07SN0262
l\farch 20, 2007 CPC
~^1pril 17, 2007 CPC
June 19, 2007 CPC
July 17,2007 CPC
August 22,2007 BS
STAFF'S
REQUEST ANALYSIS
AND
RECOMMENDA TION
07SN0262
(AMENDED)
Sk:inquarter LLC
Matoaca Magisterial District
Off the south line of Hull Street Road
REQUEST: (AMENDED) Rezoning from Agricultural (A) with Conditional Use to Agricultural
(A) on 55.0 acres with Conditional Use to permit a construction/demolition/debris
landfill and a material recycling operation on this property and an adjacent 56.4
acres currently zoned Agricultural (A).
PROPOSED LAND USE:
Current zoning permits a construction/demolition/debris landfill and a materials
recycling operation to include the grinding, mulching and processing of
vegetative waste; soil processing; composting; recycling of construction and
demolition materials; solid waste transfer; and wholesale of such materials. This
proposal would allow these uses to continue and allow the provision of a 100- foot
buffer around the uses.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROFFERED CONDITIONS ON
PAGES 2 THROUGH 5.
AYES: MESSRS. GECKER, GULLEY, BASS AND WILSON.
ABSENT: MR. LITTON.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommend approval for the following reasons:
Providing a FIRST CHOICE community through excellence in public service
A. Although the Southern and Western Area Plan suggests use of the property should
be limited to agricultural/forestall uses, until such time as public infrastructure is
available to support development, the continuance of uses requiring minimal
infrastructure that would not obstruct future redevelopment may be appropriate.
B. Proffered conditions will minimize the impact of the uses on existing and future
area development.
(NOTE: CONDITIONS MAY BE IMPOSED OR THE PROPERTY OWNER(S) MAY
PROFFER CONDITIONS. THE CONDITIONS NOTED WITH "STAFF/CPC" WERE
AGREED UPON BY BOTH STAFF AND THE COMMISSION. CONDITIONS WITH ONLY
A "STAFF" ARE RECOMMENDED SOLELY BY STAFF. CONDITIONS WITH ONLY A
"CPC" ARE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING
COMMISSION.)
PROFFERED CONDITIONS
(STAFF/CPC)
1.
The plan prepared by Joyce Engineering, Inc., dated March 15,
2007, attached as Exhibit A, shall be considered the Master Plan.
(P)
(STAFF/CPC)
2.
Uses permitted in Tract A as identified on the Master Plan shall be
limited to the following:
a. Uses permitted by right or with restrictions In an
Agricultural (A) District.
b. Grinding, mulching and processing of vegetative waste to
include grass, leaves, waste and land clearing debris such
as stumps and brush.
c. Soil processing.
d. Composting.
e. Material recycling facility, to include the grinding,
mulching, recycling, reprocessing, and management of
such materials as wood, pallets, sheet rock:, waste paper,
inert materials such as brick:s, concrete and asphalt as well
as construction and demolition material. Provided,
however, the term construction and demolition materials do
not include paints, coatings, solvents, asbestos, liquid
compressed gasses and garbage.
f. Solid waste transfer station to enable truck:s to consolidate
the loads from smaller quantity generators to larger trailers.
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g. Wholesales of ground, mulched, processed and/or recycled
materials.
h. Landfills designed for receiving construction, demolition
and debris waste.
1. Any uses permitted in Tract B as identified on the Master
Plan. (P)
3.
Uses permitted in Tract B as identified on the Master Plan shall be
limited to the following:
a. Uses permitted by right or with restrictions In an
Agricultural (A) District.
b. Access, roads, utilities, buffers, setback:s, BMPs or other
environmental features or devices. (P)
4.
Retail sales shall be prohibited. (P)
5.
A 100 foot buffer shall be provided around the perimeter of the
operation. Within the buffer, existing vegetation and/or
topography shall be supplemented as necessary to provide year-
round screening. Other than utilities and access which run
generally perpendicular through the buffer, and a fence, there shall
be no other facilities located within this buffer. Landscaping,
including existing vegetation, within the buffer shall have an initial
height, density and be of a species which will provide year-round
screening when installed. The limits of buffers shall be defined to
preclude dumping and grading within the buffer. Also, there shall
be no filling or grading permitted in the buffer except that
necessary to accommodate utilities, access, BMPs, and/or
landscaping. A detailed plan depicting these requirements shall be
submitted to the Planning Department in conjunction with site plan
review. (P)
6.
The area of permitted activity and buffer area shall be clearly
defined by a permanent means. The method of delineation shall be
approved by the Planning Department. (P)
7.
