CONSENT AGENDA REQUEST
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Sponsor:
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Board of Supervisors Meeting Date:
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Raymond E. Graham,
Cedar Run District Supervisor
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August 14, 2008 |
Staff
Lead:
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Department:
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Andrew B. Hushour,
Assistant Zoning Administrator
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Community Development |
Topic:
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A Resolution
to Abate the Special Permit Application Fee for the Elk Run
Church Site Preservation Committee
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Topic Description: |
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The Elk Run
Church Site Preservation Committee, a non-profit
organization, has requested abatement of the Special Permit
application fee associated with a Category 11 Special Permit
application that is scheduled for Public Hearing at the
Board of Zoning Appeals on August 7, 2008.
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Requested Action of the Board of Supervisors: |
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Consider
adoption of the attached resolution.
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Financial Impact Analysis: |
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The
requested abatement amount is $800.00. It is proposed that
the General Fund reimburse the Elk Run Church Site
Preservation Committee in this amount.
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Staff Report:
The Elk Run
Church Site Preservation Committee is seeking approval of a
Category 11 Special Permit to allow a museum on the subject
property located on the south side of Elk Run Road (Route
806), immediately west of its intersection with Midland Road
(Route 610) in the Cedar Run District. The property is the
site of the archeological remnants of the historic Elk Run
Anglican Church, which was a part of pre-Revolutionary War
settlement in Fauquier County and dates back to the 18th
century. The site has been the subject of extensive
archeological work beginning in 1999 that has uncovered
various artifacts, the original stone foundation and
portions of the brick wall base of the original church,
which was constructed some time in the 1750s. The
archeological work was concluded in 2006 and the actual site
has been prepared and covered for preservation. With
approval of a special permit, the Committee is planning to
construct a small ‘mini-museum’ on-site to commemorate its
history and its role in development of the Elk Run area. The
museum and archeological site will together establish the
Elk Run Historic Church Park.
Fauquier
County has offered its support of this project in the past
and contributed $1,200 to the Committee in 2007 to assist in
their efforts to preserve the cultural and historic value of
this site. To minimize the expenses associated with the cost
of the Special Permit and thereby allowing these funds to be
used to further develop the site as an historic park, the
Committee has requested abatement of the $800.00 fee for the
Special Permit application.
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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
Attachment:
Letter of Request: Elk Run Church Site
Preservation Committee
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