~ ~ ': in th~: Oener'a_l ~'und Bud
This ~:ay the County :,{o~}~d ,v ~.~ ..... ir. acco~(lianc'~' ?;it.h d~r. ect, iorls
made report in wr'itim6 upon his examin,.tion of N{chow{:].i koa{}~Erharv i%oad,
oect,~,~n F, Manch=ot:.~ ~}is~rict,
,' ~ ~- '~;'a~m~ Subdivision "' '~ :'~
Schloss Road, in the ~"or,n~n~:,ton ..... , ' ~:..,:~ent
which sPows that in the opinion of the County Ro.]d Em~:ineer it is ~ ........ ~ . said
road be estaOlish<~d es pu[..==c roads.
Upon consideration whereo.i , an,~ on motion of Rr. Britton, it is -'~ ~ .... ~ *;'
KcDowelt ]ioad~ Erhart ~%oaO, and Sc}iloss Road in the Subdivision of '(ortNin%ton
- %,~,, same are ~ereby estaolion~.~ as
Farms,Section I;, Manchester District,, ce, and m= ~'
public roads.
And be it further resolved, that %he Virginia Department of Highways~ be and it
hereby is requested to ~.ake into the Secondary i%o{~d System of Chesterfieldo
McDowell Road f~om the end of maintenance .O3 miles south ~o Erhart Road;
..~o~;
i~oad from its intersection with P!cDowell [{oad .18 of a mile west to Schloss ~ "s
~chloss noad~ from its intersection with ErhJrt Road .06 of a mile ~o Clisby
These roads serve 8 houses.
And be it rurther resolved, that the B~rd of Supervisors of Che st er ['i el d Sounty
guarantees to the Virginia Department of Highways, rights of way of not ~ss than
50 feet for these roads.
Dedication of said ri~[lhts of way in Plat Book 11, Page 60~ Chesteffeld Courthouse~
Virginia.
This day the County ~%oad Engineer in accordance with directions from this Board
made report in writing upon his examin~tion of Rarquette Road and Stornoway ~rive,
in the Subdivision of Meadowbrook, Section B, in Dale Magisterial District,
which shows that in the opinion of the Bounty ~%oad Engineer it is expedient that
said roads be established as public re~ds.
Upon consideration whe,~'eof, end on motion of Nr.Hapae, it is resolved that
Karquette Road and Stornoway Drive in the ~ubdivision of Meadov?erook,Section B,
In Dale ?~':agiZerial District, be and the same is hereby established as puelic roads.
And be it further resolved, that the Virginia Department of Highways be ,-~nd it
hereby is requested to take into the 'Secondary ~oad System of Chesterfield County,
Marouette Road, from the intersection with Bonnie Brae i%oad .11 of a mile west
to Stornoway Drive; Stornoway Drive, from a point on Rt.2319, .05 of a mile
west of Rt.2322, .09 of a mile northwardly to N~rquette Road. These r~ds serve
5 houses.
And be it further resolved: that the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County
guarantees to the Virginia Department of Highways, rights of way of not less than
50 feet for these roads.
Dedication of said riA'hts of way in Plat Book 12, Pages 9-11, Chesterfield
Courthouse, Virginia.
On motion of Mr.Hague, seconded by [vm. Britton, it is resolved that the Treasurer
of the County be and he hereby is requested to transfer the sum of {'.lO,OCO.O0
from the unappropriated surplus of the County to Item 19, Capital Outlay, in the
General Fund Budget.
On motion of Rr. Hagerman, seconded by~Mr.Britton, it is resolved that the two
cPanse orders in the total amount o£ ~1,028.00, be, and they hereby are approved,
and b~it further resolved, that the final bill on construction the County jail
in the amount of $26, 586.60, be, approved for payment.
On motion of l~h~.Goyne, seconded by F,r. Hague, it is resolved that this Board
request the H~ghway Department to install a drainage culvert across the back yard
of the Gordon ~[oncure's property on Petersburg Street, provided a suitable easement
is given by the owner, and pr~ovided further that adjacent property owners pay the
sum of ~300..00 towards this project.
On motion of Mr.Driskill, seconded by l%r.Goyne, it is resolved that this Board
rescinds its previous action of granting holidays according to the State program
of holidays, particularly insofar as those holidays that are proclaimed or otherwise
designated by the State, and be it further resolved that the Salary Committee be
requested to study the holiday schedule and other personnel policies, and to make
recommendations to this Board.