The operations boundary shall be secured by permanent means
(i.e., fencing, etc.) to preclude vehicles from entering the property
at any point other than the single entrance road. The exact means
of securing the boundary shall be approved by the Planning
Department at the time of site plan approval. (P)
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8.
9.
Direct access from the property to Route 360 shall be limited to
one entrance/exit. The exact location of this entrance/exit shall be
determined by the Transportation Department. (T)
The entrance road shall be hard surfaced for a length of 250 feet
from Route 360. Further, the entrance road shall be designed to
preclude the view of activity from Hull Street Road and secured to
prohibit indiscriminate dumping of materials. The landfill
owner/operator shall be responsible for the removal of any
materials dumped along either the access road or along Hull Street
Road adjacent to the subject property. Further, the owner/operator
shall be responsible for removing dirt and debris from Hull Street
Road resulting from the operation. A procedure for controlling
dust shall be submitted to the Environmental Engineering
Department for approval and shall be implemented in conjunction
with landfilling activity. Measures to correct dust control
problems shall be tak:en within twenty-four (24) hours of
notification by the County. (P)
10.
Prior to the issuance of a building permit, 100 feet of right-of-way,
measured from the centerline of Hull Street Road along the entire
property frontage, shall be dedicated to and for the County of
Chesterfield, free and unrestricted. (T)
11.
Prior to any site plan approval, a ninety (90) foot wide right-of-
way for an east/west major arterial shall be dedicated, free and
unrestricted, to and for the benefit of Chesterfield County. The
exact location of this right-of-way shall be determined by the
Transportation Department, but shall generally be located at or
near the southern boundary of the Property, but if acceptable to the
Transportation Department, the right-of-way may be located off-
site but generally south of the Property. (T)
12.
Prior to any filling, grinding, mulching or processing of vegetative
waste, soil processing, composting, material recycling, operation
of a transfer station, or sales of ground, mulched, processed and/or
recycled materials, additional pavement shall be constructed along
Route 360 to provide left and right turn lanes at the site access. (T)
13.
Stormwater runoff from decomposable materials generated by yard
and lawn care or land clearing activities, including, but not limited
to, leaves, grass trimmings, woody wastes such as shrub and tree
prunings, bark:, limbs, roots and stumps, shall not be permitted to
drain or discharge directly into the storm sewer system and/or
directly to surface water. Areas used for the storage and recycling
of materials shall be graded to minimize and to collect runoff.
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Collected runoff shall be conveyed to a wastewater treatment
disposal or holding facility. Such disposal or holding facility
includes, without limitation, recirculation. A stormwater pollution
prevention plan that is applicable to the project site shall be
developed by the applicant and submitted to the Office of Water
Quality for review and approval in conjunction with site plan
review. (EE)
(STAFF/CPC)
14.
There shall be a mInImum seventy-five (75) foot cleared area
between the buffer identified in proffer 5 and the perimeter of the
mulch, compost or other piles of recyclable material. (P)
(STAFF/CPC)
15.
The site plan shall incorporate the following improvements for
County review and approval:
a. A pond with a minimum size of .5 acres and a minimum
average water depth of five (5) feet, excluding any required
safety benches, and a dry fire hydrant to access the water in
case of fire.
b. A driveway sufficient to provide emergency vehicle access
to the pond and dry fire hydrant.
c. In conjunction with site plan review, a phasing plan for the
construction of the improvements noted in proffers 15a and
15b shall be submitted for the Fire Department's review
and approval. (F)
(STAFF/CPC)
12.
Prior to any site plan approval, an access plan for the East/West
Arterial shall be submitted to and approved by the Transportation
Department. Access to the property from the East/West Arterial
shall conform to the approved access plan. (T)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location:
South line of Hull Street Road, west of Sk:inquarter Road. Tax IDs 689-666-8726; 690-664-
Part of 5058; and 690-666-8719.
Existing Zoning:
A and A with Conditional Use
Size:
111.4 acres
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Existing Land Use:
Vacant
Adiacent Zoning and Land Use:
North - A; Single-family residential, commercial or vacant
South, East and West - A; Vacant
UTILITIES
Public Water and Wastewater Systems:
The proposed Conditional Use will have no impact on the public water and wastewater
systems.
ENVIRONMENT AL
Drainage and Erosion:
The subject property drains to the south via tributaries to the Appomattox River. The
property is wooded, however, the intent of this zoning is to provide a buffer around the
existing operation and therefore the no timbering condition normally requested will not be
required. There are no existing or anticipated on- or off-site drainage or erosion problems.
