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03-04-1942 Minutes At a speoial meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, held at the Courthouse o~u }~rch 4, 1942, at 8:00 o'clock p.r. I ! I i , I I VIRGINIA: Present: H. L Chalkley, p.1;i. .Covillgton H.T. Goyne Vi.A. Horner J. G. Hening Absent: T. D.Watkins Chairman i I I I I i I I I I I I I I The Executive Secretary reported that several days ago the Chairman of the ! Zoning Commission, Commonwealth's Attorrey, and the Executive Seoretary were 'I requested to meet at the office of the State Planning Board with representatives of Henrico County, City of RiChmond, State and Federal Offices of the Federal Housing Administration, RiobmoDd Housing Authority, and the State Planning I Board, in 'the oftioe of the State Planning Board, Richmond, Virginig. Mr. Pomeroy stated that it was really just a matter of a short time before this ' area would be considered a defense area, and as such would require considerable additional housing fac Uities, and from the various groups represented the opinion came that the government hoped to provide the necessary housing by the aid of private developers rather than a Federal Housing Project, but that in order to do so certain restriotions and sanitation facilities would have to be worked out for this area in order that F.H.A. cculd approve a SUbdivision. There appeared before tpe Board Mr. E.5. Swineford and Mr.X.A.Swineford, requesting an outlet road for inhabitants at Drewry's Bluff to replace those olosed by the government at the Riohmond Gene~al Depot, who were informed that a preliminary survey ,had' been made and tha t the final survey was being made, afilier whi oh some ac t ion wou ld be ta ken. The Comnonwealth's Attorney reported that he had drafted a tentative ordinance and he presented same to the Board as follows: .\ .AN ORDmANCE Es~ablishing zoning distriots and zones in the County of Chesterfield, Virginia, and regulating the use of lands, therein; providing for the enforcement of said regulations and compliance with ter.ms of said ordinanoe; providing for issuanoe of pennits for the construction, oonversion, erection, or placement of buildings in said zoning districts; providing a method whereby violation of this ordinance may be enjoined and providing a penalty for violation of the ter.ms of this ordinance. I I I I I I ! i i I I I i I i Section 1. That the County' of Chesterfield be, and it hereby is, divided into I zones or districts, to be known as A and B. Residence and Agrioultural Districts I and Non-residence zones or distriots, to be ~own as Local Business Districts, ! General Business Districts, Light Industrial Districts, Heavy Industrial Districtjs, as shown on the map prepared by the Chesterfield County Zoning aommission. I . I I Under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, Virginia, by an Act of theGeneral ASsembly of Virginia. of 1927, thisBoard of Supervisors having carefully considered the matter, doth ordain as follows; Section 2. In any Residence District no dwelling or group of dwellings shall hereat.ter be erected or altered to provide less than 15,000 square feet of lot area and not less than 75 feet of lot width at its front for each dwelling, provided, however, this shall not apply where the ownership of any lot makes it impractical to have an araa and a width as provided above and which lot shall have been plotted and duly recorded in a plat or deed prior to the passage of this ordinance. 'And provided further, that in any community, section, subdivision, lot, piece or parcel of land where a public or community water supp or sewer is available to and used in connection with s.l ch a lot, piece or parcel of land no building shall be erected on a lot having a square foot area of less than 9,000 feet and a width of less than 60 feet at its front. And provided further ,on any lot, piece or parce 1 of land where there is prov1QQd a publiv or oommuni ty V'fflater supply and a public sewer, no building shall be erected on 1 any lot, piece or parcel of land with the lot square area of less than 7,000 fee and a lot width of less than 50 feet at its front. All such lotw or plots shall front on or have ingress and egress, by means of a public right of way. I Seotion 3. In any Re~idential, Business or Industrial District where anyone family dwelling, duplex, double dwelling, multiple dwelling, apartment house, bungalow,~ourt or any other single or multiple family use of a lot or plot, - ! Section 10. An emergency is dec"Iared to exist. this ordinance is in force from its passage. It is ordered that this ordinance be published onoe in some newspaper having a general oirculation in Chesterfield County; and posted at the front door of the Courthouse of said County. There appeared before the Boarc Police Chief C.W.Smith, who reported that the Committee, consisting of himself and the ExeDutive Secretary had made a tentative appointment of D. ~i. Murphey, and requested the Board. s approval of thi s action. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of vi.A.Horner. it is resolved that the said D. 'vi. Murphey, be, and he hereby is appointed to fill one of the vaoancies of the Police Department. - The Executive Secretary calle d the Board's attention to the fact that F .H.A. will require a oentra~ water system of same kind for any developments by them as a new F.H.A. development, Upon consideration whereof and on motion of H. T.Goyn , the Chair.man is requested to appoint a Committee to investi~a~e the situation and report back to the Board at a later meeting.Vhereupon theChairman appointed a this Committee: H. T.Goyne and J.G.Hening. . Chief of police, C.W.Smith, reported thct he had made a survey of the oost of operation at police cars by the State Police Syste~ and reported that their average cost, including depreciation was.2.7cts. per mile. Since this is oonsiderably less than the cost of opera+lon of the Chesterfield County Police cars the Executive Secretary was requested to get further information and report back to this Board at a later time. Mr. J .G.Hening stated that the ladies of Camp Baker Auxiliary had been informed that probably the Board would not support the operation of Camp Baker this year and requested that the attention of the Boardbe called to this matter. iihile no record 'Yes made, it was the opinion of all present that they support the operation of Camp Baker for 1942. Mr. J.G.Hening also reported that the door on the matron's cottage at Camp Baker was warped and would have to be weather-stripped and requested that the Executive Secretary be instruoted to have the door weather-stripped, and if the Board did not see fit to have this done, to send the bill to him. Ordered that the meeting be adjourned until Thursday, March 12, 1942, at 10100 o'clook a.m. ~ .~, Ex ive Secretary N..t ~~ ,..he irman .