|
Project Update:
The Board of Supervisors
considered this application on February 12, 2009, but
postponed action for 30 days. Since that time, Supervisor
Schwartz has been working with the applicant to develop
conditions related to the design of the houses. The
applicant is also amenable to a condition which requires the
waiver of the central water requirement to be approved
before the Final Plat is approved, should the applicant
proceed to submit the Final Plat before public water is
available. This is consistent with the requirement that the
applicant receive a
Special Exception to waive the public water requirement if a
Final Plat is sought before public water is available.
All of these conditions are included in the attached
resolution.
Topic Description:
The applicant is seeking
Preliminary Plat approval to divide one parcel of
approximately 6.55 acres into six (6) lots, ranging in size
from + 0.76 acres to + 0.85 acres. Each lot
will be served by an individual well and public sewer. Since
this parcel is located within the Marshall Service District,
it will be required to be served by public water once it is
available. A copy of the Preliminary Plat is included as
Attachment 1.
The applicant is also
requesting a waiver of Subdivision Ordinance Section
4-11.A.1, which is the requirement to provide a central
water system for a subdivision. This section of the
Ordinance states that “lots greater than one-half acre in
size and less than one acre in size, shall be served by a
central water system.” This property is located within the
Marshall Service District, so it is required to be served by
public water, which is not currently available. Once the
upgrades to the public water system are completed, this
subdivision will be required to connect to public water,
which would eliminate the need for the freestanding central
system. If approved, this waiver would allow the applicant
to create the six lots and have individual wells be their
current water source until such time as the lots can be
connected to the public water system. If denied, the
applicant would need to wait for public water or seek the
waiver again before the Final Plat is filed. Staff has
added a condition that Final Plat approval will not be
granted until the property connects to a public water supply
or obtains approval of a waiver.
In addition, because the
site is within 300 feet of a public water supply system, a
Special Exception is required to waive the public water
requirement if the applicant wishes to pursue the
subdivision before public water supply is available to the
site, pursuant to Fauquier County Code Section 19-18. Staff
has added a condition that Final Plat approval will not be
granted until the property connects to a public water supply
or the applicant obtains approval of a Special Exception.
The applicant was notified in late 2008 of the Special
Exception requirement and has not yet applied for one.
|
|
Location, Zoning and
Current Land Use:
The
±6.55
acres are zoned Residential (R-2). Adjacent properties in
all directions are also zoned Residential (R-2). The
property is located on the west side of Rectortown Road
(Route 710) in the Marshall Magisterial District. The
parcel is located in the Marshall Service District and is
currently designated for Low Density Residential Development
(less than 2 units per acre). This proposed subdivision is
being developed at a density of about one (1) dwelling unit
per acre.
 |
|
Planning Commission Summary and Action of January 29, 2009:
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve this
Preliminary Plat, subject to conditions, including the
Waiver of Subdivision Ordinance Section 4-11.A.1.
Board of Supervisors’ Summary and Action of February 12,
2009:
The Board of Supervisors postponed action on this
Preliminary Plat until the next regularly scheduled meeting.
Requested Action of the Board of Supervisors:
|