Water Quality:
The property drains towards a tributary to the main branch of Sappony Creek:. Due to the
nature of the proposed use of the subject parcels, the potential exists for pollutants to
enter the storm sewer system or directly to the streams located on the site during rain
events. In light of this fact, the applicant has proffered to develop and implement a Storm
Water Pollution Prevention Plan and to collect stormwater runoff and convey it to a
treatment disposal or holding facility. (Proffered Condition 13)
In accordance with the recently amended Chesapeak:e Bay Preservation Ordinance, a field
evaluation must be conducted to determine whether any water bodies with perennial flow
exist on the subject parcel. Staff will conduct the determination for the applicant or
confirm a determination conducted by a qualified expert with experience in stream
assessments.
Solid Waste:
This request will have no impact on these facilities.
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PUBLIC FACILITIES
Fire Service:
The Clover Hill Fire Station, Company 7 and Manchester Volunteer Rescue Squad currently
provide fire protection and emergency medical service (EMS). This request will have a
minimal impact on fire and EMS.
There is no public water supply available to the subject property. Mulch piles build up
heat internally and may spontaneously ignite. In past years, the fire department has
responded to fires at the mulching operation on Warboro Road. To address this concern,
the applicant has proffered a seventy-five (75) foot clear area around the perimeter of the
mulch and compost piles to help reduce the spread of fire to adjacent properties
(Proffered Condition 14). In addition, the applicant has proffered a minimum one-half
(0.5) acre pond with a dry hydrant to provide the site with water for fire fire fighting
purposes (Proffered Condition 15). With these proffered conditions, the Fire Department
is supportive of this request.
Transportation:
The property is located on the south side of Hull Street Road (Route 360) just west of
Deer Range Road. On February 23, 2005 the Board of Supervisors approved a
Conditional Use (Case 04SN0312) to permit a construction/demolition/debris landfill on
Tract A. The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use on the adjacent property (Tract B)
so that it can serve as a buffer for the previously approved use. This request will have a
minimal impact on the traffic anticipated to be generated by development of the property.
The Thoroughfare Plan identifies Route 360 as a major arterial with a recommended right
of way width of 120-200 feet. The applicant has proffered to dedicate one hundred (100)
feet of right of way along Route 360 in accordance with the Plan (Proffered Condition
10). The Plan also identifies an east/west major arterial (the "East/West Arterial")
through the property with a recommended right of way width of ninety (90) feet. The
applicant has proffered to dedicate a ninety (90) foot wide right of way through the
property in accordance with the Plan. (Proffered Condition 11)
Access to major arterials, such as Route 360 and the East/West Arterial, should be
controlled. The applicant has proffered to limit direct access from the property to Route
360 to one (1) entrance/exit (Proffered Condition 8). The applicant does not intend to
access the East/West Arterial with this development; however, future development on the
site may access this arterial. The applicant has proffered to submit an access plan for the
East/West Arterial to the Transportation Department for approval, with access to the
property conforming to the approved access plan. (Proffered Condition 16)
The traffic impact of this development must be addressed. The applicant has proffered to
construct right and left turn lanes along Route 360 at the site access. (Proffered
Condition 12)
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LAND USE
Comprehensive Plan:
Lies within the boundaries of the Southern and Western Area Plan which suggests that, as
part of the Rural Conservation Area, activities on the property should be limited primarily
to agricultural and forestall uses with isolated single family residences on lots larger than
five (5) acres until adequate provisions are made for public facility improvements.
Area Development Trends:
Properties to the north along Hull Street Road are zoned Agricultural (A) and are
developed as a farmers' mark:et or single family residential uses on large parcels.
Properties to the south, east and west are zoned Agricultural (A) and are currently vacant.
It is anticipated that agricultural/forestall uses, as well as single family dwellings on
larger acreage tracts, will continue to occupy area properties until provisions are made for
public facility improvements as suggested by the Plan.
Zoning History:
On November 9, 1988, the Board of Supervisors, upon a favorable recommendation of
the Commission, approved a Conditional Use to permit a construction/demolition/debris
landfill on a portion of the subject property (Case 88S005). Conditions of approval
included issuance of operational rights to the applicant only (Condition 16) and a time
limitation often (10) years from the date of initial operation (Condition 12).
On March 22, 1989, the Board of Supervisors, upon a favorable recommendation of the
Commission, approved an amendment to Conditional Use Case 88S005 to permit transfer
of landfill operation rights to immediate members of the applicant's family (Case
89SN0140).