On motion of l~,lr. Govne, seconded by N!r. Driskill, it is resolved that this Board
pay ~1~200.00 to t~e Southside Hygiene 31inic for services render~d during the
past year.
~,~[HEREaS, it appears that Dorset Road is only 30 feet wide and the widening strips
would be costly to obtain; and
WHERE~S, the Subdivision Dorchester is rapidly growing and creating traffic
problems on Dorset Road; and
~fHEREAS, efforts have been made to acquire the property owned by Nathan D.Thomas
which would allow ~foodmere Drive in the Subdivision of Michael Heights to be
extended, thus relieves a growing traffic problem.
Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of Nir.Britton, seconded by Mr.Driskill,
it is resolved that the County Assessor be requested to appraise the 50 feet
needed to extend this road, and the Executive Sefretary be requested to negotiate
with Mr.Thomas for the possible purchase of this right of way.
On motion of ~!r.Britton, seconded by Nr. Goyne, the followir~ resolution is adopted:
WHEREI~S, L.Otto:Meyberg, Timothy L. Pickle, III, and Stuart G. Schmidt, Trustees,
of St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Chesterfield County, Virginia, being
the owners in fee simple of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the apF~roximate western
one-half of Lot 6, in Block "A", on the Plain of Stratford Rills,Section
prepared by J.K.Timmons, Civil Engineer, dated September 9, 1969, and recorded
in the Clerk's Off~ce of the Circuit Court of Chesterfield County, Virginia, on
September 16, 1959, in Flat Book 11, Page 62, have filed their petition dated the
16th day of June, 1961, requesting the approval by the Board of the vacation of two
sixteen foot alley easements affecting said lots, as set forth in said petition,
an'J as is hereinafter particularly described and set forth; and
WHE~E~S, it appears th.~t such vacation or vacations will not destroy or abridge
any of the rights and privileges of other property owners within the bounds of the
area of land shown on the aforementioned recorded subdivision plan of Stratford Hills,
Section "U".
It being the concensus of t~is Board, however, that a retention of the eastern
most ten (10'] feet of the alley easement described in (b) below be no~ vacavsd.
NOW, THEREFO~E, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County,Virginia, doth hereby
approve the vacation by said Trustees of St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, of
Chesterfield County, Virginia, of the greater portion of the aforesaid two
sixteen foot alley easements,and described as follows:
(a) Ail that certain sixteen foot alley easement extending southwardly
from Chippenham Parkway along the east lines of said Lots 1, 2, 3, and
along the west l~nes of Lots 6, ~, and 4, to Fellsway Road, for a vo~al
distance of 590.57 feet; said sixteen foot alley easement and said lots
being in Block "A", on the Plan of Stratford Rills, Section "~", of record
in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Chesterfield County, Virginia,
in Plat Book 11, Page 62; and
(b) That ~ertain sixteen foot alley easeme, nt extending in a northeastwardly
direction from the east line of said Lot 3, and along the south line of
Lot 5, and alon~ the north line of Lot 4, to Fell sway Circle, for a total
distance of 11~.30 feet, less and except, however, the easter~n most ten (10'
feet of said alley easement adjacent to Fellsway Circle, l~eaving a net
abandonment of this alley easement of 103.3 feet; said sixteen foot alley
easement and said lots being in Block "A", on the Planof Stratford Rills,
Section "U", of record in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Co~%rt of
Chesterfield County, ~irginia, in Plat Book il, Page 62.
Such vacation shall bec~me effective upon the execution,acknowledgment,
and recordation of an appropriate Declaration of Vacation in form approved
by the Commonwealth's Attorney of Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Aset of plans drawn by kr.$am. Mayo, Architect, Droviding for the air-conditioning~.
of the CircuiL Court room and the revampting of ~he electrical system in said
building was explained to the Board and it was cited that the estimated cost of
th~se improvements would be approximately ~20,O00.00. Upon consideration whereof,
and on motion of Mr.Driskill, seconded by ['-~r. Britton, it is resolved that bids be
received from sub-contractors as as~on as final plans are completed.
On motion of Mr.Driskill, seconded by ~?~.Britton, it is resolved that the esti?mte
~2 in the amount of ~6~8.35 for the installation of an altitude valve in the
Bon Air watersystem be and it hereby is approved for payment. The ~cuntv
cites the fact that t~e Girl Scout Camp Authorities have agreed to sell t~ the
County of []hes~e~field an easement through their property for the sum of $400.00,
and to allow the County to rent land for a sewage lagoon for the sum of
per year. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of Mr.Driskitl, seconded by
~,.[r. Britton, it is resolved that this Board tentatively agrees to this arran~ement
subject to the completion of the entire project.
