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The applicant is seeking Preliminary Plat approval to divide
approximately 128.02 acres into one (1) industrial lot of
5.4 acres, with a residue parcel of
±122.62 acres. The
referenced property has both I-1 and RA zoning. The
proposed Lot 1 has already undergone the Major Site Plan
approval process to be used as an abattoir known as
Fauquier’s Finest Custom Meat Processing, Inc. The residue
will remain a working farm as currently operated today. The
future Lot 2 is shown on the Preliminary Plat for waiver
purposes only, and is not subject to this Preliminary Plat
application. The applicant is asking for the waivers now to
insure the feasibility of subdividing the future Lot 2. A
copy of the Preliminary Plat is attached.
As part of the Preliminary Plat application, the applicant
is seeking waivers of Section 5-7 of the Fauquier County
Subdivision Ordinance (Street Width), and Zoning Ordinance
Articles 7-302 (Private Street Limitations) and 7-303
(Private Streets Design Standards) for the proposed Lot 1
and future Lot 2. The street width required in the
Subdivision Ordinance is 50 feet. The applicant is
proposing a private street of 40 feet in width. The
statement of justification for all waivers is attached.
Article 7-302 (Private Street Limitations) reads as the
following:
“The following limitations shall apply unless modified by
the Board in conjunction with a request for a Special
Exception permit, Site Plan approval, or subdivision plan
approval provided the applicant can show that no other
remedy is realistically feasible, that plausible
alternatives have been exhausted, that to not so modify the
applicable limitations would place an unreasonable
restriction on the use of the property and that properties
through which access is planned will not be unreasonably
affected.”
The proposed Preliminary Plat meets all requirements of this
section except 7-302.1.C, which requires that the private
street be a minimum of fifty (50) feet in width.
The waiver of Zoning Ordinance Article 7-303 is seeking to
waive the private street design standards outlined in the
Fauquier County Zoning Ordinance, since the private street
design was approved with the Major Site Plan for the
abattoir for the abattoir. Staff supports the requested
street waiver, since it is integral to the previously
approved private street to access this industrial property.
The applicant is also asking for a waiver of Section 10-5 of
the Subdivision Ordinance (Construction Drawings), and to
substitute the previously approved and bonded Major Site
Plan on file with the County for the abattoir for this
requirement. Staff supports the waiver, since requiring the
applicant to submit Final Construction Plans would be an
unnecessary duplication of effort. Staff does recommend
that the applicant submit to the Planning Office a copy of
the approved site plan with the Final Plat application. |
