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WORK SESSION
AGENDA REQUEST |
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Sponsor: |
Board of Supervisors
Meeting Date: |
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Raymond E. Graham,
Chairman, Cedar Run District
Supervisor |
January 13, 2005 |
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Staff Lead: |
Department:
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Paul S. McCulla |
County Administrator |
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Topic: |
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A Presentation by the
Permitting Review Committee Regarding Improving the Process
for Approving Commercial and Industrial Development Permit
Applications |
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Topic Description: |
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The Board appointed a
Committee to recommend ways to
improve the permitting process for commercial and
industrial permit applications. The Committee found that
the County's permit approval and Technical Review Committee
processes are not working effectively and the Zoning
Ordinance is unduly restrictive on uses allowed by-right in
commercial and industrial zones. Permitting takes too long
and creates unnecessary conflicts between applicants and
reviewers that cost the County new tax base and more local
jobs. Radical improvements are needed. The Committee
proposes recommendations that, if implemented, could make
the County's permitting processes more effective, efficient,
and user-friendly for commercial and industrial applicants.
The final report contains a
very large amount of data in a large number of individual
files and, therefore, is unavailable electronically. Bound
copies of the report have been made available for review in
the Board of Supervisors' Office.
The Department of Community
Development has included a series of recommended refinements
to the Technical Review Committee process for Board of
Supervisors’ consideration.
That information is attached for reference. |
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Requested Action of the
Board of Supervisors:
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Conduct a work session to
consider the Committee's report and recommendations for
action in the time frames proposed.
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Financial Impacts Analysis: |
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The Committee recommends
that a Process Evaluation Consultant be hired to
specifically implement improvements to the Technical Review
Committee (TRC) concept and permitting processes, to
establish time frames for each process step, and to insure
that staff is organized in the best way to make the
permitting and TRC processes function as needed. The
Committee also recommends that the County hire ESI to serve
as Chairman of a proposed committee to develop a Design
Standards Manual for adoption.
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Identify any other
Departments, Organizations or Individuals that would be
affected by this request: |
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Department of Community Development
Department of Economic Development
County
Attorney
Virginia Department of Transportation, Warrenton Residency
Fauquier County Water and Sanitation Authority
John
Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District
All
County permitting review departments and divisions |