There was read a letter from Mrs. Julian Mason~ Field i'~epresentative, of the
Newcomer Greeting Service, which letter request~d the cooperation of County
administration in making available addresses of the new r~sidents of the ~ounty.
Upon consideration whereof, an~ on motion of Mr.bri?kill, seconded by [.~[r. Ha~erman,
it is resolved that tkis organization be and it hereby is allowed, access to such ~ounty
records as ~ure necessary to secure the n~mes and~addresses of new citizens in the
County, provided the Richmond Chamber of Commerce and the Bet~e~ Business Bureau
has no objections ~o this organization.
There was presented a request from Troope~~. K.M.Sullivan for a variance from
subdivision ordinance to allow the division of a track of land on ~t.609.
U~on consideration w~er~o,~.~ ~ ~, and on motion~ ofi~'ir. Goyne, seconded by Mr.Hagerm~n,~
i~ is resolved th..'~t Trooper Sullivan be requested to come before the Board and
explain the necessity of this rec~uest.
The Board recessed for dinner,
Reconw~ning:
On motion of i',]r.Goyne, seconded by >r. Driskil!, it is resolved that t~lJ.s Board
request the Highway Department to r~roceed immediately with the surface treatment
of Route 617, and to get a 5~-foot right of way, if possible.
It is here noted that Mr.H.T.Goyne and the firm of Carnes &~Vallace, have agreed to
a get a 10-foot widening strip on the property adjacent to this road.
In view of the action of the Uouncil of the City of Richmond in apparently pre-
judging the outcome of the decision on' next Tuesday of the possible merger of the
City of Richmond with a part of the County of Chesterfield, it is on motion of
~v~r. Britton, seconded by Mr. Driskill, resolved that the Board of Supervisors of
Chesterfield County employ the law firm of Woods, Rogers, ~use, and W@lker of
Roanoke, Virginia, to assist Mt. Ernest Gates, Commonwealth's Attorney, Chesterfield
County in regards to annexation and/or merger matters with the City of Rich~nond.
On motion of ~.r. Britton, seconded ay Mr. Driskill, it is resolved that the purchase
of a 5-horsepower jet motor for use by the l~ater D~partment on Falling Creek be
and it hereby is authorized.
On motion of Mr.Britton, seconded by [~r. Driskili, it is resolved that the ~urchase
of a used outboarm motor for the sum of ~100.00 be and it hereby is authoriz, ed.
[~'~.Ruehl and Mr. Talcott from the Engineering firm, R.S~uart Royer & ;~ssociates,
come~ before the Board and explair~ the long series of negotiations with the City
of Richmond for sewage in certain areas in the County, and presents their current
evaluation of the sanitary sewerage facilities for the northeast urban portion of
the County.
Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of Mr. Britton, seconded by Mr. Driskiil,
it is resolved that subject to the approval of the Commonwealth's Attorney of the
contr~ct, this Board requests the City of Richmond to review the contrac~ proposal
and advise t~e County of Chesterfield if the City will allow the County to discharge
sewage from the drainage areas of the Powhite, Reedy and Broadrock Creeks, and the
upper James River into the City sewerage system, as shown on the accompanying maps
provi ding: -
(1) That trunk sewers be available for the drainage areas of the Powhite Creek,
and the upper James River by July 1, 1965, and
(2) The County be allowed to build temporary sewerage facilities for the
Powhite and upper James areas until July 1, 1965.
On motion of ~ir. Britton, seconded hy Mr. Driskill, it is resolved Chat the Executive
Secretary be and he hereby is requested to ask the Chesterfield Citizens
Association or any other interested groups to study the sewerage proposals and assist
in the promotion of a sewer program in the northeast areas of the County.
The Board duly considered the annual budget for the County Utility Department,
c.ompiled pursuant to Sec.61~ of the Resolution authorizing the issua, nae . of
$~,000,O00.00 Vfater R~venue Bonds of the County heretofo~ adopted, the same
having been duly advertised for a public hearing according to the terms of said
resolution and accordingly on motion of ~ir. Hague, seconded 0y l;'lr.Britton, the
annual budget for the County Utility Department for the fiscal year i961-'62
is prepared for fiscal and informative ~urposes and adopted pursuant to the
terms of the said resolution.
On motion of Mr. Driskill, seconded by Mr.Britton, it is resolved ~hat this Board
adjourn until July 12, 1961, at 9:00 a.m.
! ~ecut mv~ ~ecretary