On February 23, 2005, the Board of Supervisors, upon a favorable recommendation of
the Commission, approved a Conditional Use to permit material recycling operations and
amendments to Conditional Use (Cases 88S005 and 89SN0140) relative to time
limitations and grantee restrictions for the operation of a construction, demolition and
debris landfill. (Case 04SN0312)
Uses:
Tract A
Proffered conditions limit uses in Tract A to permitted and restricted uses in an
Agricultural (A) District, a construction/demolition/debris landfill, a material recycling
operation which handles vegetative waste, land clearing debris, soil processing,
composting and limited construction and demolition materials. In addition, uses allowed
in Tract B, as noted herein, would also be permitted in this tract. Ground, mulched,
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processed and/or recycled materials could be wholesaled from the site, but no retail sales
would be permitted. (Proffered Conditions 2, 3 and 4)
Tract B
Proffered conditions limit uses in Tract B to permitted and restricted uses in an
Agricultural (A) District. In addition, access, roads, utilities, buffers, setback:s, best
management practices (BMP) facilities and other environmental features or devices
would be permitted. (Proffered Condition 3)
Buffer and Operational Boundaries:
Proffered conditions require the provision of a 100 foot buffer around the perimeter of the
operation to provide transition and visual separation to the adjoining properties. The area
of permitted activities would be clearly defined by a permanent means so as to maintain
the integrity of this buffer. (Proffered Conditions 5 and 6)
Operational boundaries would be secured by a permanent means such as fencing to
prevent uncontrolled access to the site. The entrance road would be secured and designed
such that views from Route 360 into the site would be minimized so as to avoid
indiscriminate dumping of materials. (Proffered Conditions 7 and 8)
Dust/Debris Control:
Proffered conditions require the entrance road to be hard surfaced for a mInImum
distance of 250 feet from Hull Street Road to minimize the track:ing of dirt and debris
onto Hull Street Road. The developer will also be responsible for removing dirt and
debris from Hull Street Road and for controlling dust resulting from this operation.
(Proffered Condition 9)
CONCLUSIONS
Although the Southern and Western Area Plan suggests use of the property should be limited to
agricultural/forestall uses, until such time as public infrastructure is available to support
development, the continuance of uses requiring minimal infrastructure that would not obstruct
future redevelopment may be appropriate. In addition, the proffered conditions will minimize
the impact of the uses on existing and future area development.
Given these considerations, approval of this request is recommended.
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CASE HISTORY
Planning Commission Meeting (3/20/07):
At the request of the applicant, the Commission deferred this case to April 17, 2007.
Staff (3/21/07):
The applicant was advised in writing that any significant new or revised information
should be submitted no later than March 26, 2007, for consideration at the Commission's
April 17, 2007, public hearing. Also, the applicant was advised that a $230.00 deferral
fee must be paid prior to the Commission's public hearing.
Staff and Applicant (3/28/07):
A meeting was held to discuss the request and information submitted on March 19,2007.
Applicant (4/16/07):
The application was amended.
Applicant (4/17/07):
The deferral fee was paid.
Planning Commission Meeting (4/17/07):
At the request of the applicant, the Commission deferred this case to June 19, 2007.
Staff (4/18/07):
The applicant was advised in writing that any significant, new or revised information
should be submitted no later than April 23, 2007, for consideration at the Commission's
June 19,2007, public hearing. Also, the applicant was advised that a $130.00 deferral fee
must be paid prior the Commission's public hearing.
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Staff (4/29/07):
To date, no additional information has been submitted.
Applicant and Staff (6/12/07):
A meeting was held to review the amended application.
Applicant (6/19/07):
The deferral fee was paid.
Planning Commission Meeting (6/19/07):
At the request of the applicant, the Commission deferred this case to July 17,2007.
Staff (6/20/07):
The applicant was advised in writing that any significant, new or revised information
should be submitted no later than June 25, 2007, for consideration at the Commission's
July 17, 2007, public hearing.
Also, the applicant was advised that a $230.00 deferral fee must be paid prior to the
Commission's public hearing.
Applicant (7/2/07):
The deferral fee was paid.
Planning Commission Meeting (7/17/07):
The applicant accepted the recommendation. There was no opposition present.
On motion of Mr. Bass, seconded by Mr. Gulley, the Commission recommended
approval and acceptance of the proffered conditions on pages 2 through 5.
AYES: Messrs. Geck:er, Gulley, Bass and Wilson.
ABSENT: Mr. Litton.
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The Board of Supervisors, on Wednesday, August 22, 2007, beginning at 6:30 p.m., will tak:e
under consideration this request.
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